The History of English Teaching Methodology by S. Kathleen Kitao : Doshisha Women’s College‚ Kyoto‚ Japan Kenji Kitao : Doshisha University‚ Kyoto‚ Japan Language teaching has been around for many centuries‚ and over the centuries‚ it has changed. Various influences have affected language teaching. Reasons for learning language have been different in different periods. In some eras‚ languages were mainly taught for the purpose of reading. In others‚ it was taught mainly to people who needed to
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level .c rs om ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1115/01‚ 1120/01‚ 1123/01‚ 1124/01 May/June 2003 1 hour 30 minutes Paper 1 Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name‚ Centre number and Candidate number on the answer paper/answer booklet. If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write
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The importance of learning English We live in a fascinating world. Our duty is to simply discover it and to marvel at its beauties. The third millennium brought up a controversial debate: globalization versus unicity and originality. Some people dream of a planet where we are all equal‚ sharing the same culture‚ high aspirations‚ building a common history. Others‚ however insist on maintaining the national specific through exploring mainly our forefathers ambitions and achievements. Nevertheless
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English Essay – Conflict Conflict is a destructive force that makes victims of the innocent. Conflict is a destructive force that makes victims of the innocent. Not only those causing the conflict are harmed but also those exposed to it through friendships‚ loyalties‚ relations‚ families and communities and can be made victims. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1595) successfully addresses the consequences conflict can have on innocent people‚ it is a main theme which builds tension and leads
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( 2003.by teachers of English speakers of other languages‚ Inc‚ TESOL ) In Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) the first domain of five. This is an important factor in ELLs to learn and understand the language knowledge from the diverse backgrounds. The most recent survey says in (2005-2006) the population of ELL’s is up approximately 10 percent of the total public school enrolled and increasing every year.(Why TESOL? pg 5-6) Why TESOL? States‚ "Providing for the English Language learners is one of
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Brown’s Principles of Language Learning In terms of principles of English language learning‚ I was (and remain) very strongly influenced by the principles set out by H. Douglas Brown (see below for reference). According to Brown‚ language learning principles are generally sorted into three sub-groupings: Cognitive Principles‚ Affective Principles and Linguistic Principles. The Principles are seen as theory derived from research‚ to which teachers need to try and match classroom practices. Here
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The importance of Japanese language is spoken by over one-hundred forty million in Japan alone and is also a natural second language for people in Chinese and Korean speaking countries. Despite Japan’s growth being out shined by neighbor countries like China and India. Japan is still has the second largest economy in world following China. Japanese is part of the Altaic languages (which includes Turkish‚ Tungusic‚ Mongolian‚ and Korean) spoken in the early Transcaspian steppe country over four
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Application form for Development Internship (volunteering) The steps of selection process are as the following: 1) Application form: Fill in the application form‚ name it Surname_Name_University‚ for example‚ Dzholamanova_Elnura_KGUSTA. Send it before (the 11th of March ) (23:59pm) to the following email: aiesec.exchange@ojooo.com 2) Business game‚ group discussion and Introduction to AIESEC 3) Interview 4) LIS (Local Induction Seminar‚ 29-31 March 2013) Those who pass the selection
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Language is seen as mans most important gift. It is the basics of all creative thought. Without language‚ there will be no progress‚ no civilization and no culture. English is important in Nigeria because it is the language that builds a bridge across the barriers created by the existence of many languages. Irrespective of its significance in our educational system‚ the English language‚ to all intents and purposes‚ appears indispensable in all aspects of our national development. Politically‚ it
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According to the dictionary‚ vernacular refers to the native language of a country. Throughout Rome‚ the language that was used was Latin; it was used throughout the Mediterranean and became the dominant language. Widely used by people with power‚ kings and queens. Latin was used as the formal language used in government and politics‚ this all changed during the 12th century when vernacular language started to become increasingly popular. During the Renaissance‚ Europe was undergoing a transformation
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