Jose Carlos was administered an 11th grade level passage‚ “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells‚ to read aloud in English. It was apparent this passage is still advanced for his language level of fluency. He mispronounced many words such as: vague‚ inkling‚ Filby‚ Hastings‚ anachronisms‚ Plato‚ extravagant‚ theories‚ interest‚ communistic‚ and verifications. However‚ the student had no prior exposure to the proper names and other high tier vocabulary words. Jose Carlos conducted many pauses to sound out
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when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words‚ but substantial texts did not appear until the 8th century. During the Heian period (794–1185)‚ Chinese had a considerable influence on the vocabulary and phonology of Old Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw changes in features that brought it closer to the modern language‚ as well the first appearance of European loanwords. The standard dialect moved from the Kansai region to the Edo (modern Tokyo)
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These techniques are‚ as mentioned above‚ rather basic actions that accompany the phonology. Much like an individual’s attempts to clarify their innocence or guilt‚ expertise or lack of‚ their hands communicate just as much to the audience as the speech itself (Weinschenk & Wise‚ 2012). This is where the written language greatly differs
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classroom with the object of making the learning process easier and more efficient. 2. Contrastive linguistics - theory and application Contrastive linguistics is a very broad field of linguistics‚ since it embraces all its major levels: phonology‚ semantics‚ syntax and pragmatics‚ the latter including text studies and some aspects of the sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspective. Especially pragmatics‚ which portrays language as a social-cultural phenomenon intertwined with the subjective
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foreign language. For example‚ non-native speakers of English do not have a tendency to distinguish between [θ] and [t]. For example‚ thank is pronounced as /tæŋk/ instead of /θæŋk/. According to Ransdell (2003)‚ Asians have difficulties in English phonology than native English speakers. That is the most possible reasons
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The new curriculum ignored pragmatics‚ phonology‚ and real syntax. In the new curriculum‚ communication with world based on our culture means ignoring pragmatics in western culture. However‚ knowledge of vocabulary cannot be restricted to its meaning. Learners need to know the correct pronunciation
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Curriculum & Syllabus for B.A. (Hons.) in English Program Department of English SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY House # 64/B‚ Road # 18 Banani Model Town Banani‚ Dhaka-1243 B A (Hons) in English 1. Objective: The course aims at students’ obtaining a comprehensive understanding of English Literature and at the same time‚ paying considerable attention to his or her communication skills. It is‚ therefore‚ a compilation of Literature and Language courses. The
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Alternate Dev.-301 CASE Workshop-302 English 1-303 HSS Skills (N305‚ N303‚ N302‚ N318‚ N319‚ A3-301) 1.00 2.00 PM Reserved slot for Electives L U Optics‚ Symmetry & Spec-101 Algorithms-SH1 Principles & Tech of IA-102 Phonetics & Phonology-101 Adv. Biomolecular Archi-103 Broadband Networks-102 Adv. Biology-103 Intro to Middleware SystemsWed 104 NLP – 104 Mechanics of Materials-302 CMOS RFIC
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26. The language has 7 vowels and 23 “consonants” (Oshana). In addition‚ approximately 85 Percent of the words are written phonetically. The Assyrian language is basically the first of the Semitic Languages. There is an interesting facet in the phonology of this language. The gutturals that are found in other Aramaic languages are lost. The morphology on the verbs is interesting because there are four primary forms‚ four secondary forms‚ and two tertiary forms. There is not much being done to “save”
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But what makes a "good" English teacher? Can teachers with a competent level of English skills be considered good English teachers? A list of attributes of a good teacher of English as a second language (ESL) would be very subjective. With that in mind‚ I would like to discuss the characteristics of a good English teacher based on my own research and experience. There are two common misconceptions about English teaching. First‚ a professor with a doctorate is not necessarily a good English teacher
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