Introduction Computers can be tremendously useful tools for English language instruction. They process data quickly and integrate voice‚ music‚ videos‚ pictures and text into lessons. They can be programmed to tailor instruction and test for each individual learner. They can even used to make students feel more comfortable and willing to take risks‚ because of their “untiring‚ unjudgmental nature” (Butler-Pascoe 1997:20). While there are many potential benefits to be derived from these “machines”
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English for Specific Purposes English for Specific Purposes (ESP) came into existence soon after the Second World War as there was a huge expansion of science‚ technology and business all over the world and it became essential to have an international language for specialists. Later on ESP became so popular that it is an important branch of English Language Teaching (ELT). Therefore‚ ESP which has the subcomponent like English for Science and Technology (EST) and it is further minimized to English
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A research paper on English language in Higher Education: Exploring Learner centred approach ‘Crisis in English language learning’ Bandhavi Kumari G Regd No 1224122 Dais Maria Regd no 1224124 Christ University Bangalore Abstract “An international language belongs to its users‚ not to the countries whose national languages have become internationalized” (Edge1993). The position of English in the world has changed so greatly‚ and the number of L2 speakers has increased so rapidly that all
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In Creating Effective Language Lessons authors Jack C. Richards and David Bohlke examine the essential characteristics of good teaching that lead to the creation of effective lessons. By exploring the thinking‚ skills‚ and practices that expert teachers employ in the classroom‚ Richards and Bohlke outline the key principles that language teachers need to be familiar with in order to create and plan effective lessons while fostering a positive attitude toward learning in a student-centered classroom
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Teaching Listening Steven Brown cambridge university press Cambridge‚ New York‚ Melbourne‚ Madrid‚ Cape Town‚ Singapore‚ São Paulo Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas‚ New York‚ NY 10013-2473‚ USA www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press 2006 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements‚ no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First
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LANGUAGE LEGISLATION: VOTER DRIVEN INITIATIVES Kelly M. Jefferson Grand Canyon University: SPE 523 July 23‚ 2012 The issue of language policy and the education of English language learners (ELLs) in this country has been hotly debated and widely contested. Students who enter our school systems without an understanding of the English language must attain not only conversational proficiency‚ but also academic literacy in English. Academic literacy is the
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Foreign Language High School Requirement A survey done by the Center for Applied Linguistics in 2008 found that "The findings indicate a serious disconnect between the national call to educate world citizens with high-level language skills and the current state of foreign language instruction in schools across the country"(Cal:Research). This is concerning as all of the competition for the U.S. is gaining a step and we ’re doing nothing . If the U.S. expects to continue to be competitive in the
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Name: English Language Lab Date of Submission: 23/07/2012 Submitted To: Kazi Dawood Hafiz Submitted By: Md Shakib Akther Rahat Roll : 11.01.05.106 Section : B(B2) Year : 02 ‚ Semester : 01 The Effectiveness of Using Technology in English Language Learning Through Language lab Introduction One of the most substantial uses in education is the use of technology. Also technology is an increasingly influential factor in education. With the spread and development of English around
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2.2. Definition of non-English Major Students 2.3. Language Learning Methods 3. Methodology 3.1. Subjects 3.2. Study Variables 3.3. Data Collection Instruments 3.4. Methods of Data Analysis 4. Findings and Discussion 4.1. The General Reality of Learning English of non-English Major Students 4.1.1. The Attitudes of non-English Major Student toward English 4.1.1.1. The Importance of English 4.1.1.2. Effect
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like mother‚ guides us like father and delights us like wife”(Ahmad‚ 1969). The development of education depends on the language that is unique tool granted to human beings for communication. It is one of the gifts‚ gifted by Allah to distinguish mankind from animal. Therefore development of civilization and education depends upon the growth and use of language. Today we know that the whole world has changed to a global village. Every country and nation of this global village has
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