9 Essential English Pronunciation in the Vietnamese Context Tran Thi Lan‚ PhD. Senior Lecturer‚ Hanoi University of Foreign Studies Of the four language skills speaking is always seen as the most challenging by Vietnamese students. One reason for this is neglecting pronunciation at school at all levels. On tutoring IELTS candidates the instructor constantly asks herself whether it is possible for a “false learner” to acquire English pronunciation in a short amount of time. If so‚ what
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in which we live. It is indisputable: English has become the global language of communication par excellence‚ one of the most popular in the world. Is an official language‚ or have a special status in 75 territories around the world. 10 reasons to learn English 1. It is the second most spoken language in the world‚ followed by the number of Chinese people. 2. International universities require the submission of an examination in foreign language‚ English is chosen by the vast majority of students
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Academic Writing Final Piece Outline Stefano Phillips Topic: Ecosystem Focused topic: Decline of Coral Reefs Thesis Statement: Caribbean waters which contains coral reefs‚ one of the world’s most stunning‚ interesting and dynamic ecosystems‚ is diminishing rapidly due to pollution‚ overfishing and climate change. I. Pollution has greatly led to the decline in coral reefs. * Sources of pollution to coral reefs. 1. Land based pollution that runs into the sea is a major threat to
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The Role of Local Culture and Context in English Language Teaching -Mabindra Regmi The Relation between Language and Culture The structuralists portrayed language as an entity that could be segmented and through learning these segments‚ the totality would also be learnt. This method has been tested‚ challenged and in many cases discarded in the world of linguistics. The conception‚ propagation and inevitable discontinuation of ever new methods has prompted Sowden to express “there has indeed been
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Text and Context Despite the changes in the values and concerns of society over time‚ humanity remains the same. A text is a reflection of the context in which it is composed. It captures the religious and social influences and the values placed upon them. Despite the changes in the values and concerns of society over time‚ humanity seems to remain the same. Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The pardoners Tale” written in the 14th century and Sam Raimi’s “A Simple Plan” released in 1998 both explore the unchanging
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HKU SPACE Community College Higher Diploma Programmes 2014-15 Course Document Course Title: English for Academic and Professional Purposes Part I Course Code: C C 8 8 - 2 4 0 - 0 0 Aims and Objective (OPTIONAL) This course is designed as an introduction to advanced English language skills for academic and vocational purposes. It focuses on specific language skills required in conducting an academic research and writing a collaborative research paper. Such skills include locating and screening
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Article Summary “Academic Vocabulary‚ Writing and English for Academic Purposes: Perspectives from Second Language Learners” Averil Coxhead (2012) conducted a research on the use of English vocabulary in Writing and Academic purpose by involving with 14 students of English as an additional language at a New Zealand university. The research was mainly conducted through the experience obtained from background language learning and academic studies of the students by mainly based on two target
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What is academic honesty and why is it important? In my understanding academic honesty is trust in a relationship between professors‚ teachers‚ students etc. It means to be honest with your fellow classmates‚ teacher‚ and pupils in the process of education. To be academically honest means not to cheat‚ fabricate‚ or copy someone else’s thoughts and ideas as if they were your own. Today academic honesty is a very important issue as it is the base of many universities’ educational programs. As the
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SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT _________________________________________________________________________ OUMH1303 ENGLISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION SEMESTER 1 _________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assignment contains only TWO (2) questions that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Answer in English. 3. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. 4. Your
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Student: Tishawn Benjamin Grade: 6 Classes: Science Submitted to: Mr. Anthony Spencer A project submitted to the Ministry of Education in partial fulfilment of Science. The aim of the project is to identify pollution within the community and recommend actions that can be taken to keep the area clean. Without water‚ life is impossible reason being water makes up about 80% of the body of a land plant‚ and about 60% of the body of a human. It is this water in the bodies
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