TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Mahsa Rabiee Khouzestan Science and Research branch‚ Islamic Azad University Ahvaz-Iran Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of using technology in teaching English as a second language. It considers some techniques which can promote English language students to take a step forward on their learning skills by using technology. In this research‚ the focus is on reading and writing ability of learners. During
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vocabularies correctly. | | |Students will be able to use these vocabularies correctly. | |Language Focus |Go+ V-ing
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definitely look into getting the parents involved although they might not speak English well. I would bring in a translator to accommodate the parents to let them know the performance of their child. Now the child can speak her native language and the English language. This gifted child would change the way of living for her future generation. Sometimes where you come from does not matter when it comes to an educational aspect of life. Many ethnic students
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Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory focused on the affect of the surroundings‚ namely the culture‚ peers‚ and adults‚ on the developing child. Vygotsky proposed the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) to explain the influence of the cultural context. ZPD refers to the range of tasks which a child cannot finish alone since they are too difficult‚ but such tasks can be completed with guidance and aid from more-skilled individuals. The lower limit of ZPD is the level of skill that the children can reach
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recently it was stated that every second student is supposed to have sufficient knowledge of at least one foreign language at the age of 15. An action plan formulated by the European Commission for the years 2004-2006 shows the importance of languages as means for integration and cultural awareness. “It is a priority for Member States to ensure that language learning in kindergarten and primary school is effective‚ for it is here that key attitudes towards other languages and cultures are formed‚ and
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Sociocultural Learning Affects the Development of Children ECE 101 Professor Kara Bullock Chakera Simon October 12‚ 2010 Sociocultural Learning Affects the Development of Children Lev Vygotsky believed that children learn from their own experience. As a teacher I have grown to learn that Vygotsky’s findings are true in so many ways. Just from watching the children in my classroom I see that the Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding play a huge part in the development of a child.
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Test characteristics Hossein Farhady Fundamental Concepts in Language Testing (4) Characteristics of Language Tests: Total Test Characteristics* Hossein Farhady University for Teacher Education Iran University of Science and Technology Introduction The first two articles in the series dealt with explaining two fundamental concepts in language testing‚ namely form of the tests and functions of the tests. The third paper was devoted to explaining the characteristics of an individual item
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Learning a new language is often begun at a young age and‚ in some schools‚ is continued throughout a person’s education. While it may be easier to learn and retain a second language at a younger age‚ those who are interested in learning a second language later on in life should not be discouraged. In fact‚ the older a person gets‚ the more apparent the need for the English language becomes. Consider the following instances in which mastery of the English language is crucial for success. Obtaining
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Second Language Teaching in Elementary School with a Multimedia Gloss Marilena Zoi 1‚ Ioanna Bellou 1 and Tassos A. Mikropoulos 1 1 The Educational Approaches to Virtual Reality Technologies Lab‚ The University of Ioannina‚ Greece Abstract. This work investigates the effects of a special designed multimedia gloss on learning outcomes concerning vocabulary learning in German as a second language in elementary school pupils. The gloss involves annotations of unknown words in three different
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages‚ Inc. (TESOL) Age‚ Rate and Eventual Attainment in Second Language Acquisition Author(s): Stephen D. Krashen‚ Michael A. Long and Robin C. Scarcella Reviewed work(s): Source: TESOL Quarterly‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 4 (Dec.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 573-582 Published by: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages‚ Inc. (TESOL) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3586451 . Accessed: 09/01/2013 08:48 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the
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