JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING KUMAR KISHOR BORAH FLASH BACK:- Of all the languages in the world today‚ English deserved to be regarded as a world language. It is the world’s most widely spoken language. It is the common means of communication between
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Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/vol12num2/chencheng/ June 2008‚ Volume 12‚ Number 2 pp. 94-112 BEYOND THE DESIGN OF AUTOMATED WRITING EVALUATION: PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS IN EFL WRITING CLASSES Chi-Fen Emily Chen and Wei-Yuan Eugene Cheng National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology‚ Taiwan Automated writing evaluation (AWE) software is designed to provide instant computergenerated scores for a submitted essay along with
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methodological approach to teaching language in the West have also influenced the language teaching approach in Malaysia. In Malaysia‚ The English Language Program for the primary school is aimed at equipping students with basic language skills to enable them to use the language and communicate effectively in any situation. This aim is clearly stipulated in the English Language Syllabus. In an effort to “ to equip pupils with basic skills and knowledge of the English language so as to enable
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Age and Language Learning What exactly is the relationship between age and language learning? There are numerous myths and misconceptions about the relative abilities or inabilities of language learners of different ages. Do children learn language faster? Is it impossible for adults to achieve fluency? In a word - no. These and other common beliefs are simply not true. Children do not necessarily learn faster than adults and‚ in fact‚ adults may learn more efficiently. Furthermore‚ there is no
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Learning a foreign language‚ gradually‚ has become popular among people‚ especially students‚ yet whether students should start a foreign language learning as soon as they begin school is still under discussion. As I see it‚ I prefer to agree with the statement that students‚ who just come into school‚ are supposed to be taught another language except for mother tongue. The world‚ in nowadays‚ is like a melting pot. Different languages‚ and cultures is mixing together‚ people in various races
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Comparison on Chinese CLIL with European CLIL Abstract: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)‚ regarded as an “umbrella” term to dual-focused education where content is learnt through an additional language‚ is widely implemented in Europe. This paper mainly focuses on the theoretical bases of CLIL implementation‚ its implementation in Chinese context and its shortages compared with Europe. The whole essay includes three parts: the introduction‚ the body and the conclusion
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foreign language learners. These include age‚ intelligence‚ aptitude‚ motivation‚ attitude‚ personality‚ learning/cognitive style and learning strategies. Definition of language learning strategies according to scholars : According to Brown 2007‚” learning strategies are those specific “attacks” that we make on a given problem‚ they are the moment-by-moment techniques that we employ to solve problems posed by second language input and output”. For Chamot 2005‚ “language learning strategies
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NOTES ON FUNCTIONAL SТYLES OF LANGUAGE The object of lingo-stylistics is the study of the nature‚ functions and structures of stylistic devices (SD) and expressive means (ЕМ) оn the оnе hand‚ and the study of the functional styles‚ оn the other. А functional style of language is а system of interrelated language means which serves а definite aim in communication. А functional style is thus to bе regarded as the product of а certain concrete task set bу the sender of the message. Functional styles
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Some people insist that the main emphasis in foreign language teaching should be on speaking and writing correctly‚ while others feel that teaching learners how to communicate and express their ideas fluently should be the main goal. What’s your opinion? Support yow ideas with reasons and examples from your own language-learning experience. Which is more important in learning a language: speaking and writing correctly‚ or expressing yourself fluently but inaccurately? Although both are important
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Learning a Second Language Acquiring a second language is a goal many adults set for themselves. Students have the ability to take foreign language courses early on in their education‚ but not many adults who attended school years ago had that option. The level of ease or difficulty in learning a second language is dependent on the stage of brain development and the style of learning. There are different options for learning a second language‚ and it can be most effective at a young age
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