Learning English: A surprising experience Learning a new language can be a scary and frustrating experience but for other people it is not. This is the case of a girl named Lindsay. She is 22 years old and she is studying a Bachelors of Arts in English Language Teaching. She started to learn English when she was ten years old because it was a mandatory subject at the school she attended. The interesting thing about her case is the fact that‚ even though it was a compulsory course‚ she mentioned
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ICELT 2012-2013 The Anglo Antonio Caso Language for Teachers Task 4: Focus on the teacher’s language Name: Eduardo García Acevedo Candidate number: 004 Centre Number: MX005 Date of submission: August‚ 30th 2013 In this paper‚ I analyze my language in the classroom in terms of its accuracy and appropriacy for teaching. I quote six utterances from an Elementary level (A1) with twelve adult students who work at an investigation institute. This lesson starts with a conversation about
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status of english in malaysia? Is it ESL‚ EFL or EIL (or is it all of the above) depending on which state or area you come from. Before I go any further‚ let me explain on what is ESL‚ EFL and EIL. English as a second language (ESL) is the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages. English as a Foreign Language (EFL) indicates the teaching of English in a non–English speaking region. Meanwhile English as an International Language (EIL) is the concept of the English language
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA By KORIE SHANKULIE Advisor: HAILELEUL ZELEKE (PHD) JUNE 2012 INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF St. JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA By Korie Shankulie A Thesis Submitted to School of Humanities and Law‚ Department of English in partial fulfillment
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Foreign Languages English Methodology Student-Centered Activities for Teaching Vocabulary Student: Emilija Georgievska Academic Supervisor: Senior Lecturer Iskra Stamenkoska‚ MA December‚ 2012 Skopje Table of contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3 Useful Student-Centered Vocabulary Strategies and Activities………………......................4 Applying the Suggested Strategies and Activities at Upper-Intermediate English Class
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forestation - the need of today In the early periods of civilizations‚ large parts of our country were covered with forests. The increase of the population of our country has led to the shrinking of forest area. The forests which purify air have been cut down and new cities and industries have been established in their place. The cutting of the forests causes what is called "The Green House Effect". It results in the heating of the earth’s surface or global warming which has serious consequences
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VOCABULARY BY USING JUMBLED-LETTER GAME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CONTEXTS By: Nora Fudhla A. Background For some language teachers‚ teaching vocabulary is challenging‚ especially in English Language Teaching classroom. Nowadays‚ the teacher should provide a vocabulary teaching which avoiding vocabulary list memorization or vocabulary translation. Besides‚ the teacher also should consider about the students’ different ability to master vocabulary. Some language students may master new vocabulary faster
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English as a medium of instruction – a growing global phenomenon: phase 1 Interim report April 2014 Author: Julie Dearden‚ Senior Research and Development Fellow‚ English as Medium of Instruction (EMI)‚ Department of Education‚ University of Oxford www.britishcouncil.org/education/ihe Going Global 2014 1 Introduction There is a fast-moving worldwide shift from English being taught as a foreign language (EFL) to English being the medium of instruction (EMI) for academic subjects such as science
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GOOD PRACTICE IN TEACHING ESP PRESENTATIONS Galina Kavaliauskienė Mykolas Romeris University Public speaking is the one skill no successful person can afford to be without. Anonymous. INTRODUCTION Speaking in public always aims at communication and presupposes a different level of formality depending on the settings and the audience. Learning to speak in a foreign language differs from learning other subjects due to its social nature. Language is part of person’s identity
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My English study By Zheng Caiyun A Thesis submitted to the Department of English language in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the final examination Under the supervision of Professor Frank Taiyuan University of Technology June 2014 Contents Introduction 1. The first acquaintance with English in middle school—detestation of English study 1.1 Difficulties of English pronunciation 1.1.1 Phonemic and phonological distinction between English and
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