Language learning and motivation On starting to learn another language the initial difficulties you are likely to face are how to learn vocabulary‚ how to put a sentence together‚ and how to understand what is being said to you. All very frustrating‚ but you will get there provided you can remain motivated. Motivation is the hardest part to foreign language learning. The task can be so enormous‚ so endless‚ that after the initial period of enthusiasm it is tempting to give up. Learning
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What exactly does language represent? To many‚ language is a culmination of one’s culture‚ family‚ and personal identity. However‚ language can also be a barrier‚ a divider. America is‚ by nature‚ a country of immigrants. From this diversity and multitude of different backgrounds‚ cultures‚ and regions springs forth dialects and regional accents as varied and different as the people they come from. With all these variations‚ it becomes harder and harder to discern what linguists often refer to
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Advantages of Learning English 29 Jan 2010‚ 7:00 pm There are 1 billion people in this world who are just like you. One billion people trying to conjugate verbs. One billion people trying to understand the difference between much and many. One billion people trying to pronounce TH and make it sound natural. Yes‚ that’s right‚ one billion people trying to learn English. This is because English has become the most important language in the world. 1.5 billion people already speak the language in addition
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IMPACTS OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE Since the world’s origin‚ language has evolved to meet specific social and cultural needs. Human beings have developed manifold languages to be able to communicate and identify as a community. Louis Calvet states that language emerged therefore polygenetically‚ and that humankind is multilingual (23). At present‚ however‚ English is considered to be a global language‚ a lingua franca and a window onto the world‚ leaving aside other languages of major importance
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because of your poor English? Do you find yourself inferior to the people around because theyspeak English fluently? Many of us wonder about the importance of knowing English in today’s world. But such problems are faced by people who cannot speak the language fluently. The need of learning the language from a basic to an advanced level is increasing by the day. The glamour of the language has dominated the minds of the younger generation. They think one who does not know English is not worthy enough
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words on the topic Importance of English Language . Knowingly or unknowingly we are using other languages even in the premises of the school inspite of our teachers ‘instruction. As we all know‚ English is the one of important language in this world. If we cannot speak English even a little bit‚ we are called as a very poor in this community. We also cannot improve our life if we are worst in English. We will feel loser if we in the group that use English as a medium to speak. People always
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because I don’t know anything about the other aspirants sitting outside. But I surely know about my abilities which can make me stand apart from the rest. I am a highly optimistic person and no problem can deter me from achieving my goals. Also I can adjust to any situation and can work with any type of colleague as I see it as a great opportunity to learn from others which will help me to expand the horizon of my knowledge. And the best thing about me is that I can make people around me happy and calm
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Misconceptions about Second Language Learning” In his article‚ “My and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning‚” published in 1992‚ Barry McLaughlin listed five major myths and misconceptions held by the general public‚ or specifically by some second language teachers‚ as well as some contradictory viewpoints about second language learning held by different scholars. In his five main arguments‚ he puts specific emphases on his suggestions for second language teachers about second language teaching and
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the California English Language Development Test (CELDT)? The CELDT is a test that measures how well a student can listen‚ speak‚ read‚ and write in English. California state law requires that the CELDT be given each year to English Learners (students who do not speak English fluently). What is the purpose of the CELDT? The purpose of this test is: • To identify new students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are English Learners. • To monitor student progress in learning English. • To help decide
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Brown’s Principles of Language Learning In terms of principles of English language learning‚ I was (and remain) very strongly influenced by the principles set out by H. Douglas Brown (see below for reference). According to Brown‚ language learning principles are generally sorted into three sub-groupings: Cognitive Principles‚ Affective Principles and Linguistic Principles. The Principles are seen as theory derived from research‚ to which teachers need to try and match classroom practices. Here
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