One of the ways in which Benjamin Franklin mastered English was to "translate" a text by first paraphrasing it, writing it again as a poem, and then moving it back to prose. By this method, he made sure that he understood everything a text was saying by saying it in his own words. Imitate Benjamin Franklin by selecting a news story on a current event. Translate it into a brief short story (add characters, suspense, etc.) or a poem. Then reflect on and write about how form influences the outcome of your text. The news is Oscar Pistorius Indicted For Murder In Killing Of Reeva Steenkamp…
Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of the course. Submit an outline containing the following:…
All students who are learning English as a second language have similar needs. They need to build their oral English skills as well as developing their skills in reading and writing English. Developing English language skills has to occur at the same time ESL students are continuing the learning process in the other content areas. It is important to note that not all English Language Learning students are familiar with the Latin alphabet. For example, students whose first language is Arabic or Chinese have a writing system that is much different than ours. This can make it harder for them to learn to speak, read and write English.…
Refer the theories of language acquisition (Behaviorist theories, nativist theories and interactionist theories) and write an evaluation of them.Consider the stages of language acquisition in the evaluation of these theories.…
Coming to the United States from a Spanish country means facing many challenges such as learning a new culture as well as a new language. Learning English has alway been a challenge for everyone. However, this gets worse when you’re learning English as a second language. This is because the second language English learners fears of getting bully. Another reason is that they’re scare of getting people laugh because of the way that they pronounce the words or their accent. At the same time, they scare to give the wrong answer because they couldn’t understand the topic of the conversation or lesson. Thankfully I wasn’t the exception because this make me stronger.…
How did i learn english? Well, i have been exposing to english since i was 9. So far it's lasted for nearly ten years. At that time English was something new to all of us, 9-year-old girls and boys. Quite easy to understand, English was not our compulsory subject at school untill we attended secondary school.…
Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four of the most essential steps for people learning a new language. English is not my first language, it is my third, and I have spent a lot of time and effort to going through these steps. As an individual learning a new language, I can definitely say it is hard. Believe me, there is no way that a person can learn to run before he learns how to walk; the same applies to learning a new language like English. One of my English teachers from De Anza College said, “English is one of the hardest languages in the world, so you guys don’t need to be too frustrated as all of you did pretty well in this essay.” I really appreciated my English teacher who always encouraged us, as international students, to try our best on our essays. Moreover, at De Anza I have met a De Anza college student named Christine who told me, “Non-native speaker is not an excuse for doing badly on your essay, as all of you guys are in America now, and we speak English.” I think I need to thank Christine because she made me realize that English is only a basic skill for me to survive in America. Although I cannot speak perfect English so far, I believe one day in the future I will speak better English. Also, I really enjoy learning English. I read essays from Amy Tan who is the author of “Mother Tongue” and Chang-Rate Lee who wrote “Mute in English-Only World.” They both did a great job on describing and giving the examples and I understand that learning a new language is difficult.…
Bibliography: 3. JACK RYAN (2000). A review of the role of the output in second language acquisition with anecdotal examples from Japanese’s learner experiences, pp 39-46.…
To tell the truth, I didn’t have any ideas about learning English at the beginning. I learned the language just because my father thought it is significant. Nevertheless, I have changed my opinion of learning English as I have learned it for many years. I find English has a fascination for me since I love the way that foreigners use their words. Though I am the native Chinese speaker, I extremely hate to write the Chinese composition. I always can hardly write the beautiful and proper sentences; accordingly, I didn’t get good grades on my Chinese composition all the time. English is different. It can be used by some brief words to express the whole sentences which…
English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Gaining English proficiency can be an important aspect of education in many fields from business to aviation to science. Even native English speakers can benefit from increasing knowledge and improving writing skills. There are many accessible ways to improve English proficiency effectively without taking formal classes.…
Directions: Read the text below. Then, read the questions that follow it and circle the letter of the correct answer (A, B, C or D).…
Speaking the English language is easy for native people in English-speaking countries. But what about for people who come from other countries who are not well-versed in this global language? If you are such a person, you may be thinking that it can be quite a challenge to learn the rules to improve your spoken English. But it is always possible. With practice and a few tips, you can learn to improve your spoken English.…
In the second chart, there was an increase in the percentage of adults who never married from 15% in 1970 to 20% in 2000. The percentage of adults who married dropped by about more than 10% from 70% in 1970 to nearly 60% in 2000. At the same time, people who widowed made up approximately 8% in 1970 and then fell to about 5%…
For many of us, the state of education in a country speaks volumes. Where English is spoken and taught as a second language, fluency is deemed a basic requirement for proper communication and propagation of ideas and connotes success. Does this fluency actually translate to a country's economic success and overall standing in the world of nations?…
An importance of English language cannot be denied by anyone as English language is considered as an international language. It also affects people worldwide in many aspects such as education, trading, medicine and technology. According to, Thailand does not use English as an official language, so most of Thai people have to study English from their school since they were young. Even though, we have been studying English for a long time, the skill of English is not satisfied as much as it is. As we have known that Thailand is going to be a part of Asean Economic Community (AEC), the procedure of Thai education in teaching English should be changed to be more efficiently for Thai students. In addition, to be successful in English language including writing, reading, listening and speaking for Thai people depends on the way of teaching English in Thai education system.…