2 On Communicative Competence Dell Hymes This paper is theoretical. One connotation of "theoretical" is "programatic"; a related connotation is that one knows too little about the subject to say something practical. Both connotations apply to this attempt to contribute to the study of the "language problems of disadvantaged children". Practical work‚ however‚ must have an eye on the current state of theory‚ for it can be guided or misguided‚ encouraged or discouraged‚ by what it takes
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Edith Cowan University Research Online EDU-COM International Conference Conferences‚ Symposia and Campus Events 2008 Identification of Learning Barriers Affecting English Reading Comprehension Instruction‚ as Perceived by ESL Undergraduates in Thailand Chayapon Chomchaiya Curtin University of Technology Katie Dunworth Curtin University of Technology Originally published in the Proceedings of the EDU-COM 2008 International Conference. Sustainability in Higher Education: Directions for Change
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TECHNIQUE OF PRESENTATION AT NATYA LANGUAGE SERVICE AND PROGRAM SKRIPSI BY: DIANA AMALIYAH VERAWATI NINGSIH NRM: 99220056 JURUSAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INGGRIS FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA 2005 ABSTRACT TECHNIQUE OF PRESENTATION AT NATYA LANGUAGE SERVICE AND PROGRAM NAME : DIANA AMALIYAH VERAWATI NINGSIH NRM : 99220056 PROGRAM : S-1 MAJOR : PENDIIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS FACULTY : FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI INSTITUTION : UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA A research that
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A Study on Improving the Writing Ability of Middle School Students Based on Error Analysis Abstract: English writing plays a significant role in learning. However‚ for most middle school students‚ English writing‚ among the four basic skills‚ is the most difficult skill for them to master. One of the reasons may be that writing places high demands on accuracy‚ fluency‚ coherence and organization compared with other language skills; another reason may be that the English teachers
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Direct method Innovation in foreign language teaching began in the 19th century and‚ very rapidly‚ in the 20th century‚ leading to a number of different methodologies‚ sometimes conflicting‚ each trying to be a major improvement over the last or other contemporary methods. The earliеst applied linguists‚ such as Jean Manesca‚ Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff (1803-1865)‚ Henry Sweet (1845-1912)‚ Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) and Harold Palmer (1877-1949) worked on setting principles and approaches
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Introduction of Fashion Advertising: The price of beauty Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience‚ viewers‚ readers or even listeners to take some action with respect to products‚ ideas‚ or services. Most commonly‚ the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering‚ although political and ideological advertising is also common. Advertising messages are usually paid for by sponsors and viewed via various traditional media; including
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Examples and Observations: • "Code-switching performs several functions (Zentella‚ 1985). First‚ people may use code-switching to hide fluency or memory problems in the second language (but this accounts for about only 10 percent of code switches). Second‚ code-switching is used to mark switching from informal situations (using native languages) to formal situations (using second language). Third‚ code-switching is used to exert control‚ especially between parents and children. Fourth‚ code-switching
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Early Childhood Educ J (2008) 35:489–494 DOI 10.1007/s10643-008-0236-5 Selecting Books for Children Birth Through Four: A Developmental Approach Julie Dwyer Æ Susan B. Neuman Published online: 22 February 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract The selection of books to read to young children matters enormously in the role books play for enriching children’s lives. This paper reviews the scientific evidence for the appropriate selection of books‚ and argues that care in
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Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes. The American Psychological Association defines cognitive psychology as "The study of higher mental processes such as attention‚ language use‚ memory‚ perception‚ problem solving‚ and thinking."[1] Much of the work derived from cognitive psychology has been integrated into various other modern disciplines of psychological study including social psychology‚ personality psychology‚ abnormal psychology‚ developmental psychology‚ and educational psychology
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Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/vol14num1/winkegasssydorenko.pdf February 2010‚ Volume 14‚ Number 1 pp. 65–86 THE EFFECTS OF CAPTIONING VIDEOS USED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LISTENING ACTIVITIES1 Paula Winke‚ Susan Gass‚ and Tetyana Sydorenko Michigan State University This study investigated the effects of captioning during video-based listening activities. Second- and fourth-year learners of Arabic‚ Chinese‚ Spanish‚ and Russian watched three short videos with and without captioning
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