The Teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Japan I first came to Japan in mid July 1999. I was selected‚ in Ireland‚ to be an instructor on the Japan English Teaching (JET) Programme. The JET Programme is a Japanese government scheme to promote the teaching of English in schools all over the country. How? Invite 3‚000 foreigners every year to help teach the language‚ about 50 of whom come from Ireland. Japan is a country where the same political party (the LDP) was in power for
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Discuss the techniques used to convince the reader to adopt a particular way of thinking about text one and text two? The feature article‚ “the Overprotected kid” written by Hannah Rosin published in the Atlantic uses the techniques of Descriptive language‚ anecdote and factual evidence to persuade the reader to adopt a particular way of thinking. The feature article poses the theory that children of the 21st century are missing out on childhood development and experiences due to the increasing overprotection
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Dear editor‚ Regarding the article that published on 16 May 2011 by your company‚ I am writing this letter proclaiming about the usefulness of the “Living and working in the community” course in English ESL syllabus as a means of expressing my perspectives on HSC courses. I think this course is very relevant to students according to my knowledge and experience‚ and unlike the information provided by your article; HSC courses have many beneficial aspects that students all yearn for. As a immigrant
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The novel‚ White Crane by Sandy Fussel teaches us that the samurai kids achieve because they obey the code of Bushido. Sandy Fussel’s novel White Crane demonstrates that despite disabilities the Samurai kids achieve success because they follow the code of Bushido. In the novel‚ Yoshi learns to become a great leader and shows great courage. Niya shows great kindness to others‚ and Taji demonstrates great wisdom and perceptiveness. By honouring the code of Bushido‚ they and the rest of the Cockroach
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response‚ refer in detail to the language structures and features of TWO texts you have composed this year in different subjects. Academic English Introduction: As a component in the ESL Higher School Certificate syllabus‚ year 12 students were required to complete an elective on the topic: Academic English. This elective required students to broaden their knowledge about different types of texts and explore the ways in which these
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the class is Russian as well. Even though he has a hardship speaking the English language and understanding his peers‚ my assistant helps translate words from Russian to English for him and vice versa. He also gets pulled out of class everyday for ESL services in order to help him achieve the levels his peers are on currently. The Department of Education is dedicated to serving the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs)—students who speak a language other than English at home and score below
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mature enough to understand what they are doing. In the article “Kids Are Kids-Until They Commit Crimes” a 12-year-old boy got sentenced life in prison after he beat a 6- year-old girl to her death (Lundstrom). The boy did not know the girl was going to die because he is not mature enough to know what his actions will do. These consequences should not apply to the youth because their minds are not fully developed like the adults. Because kids like to play around with each other “Now fourteen and convicted
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Problem “Kids will be kids.” Time and time again‚ this phrase has been used to dismiss the countless cases of bullying that take place in schools across the country. Such a carefree attitude towards a violent and brutal problem like bullying is a disturbing trend to see. Every year thousands of kids fall victim to schoolyard and online bulling. A child who has suffered from bullying is “2 to 9 times more likely to commit or attempt suicide” (Teen Health) and more often then not‚ cruelty from peers
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Cultural Issues in ESL One main issue with English being a second language is cultural differences. It brings great distress to most international students who are studying abroad because though they strive to learn with a higher level of excellence and performance‚ their cultures will always find a way to limit that ambition. It’s hard to be in a classroom with students who do not understand the culture from whence you came. It is also hard to understand your fellow classmates and teachers for
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