System 30 (2002) 419–432 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Doing focus-on-form Rod Ellis*‚ Helen Basturkmen‚ Shawn Loewen Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics‚ University of Auckland‚ Private Bag 92019‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand Received 17 April 2002; received in revised form 14 June 2002; accepted 17 June 2002 Abstract ‘Focus-on-form’ refers to a particular type of form-focused instruction - the treatment of linguistic form in the context of performing a communicative task
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used. 2. Do you agree that “what a word means today is what it meant in the past?” Please explain what etymology詞源學can help with today’s meaning of a word. I don’t agree because language would change gradually as the time went by. It would cause semantic and meaning change.The study of etymologies may throw light on how a present-day meaning developed or reveal something about the working of the human mind‚ but it doesn’t help in determining what a word means today. 3. What is language
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also remember another time I was called “lazy” but it was way worse. It was when I was just a little kid about 8 years old. And my neighbors window got broken into. So then my neighbors right away blamed us. They called us a bunch of “lazy Mexicans”. They even called the cops on us even though we didn’t do it. The word lazy actually comes from low Germany. In Germany it’s actually spelled laysy. It was first invented way back around 1540’s - 1550’s. Lazy is defined as incapable of moving or
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acculturation The process by which people in one culture or subculture learn to understand and adapt to the norms‚ values‚ life styles and behaviors of people in another culture or subcultures. For example‚ acculturation is the process by which a recent immigrant learns the way of life of the new country. Library services and materials facilitate this process. acquisition value The users’ perception of the relative worth of a product or service to them. Formally defined as the subjectively weighted
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* Thesis: Jimmy Cross has leadership but falls short of it because of his guilt of the deaths in his group so he lives his life in grief since he never forgave himself of the deaths. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is novel narrated by Tim O’Brien describing events that occurred during his experience in the Vietnam War. This bittersweet novel takes place if various events throughout the book‚ scattering the events that took place in Tim O’Brien’s thoughts. One of the characters
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Basic things we need to get right. Starting a construction company can be a profitable venture under the right circumstances. Construction is an industry that will always be in demand and will not yield easily to automation. If you have experience in the field and want to start your own company‚ be sure to research requirements‚ laws‚ and business basics before taking the plunge. One of the first things to consider before starting your own company is financing. If you do not have available funds
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Women’s Sexual Freedoms & Rights in the 1950’s vs 2000’s I decided to stick with my topic from my previous post and use it as my diversity assignment topic. As a woman I can relate very easily to this topic and although I have not faced what some women may have back in the 1950’s‚ I and all women still face inequality and discrimination on some levels of the same degree. As a woman I find it important to educated yourself on this topic and value and appreciate all progress women have
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UFDN midterm study notes 1.Old testament is Scripture. OT consists 39 books and is the Hebrew Bible. NT is 27 books = 66 TANAK (Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings) IS the Hebrew Bible. TANAK contains law which is the Torah. 2. Septuagint (LXX) – Ancient Greek Translation of the Hebrew Bible 2. At the moment of canonization (synagogue; church)- Thinks the final draft is better than first. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. – 100 B.C.E-100 C.E Masoretic Text (about the time of Jesus)- All modern
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* Science - (from Latin scientia‚ meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. * Political science- Political science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state‚ government‚ and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics‚ and the analysis of political systems and political behavior
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Curriculum Meaning and Definition The word curriculum is derived form a Latin word “Correre” which was used an alternate of ‘path way’. Experts defining curriculum with reference to its origin call it a runway. This perception has probably introduced curriculum as a course which one runs to reach a goal‚ which in no case‚ fully explains the literal meaning curriculum. Definition “The experiences which are utilized by the school to attain the aims education “ Principles of Curriculum Development
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