This will guide their use of the language. In addition‚ various techniques can be applied in using this method to tea Since the day human beings began to learn foreign languages they have to confront the problem of how to learn it effectively. They have thought for centuries to look for a best way to teach and learn foreign languages‚ and there actually emerged lots of methods of language teaching. Today I¡¯d like to introduce one of them‚ which may not be as famous as grammar translation but is
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Comparing spoken and written communication Spoken language and web based communication are different from each other: they both have different features and aspects. Spoken language takes place in person‚ is transitory and relies on sounds. Whereas web based communication takes place online where speakers can be many miles apart during a conversation. So the features in web based communication are not present in spoken communication. A common factor which is required for a spoken conversation
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ASSIGNMENT 2 FOCUS ON THE LEARNER Background - Life and learning styles Initially when I started observing the students in our Elementary class‚ I had a few choices but the one that stood out to me‚ I think‚ has such an interesting story to tell for her few years that she’s been on this earth. I interviewed Rine M.‚ a 23 year old Management from the DRC (Democratique Republic of Congo)‚ in the Elementary English Class. Rine‚ who has a degree in Marketing‚ has been in Durban for the past
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Written Assignment (Focus on Learner) Background The learner I have chosen for my focus assignment is a woman of Nepalese origin‚ she is in her early 30’s and she came to this country over 2 years ago as an economic migrant. She lives with her with family in London and is currently studying ESOL a Greenwich Community College. Educational Background The learner I have chosen has a general level of education from her native country‚ having attended nursery‚ primary and secondary schools. In
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Assignment 1: Language Analysis Part A: Mary goes to work at 8.30. A) The name of the structure (if there is one) Present simple tense B) The form of the structure Subject + base form-es C) The function Describing habits and routines D) The phonological features Weak form: to > / ’tә / Sentence stress: Depends on the context. Intonation: Falling at the end. Pronunciation: Mary > / ’meɪrɪ / E) Possible student difficulties Conceptual difficulty:
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A. Learner’s profile Virginia is a 29-year old native Spanish speaker born in Madrid. She is currently studying a professional training course and works as an animal caretaker. She is one of the A2 or Elementary proficiency level students of the Celta Teacher Training Program at International house Language School. She took part of the same program two years ago‚ but she didn’t continue studying English afterwards. Virginia studied English in primary and secondary school following a traditional
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Testing of the Stroop effect in colour-associated words and neutral words Abstract Study examined the Stroop effect in words which are not colours‚ but represent related object connected to certain colours and whether that would yield similar or the same effect as the classic Stroop study. Previous studies such as Stroop’s (1935) found out a clash between controlled and automatic processing‚ which resulted in delayed answering. This experiment was conducted for 20 participants of both sexes
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Ways to Learn Speak English We can speak English confident if we native language is another than English‚ because we live in a homogeneous country‚ where the diversity of races abound‚ thereby dialect‚ ways of thinking‚ living and acting‚ but in this country the universal language is English‚ spoken different accents‚ so if we aren’t native north American there are several ways to learn speak English‚ for example‚ the practicing‚ living with other people who speak native English‚ learn and
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English Language and Literature (ELL) (New Plan) I. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS The English Language and Literature (ELL) Programme has been validated through a process of external peer review by OU UK as being of an appropriate standard and quality to lead to the Open University validated award of: BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature‚ ELL (OUVA). The degree comprises 129-133 credit hours which can be completed over a four-year period of full-time study. The number of credit hours selected
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ACCENT Accent or Prosody. This fallacy arises from a false accent or a false emphasis in speech. A false stress of voice is placed upon a given word in order to mislead‚ confuse‚ or produce a wrong interpretation. Accent fallacies are fallacies that depend on where the stress is placed in a word or sentence. The meaning of a set of words may be dramatically changed by the way they are spoken‚ without changing any of the words themselves. Accent fallacies are a type of equivocation. Here’s
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