ESSAY Helping English Language Learners in the Classroom Learners from different background and surroundings have different perceptions towards learning English. Their surroundings contribute to their more or less of understanding of towards English language learning. From urban to rural settings‚ most schools are in charge for educating English language to students. In relation to that matter‚ teachers of English language in schools are also facing several difficulties in teaching English
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system and thus stress-related vowel reduction phenomenon does not arise in Korean. Moreover‚ ’/ə/’ and ’/ɨ/’ that are similar to English unstressed vowels ([ə]‚ [ɨ]) exist as full vowels in Korean. This different prosodic system provides Korean learners of English with difficulty to accurately produce English unstressed vowels (McAllister‚ Fledge‚ & Piske 2002). The aim of this paper is three fold. The first is to see whether English unstressed reduced vowels spoken by Korean speakers are different
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7-24-2013 Summary of Instructional Problem In the state of Kentucky Social Studies education focuses on five big ideas that all topics can fall under. These topics are government and civics‚ cultures and societies‚ economics‚ geography‚ and historical perspective. (Kidwell‚ 2012) Geography is one of the big five ideas and is extremely important. One of the foundations of geography is the use of map skills. Map skills can include simply reading a map‚ using visual literacy to decode information
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Hungry for Healthiness There’s a poem that was written in 2005‚ titled Fast Food‚ Slow Death‚ the writer goes by Terrance the Terrible he started; “Oh‚ I love the greasy‚ tasty‚ salty‚ fattening things / Hamburgers‚ Milkshakes‚ fries‚ and onion rings / Footlong hot dogs‚ all beef patty /All so yummy‚ all so fatty.” (“Terrance” 1-4) The character Terrance describes has a love for these fatty meals. “It’s easier to rip at oily paper than at banana peals / Who cares about the consequences / The food
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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
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The New Adult Learner Integration with Technology "Modem" is thus a very temporary state. My own assessment is that the half-life of current practices is about a decade. Malcolm Knowles‚ 1980
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The Problem Faced By Beginning Online Learner Introduction Distance learning is a process of creating and provides access to learning when the source of information and the learner are separate by distance and time. Green Berg (1998) defines contemporary distance learning as “a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners at a distance and is designed to encourage learner interaction and certification of learning. Desmond Keegan (1995) gives the
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After reading Dewar and Wittington (2000)‚ I discovered that I’m an extrovert learner. The pros of being an Auditory learner are very similar with the pros of being an extrovert learner. They both consist of remembering voices and faces‚ having the ability to develop thinking and writing skills and understanding spoken instructions better than others. They also have similar cons like
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In 2012‚ the National Center for Education Statistics reported 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
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TEACHER´S VERSUS LEARNER´S ROLES Jaroslava Kunstová‚ ČR Abstract: The article describes the roles of teachers and learners in the educational process. It introduces a basic terminology‚ presents teacher´s and learner´s roles‚ competences in the educational process as well as some other factors which influence their roles. Key words: teacher‚ learner‚ roles‚ competences‚ relationship‚ interaction‚ individualization. Introduction The relationship between teacher and learner is forming
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