‘Botellón!’ from an English textbook published in the Basque Country (2010) for teenagers: Materials 2. Compare and contrast the way the two units deal with the four skills. You should refer to the following matters: The learning theories implicit in the way the units are presented and developed. The extent to which the skills are integrated. The product-process aspects of the two units. The ‘authentic/genuine’ aspects. The issue of simplification of text The relationship between the skills work and the
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is undeniable that English is not an easy language to learn. Malaysian ESL students oftentimes find English to be rather confusing and difficult to learn. Pronunciation seems to trip most students up. Though the English language syllabus makes room for pronunciation skills to be included in classroom practices‚ many often have problems with the pronunciation of certain words. According to Abbas and Muhammad Reza (2011)‚ many ESL learners have “major difficulties” with English pronunciation even
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AP® English Language and Composition 2011 Free-Response Questions About the College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today‚ the membership association is made up of more than 5‚900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year‚ the College
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Abstract This study aims at finding out differences between Persian and English speakers’ patterns (macro and micro) of responding to compliments and observed some dissimilarity between them while accepting‚ rejecting and evading a compliment. This study also indicates whether Persian learners of English produce target- like compliments and compliment responses in English and whether pragmatic transfer can occur. Discourse completion tests (DCTs) were used to study the strategies employed when
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Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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English as a Global Language English was first spoken in Medieval England‚ what we now know as England‚ by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Ireland‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where
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English as a Global Language – Debating the future of world English with references to Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid. Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore the positions of Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid and to consider how to address and how not to address the global language situation. There have been many different opinions expressed by academic linguistics as to weather the spread of one dominant language is an advantage or a disadvantage
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What exactly does language represent? To many‚ language is a culmination of one’s culture‚ family‚ and personal identity. However‚ language can also be a barrier‚ a divider. America is‚ by nature‚ a country of immigrants. From this diversity and multitude of different backgrounds‚ cultures‚ and regions springs forth dialects and regional accents as varied and different as the people they come from. With all these variations‚ it becomes harder and harder to discern what linguists often refer to
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10 Tricks for Improving Your Memory What’s the name of your daughter’s teacher‚ and where did you put your keys again? If you’ve ever wished you could do some simple things to sharpen your memory skills‚ you can. We’ve talked to the experts and compiled the latest thinking on improving the muscles in your brain associated with memory. 1. Talk with your hands. It may sound strange‚ but waving your hands and gesturing while trying to learn a concept may help your brain remember something important
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