of the English language in the world nowadays‚ we should question what kind of teaching would be most appropriate to the learning of English as an International Language. McKay (2002:12)‚ based on the ideas of Smith (1976)‚ summarizes some important aspects that should be considered to the teaching of an international language. 1) As an international language‚ English is used both in a global sense for international communication between countries and in a local sense as a language of wider communication
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the Law – English Language Learners Jennifer L Givens Grand Canyon University: ESL-523N May 22‚ 2013 It’s All About the Law – English Language Learners Are English language learners a new population? Researchers would like us to believe so but the reality is that they are actually a complex group of students‚ full of diversity in their educational needs‚ backgrounds‚ languages‚ and goals‚ who have been coming to the United States for years. An English language learner is a person that is
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Mass Media Tools: Internet Social Networks: Enhance Writing for English Language Learners Submitted By Joana Jane D. Santos Year and Section: BSEDE-3-1 Submitted to Cez Eugenio Language of Education Area Date SY 2012-2013 Introduction Social Networking has been one of the latest fads in the internet today. That most of the students spend most of their time in browsing like Facebook‚ YouTube‚ Twitter‚ Slideshare and etc. Socialization makes other people communicate with others
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Learner’s Guide Manufacture craft baked flour confectionery products using the whisking method (No. 6) Unit Std # 6 NQF Level 3 Credit(s) 12 Field NSB 06: Manufacturing‚ Engineering and Technology Sub-Field Manufacturing and Assembly Issue date: July 2002 Review date: TBA Contents Why am I doing this? 3 At the end of the module you will 3 How to use this module 3 Introduction 4 5 Introduction baked flour confectionery products 6 11 The production of baked flour confectionery
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key to foreign language learning success Author: Christopher Merrifield August 2008 "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding." Stephen Krashen. The principles of L2 teaching philosophy has greatly changed from the ancient principles of the Grammar-Translation approach historically used for teaching Greek and Latin
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1 Mrs. Craig English 10 Accelerated 21 October 2013 Diana Nyad’s Swim Diana Nyad completed a 103-mile swim from Havana‚ Cuba‚ to Key West‚ Florida‚ without a shark cage. However‚ there are several controversies involving the swim. One of these controversies is the possibility that Nyad either got onto or held onto the boat. Holding onto the boat could have increased her speed. “Diana Nyad defends record Cuba-Florida swim as ‘squeaky clean‚’” by Jennifer Kay‚ discusses the Gulf Stream currents
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http://prezi.com/yb-eqyyae2ae/untitled-prezi/ Learning a new language at any age is an enormously rewarding experience in many ways. While language learning is an enriching experience for all ages‚ children have the most to gain from this wonderful adventure. Quite simply‚ starting early offers the widest possible set of benefits and opportunities. First of all‚ while speaking about foreign language‚ it is important to think about the benefits and possibilities that knowing and gaining
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Explore how the character of jimmy develops though the novel? In the novel ‘Fat boy swim’ jimmy show a change in his character; physically‚ emotionally and in his school and home life. This change is influenced by his friends and also family. Jimmy Kelly‚ the fat boy of the school‚ gets reminded of this every day by the school bully’s. He turns this sadness and a love; he uses the energy to keep him cooking. But this is just like a giant circle. He is overweight so he gets bullied. To stop the
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How to Swim Butterfly All those who know‚ even a little bit of swimming‚ have come to agree that the butterfly stroke is by far the most difficult stroke in swimming. It may not necessarily be the most difficult stroke to master technique-wise (that title is held by breast stroke‚ as far as I know)‚ but it is definitely the most taxing stroke to swim. Of course‚ one can always argue that any stroke is taxing to swim when you’re swimming with 100 percent effort‚ and that is true‚ but even in that
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Focus on the Learner Learner Characteristics Learner characteristics are difference between learners which influence their attitude to learning a language and how they learn it. These differences influence how they respond to different teaching styles and approaches in the classroom and how successful they are at learning a language. The differences include the learner’s motivation‚ personality‚ language level‚ learning style‚ learning strategies‚ age and past language learning experience. Learning
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