merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British rules introduced English in Indian schools with
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Nowadays English has a special and predominant role in the communicative sphere of the world. It has also a special identity in the field of education. A language is a medium of communication and interacting verbally in our day-to day life situation in family and society. But in India English is a foreign language. It is different from mother tongue. The teaching of English is highly desirable for a English teacher. Before starting his teaching‚ it requires for the teacher to fix up his aims and
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Education .c rs om 0500/22 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 6 1 2 9 3 6 9 5 7 9 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction
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Research Project- Language input and learning in the Foreign Language Classroom Abstract: This article examines the differences between native and non-native English speaking teachers‚ in an Italian Primary school classroom. It uses recordings of four language classes and analyses the teachers’ lexical input‚ alongside the lexical output of the learners. It examines the types of interaction which take place‚ and the teachers’ use of the L1 comparing it to the second language acquisition theories
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ASSIGNMENT Take the unit from the course book Bachillerato Made Easy‚ Richmond Publishing‚ available in the Assignment materials section (at the same place where you can find this paper): Materials 1‚ and the unit ‘Botellón!’ from an English textbook published in the Basque Country (2010) for teenagers: Materials 2. Compare and contrast the way the two units deal with the four skills. You should refer to the following matters: The learning theories implicit in the way the units are presented and
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The English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how
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On the stick figure in English Teaching Since the Development of modern educational technology‚ multimedia Technology in English teaching and English teaching methods constantly enriched‚ and now the English classroom teaching (as compared with traditional classroom instruction) are becoming more and more animated. However‚ the modern teaching methods are sometimes affected by Economic conditions‚ and other constraints‚ and the production of multimedia courseware takes some time and effort‚ in
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English is an incarnate language—I accept this fact wholeheartedly. There is probably a good reason we are not discovering the Urdu slang for "#swag" or "LOL": the language is dead ( for some )‚ definitely spoken but no longer changing. To be honest‚ based on those two words‚ I would endeavor to guess that Urdu is grateful to be dead for the ubiquitous some and the youth . Even in a bizarre scenario‚ where languages had an afterlife‚ I bet Urdu would be brutally tortured for eternity‚ surrounded
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The Socratic Method of teaching is named as such after its moniker‚ Socrates‚ and is styled according to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered
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Exams: How they are a Stumbling Block in English Language Teaching in Bisha Come the seasons of mid-terms and end-of-terms‚ we can see an increased volume of frustration in the faces of all the students. Thus right from the best of the students to the bunch of careless and indifferent-to-studies students‚ all of them find themselves in a state of utter chaos and confusion. Thus such standardized tests in ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING‚ especially in Bisha‚ drag their psychic situation from worse to
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