initiatives to promote the education of mainstream teachers to prepare them for ESL students in their classrooms. Between 2009 and 2012‚ The ESL- Content Teachers Collaborative was an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition‚ Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) that provided 1.5 million dollars in the form of a grant that facilitated the professional development of ESL instruction. Current teachers
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Does having a lower socio economic status influence the choice to participate in university in Australia? What reasons might there be for this? Low socio economic status is part of the under-represented group in Australia‚ which also consists of ethnic background and indigenous Australians. People who are classified in the low socio economic group generally have poorer education‚ income and occupational status compared to members of the medium and high socio economic group. This group has a
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Socioeconomic Class and the History of South Africa In any historical account gender‚ race‚ socioeconomic class and many more issues are closely interwoven. In fact‚ to try and separate them would be not only onerous but also a specious task because the resulting account‚ although perhaps straightforward‚ would be at best only partial. However‚ when considering the history of Southern Africa‚ the most encompassing account would be that of socioeconomic class. The motives behind the historical
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I.J.Modern Education and Computer Science‚ 2010‚ 1‚ 1-8 Published Online November 2010 in MECS (http://www.mecs-press.org/) Professional Courses for Computer Engineering Education Yinan Kong Department of Electronic Engineering‚ Macquarie University‚ North Ryde‚ NSW‚ Australia Email: yinan.kong@mq.edu.au Yimin Xie Department of Electronic Engineering‚ Macquarie University‚ North Ryde‚ NSW‚ Australia Email: yimin.xie@mq.edu.au Abstract—A sequence of professional courses of study in Computer Engineering
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Advantages and Disadvantages of ESL Course Books ESL = English as a Second Language (Studying English as a non-native speaker in a country where English is spoken). the use of course books in the ESL classroom is very common because the course books have the advantages of being visually appealing‚ easy for the teacher to prepare‚ and the activities fits well into the timetable. However‚ from the researcher’s own teaching experience‚ there are several problems and issues with the course
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goals of the reading lesson and steer the learners towards achieving these goals. Even if the reading programme has a prescribed textbook‚ it is highly recommended that teachers use additional reading as supplementary materials.. Since the focus of the ESL reading class should be on a specific aspect of reading‚ the selection of an appropriate reading text is critical. If the text chosen is inappropriate for whatever reason‚ the chances of success for that particular lesson are substantially lessened
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Status of women in society As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman‚ my country is the whole world.” Virginia Woolf God has created every thing in pair. He has blessed man with physical erudite and women with the spirutal power. Which make women more emotionally strong caring loving and whizz full person. One must not forget that every legend
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Foundation Fortnight Objective: The foundation course aims at: o Helping students acquire basic prerequisite knowledge of subjects such as statistics ‚ accounting etc o Bring students from diverse background to a common level of preparedness o Build team spirit. o Provide opportunity understand themselves o Unlearn narrow structured thinking and open up them to system thinking / critical thinking necessary for design. o Un shackle them from inhibitions & thrive up their spirit
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Financial Status of Toyota Motor Corp. Overall‚ the global economy in fiscal 2012 continued on a recovery path‚ reflecting economic growth in Asian countries‚ including China‚ and a gradual economic upswing in the United States. In Japan‚ despite the serious economic impacts of the Japan Earthquake and the strong yen‚ the Japanese economy moved gradually toward a recovery‚ with signs of an upturn in consumer spending and investments in the private sector The Toyota Industries Group undertook
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Corporation‚ as part of their family’s transfer package. The students have a language background in Arabic‚ which is the primary language spoken in their home. They each attend a small‚ private‚ international school‚ where their teachers allow them certain “ESL modifications”. Information gathered from these students’ needs assessment evaluations (to be discussed in section three) showed them to be in the early production stage of English language development. They have limited listening and speaking proficiency
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