Available online at www.sciencedirect.com System 37 (2009) 652–663 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Gains to L2 listeners from reading while listening vs. listening only in comprehending short stories Anna C.-S. Chang Applied English Department‚ Hsing-Wu College‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Received 13 August 2008; received in revised form 30 November 2008; accepted 6 May 2009 Abstract This study builds on the concept that aural–written verification helps L2 learners develop auditory discrimination
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“Are You Listening‚” by Andre Aciman (March 17‚ 2014) is a story about his mother’s relationship with society and Andre. Andre begins the story with how he found out his mother was deaf. He assumed that the person who gave him the “official report” of his mom being deaf was his grandmother. Aciman’s other assumption‚ is that he found out by the way people treated her on the street; “Some whistled when she walked by…[and] when she shopped and spoke with the monotone‚ guttural voice of the deaf‚ people
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Reading is an essential skill in modern society. Not only does it enable people to access information‚ it provides people with a great deal of pleasure. It is vital that primary schools equip children with effective strategies for reading as well as foster a desire to read that will stay with them throughout their lives. This analysis of reading will firstly give a brief outline of the context of my school placement. It will analyse two pupils as readers and their strategies. The school’s policy
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General Introduction: The teaching of reading at secondary schools seems to be inadequate and not satisfying (Duffy and Rohehler 1981-82 Durkin 1978-1979). Many students have low motivation in learning English especially in the reading class. Many students say that English is not an interesting subject. For that reason‚ they take the English class because it is a compulsory subject for them to pass the three semesters. As a result the students turn to be less active readers and at the
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Reading and Writing Strategies Cynthia Messmer Child Development 202 October 10‚ 2013 Tamara Garcia A variety of children may learn and develop the same‚ but some children develop in many different ways. In addition‚ reading and writing skills are an instance where children may develop skills differently. As a child is an infant‚ each child begins learning many skills and progress as the child progresses to older stages such as an adolescence. However‚ some children may experience
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battery. Observe again -Reverse wiring to original spots Observations Q-what did you observe when you hooked up the nickel strips to the battery? A-the copper from the solution coated one of the nickel strips Q-what happened when you reversed the flow of electricity? A-the
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Helen in particular are as follows: What are her foundational reading strengths and weaknesses? What relative data should be collected and how should it be collected? What information does the data show about Helen’s reading deficits and how does it drive the collaborative discussion? What does the data show are the best strategies for Helen at this time? How will the strategies be implemented and monitored? What is the next step
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“strange blight‚” (578). Death soared over the farm animals and the community. Abrupt deaths occurred among the adults and even young children. The sickness was expanding over the town. The birds of the town fled the place of sickness. The birds that did remain were deteriorating and could not fly. The fruit trees were blooming‚ but there were no bees for pollination and soon no fruit or food for the people. Everything in the town was lifeless all because of harmful pesticides that spread through the
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shape with five claws descending”. The word “nightmare” doesn’t only mean a bad dream when sleeping‚ but also something (as an experience‚ situation‚ or object) having the monstrous character of a nightmare or producing a feeling of anxiety or terror‚ according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. Therefore‚ it might also means that mice and small rodents are afraid of “a huge pink/ shape with five claws descending”. What is “a huge pink/ shape with five claws”? This is a question. However‚ the poem continues
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Effective Listening Skills Katy Norris BSHS/385 July 20‚ 2015 Audra Stinson Effective Listening Skills “Active Listening Skills” was the first article I found interesting. The article delivered a lot of very useful information that will help with assisting clients and develop a strong relationship. It is important that the client knows the person listening is paying attention and cares about what is being said. The article shows how important listening is and how to get the client to
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