Lecture 1 How languages are learned? 1. Popular views about language learning. 2. How children learn their first language: a) the behaviorist position; b) the annalist position; c) the “critical” period hypothesis; d) the interactionist position. Every few years new foreign language teaching methods arrive on the scene. New textbooks appear far more frequently. New methods and textbooks may reflect current developments in linguistic/applied linguistic theory or recent pedagogical
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style of writing. E.E. Cummings‚ a modernist writer‚ saw poetry in this way; his poem “anyone lives in a pretty how town” shows how he believes poetry is the skeleton of our lives and that it brings about new perspective into people’s lives. Cummings was born in 1894 and died in 1962‚ and throughout his writing career he created more than 2‚900 poems. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” themes such as a move away from reality‚ alienation and disconnectedness‚ and realistic details are used
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He is greatly respected by almost everyone around him; Jem and Scout respect him and treat him not only as a father‚ but as a friend. However‚ Bob Ewell is not respectable of Atticus; he blames Atticus for his problems and abhors him for revealing how he abuses Mayella at the trial. Atticus‚ being the wise‚ kind‚ and patient man he is isn’t bothered by other people’s opinions of him; he only cares of the opinions of his children. He is kind to all‚ no matter their race‚ and believes that if someone
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How to chase girl(outline) Introduction: From the beginning of human civilization.Chasing Women is one of big activity in men’s life which they are never being tired of.the homosexual are not included.Chasing girl is a instinct of every men.But some of them can’t get it clearly.Some of man cann’t be with a girl he likes.That’s not means he is not good enough.But he doesn’t know well about skills.Today im going to tell u guys how to chase a girl.(Chinese and Cantonese saying about chase girl)Actually
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September 2013 Most startups that raise money do it more than once. A typical trajectory might be (1) to get started with a few tens of thousands from something like Y Combinator or individual angels‚ then (2) raise a few hundred thousand to a few million to build the company‚ and then (3) once the company is clearly succeeding‚ raise one or more later rounds to accelerate growth. Reality can be messier. Some companies raise money twice in phase 2. Others skip phase 1 and go straight to phase
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HOW TO READ A BOOK Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren One reader is better than another in proportion as he is capable of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort. He is better if he demands more of himself and of the text before him. If you remember what an author says‚ you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true‚ you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned
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Jordan Wheeler Title: M.O.B.A. Specific purpose: to teach people how to play the game genre Thesis: To tell the audience how to play a M.O.B.A. so they won’t be at a loss when they start playing. Ideal location: Computer Lab I. Intro: A. Imagine two teams fighting for supremacy on a world far away from here‚ magic bolts and arrows are flying everywhere as they each attempt to crush each other with mass force and supreme strategy until they are utterly defeated…or until one team lags out.
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#1 Choosing a career is simple Actually‚ choosing a career is an involved process and you should give it the time it deserves. Career planning is a multi-step process that involves learning enough about yourself and the occupations which you are considering in order to make an informed decision. More: Choosing a Career: The Career Planning Process #2 A career counselor can tell me what occupation to pick A career counselor‚ or any other career development professional‚ can ’t tell you what career
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If I could chose to live in any culture it would be Ancient Egypt. I have always been interested by the Ancient Egyptians and their ability to make pyramids. I find it really interesting how they were able to build pyramids of that size and style‚ especially so early on in human history. It is also interesting how they were able to make the pyramids in such a short amount of time. While it took about twenty years for the Great Pyramid of Giza to be built‚ it often took only ten years for the majority
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because I feel great around students and teenagers who have intelligent minds and are very unique and creative. The Dream Job Being a teacher could mean a variety of things. One who shows people how to ride a bike could be called a teacher. Even parents are teachers to some extent‚ teaching their kids how to survive in the world. But‚ I am talking about a secondary school teacher. There are many things that this job entails. For example‚ a teacher needs to be knowledgeable about a subject and be able
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