Notes on Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Terminology: it is customary in studies of multilingualism to refer to a person’s first language or native language as “L1” and a person’s second language as “L2” Common Myths about Bilingualism/SLA * Speaking two languages to a young child will confuse them. * Speaking two languages to a young child will slow down their development. * Supporting L1 takes away from acquiring L2. * Younger children are better at getting
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COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING IN CUREENT ESL CLASS ROOMS S.Rajaram Associate Professor in English Thiagarajar College of engineering Madurai-625 015 ____________________________________________________________ ________________ ABSTRACT Amidst the phenomenal developments in the context of science and technology‚ education for the 21st century needs a lot of rethinking on modernization and creation of hi-tech educational tools. An important feature of education has been its use of
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Kmart‚ Sears and ESL: How a Hedge Fund Became one of the World’s Largest Retailers 1. Describe recent trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlapbetween the two. A: Hedge funds‚ historically‚ were more interested in the buying and short selling of defaulted ornear-default bonds within a few weeks or months. This strategy was more of a short-term‚ exit-focused strategy. Now‚ however‚ some hedge funds are becoming more interested in therestructuring and long-term
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Brain Research and its Influence on Language Development and Acquisition Tasha Maxon Ashford University Language Development in Young Children ECE 315 Pilar Carroll August 23‚ 2010 Brain Research and its Influence on Language Development and Acquisition Language acquisition is one of the most fundamental human traits‚ and it is obviously the brain that undergoes the developmental changes (Sakai‚ 2005‚ p. 815-819). During the years of language acquisition‚ the brain not only stores linguistic
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Com General – 1st Semester Subject Name: Language – Functional English Subject code: BCC 101 Summer Drive 2012 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: B1294) Set 1 1. What is the difference between the theories of language evolution? 1.2.3 Language evolution and memes It is possible to imagine numerous potential scenarios by which language might have evolved as a purely biological adaptation. However‚ Susan Blackmore‚ reveals a different theory of language evolution in her book The Meme Machine. She
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PCM105 REMEDIAL ENGLISH ROLE OF STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICIPANTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 ABSTRACT 7 What is Literature? 8 Elements of Literature 9 Drama 10 Novels 11 Short Stories 11 Biographies and Autobiographies 11 Diaries 12 Journals‚ Magazines and Newspapers 12 Prose 13 Poetry 14 Purpose of Literature 14 Criticism 15 Importance of Literature 15 Literature provides pleasure to listeners
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ESL Versus Mainstream Classes ESLM 57801 The College of New Jersey In the article‚ ESL versus Mainstream Classes: Contrasting L2 Learning Environments (TESOL Quarterly‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ summer 1994). Linda Harklau explores the differences between ESL and mainstream classes. The article is a result of an ethnographic study of new comer students in a San Francisco Bay area high school. Harklau felt that in order
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After I got my bachelor degree in Respiratory Care‚ I had many job offers. I hesitated between working in private hospital or in government one. Then I choose to work in a private hospital. According to my experience I can see some differences and similarities. A private hospital is better for me in regards to salary‚ quality and facilities. First‚ private hospital salary’s is higher than the government one. Also‚ the annual increase of the salary is much higher. In fact‚ they vary not only in
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Paraphrasing Lecture Notes What is paraphrasing? Paraphrasing is using your own words to express what someone else has already written. To clarify‚ let’s say that you have read an article which has information you would like to include in an essay. You can NOT simple copy word for word exactly as it is written in the original text. However‚ you can rewrite the text in your own words. Be sure to follow these three rules to help you when paraphrasing. 1. The “rule of 3”. Generally‚ you can copy
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nature. Furthermore‚ since TESOL takes place in a multicultural environment; that is‚ the ESL classroom‚ intercultural aspects should also be considered‚ addressed‚ and ideally‚ taught. As a result‚ the cultural diversity found in TESOL and the interactive nature of this field of teaching has an impact on the way language is presented and practised. According to the online articled Why to activate your ESL students’ Background Schema‚ published by Laura Greenwood (2011) on bridgetefl.com‚ “it
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