Learners’ Attitudinal Challenges: Problems and Remedies Prof. A. G. Dodewar Assistant Professor of English Mahila Mahavidyalaya‚
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The Use of Literature in Teaching English as a Foreign Language By: Amr Alhemiary Abstract This research aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills (i.e. reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening)and language areas(i.e. vocabulary‚ grammar and pronunciation) in our times. Reasons for using literary text in a foreign language classroom‚ suitable situations for teaching literature and main criteria for selecting suitable literary texts
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Article on Second Language Fluency This article discusses second language fluency. How do you acquire fluency in a second language? Language acquisition learners are taught in structured English immersion classrooms. No other language is taught. In order for students to become fluent in the second language‚ which is English‚ they must speak‚ read‚ and write in English. I interviewed a coworker whose second language is English. She is fluent in Spanish. During my interview we discussed how
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Language anxiety: “Negative emotional reaction when learning a second language” Learning and teaching a language can be considered by many as a very challenging and demanding task due to what the process itself implies. Could you imagine how each language learner feels when he/ she is asked to perform an activity or just to speak in front of the class? Some of them will feel very comfortable but what about those whose hearts often pound really hard‚ break out in a cold sweat and find it difficult
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MASARYK UNIVERSITY IN BRNO FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHING GRAMMAR TO YOUNG LEARNERS USING INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD MASTER THESIS BRNO 2012 Supervisor: Mgr. Ivana Hrozková Written by: Alexandra Povjakalová Acknowledgement I would like to express my thanks to Mrs. Mgr. Ivana Hrozková for her helpful comments and encouragement. 2 Declaration I hereby declare that this diploma thesis was done by my own and I used only the materials that are stated
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Teaching Abroad: A Culturally Appropriate Education Method Alethia once again left her classroom troubled and perplexed over the day’s events. She reflected over the last three months of teaching abroad in India. At first‚ she anticipated the challenge of teaching in another culture and bringing new and advanced education to a traditional society; however‚ the excitement waned as each day became a fight of wills between her and the students. When she tried to engage the students by asking questions
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The major languages in the United States are English‚ Spanish‚ and Chinese‚ with these last two quickly gaining prominence‚ and about 17.9 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home. Keeping this in mind‚ it is almost essential today to learn a second language. Being bi-‚ tri- or multilingual has many advantages‚ the more obvious being that one can communicate with exchange students‚ immigrants‚ and fellow online gamers‚ chatters‚ and forum users‚ as well as to bridge cultures
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Examine the different methods for giving constructive (practical) feedback to learners and discuss how these can motivate learners. Constructive feedback is a form of feedback which is helpful and supportive. It is motivational in that it neither gives false descriptions of a learner’s ability nor does it destroy their self-esteem‚ but aims to develop and fine-tune skills. Giving constructive feedback is crucial; without it learners cannot learn (Rogers‚ 2004). When used to emphasise
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APPROACH FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Nowadays‚ with the internationalization of this world‚ the foreign language learning and teaching has become especially important. In fact‚ since foreign language study was brought to school‚ various language-teaching methods have been used one after another‚ such as the Grammar –Translation Approach‚ the Direct Approach‚ the Audio-lingual Approach‚ etc. In 1970s‚ a new approach for language teaching‚ especially for foreign language teaching ---the Communicative
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SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COLLABORATIVE SUMMARY a) What is the comic strip about? With respect to what the comic is about‚ we have concluded that the man in the cartoon seems to be a foreigner who travels to another country and comes across local people who say some words and make a particular gesture in a nice manner. The man then makes use of his situational schematic knowledge (De Vega‚ 1995) to interpret the gesture and the linguistic input he receives. By constructing meaning
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