grammar and vocabulary might be” (Celce-Murcia‚ 1987:5). In the field of language teaching‚ the role of pronunciation has varied widely from having virtually no role in the grammar-translation method to being the central focus in the audio-lingual method where emphasis is on the traditional notions of pronunciation‚ minimal pairs‚ drills and short conversations. The growing emphasis on communicative approaches for the teaching of English has placed higher demands for correct pronunciation. Despite
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE USE OF ENGLISH TEXTS IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: A CASE OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS ABSTRACT The status of the English language in Nigeria has not engendered a commensurate development of the language‚ especially in the school system. That the youths‚ especially‚ do not have adequate functional competence in the language is attested to by the rate of failure in the terminal senior secondary school examinations and the low level of performance in the General
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It was recommended that Qualified and well trained teachers may be appointed for English‚ teachers of English may use modern teaching method instead of traditional methods‚ Audio visual aids may be used such as language lab‚ gramophone‚ English course may be made compatible to the present time‚ Teachers may be encouraged to get linguistics knowledge. Keywords: English language‚ Audio‚ Visual aids‚ Communication‚ International 1.
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Significant language development and academic growth of the English Learner Kathy Gallivan ELL 497‚ Capstone Class Prof. Louise Framan November 5‚ 2012 The ultimate goal of teaching content and language to English language learners involves many theories of pedagogy and language acquisition. One language development theory is discussed within an introduction of Stephen Krashen at a language seminar‚ Mr. Shoebottom summarized his theory of language acquisition as having “no fundamental
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نورائی غفاری روش فر گروه های زبان انگلیسی کلای سوم 2 دبیرستان علویه Teacher : S . H . Sadat Culture in Second Language Teaching Elizabeth Peterson and Bronwyn Coltrane‚ Center for Applied Linguistics The National Center for Cultural Competence defines culture as an “integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts‚ communications‚ languages‚ practices‚ beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ courtesies‚ rituals‚ manners of interacting and roles‚ relationships and expected behaviors
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Learning a second language is when a person acquires a language that is not native to them. Many people believe that learning a second language should be required for children and believe that it is beneficial. However‚ many also believe that it is not necessary and additionally‚ may be malign to students and leave negative long-term effects. People who are for the requirement of learning a foreign language have their reasons to support that opinion. One major reason people consider it important
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very close relationship exists between culture and learning /teaching‚ and that learners can learn better if the way of their learning corresponds to the cultural features of their society. Taking this argument into account‚ many linguists‚ teachers and researchers now suggest that language teaching-learning practices in the classroom should be based on learners’ culture. They argue that if there is a harmony between the mode of teaching-learning activities in the classroom and the cultural features
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Sociological Principle of Language Teaching and Language Learning Speech Act Theory A theory of language based on J. L. Austin ’s How to Do Things with Words (second edition‚ 1975)‚ the major premise of which is that language is as much‚ if not more‚ a mode of action as it is a means of conveying information. As John Searle puts it‚ "All linguistic communication involves linguistic acts. The unit of linguistic communication is not‚ as has generally been supposed‚ the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence
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AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment Welcome to APE! You are about to begin a course unlike any other English class you have taken. Before beginning your summer reading assignment‚ you must revisit your ideas about critical reading. Follow the link below to the site “Critical Reading of an Essay’s Argument.” While this site focuses on finding the central argument of an essay‚ the strategies suggested will benefit your reading of any text. Please annotate the article
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Standards are formally ordered as numbers with bulleted sub-descriptors. In this document the bulleted sub-descriptors have been numbered 1a)‚ 1b) etc. for ease of reference. New Teachers’ Standards 2012 | Q Professional Standards (old 2007) | Teaching A teacher must: | Where the old Q standard ‘best-fits’ the new. A Bold font indicates main Standard correspondence‚ a normal font indicates possible supplementary link/evidence. | 1. Set high expectations which inspire‚ motivate and challenge
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