LANGUAGE USE IN THE CARIBBEAN CLASSROOM Teaching English language and literacy to students is one of the major tasks faced by many teachers in the Caribbean today. When we consider the language varieties that are spoken in our classrooms‚ we can see why we have so many issues when it comes to the teaching of Standard English. It is often said that language is a powerful tool which influences beliefs and views and acts as a complete tool of social control. When we look at our schools in the Caribbean
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ABSTRACT Native speakers are having difficulties when doing communication in Target Language (TL). People still unable master or comprehend the language even though they have learnt the language in the primary and secondary levels. This term paper has been conducted to determine contrastive linguistic components between English and Bahasa Melayu from morphology and syntax fields. Affixes‚ adverbs‚ adverbs‚ superlatives‚ and preposition are to be investigated. This can be attributed to the different
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The Implication of National Language Policy on English Language Teaching in Malaysia. Introduction • Malay‚ Chinese‚ Tamil and English are the major languages spoken by the different ethnic groups in Malaysia. • Due to the British colonization‚ the English language once has become the official language of the country. • In 1956‚ Malay language was given the status of national language in The Razak Report‚ and supported by The Rahman Talib Report in 1960. • Both reports became the basis of
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Should English teachers speak the language of their students? An English only policy should be implemented in all ESL and EFL classrooms. The best English lessons are often the result of a teacher who only speaks English. Such lessons enhances the student’s listening and speaking skills by hearing the correct way to pronounce things and comprehending what the teacher is explaining‚ which are the most important skills in order to communicate. However there is always an exception to the rule. There
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Grammatical mistakes made by non- native English language speakers. Introduction Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication‚ or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication. The scientific study of language in any of its senses is called linguistics. Linguistic theory has traditionally considered native speakers as the only reliable source of linguistic data (Chomsky 1965). It is therefore not surprising
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December 6‚ 2012 “Mother Tongue” In the short autobiography narrative “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan she discusses the reasons why she was passionate on becoming a writer. It is no surprise‚ that her vision in the work of fiction it is outstanding throughout her struggles with the English language as a Chinese young girl born in an immigrant family. She faced many obstacles of the culture of the 1950’s‚ 1960’s and 1970’s. However‚ she never gave up on the dream of being a writer and defeat
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NAME: MARYAM TUKUR BAWA ID NO: 112447 TITTLE: NATIVE LANGUAGE VS FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRESENTED TO: DR TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract......................................................i Introduction...............................................ii i. Background ii. Aim of study iii. Research Questions Literature Review and Discussion..................................................iv
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Abstract The rise and spread of vernacular language is very interesting and unique. It was not until after the twelfth century that it began to catch on. The spread of vernacular language affected many different cultures in different ways. There were three key elements that assisted in the spread of vernacular languages. They were the need to spread the beliefs of religions‚ technological advances‚ and the role of women in society. Historical Foundations Among
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Textbook evaluation June 18‚ 2010 English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners By Jean Yates. 2006. The text is split into four sections: Nouns‚ Adjectives‚ Verbs‚ and Adverbs. The section on nouns alone is split into 11 units and covers just over 100 pages of examples‚ explanations and exercises. I think a text like this would be a great assistance to a beginning teacher like myself‚ as it will give me a framework to follow‚ and the ’ready-made tasks’ or resources‚ that I will
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Cambridge for exams officers Cambridge Final Exam Timetable June 2015 (Administrative zone 4) Cambridge IGCSE® ‚ Cambridge O Level‚ Cambridge International AS & A Level and Cambridge Pre-U GPR (International version) Interactive ® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. Open Contents Instructions.............................................................................................................................. 03 Syllabus view
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