Using Comics with ESL/EFL Students Justine Derrick derrick_justine (at) yahoo.com Salisbury‚ Maryland‚ USA Introduction Comic strips‚ comic books‚ and graphic novels can be used in ESL and EFL classrooms to encourage students to read. They can also form the basis of several classroom activities that will engage students and generate discussion. Second Language Acquisition‚ Reading‚ and Comics In all theories of second language acquisition‚ input plays a role (though the role varies
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People • Partnerships • Knowledge Skills and Employment Office of Literacy and Essential Skills Vocabulary Building Workbook This workbook is designed to help you improve your vocabulary. It includes 24 lessons with a variety of exercises to help you learn new words commonly used in the Canadian workplace. assessment • learning • training supports Vocabulary Building Workbook This workbook is designed to help you improve your vocabulary. It includes 24 lessons with a variety
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Advanced Vocabulary – 1 |ambiguity |A sentence/expression can be ambiguous if it has two possible meanings‚ and it is not clear what the | |(adj = ambiguous) |writer/speaker wants to say | |Although she said she was committed to the scheme‚ there was some ambiguity in her voice. | |Christians are not ambiguous
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Process Teaching Academic Vocabulary 1. Provide a description‚ explanation‚ or example of the new term. (Include a non-linguistic representation of the term for ESL kids.) 2. Ask students to restate the description‚ explanation‚ or example in their own words. (Allow students whose primary existing knowledge base is still in their native language to write in it.) 3. Ask students to construct a picture‚ symbol‚ or graphic representing the word. 4. Engage students periodically in activities
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MBA ROUTE - ALEXANDRIA Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills Strategic Management & Leadership Skills Assignment “Leaders Redesigning - Nissan” Assignment Date: 28th March 2015 Prepared By : Ragy Abdel Alim Ahmed Ahmed Student No. : EGY0514 Task 1 Acting as a new management and leadership consultant for Nissan the following tasks have to be finalized: Section 1.1: Discuss and explain the link between strategic management and leadership
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also called texting is an act of sending short message with cell phone using Short Message Services (SMS).1 According to Steve Vosloo in his study about the effects of texting literacy: Modern Scourge or Opportunity? It is stated that texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techniques to craft SMS and instant message.2 Today‚ this is a common scene anywhere and everywhere that most of the youth today especially students‚ while talking‚ walking‚ reading‚ eating and even in the classroom
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TEACHING VOCABULARY ON THE TOPIC ENVIRONMENT Contents Introduction p. 3-4 Part 1. General Principles in Teaching Vocabulary p. 5 1.1. What need to be taught p. 5 1.2. Criteria for selecting and vocabulary exercises p. 1.3. Receptive and productive p. 1.4. Grouping of items of vocabulary p. 1.5. The amount of items to teach p. Part 2. Presenting vocabulary p. 2.1. Traditional techniques for presenting vocabulary p. 2.1.1. Visual techniques p. 2.1.2. Verbal
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already have - I inferred from what she said that you have not been well 8.leviathan A leviathan is something which is extremely large and difficult to control‚ and which you find rather frightening -Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggled on into the twentieth century. 9.mitigate To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant‚ serious‚ or painful - The cost of getting there is mitigated by Sydney’s offer of a subsidy. 10.zeal Zeal is
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Name 11-5 Class Date Puzzle: Can We Set a Data? Analyzing Data The table below shows results from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing‚ China. Use the data to answer the questions below the table‚ and determine the host countries for the 2012 Summer and 2014 Winter Olympics. Summer 2012 Finalists 1. Country with the closest score to the archery mean: 2. Country with the median time in sailing: 3. Country with 3 more points than the median of upper part in handball: 4. Country with 1.5 fewer
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by : enisa cahya . chamilanisty@yahoo.com Using Fun Activities to Improve speaking skill for senior high school learners There are many definition of speaking. Speaking is one of the skills that have to be mastered by students in learning English. It is important for students to known definition first. Many experts define speaking in different ways. Brown and Yule (1989) stated in their book. The speakers say words to the listener not only to express what in her mind but also to express what
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