The shape of things to come? Some basic questions about English as a lingua franca Introduction: ’English ’ as a global lingua franca ’English ’‚ whatever may be meant by this designation‚ is the language in which most lingua franca communication worldwide is now taking place. This predominance is well documented (cf. e.g. Crystal 1997‚ Graddol 1997). Although‚ as these authors argue‚ this predominance may well turn out to be a temporary one‚ maybe for approximately the next 50 years‚ for
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Introduction Global Student Experience‚ Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe / European Students’ Forum (AEGEE)‚ American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS)‚ European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) and Education Abroad Program (EAP). These are the most well-known study abroad programmes not just in Europe but in the whole world. These programmes provide opportunity for students‚ teachers and personnel to learn and work in a study
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DETA CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS 2013 TEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRIC A: THE NEED FOR ACCESS‚ EQUITY‚ SUSTAINABILITY‚ QUALITY AND RELEVANCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALISATION www.deta.up.ac.za DETA conference abstracts 2013 Speakers’ presentations Note: All the papers and presentations have been posted as received from the authors. The DETA Secretariat takes no responsibility for their format‚ language and content. The list has been arranged per stream and alphabetically based
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A STUDY OF INSTRUMENTAL AND INTEGRATIVE MOTIVATIONS AS FACTORS INFLUENCING UTAR THIRD-YEAR CHINESE UNDERGRADUATES IN LEARNING ESL WONG YIN MUN A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) ENGLISH LANGUAGE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It would not be possible for me to complete this thesis without the assistance of my supervisor‚ Mr. Renu a/l Kailsan. Mr
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THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MENTOURI UNIVERSITY‚ CONSTANTINE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Code-Variation among Algerian University Students Thesis Submitted to the Department of Foreign Languages in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctorat d’Etat in Linguistics By Mr. AHMED SID Haouès Supervisor: Prof. HAROUNI Zahri Board of Examiners: Chairman: Dr. MOUMENE Ahmed‚ M.C.(Mentouri
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The Story of Human Language Part I Professor John McWhorter THE TEACHING COMPANY ® John McWhorter‚ Ph.D. Senior Fellow in Public Policy‚ Manhattan Institute John McWhorter‚ Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute‚ earned his Ph.D. in linguistics from Stanford University in 1993 and became Associate Professor of Linguistics at UC Berkeley after teaching at Cornell University. His academic specialty is language change and language contact. He is the author of The Power of Babel: A
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1 The University of Burdwan Syllabus of B.Ed. Course of Study With effect from 2013-14 Detailed Course Structure A. Foundations of Education 100 (80-written + 10 (tutorial – one from each paper) + 10 (test examination) ×3=300 Paper I. Philosophical Foundations of Education Paper II. Sociological Foundations of Education Paper III. Contemporary Issues and Development in Education B. Pedagogical knowledge 100 (80 -written + 10 (tutorial - one from each
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The Indian English novel evolved as a subaltern consciousness; as a reaction to break away from the colonial literature. Hence the post colonial literature in India witnessed a revolution against the idiom which the colonial writers followed. Gradually the Indian English authors began employing the techniques of hybrid language‚ magic realism peppered with native themes. Thus from a post colonial era Indian literature ushered into the modern and then the post-modern era. The saga of the Indian English
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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 12 (2)‚ 2009‚ 213–237 C 2009 Cambridge University Press doi:10.1017/S1366728909004015 Bilingual first-language development: Dominant language takeover‚ threatened minority language take-up∗ 213 V I R G I N I A C . M U E L L E R G AT H E R C O L E ˆ ENLLI MON THOMAS Bangor University‚ Wales This study explores the extent to which bilingual speakers in stable bilingual communities become fully bilingual in their two community languages. Growing
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GROUP 1 Parts of a Lesson Plan What is a Lesson Plan? A lesson plan is organized and Time-bound. It is simply a teacher’s “plan” for teaching a lesson. Its purpose is to outline the “program” for a single lesson. The Importance of having a Lesson Plan 1. It allows you to manage your time‚ effort‚ and resources efficiently. 2. Lesson plans helps you get rid of problems or avoid them. 3. It definitely improves your teaching skills. Parts of a Lesson Plan 1. Heading/Header- Teacher‘s
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