CORRELATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS’ LEARNING HOURS AND THEIR ENGLISH SCORES By: Yelly A. Barlian Abstract The research investigated the relationship between the student’s learning hours and their English scores and how strong the relationship was. The participants consisted of 22 students of Product Design Dept. from a private Art and Design tertiary school in Bandung‚ West Java‚ Indonesia. The instruments used in this study were the variables of English mid-term test score and a questionnaire
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culture. Especially those whose mother tongue is English familiar with the contents and stories of Greek mythology have been imperceptibly influenced by what they constantly read‚ see and hear about since they are very young. Hence allusive idioms from Greek myths have exerted great impact on the English language and literature. It is fairly important to make a full understanding of Greek myths for a foreign student in order to learn the language of English well. To prove this‚ I may as well‚ first of
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teaching of a second language in order to create a better classroom environment and improve the way that students learn English; I mean to create a good environment to learn and to teach. In EFL classroom there are many students of different places of the world with different culture who could be exposed to discrimination which affects their emotional field and can cause learning disabilities. All these factors should be analyzed and studied by teachers in order to avoid these situations before they
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In the process of learning language‚ vocabulary plays a significant role in developing the skills including listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ writing and translation. Vocabulary is regarded as a foundation for the mastery of the language and it goes without saying that great importance should be attached to vocabulary. Hence‚ learners are supposed to enrich their vocabularies for the sake of proficiency in the language learning. However‚ as for most Chinese non-English majors‚ English vocabulary has been
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Settling In Charles Town Settling in Charles Town was really dangerous because of the tigers and the diseases. Before the English settled in Charles Town the Indians lived there before anyone else‚ the Indians could of killed the settlers.There were also cartographers that would copy old maps of Charles Town which were not trustworthy because they changed over timed. The people that did settled in Charles Town probably got a disease called chicken pox. The chicken pox was a highly contagious
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importance of Culture in teaching and learning English in Expanding Circle Countries Constanza Ramos Universidad San Sebastián Introduction: It is widely known that the phenomenon of globalization has affected many fields in everybody’s life‚ such as economy‚ politics‚ culture and so on... Education is one of the matters that has been affected by this phenomenon and with this‚ more people has been interested to learn a second language‚ in this case‚ English. As Berns (2005) mentioned‚ “today
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Identify the main reasons why university students plagiarise in English speaking countries. Present an argument and support with evidence from academic sources Part 1 Plagiarism is the act of using another’s work without appropriate acknowledgement‚ is often grouped with other cheating behaviour such as taking notes into an exam‚ fabricating a bibliography‚ lying about personal circumstances to get special consideration and other similar actions. There is a significant and growing body of literature
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Shidad’s learning of English. One of these factors is the fact that Shidad was born and raised here in the United States. Being born in the United States gave Shidad an early exposure to English‚ which gave him a lot of time to learn the language. Another factor that positively influenced Shidad is the fact that he was taught all of his life in America. This means that Shidad is used to the American school system and how things are done here. I believe that exposing Shidad to more academic English would
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Research update By: Sandra Corpas Velasquez * Academic articles 1. Title: Nothing works!’ A case study using cognitive-behavioral interventions to engage parents‚ educators‚ and children in the management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Author: Levine‚ Eva S.‚ Anshel‚ Daphne J. Source: Psychology in the Schools Year: 2011 b) Currently‚ attention deficit disorder (ADHD) is one of mental health problems most frequently identified inchildren aged escolar.las consequences manifest
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This training course is called English for Winners‚ and before you delve into it‚ we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills‚ you’re very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years‚ but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English‚ but I think it’s just ’school English’." "I understand it a little
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