Adult ESL Student Motivation for Participation in Advanced Language Learning A. LANE IGOUDIN‚ M.A.‚ PH.D. Published in 2008 by The CATESOL Journal‚ 20 (1)‚ 27-48. ADULT ESL STUDENT MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING 1 Abstract In recent years‚ TESOL has called for the study of the social and cognitive factors that affect adult English learners’ participation in formal language learning. This research project investigated the motivational processes of 10 adult
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English as a global language English has become the global language in the 20th century. It is the language of trade‚ diplomacy and the internet. However the increase in international languages‚ in particular English isolate smaller languages even within their own homelands. In other countries the languages that are supposed to unite the diverse country increasingly is becoming a second class languages. As it becomes more attractive to learn global languages so smaller languages become not worth
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been affected by “slang” language. This report describes and evaluates the reference of ‘slang’ being incorporated into the English language. Qualitative research in the form of a questionnaire has been used to conduct the research and gather the necessary information needed to compile this research report. With the research conducted‚ it was found that students are very keen and do not mind ‘slang’ being incorporated into the school syllabus and into the English language. With careful evaluation
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2010 9 Euphemisms and English Lear ning ( 511325) 【Abstract 】Euphemisms are a linguistic technique for people to achieve various goals in communication.So mastering euphemisms is very important for our English learning.This passage mainly talks about relations of euphemisms and English learning. 【Key words 】Euphemism ；English learning 1 Introduction Euphemisms are “defensive in nature offsetting the power of tabooed terms and otherwise eradicating from the language everything that people prefer
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English as a Global Language English was first spoken in Medieval England‚ what we now know as England‚ by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Ireland‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where
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The assumption among the older generation(s)‚ (40-60+ years) is that by virtue of age‚ some implicit respect and special consideration is due. This attitude seems to be a leftover from a long-faded age of human history‚ one that originated the phrase‚ “respect your elders”. In times past‚ our “elders” were in fact those people in the tribe or community which held the most wisdom. “Elders” were usually composed of the elderly‚ and the elderly were a repository for a lifestyle that reflected the
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agree that English is a global language? Do people know why they need a global language? Why do people all over the world learn English? Of course‚ English is a global language‚ but it does not mean everyone can speak English in the world‚ and it does not mean every country uses English as an official language. In 2009‚ English is the native language for one third of all people and on the first ranking that most people have spoken. (Weber‚ 1995‚ The World’s 10 most influential language.) People can
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Title : The poor English communication among students in high education Today‚ the problem of vulnerability to master English more serious among students regardless of primary‚ secondary or university level. More worrisome‚ the problem spread among students in the high level education. Let us think about why this problem occurs. Firstly‚ students seldom practice what they have learned English. The amounts of students reading a material in English is too less. They did not take cognizance of current
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Every living being in this world use languages to communicate with each other. There are many languages in this world such as English‚ Mandarin‚ Indonesian‚ etc. However‚ English language well known as international language. As well-known languages in this world‚ many people want to learn it while the other think learning English is not important. I would like to share my point of view about English‚ it is important or not. English is a worldwide language. Many books‚ magazine‚ technology‚ newspaper
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Success to learning English At the present time‚ English language is an international language that whole people are using very day. English is important language for today. Such as‚ communicating‚ using continue study‚ and so on. I remember that‚ I have studied English since I was primary school. There are ways that lead to success in learning English; attending in class‚ reviewing lesson‚ and practicing for real situation. English is difficult language because we are not native speaker
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