Available online at www.sciencedirect.com System 37 (2009) 652–663 www.elsevier.com/locate/system Gains to L2 listeners from reading while listening vs. listening only in comprehending short stories Anna C.-S. Chang Applied English Department‚ Hsing-Wu College‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Received 13 August 2008; received in revised form 30 November 2008; accepted 6 May 2009 Abstract This study builds on the concept that aural–written verification helps L2 learners develop auditory discrimination
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“ Literacy is far more than reading and writing; it involves critical thinking as well” Within today’s teaching practices literacy has come to be a major part of the course curriculum when teaching early years‚ it has numerous definitions and meanings to individual people as it continues to be developed through our rapidly changing world. The definition of literacy “ has to do with having the skills and knowledge to create‚ locate‚ analyse‚ comprehend and use a variety of written‚ visual‚ aural
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Người tổng hợp: Quang Thắng Website: www.ielts-quangthang.com TỔNG HỢP BÀI MẪU WRITING TASK 2 BAND 9.0 Tác giả: Simon Tổng hợp bởi: Quang Thắng Chào các bạn‚ Simon là một thầy giáo dạy IELTS rất nổi tiếng trên thế giới. Thầy là một cựu examiner‚ và hiện nay thầy đang có một website rất hữu ích về việc học và luyện IELTS. Thầy Simon luôn được biết đến với phong cách đơn giản và hiệu quả. Những bài học thầy viết luôn gần gũi‚ dễ hiểu và dễ áp dụng đối với mọi học viên. Tương tự là những bài essays thầy
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Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a text/message. This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written and how they trigger knowledge outside the text/message. Proficient reading depends on the ability to recognize words quickly and effortlessly. If word recognition is difficult‚ students use too much of their processing capacity to read individual words‚ which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read. (http://en.wikipedia
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research would go about studying this problem and how it can be solved. This research is about the poor reading and writing skills among a group of students from the Candybrooks High school and how this affects their writing skills and prevent them from becoming a educated member of society. Background to Problem Writing well is not just an option for young people it is a necessity along with reading comprehension‚ writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation
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Effects of Google Translate on Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading Comprehension Abstract With the rapid development of technology‚ more modern ways are applied to English learning. Though technology towards language learning has been extensively studied in recent years‚ the influences of online translation are seldom examined. This study investigates the effects of Google translate on English vocabulary acquisition and article comprehension. It was hypothesized that Google translate can improve
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Writing Task 2 IELTs book Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others‚ however‚ argue that the circumstances of an individual crime‚ and the motivation for committing it. Should always be taken into an account when deciding on the punishment. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. The fixed punishment for each type of crime has
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stated in text. Improved Comprehension Connections Genre/Text Features V ocabulary Themes/Topics T ext-to-Text T ext-to-Self T ext-to-World Reader 5 R esearch Paper: Connections for Comprehension With the goal of improving students’ reading comprehension‚ Connections for Comprehension activates the following research- based connections as comprehension-building tools: genres and text features‚ as well as vocabulary‚ content‚ text-to-text‚ text-to-self‚ and text-to-world connections
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Title of the Article: “Exploration of Reading Interest and Emergent Literacy Skills of Children with Down Syndrome (DS)” Author : Leila A. Ricci (California State University-Los Angeles) Journal : Article appeared on International Journal of Special Education (On-line version)‚ Vol. 26 No. 3 2011 Before the late 1960’s‚ the scientific community was dearth with researches on reading for children with Down syndrome and until the 1990’s‚ the
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