God THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Mahsa Rabiee Khouzestan Science and Research branch‚ Islamic Azad University Ahvaz-Iran Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of using technology in teaching English as a second language. It considers some techniques which can promote English language students to take a step forward on their learning skills by using technology. In this research‚ the focus is on reading
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………3 1. WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS………………………………………..3 1.1.The Conventional nature of Linguistic Signs………………………………..3 1.2.The Societal Environment of Word………………………………………….8 1.3.General reasons for changing of meaning…………………………………...10 1.4.Main Types of Semantic Change……………………………………………14 1.5.Some Special Factors of Social Environment………………………………16 2. STUDYING POLYSEMY…………………………………………………..18 2.1.Polysemy as the Source of Ambiguities in a Language……………………
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than language in knowing how to do something?” Some professions do gain knowledge‚ which is quite hard to acquire through words and language. Does this mean that other Ways of Knowing play a more important role in order to know how to do things? It all depends on the profession. A teacher‚ or a writer’s life obviously revolves around writing. Whereas for an athlete‚ perception plays a more significant role. For artists‚ emotion‚ perception and though language is a part of their learning process
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Learning a new language is often begun at a young age and‚ in some schools‚ is continued throughout a person’s education. While it may be easier to learn and retain a second language at a younger age‚ those who are interested in learning a second language later on in life should not be discouraged. In fact‚ the older a person gets‚ the more apparent the need for the English language becomes. Consider the following instances in which mastery of the English language is crucial for success. Obtaining
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Digital Bangladesh Digital Bangladesh is a wonderful vision that is dreamt by the government and the literate class for the technological development of Bangladesh. Digitalization has become a buzzword in the new era of information technology. We can now learn in an instant what is happening in the furthest corner of the world. The electronic transfer of information via the internet has created an interconnected world of information. Bangladesh is going to observe digital year in 2011 to mark
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Chirico 1 Christina Chirico ENG4U Mr. Cristelli March 5‚ 2012 Imagery in “Your Mouth is Lovely” Imagery‚ in a literary text‚ occurs when an author uses an object that is not really there‚ in order to create a comparison between one that is‚ usually evoking a more meaningful visual experience for the reader. In Nancy Richler’s “Your Mouth is Lovely”‚ ground imagery is used to imply the harsh voices of society that prevent
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1. Introduction The issues of globalisation and hence immigration are ever-increasing topics in Europe. Only recently it was stated that every second student is supposed to have sufficient knowledge of at least one foreign language at the age of 15. An action plan formulated by the European Commission for the years 2004-2006 shows the importance of languages as means for integration and cultural awareness. “It is a priority for Member States to ensure that language learning in kindergarten
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PAAGRAPH WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH? Paragraphs are the building blocks of papers. A paragraph is a group of sentences that develops one main idea. A paragraph may stand by itself as a complete piece of writing‚ or it may be a section of a longer piece of writing‚ such as an essay. No single rule can prescribe how long a paragraph should be the unity and coherence of ideas among sentences is what constitutes a paragraph‚ but a paragraph that is too short can make a reader think that some basic information
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What Are The Benefits of Learning English? English is one of the most spoken languages in the entire world‚ with more than 360 million native speakers (Nationalencyklopedin‚ 2010) and 750 English second language speakers (Future of English?‚ 2011). It has become a global language and very useful tool in the modern world. Although‚ some people think it is not important learn English as long as they live in a non-English-speaking country‚ they are not thinking of all the benefits that they can
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FUNCTIONAL NOTIONAL APPROACH TOLANGUAGE LEARNING . A Functional Notional Approach to language learning places major emphases on the communicative purposes of speech. That is what people want to do or accomplish through speech .Do there want to invite someone to a birthday party or do they want to write an apology letter .Thus the above gives the function of language .Thus sensitivity to the individual needs of the learners gives rise to the Functional Notional Approach . Apologizing‚ we will
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