The Grammar-Translation Method The grammar-translation method of foreign language teaching is one of the most traditional methods‚ dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. It was originally used to teach ’dead’ languages (and literatures) such as Latin and Greek‚ and this may account for its heavy bias towards written work to the virtual exclusion of oral production. As Omaggio comments‚ this approach reflected "the view of faculty psychologists that mental discipline
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Personal Writing: My New Life in India Tap ... tap ... tap ... I looked up to see a blurry figure of my mother tapping a few fingers on my shoulder. "Sorry to wake you up‚ Rishi‚ but me and Daddy have something important to tell you." She was not smiling. I got up‚ now fully awake‚ wondering what was going on. With my father standing next to her‚ my mother crossed her arms and‚ in a tone that I knew could not be argued with‚ stated‚ "We have decided to move to India permanently
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Lasting Impressions Company Lasting Impressions Company (LI) is a medium-sized commercial printer of promotional advertising brochures‚ booklets‚ and other direct-mail pieces. The firm’s major clients are New York- and Chicago- based ad agencies. The typical job is characterized by high quality and production runs of over 50‚000 units. LI has not been able to complete effectively with larger printers because of its existing older‚ inefficient presses. The firm is currently having problems cost effectively
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library. Since then‚ our library was being upgraded till very the finished piece that we all feel very content with today. Apart from that‚ the addition of two new coffee tables in the library definitely provide a sense of privacy. Now‚ do not ever think about chit chatting as it is still strictly prohibited! The library also received a new coat of paint quite recently. But not everything had been transformed as the separate reading room is kept just the way it is as tradition must prevail. It is
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the fullest because you never know when there won’t be a next day. My mother said this to me about a million times over the first fifteen years of my life but‚ I never really put this piece of wisdom into action. I can remember it as if it happened yesterday‚ the day that began a change in my mom’s life as well as mine. It was cold and fogy outside and I had an orthodontist appointment. I can remember having a bad time at school that day and then thinking‚ “What a way to top off a terrible day by
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My First Liar It was 22nd of December‚ 2001‚ my 10th birthday. As usual on every birthday when i was 10‚ my parents bought for me a super fancy bike. That was the best gift i’d ever had‚ but i was not suitable to receive it. At that times‚ a Math competition was held at my high-school‚ everyone in class had to join this event ‚and the reward from my parents is the Martin bike . As a arrogant kid‚ I was very confident about myself‚ and I assumed that I’ll win that competition. I didn’t prepare
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High school is the best time to me. High school helps students enrich knowlegde‚ make friends and participate in many school activitees. Although I enjoy going to school‚ there are three problems that my school should solve as soon as possible. First‚ the buildings in my school were under unacceptable condition for students to study. Despite the new shiny yellow paint‚ the leaky ceilings in the classroom of the fourth floor bothered everyone. When it rained‚ the water dropped through the leak
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moving to new schools. Three different schools‚ well four different schools including tri-point. All while being in first grade. Second and third grade I don’t really remember. Fourth through sixth grade i went to Wilson junior high in Pekin. I hated it‚ Wilson is way bigger than ROWVA‚ two stories high I mean it’s huge! Imagine it; a school just for junior high kids that is bigger than our school. I remember my first day of fourth grade with Mrs. Norris. I was a nervous reck. I could feel my heart pounding
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this old woman ‚ what most people thought at the first time ‚ was probably that this old lady was about to crash the car. Impression management play a major role redefining the image of Volkswagen ‚ the parking assistant feature influence people´s views about a social implication which is old people cannot park their car properly‚ the commercial response to the expectations people have about old people driving Impression Management Impression management is the process which allows creating a
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First Day in Delta College January‚ 14th 2014‚ was my first day at Delta College. I have heard some say that their first day of college was full of excitement‚ but for me it was completely new experience. My first day in Delta College was a memorable experience due to three reasons: I was exposed to the new environment‚ I met new teachers‚ and I met some new friends. On the first day of college‚ I saw the new environment and it made me feel more and more comfortable. At my first glimpse
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