ICT IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Introduction: English is the dominant language of the Internet. A large proportion of the educational software produced in the world market is in English. For developing countries in the Asia-Pacific where English language proficiency is not high‚ this represents a serious barrier to maximizing the educational benefits of the World Wide Web. Icts In Language Teaching: Technology is in-built in language teaching. The latest
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Topic Literature Review: English Language Teaching Strategies for Learning-Disabled Secondary School Students Date : 26 November 2004 Introduction One of the aims of the Singapore Ministry of Education is to ensure that all school-going children receive a minimum ten years of general education. Streaming is one way to ensure that all students are taught according to their academic ability‚ and "learn at a pace which they can cope." (Coping with Singaporeans ’ Concerns‚ 2001‚ p. 4)
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INCORPORATING LITERATURE IN ESL TEACHING AND LEARNING Dr.A.Joycilin Shermila Associate Professor in English Annammal College of Education for Women Tuticorin – 628 003 TamilNadu‚ India ajshermila@gmail.com Literature that was initially read and enjoyed by enthusiasts and elites has gradually paved its way to become a more dynamic resource in teaching English as a second language. Literature in language classroom can enhance the critical thinking abilities
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COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH The communicative approach was developed by Robert Langs‚ a revolutionary psychoanalyst who is the author of 47 hands-on books on emotional life‚ the human condition‚ dreams‚ and the evolved design and operations of the emotion-processing mind. His books are written for both the general public and mental health professionals. They are distinguished by his highly original approach to the human mind and by the recognition of its extremely influential unconscious activities
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Language Teaching for the Future Andrew Littlejohn Reviewed by Ryan Andhika Pratama Sanata Dharma University Article by Andrew Littlejohn is about social changes may be influencing language teaching in the future‚ especially for secondary school aged material. In his article said that social changes is now begin to affecting language teaching. McCoursebook was one of many “McDonaldisation of Society” just like in his article. McCoursebook standardize the content in learning and make it simple
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CELTA Written Assignment 1 Language Skills Assignment PART 1 For the purpose of English language teaching‚ teachers tend to refer to four particular skills- reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening. (Harmer‚ 2007) Reading and listening are known as receptive skills. Both of these processes require meaning to be derived from material that is being listened to or read. Speaking and writing are known as productive skills. In the case of both of these processes language is actually produced. (Harmer
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Some Problems of Teaching Grammar in Southeast Asia How important is the study and understanding of English Grammar from a Southeast Asian perspective? Opinions are often divided‚ from chief academic bodies‚ down to the journeyman foreign English teacher. Students are taught “English Language” for a variety of reasons‚ many of which‚ stem from the global quality it seems to possess‚ and the belief‚ that a good grounding in the language‚ will provide better employment opportunities in the future
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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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Representations in EFL Materials Design‚ Pedagogy‚ and Research Phaisit Boriboon B.A. (English)‚ M.A. (TESOL) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to Linguistics and English Language School of Philosophy‚ Psychology and Language Sciences University of Edinburgh July 2008 Copyright 2008 by Phaisit Boriboon All rights reserved. To My Parents‚ ปอบุญมา แมคําปน บริบูรณ‚ in Heaven Abstract This study presents a multi-faceted analysis
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Student initiates‚ teacher answers --> more student-centred: the students think of questions and the teacher responds‚ but the teacher decides who asks. Full-class interaction --> more student-centred: the students debate a topic or do a language task as a class‚ the teacher may intervene occasionally‚ to stimulate participation or to monitor. Teacher talk --> more teacher-centred: this may involve some kind of silent student response‚ such as writing from dictation‚ but there is no initiative
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