English is an international language‚ as we all know. Therefore‚ the role it plays is very significant. For this reason‚ all efforts should be made in order to enable the students master this language. In my opinion‚ as a teacher of English language at schools for more than two decades‚ English language is easy to master. But‚ what I see now is something different. Nowadays‚ a majority of the students refrain from using this language. Many of my students at school tell me with frustration that they
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Since the 1970’s there has been a movement to make learners the center of language instruction and it is probably best to view textbooks as resources in achieving aims and objectives that have already been set in terms of learner needs. Therefore‚ we must make every effort to establish and apply a wide variety of relevant and contextually appropriate criteria for the evaluation of the textbooks that we use in our language classrooms. We should also ensure “that careful selection is made‚ and that
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Language arts: Film Title: Cast Away Level: Secondary Five Lessons: 6 – 8 lessons Teaching procedures: A. | Trailer | | Previewing activities | | 1. | Watch a film trailer. | | 2. | Ss work in groups of three to write down their thoughts. | | 3. | Ss work in groups of three to predict the plot and theme of the film. | | | | B. | First Clipping | | While-viewing activity | | 1. | Fill in a character map. | | Post-viewing activities | | 1. | Identify the state
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Empirical Study on the Integration of Native Culture in English Language Teaching for Non-English Majors in China Cui-ping Han Department of Foreign Languages‚ College of Arts and Science‚ Yangtze University Jingzhou‚ 434020‚ Hubei‚ China Tel: 86-0716-806-8131 E-mail: candyhan2006 @163.com [Fund project] The stage achievement of the 2010 planning fund project for the research of humanities and social sciences sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Hubei province of China (Project Approval
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reports the analysis of the performance of the English Language Teachers (ELTs) and Teachers with Formal Education (TFEs) at secondary level in public high schools. The study shows that ELTs have positive influence on the performance of the students in the final examinations conducted by the board of intermediate and secondary education. We collected the data for present study from three different public schools where ELTs and TFEs were teaching in parallel. The results of the students in their final
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The shape of things to come? Some basic questions about English as a lingua franca Introduction: ’English ’ as a global lingua franca ’English ’‚ whatever may be meant by this designation‚ is the language in which most lingua franca communication worldwide is now taking place. This predominance is well documented (cf. e.g. Crystal 1997‚ Graddol 1997). Although‚ as these authors argue‚ this predominance may well turn out to be a temporary one‚ maybe for approximately the next 50 years‚ for
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Foundation course 1a. Objective: Develop TESOL knowledge & Teaching Role/s 1. What does the acronym TESOL stand for? TESOL stands for Teaching English to students of other languages. 2. List 3 Educational Institutions in which ESL is taught? ESL is taught in public and private schools‚ universities and language institutions. 3. What does the acronym ESL stand for? ESL stands for English as a second language. 4. What does the acronym ESP stand for? ESP stands for English for specific
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associate Professor of English Department at Shandong University‚ China. The author graduated from Shandong University with BA and MA degrees in English Language and Literature. She is interested in teaching and researching in English and Chinese and cross-culture communication. In her article ‘Constructivism-Application in Oral English Teaching to Non-English Majors’ the author has a look at current ELT practices to non English students in China‚ then establishes the problems and tells us the
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is going global; everyone takes effort to be competitive anywhere in the world. This shift doesn’t only call for skill-oriented competence but also communicative wise. This phenomenon brought the great need for language performance and competence specifically in one of the world’s global language‚ English. English is the most widely spoken language in the history of our planet‚ used in some way by at least one out of every seven human beings around the globe. Majority of international phone calls
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Computer Assisted Language Learning and English Language Teaching in Thailand: Overview Attapol Khamkhien Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science‚ Kasetsart University E-mail: faasapk@ku.ac.th Doi: 10.5901/mjss.2012.03.01.55 Abstract Currently‚ computer assisted language learning (CALL) is widely accepted to be a tool which can be used to facilitate the language learning process‚ particularly English language teaching (ELT). The use of CALL has provided a powerful medium for language learning from
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