Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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Community language learning (CLL) is an approach in which students work together to develop what aspects of a language they would like to learn. The teacher acts as a counsellor and a paraphraser‚ while the learner acts as a collaborator‚ although sometimes this role can be changed. The CLL method was developed by Charles A. Curran‚ a professor of psychology at Loyola University in Chicago.[1] This method refers to two roles: that of the know-er (teacher) and student (learner). Also the method draws
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www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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THE EMPIRICAL BASIS OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE LIKE LEARNING A FIRST? 1. PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MECHANISM Dulay and Burt began with the premise that first and second language acquisition in children were the same process‚ and that the kinds of errors made by a second language leaner would be the same as those made by a first language leaner of the same language. Children learning a second language are usually older tan L1 learners; they are further along
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1.Discuss the reasons for selecting the teaching methods used. In the micro teach session delivered to my peers at college as part of an Assessment‚ I chose to use the following teaching methods: * Initial assessment * Brainstorming * Group work * Differentiation * Constructivist teaching. Science is a practical subject that requires an academic approach. The methods used are to promote active learning strategies that engage the student. As I already teach at KS4
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word-final voiced consonant in mother tongue (Thompson‚ 1965). This can be regarded ending sounds as the most common errors of Vietnamese learners‚ as based on an earlier research by Australian government publication Asian language Motes. Encountering with final sounds problem that possibly led to the lack or wrong linking sounds. In terms of Vietnamese language‚ there is no “linking sounds”‚ all the tone is pronounced separately. This situation makes it difficult for native speakers of English to
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activities fоr teaching young learners 18 2. Рrасtісаl application оf activities in teaching young learners 32 2.1. Teaching listening 32 2.2. Teaching writing 36 2.3. Teaching speaking 38 2.4. Teaching reading 48 Сonсlusion 58 List of used literature: 59 Іntrоduсtіоn The implementation of learning English from grade 1 to start in Kazakhstan since September 2013‚ said the Ministry of Education and Science. "The priority in 2013 will be paid to the state language‚ a goal of one
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ICT IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Introduction: English is the dominant language of the Internet. A large proportion of the educational software produced in the world market is in English. For developing countries in the Asia-Pacific where English language proficiency is not high‚ this represents a serious barrier to maximizing the educational benefits of the World Wide Web. Icts In Language Teaching: Technology is in-built in language teaching. The latest
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ASSIGNMENT: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Name and surname(s): Heber Guerrero Giron Login: PEFPMTFL966476 Group: 31 Date: February 29‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION Second language acquisition is a process by which people learn a second language. It refers to any language learned in addition to the first language and the differences
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6th article Method and Post method: Are They Really So Incompatible? By Mina khademzadeh The gist of this article is that method is not gone away and there are 3 types of reasons for verifying this. The method is discredited at 2 levels 1. Etic level believed that method is dead but 2. Emic level consist of common people and teacher believed that method is still alive. 1st Methods are not gone away‚ nor are they likely to .we want
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