thousand five hundred million people worldwide speak English‚ of whom three hundred seventy five million are native speakers (McKay 2016). Therefore‚ English language is now considered as an international language‚ and it is often taught as a foreign language accompanied by teaching both American and British Cultural studies. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)‚ in simple words‚ means the teaching of English language in a non-English-speaking region. Education in American and British cultures
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Educational Implications After presenting different views of the role of the English language in the world nowadays‚ we should question what kind of teaching would be most appropriate to the learning of English as an International Language. McKay (2002:12)‚ based on the ideas of Smith (1976)‚ summarizes some important aspects that should be considered to the teaching of an international language. 1) As an international language‚ English is used both in a global sense for international communication between
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Developing Communication Skills through Cooperative Teaching Method Dr M V Raghu Ram Prof & Head Dept of Sciences & Humanities R.Vidyadhar Lecturer‚R.V.R & J.C.C.E “Lack of communication skills lands Indian students in Australia in low paid jobs.” - Consul General of India in Melbourne Anita Nayar "India is a vibrant country brimming with potential… we should develop much needed soft skills throughout India." -An English Teacher “With the business environment rapidly expanding
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Bilingual Children with Communicative Disorders: Understanding and Treating University of Arkansas Abstract This report studied what was already known about bilingual children with communicative disorders in order to address specific problems that come up in this field. Studies done on this specific population within the past decade were found by searching online databases. The studies were then analyzed and organized into methods and results with a discussion to explain any findings. Findings
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BILINGUAL CHILDREN STORY BOOK : A FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE OF LEARNING ENGLISH Agnes Widyaningrum‚ SE‚ M.Pd Abstract Indonesian children are born as bilingual even multilingual children because Indonesia is a rich country having many different cultures. As one of cultural products‚ language can be learnt through various ways‚ one example is by reading children storybook. Language use is always socially and culturally situated. Learning English is a process of tranforming linguistics
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The Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv Faculty of Philology Department of English and American studies TOPIC: INTERACTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH MASTER’S THESIS GRADUATED STUDENT: Костадинка Иванова Господинова Faculty number 0603598075 Plovdiv 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction 2.Theoretical part – Interactive methods of teaching English 2.1 Interactive audio-visual teaching method 2.2 Brainstorming method 2.3 Debate method 2.4 Think-Pair-Share method
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media and political representation on policies relating to the aboriginal population‚ resulted in the lack of impetus in education policies for aboriginal children. This paper will look at the reasons for NT government reluctance in implementing Bilingual education policies through examining the viewpoints of government(policymaker)‚ media (actors) and
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elementary school children received bilingual education‚ which is double the current level. In 1968 the Bilingual Education Act was passed‚ which did not require bilingual education‚ but used students’ native languages in the curriculum to one degree or another. With the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ bilingual education was left far behind‚ and was no longer a part of the national framework for elementary schools (“Bilingual Education”). Now‚ bilingual education in the United States
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Analysis of Reform of College English Teaching in China Ying Zhou University of Regina Ed 800 Introduction to Educational Research Dr. Warren Wessel April 9‚ 2013 Introduction Foreign language teaching in China has a long history. Teaching English as a foreign language in China has existed for almost one hundred years. It actually began in the latter half of the 19th century with the “Westernization Movement” started by some Chinese officials
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in working memory‚ difficulty in producing clear speech and socially sensitive. These problems should be addressed in choosing the right approach for them. As a Future Sped Teacher‚ we aid in giving the children with Down syndrome their best chances in leading independent and functional life. It is because of this that we have to be aware on different teaching approaches that will best develop and utilized their skills. Nowadays‚ these are different way in educating Children with Down syndrome
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