The main theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 1. Introduction The language produced by learners learning a second language is extremely varied. It can range from one learner to another in regard to many factors. These variations can be accounted for by a number of ideas including: first language (L1) interface‚ age differences‚ motivation‚ self-confidence‚ aptitude‚ anxiety‚ gender and social distance. In this essay I will define SLA and then outline five of the main linguistic theories
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PY 101-008 Exam II Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The GSR is usually considered to be a. a measure of conscious emotion b. an index of honesty c. a measure of the cognitive component of emotion d. a general measure of autonomic arousal ____ 2. Operant conditioning is another name for a. classical conditioning b. respondent conditioning c. instrumental learning d. observational learning ____ 3. When we say
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Title: An Analysis of the Language Style Used in “two fast and too furious” film. Fields: sociolinguistics A. Background of the Study Too fast and too furious film is one of the most amazing films in 2003 year. This film was directed by John singleton. He is a famous director in the world. He had been directing many films. This film was become a winner by many awards held in Hollywood‚ such as BMI film music award in 2004‚ breakthrough male performance 2003‚ won teen choice award‚ golden
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THE USING OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING APPROACH IN TEACHING SPEAKING Markus Dimu Radja ABSTRACT In teaching speaking teachers should know a).the concept of speaking‚ the element of the sound for instance phonemes because some of the students and including teachers still find difficulties in pronouncing them and b).models of learning and teaching and focused on CLT . Common to all version of Communicative Language Teaching is a theory of language teaching that stars from a communicative
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An Examination of Southern Dialect as Seen in the Works of William Faulkner In the writings of William Faulkner‚ the reader may sense that the author has created an entire world‚ which directly reflects his own personal experience. Faulkner writes about the area in and around Mississippi‚ where he is from‚ during the post-Civil War period. It is most frequently Northern Mississippi that Faulkner uses for his literary territory‚ changing Oxford to "Jefferson" and Lafayette County to "Yoknapatawpha
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华北科技学院 语言学习理论（英语）课程论文 论文题目: ________________________________________________________ 专业___________________________ 班级____________________________ 姓名___________________________ 学号____________________________ 成绩__________________________ 指导老师_______________________ 2013年6月17日 Brief Introduction to Language Learning Theories 摘要 近年来，新的外语学习方法不断涌现。他们通常宣称比之前出现的那些方法更有效，而且，在许多情况下，这些方法被推广甚至被规定立即使用。新方法可能反映了当前的趋势。那么一个教师如何
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Psych 100 Final Exam Review 1. Perspectives in psychology: i. Neuroscience: biological foundation of behavior. ii. Cognitive: Higher mental processes. iii. Developmental: change over time. iv. Personality: individual differences. v. Health: how psychological factors affect health. vi. Clinical: psychological disorders and treatment. vii. Industrial-organizational: human resources and workplace assessment. viii. Social: effects of groups on behavior. ix. Experimental: learning
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LITERARY THEORY Misconceptions about theory: 1. Theory is difficult What is difficult however is the language because most of the theorists are French 2. theory is meaningless‚ pretentious jargon 3. that we are intellectually incapable of coping with it(i.e we are at fault) 4. We take everything as gospel truth; We should question What is literary theory? Theory is a coherent set of conceptual hypothetical and pragmatic principles forming the general frame of reference for a discipline
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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS INTRODUCTION Historical linguistics‚ also called Diachronic Linguistics‚ the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of phonological‚ grammatical‚ and semantic changes‚ the reconstruction of earlier stages of languages‚ and the discovery and application of the methods by which genetic relationships among languages can be demonstrated. According to dictionary.com‚ Historical linguistics is the branch of linguistics which deals with the history and development
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Study Guides for Deaf People and Journey Text Readings Week 6 People Chapter 5 1. What kinds of parent-child interactions lead to language learning in babies? pointing‚ eye gazing‚ smiles‚ vocalizations‚ and engagement in games‚ nursery rhymes‚ and songs‚ family stories‚ and picture books 2. What categories do children’s first words usually fall into? names of animals‚ foods‚ toys‚ actions adjectives and social words (please‚ thank you‚ no‚ yes) 3. How does a sight-word
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