development of the world and the raising level of education‚ learning a foreign language has become a compulsory subject for every student. At the same time‚ the problem of learning foreign languages is extremely crucial. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time when the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of education and has contributed to an overflow of information. Foreign languages are needed as the main and most efficient means of information
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The Effects of Watching A Horror Movie Sherri Hutto South University Online Over the span of modern history‚ we have seen the film industry help mold our society in many ways. Over the past two decades‚ I have seen the Sci-fi horror movies take center stage to entertain us. I will explain in this essay my past experiences‚ feelings‚ responses‚ and fantasies while watching horror movies. My first horror movie‚ “Friday the 13th”‚ was at the very least
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ABSTRACT This study looked at the relationship between watching foreign film‚ dramas‚ or variety show habits and the students’ academic performances. To determine whether its exposure benefitted the students or not‚ a reliable research has to be conducted. Considering student’s differences factors and strategies while studying‚ the results might be differ from many aspects. The individual skills include how frequent they watch the movie‚ how long they spent their time and what types of entertainment
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Learning a Second Language Acquiring a second language is a goal many adults set for themselves. Students have the ability to take foreign language courses early on in their education‚ but not many adults who attended school years ago had that option. The level of ease or difficulty in learning a second language is dependent on the stage of brain development and the style of learning. There are different options for learning a second language‚ and it can be most effective at a young age
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Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ both students and people in business are required to have ability of using a second language. Learning a second language is not necessary but it is getting important ability. First of all‚ people who want to learn a second language want to seek self-contentment. Besides‚ that people can realize their potential to succeed‚ and they do not need to stay in their own small world either for outward or for personal fulfillment. That people can attain new ideas
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LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES Deepak K. SAMIDA This article gives a general view of language learning strategies. Each group of strategies is briefly explained. Their application is also added as an example to show how a learner can use them. The language learning strategies are not newly created strategies‚ but have been in use by ancient storytellers thousands of years ago. It is said that in the Celtic period it took twelve years for storytellers to fully train. In the first two years
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Age and Language Learning What exactly is the relationship between age and language learning? There are numerous myths and misconceptions about the relative abilities or inabilities of language learners of different ages. Do children learn language faster? Is it impossible for adults to achieve fluency? In a word - no. These and other common beliefs are simply not true. Children do not necessarily learn faster than adults and‚ in fact‚ adults may learn more efficiently. Furthermore‚ there is no
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2013年6月17日 Brief Introduction to Language Learning Theories 摘要 近年来,新的外语学习方法不断涌现。他们通常宣称比之前出现的那些方法更有效,而且,在许多情况下,这些方法被推广甚至被规定立即使用。新方法可能反映了当前的趋势。那么一个教师如何评价这些新方法的潜在有效性?对这个评价的一个重要基础当然是教师自身成功或失败的经验。此外,教师了解一些最近的发现可以帮助判断新的语言学习方法是否可以为学生的学习带来积极的改变。这篇关于语言是如何学习的论文是为外语教学的教师而写的。我们相信在二语习得研究中的发现及理论观点可以帮助教师评估不同的语言教学方法。 关键字:语言习得,母语学习,二语学习,二语习得 Abstract Every few years‚ new foreign language teaching methods arrive on the scene. They are usually proclaimed to be
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Learning a foreign language‚ gradually‚ has become popular among people‚ especially students‚ yet whether students should start a foreign language learning as soon as they begin school is still under discussion. As I see it‚ I prefer to agree with the statement that students‚ who just come into school‚ are supposed to be taught another language except for mother tongue. The world‚ in nowadays‚ is like a melting pot. Different languages‚ and cultures is mixing together‚ people in various races
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Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/vol12num2/chencheng/ June 2008‚ Volume 12‚ Number 2 pp. 94-112 BEYOND THE DESIGN OF AUTOMATED WRITING EVALUATION: PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS IN EFL WRITING CLASSES Chi-Fen Emily Chen and Wei-Yuan Eugene Cheng National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology‚ Taiwan Automated writing evaluation (AWE) software is designed to provide instant computergenerated scores for a submitted essay along with
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