Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages‚ Inc. (TESOL) What the "Good Language Learner" Can Teach Us Author(s): Joan Rubin Reviewed work(s): Source: TESOL Quarterly‚ Vol. 9‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1975)‚ pp. 41-51 Published by: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages‚ Inc. (TESOL) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3586011 . Accessed: 06/02/2012 03:41 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
Premium Language education Language acquisition Second language acquisition
grammar practice for the Malaysian ESL learners. Canadian Social Science‚ 5‚ 167-175. [pic] SECTION A INTRODUCTION The changes of method and methodological approach to teaching language in the West have also influenced the language teaching approach in Malaysia. In Malaysia‚ The English Language Program for the primary school is aimed at equipping students with basic language skills to enable them to use the language and communicate effectively in any situation
Premium Language acquisition Second language acquisition Linguistics
Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif. 325.2109581 Printed in Australia by Hyde Park Press © Insight Publications 2010 contents Character map Overview About the author Synopsis Character summaries iv 1 1 2 3 Background & context Genre‚ structure & language Chapter-by-chapter analysis Characters & relationships Themes‚
Premium Afghanistan Australia Taliban
Music and Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition Dayana Ibeth Sanchez Ochoa University of Pamplona 1. Introduction The purpose of this ethnographic research is to examine and analyze the influence of music in the acquisition of second language vocabulary‚ and understand the importance of it on the students’ learning process and the teaching process as well. This analysis is essential to acknowledge the outcomes that music can bring to education and to familiarize with a different
Premium Second language acquisition Language acquisition Linguistics
ABSTRACT ii The purpose of this presentation is to determine the use of NLP in language teaching. In this study‚ in the first part‚ some background information was given about what Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) is‚ and whether NLP was used in language teaching before. To put forward whether NLP is effective in language teaching‚ general questions related to NLP are to be asked to language teachers in questionnaires and interviews. The collected data were analyzed in tables and graphics
Premium Language education Intelligence Language
The Socratic Method of teaching is named as such after its moniker‚ Socrates‚ and is styled according to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered
Premium Education Learning Teacher
Competence and Performance in Language Teaching Jack C. Richards Competence and Performance in Language Teaching Jack C. Richards cambridge university press Cambridge‚ New York‚ São Paulo‚ Mexico City‚ Tokyo‚ Singapore‚ Madrid‚ Cape Town‚ Dubai‚ Melbourne‚ New Delhi Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas‚ New York‚ NY 10013-2473‚ USA www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press 2011 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant
Premium Second language acquisition Language education Language acquisition
Richards - Regional Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and combine certain dimensions of teaching knowledge and skills
Premium Teacher Pedagogy Language education
that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate their learning. This idea was protected and implemented by Title
Premium English language Second language
Unit 13 Essay | American Students‚ Second Languages | CP-150 | Janet Petty 5/25/2012 | American Students should be required to learn a second language to help them compete in today’s market place. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the world population exceeded 7 billion on March 12‚ 2012. (Wikipedia) According to the United States Department of Education‚ as of 2006 less than 1% of American high school students combined studied Arabic‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean‚ Russian
Premium Second language United States Education