English Language Teaching Vol. 2‚ No. 3 An Experimental Study of the Effects of Listening on Speaking for College Students Yan Zhang Foreign Languages‚ College Qingdao University of Science and Technology E-mail: zhangyangrace@yahoo.com.cn Abstract As China enters WTO‚ more college graduates with higher oral English proficiency are required. However‚ we learned that even students in some distinguished universities are lack of this ability. Based on her teaching experiences and the theory
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cursed‚ and liberty is celebrated. En masse‚ this all accumulates to a jubilee of what would later be known as the American Revolution. Despite the regard to which the revolution is held‚ one questions still stands - just how influential was the American Revolution? To decide just how much of a revolution the American Revolution was‚ one must first see if it fits the definition. As defined by Princeton University‚ a revolution is “The overthrow
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“Rethinking Genre from a Sociocognitive Perspective” by Carol Berkenkotter and Thomas N. Huckin discusses genre theory. Berkenkotter and Huckin claim genres help professionals communicate with their peers‚ and genre knowledge is essential to professional success. The authors discuss their thesis statement‚ support their argument with several years of research‚ as well as identify five general principles of genre theory. Berkenkotter and Huckin acknowledge their work is not a fully developed sociocognitive
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com/sites/007240535x/student_view0/chapter1/chapter_summary.html Please visit that site for the source text. Chapter 1 Developing a Sociological Consciousness The Sociological Perspective Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social organization. • • • New Levels of Reality. The sociological perspective encourages us to examine aspects of our social environment in ways that delve beneath the surface. As we look beyond the outer appearances of our social world‚ we encounter
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Diagnostic Essay: Multiple Perspectives vs. Single Perspective Approach The focus of my paper is going to be Pluralism‚ Monism and Interdisciplinarity in the context of a multiple perspective approach. I will discuss the advantages of taking a multiple perspective approach of viewing things which are‚ Pluralism and Interdisciplinarity‚ as opposed to a single perspective approach‚ which is Monism. Pluralism can be used as the term to define the integration of different values and cultures within
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The essay by Aviva Chomsky helps to clarify what the sociological perspective is and how it affects groups of people because it shows the difference between the views of the “Elite upper class” and the “middle working class. Some of the differences of their views were evident when Chomsky showed her class “Portrait of Teresa”. Little students‚ the upper class pupils‚ couldn’t believe the conditions of the city and that people were forced to work‚ however the Massachusetts students‚ the middle class
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Sociological Perspective In todays society it may seem crazy for one to sit down and try to comprehend why and how a person thinks‚ acts‚ and presents themselves to certain groups. Sociologists have the task of figuring out how groups influence an individuals behavior‚ what the causes and effects are of a system of social order‚ what factors play a key role in contributing to a visible social difference or change‚ what an organized groups purpose is‚ and lastly what is the meaning of a certain
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Every individual has a perspective on things in life and their personal idea of the truth. These are universal concepts and are widely seen in ted Hughes poems “birthday Letters”. Birthday letters is a set of poems‚ said to have been written by Hughes for six years prior to his death‚ on his ex wife’s birthday each year this the selection of poems being called birthday letters. The selection on poems surrounds his problematic marital issues between himself and his wife Sylvia Plath. It is also
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Political perspective:- Politic is an important factor in organization due to its influence on decisions making and distribution of power. According to Jeffery‚ 1992‚ if we ignore the issues that the related to power and its influence in organizations‚ we can lose our chances to understand these critical social process and training managers to cope with them. Recognizing that politics is a fact of organizational life and building the skills to understand how politics shapes organizational decision
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languages. Language plays an important role in children’s cognitive development (Hamers & Blanc‚ 1983). It is everywhere‚ the sounds we make carry shared meanings; different sounds and patterns can express some infinite expressions. Words are not only used when expressing ourselves‚ but also our thoughts. Linguistic is defined as the systematic study of language. (Aitchison J‚ 1981: 20) Throughout the first grade of the school years‚ children learn a huge amount about how to use language academically
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