Benefits of Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ more and more people choose to learn a second language. The reason why many people are learning a second language is that there are many benefits to study a second language. In short‚ learning a second language has many advantages‚ like getting a good job‚ learning the culture of other countries and keeping good health. In fact‚ learning a second language is more likely to get a good job than others. First of all‚ as the economy becomes more and
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Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol 2‚ No 5‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Code-switching and its Literacy Effects on the Acquisition of English Language by Yoruba / English Language Bilinguals Otemuyiwa Abosede Adebola Department of English‚ College of Humanities Joseph Ayo Babalola University‚ Ikeji- Arakeji‚ PMB 5006 Ilesa 233001‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria ‚ otemuyiwa2011@yahoo.com Abstract This study identified the reasons why people codes-switch
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1. Choose a topic related to language use (in your placement school) which you would like to explore further‚ eg: - The different languages spoken in the country/region/city of your placement school; - The use of different languages/dialects/varieties in the school; - Language use in the classroom; patterns of interaction‚ gender and cultural differences; - Language use in a multilingual classroom; - Teachers’ attitudes to pupils’ (non-standard) language. Although the presentation should
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Total Physical Response in a Beginning Language Class Contents: 1. Shortly About Teaching Methodologies ....................................................... 3 2. Introduction ………………………………………………………………... 3 3. Background of the TPR Approach ………………………………………… 3 4. Approach …………………………………………………………………... 5 4.1. Theory of Language …………………………………………… 5 4.2. Theory of Learning ……………………………………………. 6 5. Why TPR Works? Brain Lateralization …………………………………… 6 6. Goals of TPR Approach ……………………………………………………
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LEARNING STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOM Dr.A.Joycilin Shermila‚ Associate Professor‚ Annammal College of Education for Women‚ Tuticorin - 628003 jshermila@yahoo.com “WE CANNOT TEACH ANOTHER PERSON DIRECTLY; WE CAN ONLY FACILATE HIS/HER LEARNING”
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The language is the most important means of communication. It is necessary to be able to communicate not only in your own language but also in a foreign language. That is why people learn languages. The most important language of all is our mother tongue. We learn it from very young and it stay with us until we die. When we want to learn a new language‚ we must know our own very well. There are many different people and everyone learns a foreign language in his own way. For some people to learn
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The Argument for Learning a Second Language at an Early Age Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foreign language education is no longer a foreign concept to today’s professionals. As the world becomes more integrated‚ it is only a matter of time before one finds themselves confronted by a language that is not their native. Encouraging young children to learn foreign languages‚ therefore‚ has become a common policy among many individual
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The crucial factors for efficient language learning with details are: 1. Motivation 2. Regular practice 3. Emotional involvement 4. Playfulness and willingness to make mistakes 5. Humble approach – The basic first 6. Grammar is secondary to practice‚ theory is secondary to practice. 1. Motivation Turns out that the more you are motivated toward learning the faster and better you will learn. This seems obvious but the crucial point is that to be motivated you have actually
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According to Swain‚ ...producing the target language may be the trigger that forces the learner to pay attention to the means of expression needed in order to successfully convey his or her own intended meaning. (Swain 1985: 249) In Swain’s view‚ learners need not only input‚ but output: they need to use language in order to learn it. Krashen‚ however‚ as recently as 2009‚ stated that: Research done over the last three decades has shown that we acquire language by understanding what we hear and read
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Sociolinguistics And Situation Varied Language Sociolinguistics is the study of how language serves and is shaped by the social nature of human beings. In its broadest conception‚ sociolinguistics analyzes the many and diverse ways in which language and society entwine. This vast field of inquiry requires and combines insights from a number of disciplines‚ including linguistics‚ sociology‚ psychology and anthropology. Language Variation Before we review various aspects of language variation
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