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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Learning to read can be a very daunting task for a youngster. Therefore‚ as a teacher‚ it is your job to facilitate positive reading strategies from the start. Looking back at my experiences as an early reader‚ I can gain some insight as to what might help or hinder my future students. I believe that one of the most important things you can do for your child is to start reading to them at an early age. Before I even became a school aged child my mother would sit on the couch with my brother and I
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Reading Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills‚ but often develops along with them‚ especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages‚ particularly. Micro-skills involved in reading. The reader has to: • decipher the script. In an alphabetic system or a syllabary‚ this means establishing a relationship between
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of Christianity or a non-Christian faith were sometimes persecuted. But in turn‚ as the colonies became more settled‚ the influence of the clergy and their churches grew. At the heart of most communities was the church. [2] As the difference ideas about the religion and lower influence of the British‚ the relationship between American colony and British changed‚ more and more people were attracted by the freedom of religion in American. But the British didn’t want that happen‚ so then War of Independence
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September 27‚ 2011 Reading is Important Nowadays‚ understanding literacy is a very important issue that receives too little attention or priority; the reason that literacy is important is that it has a civilizing effect on societies. Generally‚ young-adult novels with supernatural‚ fantasy‚ and urban aspects hold many appeals to teens. They always try to pull the teens into their creative world. Presently‚ technology plays an important role in our life. It can enhance teens’ ability to learn by
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The Cracker Barrel Restaurants John Howard King’s College‚ London Discrimination against lesbians and gays is common in the workplace. Sole proprietors‚ managing partners‚ and corporate personnel officers can and often do make hiring‚ promoting‚ and firing decisions based on an individual’s real or perceived sexual orientation. Lesbian and gay job applicants are turned down and lesbian and gay employees are passed over for promotion or even fired by employers who view homosexuality
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Original URL: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading-comprehension/48617.html Questions Before‚ During‚ and After Reading What Is It? To aid their comprehension‚ skillful readers ask themselves questions before‚ during‚ and after they read. You can help students become more proficient by modeling this process for them and encouraging them to use it when they read independently. Why Is It Important? Dolores Durkin’s research in 1979 showed that most teachers asked students
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No matter how people discuss the statement that parents are the best teachers‚ there would be some arguments agree with it‚ while others do not. By virtue of personal experience‚ social phenomena and several research between parents and children‚ I prefer to agree with the statement. The most important reason and specific examples will be described below. Firstly‚ parents effect our behavior. As we are unmature and young‚ parents always show us which way to go. For example‚ they teach us how to
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Almedilla‚ Lucio M. Why should you teach listening and speaking first before reading and writing? Listening comes first because this is the first sense that is fully developed even before we are born. It is a fact that the fetus in the womb have already equipped with sense of hearing. According to many psychologists‚ it is advisable to play music or talk to the fetus because they could actually hear. Speaking comes next. In this connection‚ we learn our first spoken language by
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The Importance of Reading Imagine walking in for a job interview; the supervisor hands you an application to fill out and after sitting down and staring at it blankly for a couple minutes the humiliation gets to you and you finally admit that you cannot read. The supervisor then politely thanks you for coming in‚ but says there is no way he can hire anybody who cannot read. Reading is more important than ever in today’s society. If you cannot read well than you will find it hard to have a successful
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