COMPANY BACKGROUND Volkswagen of America is the U.S. subsidiary of the Volkswagen automobile company in Germany. Formed in April 1955 in Englewood Cliffs‚ New Jersey to standardize dealership service in the United States‚ it grew to 909 Volkswagen dealers in the United States by 1965 under the leadership of Dr. Carl Hahn. Under him and his successor as president of Volkswagen of America‚ J. Stuart Perkins‚ VW’s U.S. sales grew to 569‚696 cars in 1970‚ an all-time peak‚ when Volkswagen captured
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siWhat are EAP and ESP? The aim of this report is to talk about a narrower‚ functional perspective of variation in language use and the linguistics resources which ESP /EAP students may choose and ignore in order to achieve their communicative goals in professional practice. This involves three important concepts: EST (English for Science and Technology)‚ EAP (English for Academic Purposes) and ESP (English for Specific Purposes). The first concept‚ EST is the language used in the professional
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6 a 7 h 8 e b Students complete the task in pairs before open-class feedback. S uggested answers 8 7 6 1/2 5 4 3 1 Cambridge English for Job-hunting Cambridge University Press 2008 www.cambridge.org/elt/englishforjobhunting Photocopiable UNIT 1 Research and preparation Teacher’s Notes c Students complete the task individually before comparing answers in pairs. A nswers 1 g (Customer service assistant‚ Packaging Palace) 2 c
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Grammar-Translation method gradually gave way to the Direct Method (more characteristic of ELT in Europe than in America (Rivers 1991))‚ which advocated maximum exposure to the target language‚ with no recourse either to L1 or to translation. During this period‚ "Translation used to be regarded as a necessary evil" (Levenston 1985a). The Direct Method made its way very prominently into the field of ELT in the east during the British Mandate (Bamberger 1958).The American behaviorist school (Skinner
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Irene T. Merino Sept. 20‚ 2012 M.A Ed-ELT ELT 505 Materials for Developing Speaking Skills According to Bygate‚ Speaking skills maybe viewed into 2 basic aspects: 1)Motor Receptive Skills- involved mastering of sounds and sructures not necessarily in any particular context. 2) Interaction Skills-involves making decisions about what and how to say things in specific communicative situations to convey the right intentions to maintain relationships. More research on language
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language classroom. Modern Language Journal‚ 89‚ 206-220. Gardner‚ R. (1998). Between speaking and listening: the vocalization of understandings. Applied Linguistics 19‚ 204-224. Goh‚ C. (1997). Metacognitive awareness and second language listeners. ELT Journal 51‚ 361-365. Goh‚ C. (2002). Teaching listening in the language classroom. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre. Harris‚ T. (2003). Listening with your eyes: the importance of speech-related gestures in the language classroom. Foreign
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I would like to learn to teach English as a Foreign Language in the UK Numerous courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) are available in the UK. TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) programs are also found in the UK‚ and more information on TESL may be obtained by contacting NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults). What qualifications do I need to teach English
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cultural identity. It is preferable to have ELTs who share the same culture as their students and possess the background knowledge about the targeted language and culture. Thus‚ teachers will make connections‚ show differences and similarities between the two cultures. They can also help students
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Kolb’s ELT with the Critical Thinking Components Superimposed: Accounting for Property‚ Plant & Equipment (IAS 16) – Standard Accounting Practise (Simon‚ 2009) Concerns have been (Kolb 1984) Kolb’s ELT with the Critical Thinking Components Superimposed: Accounting for Property‚ Plant & Equipment (IAS 16) - Variation from the Standard (Simon 2009) (Kolb
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Teaching Qualifications Delta Module 3 – ELT Management Option Supplementary Handbook for tutors and candidates Introduction to Delta Module Three English Language Teaching Management (ELTM) may be regarded as commercially sensitive. Candidates may wish to anonymise the name of the selected language teaching operation in order to preserve confidentiality. Module Three (ELTM) is an alternative to the standard Module Three within the Delta course. It specifically aims to
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