literal/verbal translation from my native language when writing an English essay? Introduction As a foreign English learner‚ ‚ I constantly make grammatical and structural errors when writing in English even though I started learning English at a very early age and have a relatively better speaking and listening ability among my peers. In fact‚ many Asians‚ Mandarin users like me in particular‚ encounter such problem a lot when writing in the English language. As a consequence‚ I want to find out
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English is an international language‚ as we all know. Therefore‚ the role it plays is very significant. For this reason‚ all efforts should be made in order to enable the students master this language. In my opinion‚ as a teacher of English language at schools for more than two decades‚ English language is easy to master. But‚ what I see now is something different. Nowadays‚ a majority of the students refrain from using this language. Many of my students at school tell me with frustration that they
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OVERCOMING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY By Saranda Nuredini Instructor: Luiza Zeqiri Course: ESP Communication I January 2012 “Sweaty palms‚ shaking hands‚ dry mouth and muscle tension mean for many of us‚ that we are about to speak in public. Couple this fear of speaking in public with performing or speaking in another language and the success of the speaker may be dramatically compromised” (Leigh‚ 2009). By having to speak in a foreign language‚ the amount of fear in us grows and transforms
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II How to Select Songs to Teach Language Skills. Yogita Bhamare. Songs are part of daily life of most people. The benefits of songs in ELT have been well-documented by many researchers. English language teachers can use songs to open and close their lessons‚ to illustrate themes and topics‚ to add variety‚ present new vocabulary or recycle known language. Practically all grammar points
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The Role Of English In The Modern World In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ he was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. No exaggeration to say that English is sometimes determines the fate of people and even saves lives. What’s it worth? It’s simple: the world of English language is given more importance. Every adult wants to learn the language at least at a conversational level‚ as children begin to train more
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TESL Reporter 38‚ 1 (2005)‚ pp. 17-26 17 Teaching Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom? SURE You Can! Mark N. Brock Carson-Newman College‚ Tennessee‚ USA Yoshie Nagasaka Kobe‚ Japan There are a number of language competencies which English language learners must develop‚ in tandem‚ in order to communicate successfully in English. Any successful communicative event‚ at least one that extends beyond expressions of simple‚ immediate need‚ will require that L2 speakers have developed some mastery
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Background English is an important subject incorporated and strategic role in school and university systems around the world because almost all the school and university subjects are taught using English Language. Learning achievement in the English language is effected by different factors‚ which positively influenced by in English. English is a language that requires different technique for dominate it because it is very differently than other languages. English is the international
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The relationship between culture and language Wenying Jiang This paper discusses the inseparability of culture and language‚ presents three new metaphors relating to culture and language‚ and explores cultural content in specific language items through a survey of word associations. The survey was designed for native Chinese speakers (NCS) in Chinese‚ as well as for native English speakers (NES) in English (see Appendix). The words and expressions associated by NCS convey Chinese culture‚ and those
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The role of English in the Modern world In today’s English language occupies an important place in people’s lives. More recently‚ it was just a foreign language‚ but now - it’s the international language. What gives us the English language? 1.CAREER With English‚ you can always communicate with business partners to participate in international conferences‚ read international newspapers and magazines about the business. The other importance of the language is that it creat a greater opportunity
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An Assessment of the Factors Affecting the Quality of Literature in English Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A case study of Entebbe Municipality‚ Wakiso District A Research Dissertation Submitted in partial fulfilment for the Award of the Bachelors Degree in Education of Uganda Martyrs University-Nkozi July 2012 DECLARATION I‚ HENRY NSUBUGA‚ do declare that this is my original work‚ save for the various works I consulted‚ whose authors I have fully
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