Summary of Stephen Krashen’s "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition" By Reid Wilson First appeared: Language Learning #9 and 10 Bibliographic information: Krashen‚ Stephen D. 1981. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. English Language Teaching series. London: Prentice-Hall International (UK) Ltd. 202 pages. Quote that captures the essense of the book: "What theory implies‚ quite simply‚ is that language acquisition‚ first or second‚ occurs when comprehension
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“Run! You got this Hannah!”‚ shouted my dad. Hearing him cheer me on urged me to play tougher‚ run faster‚ kick the ball harder. I passed to one of my teammates‚ she scored‚ and the crowd went wild. I turned towards my dad and saw his smile explode across the field making me feel like the utmost adored person in the world. This was my junior year. It has been three months since my father abruptly died. I spent time with him on Sunday and he was gone on Monday. I felt desolate‚ heartbroken‚ and resentful
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Through the ethnography‚ Factory Girls‚ Leslie Chang explained what it meant to be a person by documenting a migrant workers‚ emotions‚ hardships‚ achievements‚ traditions‚ family life‚ social life and contribution to society. Many people within Dongguan attempt to be perfect but‚ that concept is nonexistent because in order to be a person it is critical to have faults because it develops one’s character. Being a migrant meant that a person had to work hard‚ educate themselves‚ focus on the future
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Leslie Taylor ES2550: Week 9 Monopolistic Competition Consider the following graph of a monopolistically competitive firm selling DVDs How many DVDs should be sold to rent per day to maximize profit? Briefly explain your answer. The formula is E=MR=MC=P‚ this is the point where they meet and that point where I can tell on the x-axis is 55 DVDs per day. The y-axis is $1.75 per DVD. To maximize profit 55 DVDs need to be sold to rent per day to maximize profit. What is the economic
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they are‚ Tayo and Marji change their outlooks and perspectives. In Iran‚ Marji’s school taught her that God chose the leader of the country. Marji believed this throughout most of her childhood. Marji tells her father‚ “As for me‚ I love the king‚ he was chosen by God” Marji’s father tells her the story of how the British took an uneducated man and made him the dictator of Iran in exchange for some of the countries oil. He says‚ “And that’s how he became king and naturally his son succeeded him
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artist‚ to the dismay of his father‚ and is determined to win a race that the other 5th grade boys along with the 4th grade boys‚ run everyday on the playground. He has been preparing for this race all summer but his new neighbor‚ however‚ Leslie Burke‚ is the only girl who races on the first day of 5th grade and the only one who can outrun Jesse. Leslie comes from a wealthy family and is very smart and talented according to Jesse and he starts to look up to her. Leslie is a change from Jesse’s family
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George Leslie Mackay is the founder of the churches in Northern Taiwan. His life had great impact on Tamsui through his missionary‚ medical and education work. He not only changed the cultural landscape of Tamsui‚ he himself became an inseparable part of Tamsui history. * Background and childhood Mackay was born in Zorra Village‚ Oxford‚ Ontario‚ Canada on March 21‚ 1844 to a Scottish emigrant family. His parents were typical Presbyterians‚ with immovable faith and devoted family values.
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Literary Analysis on “Shaving” by Leslie Norris Leslie Norris’ short story “Shaving” is a coming-of-age piece that stresses the need for a family to have a strong and responsible leader. In the short story Barry‚ the main character‚ is in a position where his father is dying and he has the responsibility of taking care of him. One day after school Barry comes home to shave his father because he is too sick to do it himself. Through this the reader is able to comprehend the idea that Barry is
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My father was not a kind man. He was quick to anger‚ strict‚ and rude. As to not completely malign my father‚ I will admit we had good times. He played me his obscure music‚ and broadened my philosophical horizons. His death was not a quick and painless one. My father battled cancer for the amount of time it would take for a person to become a parent‚ nine months. However‚ his death was necessary in order for me to construct a new and less idealistic reality. Doctors diagnosed my father with brain
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synthetic life. Especially if that person was my father. My mother recounts the exact day her world crumbled into a million pieces‚ as a result of one word. The two syllable word that tends to leave a tongue numb … cancer. “Your father did not come home at 7:30pm like he always did. That night‚ he was nowhere to be found.” When my
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