Abstract Listening skills research has tended to focus on strategy use in classrooms and on theory and practice of second language (L2) teachers. This study examined the teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of listening skills in non-classroom learning situations. Five (n = 5) study skills teachers and 19 former learners in a distance study skills course at the University of the South Pacific (USP) were interviewed for this study. The interviews with the study skills teachers sought their expectations
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and write second or third drafts or did you only correct the surface mistakes? How did your teachers mark the mistakes? Did they suggest solutions? What kind of feedback helped you improve your writing? What was not helpful? What helped me improve my writing? What was not helpful? E. Pölzleitner 1 Error Analysis and Assessment Unit 3 If you have grown up and gone to school in Austria‚ chances are you have had very little experience with detailed feedback on your writing or with
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learn from failure‚ not from success! (Stoker) My first thoughts about English 1304 was disgust due to the fact that I was placed in a class that wasn’t even counted as a credit. But‚ I stuck with it because I believed that it was going to be an easy A and‚ I will exceed in it without any troubles. But‚ boy was I wrong about that‚ I was struggling week by week on assignments and papers that were due. What actually shocked me was my grade on my first English paper and‚ from then on I knew this class wasn’t
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The Most Important in My life The most important in my life is my mother because she is really all I have‚ she is my motivation‚ and she helps me live through all my struggles. I wouldn’t be able now to enjoy this minute of my life writing this essay without my mother. My mother has brought me to this wonderful world. For nine months she carried me‚ she felt very bad‚ but did not refuse‚ and gave birth to me. My mom is the most positive and important influence on my life. Another
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did‚ it was pretty much like a life saver. There is someone close to me that has had an important influence in my life. That person is my sister Mahanica Sauvagere. She is a woman of God and is five years older than me. My sister taught me important life lessons like patience‚ responsibility‚ and to respect myself. First of all‚ my sister Mahanica taught me patience is the key to remain calm‚ even when I have been dealing with something extremely slow. My sister say’s patience involves
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The Most Important Things in my Life By Vasilios Politis Professor C. Simpson ENC 1101-293 17 June 2008 Politis i Outline T: The three things that are most important to me are my family‚ basketball‚ and most importantly‚ being remembered for something great. I. The most important thing in my life right now is my family. A. My family will always be there for me and give me the guidance and support that I need. 1. My family has helped me to get my act together and get back
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What does Europe want from Obama? In President Obama’s second term there are two longer-term developments that will affect the relationship with Europe. The first is the US budget deficit‚ the second the so-called "pivot" - or the rebalancing of focus towards Asia. America’s finances will mean‚ now even more than in the first term‚ the US will be what some have called a "frugal superpower" - leading from behind as they did in Libya‚ and as they look to be doing in Mali. But then that frugal
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The most important political event that has occurred in my life‚ and I think most of my classmates would agree‚ was the tragedy that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. I think that most people can remember where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the attacks. I was just starting my freshman year in high school. When I got up in the morning and saw a plane crash into one of the twin towers in New York City‚ my first thought was that it was a terrible accident. When the second
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discrimination from others‚ I have faced it from‚ at the time‚ the most important person in my life. My father. He’d start off the morning by saying‚ “Evelyn‚ sometimes it is hard to believe that you have good grades." My shoulders sag. "Come on Evelyn; do not tell me your brother is smarter than you‚" he says calmly. "Evelyn‚ I do not know how you get A’s and B’s. Your brain must only work at school." I put my head down. I feel my eyes filling up with tears by the second. I just want time to go by
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extraordinarily important aspect of my life. My mother‚ above everyone else in my life‚ has had a significant influence on me. My mom has said that if the whole world turns their back on you‚ your family will always be there for you. She has always been there for me. She is an absolutely amazing human being and a great role model. Everyday I see how she handles having four children‚ manages a household and a career. Through her example‚ I have learned to make good decisions and be very responsible. My mother
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