area of life and it is the only language that truly links the world together can not be denied by anyone. That is why today English is taught as a foreign language in most of the countries and new research is being conducted for better learning and teaching in E.L.T. every day. However‚ there is no doubt that learning another language is challenging‚ especially if you do not live in the country where the language is in daily use and you are not exposed to it on a daily basis. Hence‚ there are some complaints
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COPING WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the teaching of affective strategies helps students’ reduce their public speaking anxiety. We used the questionnaire Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) developed by McCroskey (1970; 1992) in order to determine the level of anxiety that a student experiences while holding a speech. At the beginning of the semester‚ the students were asked to fill out the questionnaire by approximating
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Jonathan Drane’s The Art of Listening‚ gives us a poetic interpretation and perfect illustration of what we learned this week on listening as an integral part of communication. We learned that hearing and listening are two totally different concepts with totally different meanings. Hearing is a simple physiological process while listening is more complex requiring effort and practice if one wishes to do it effectively. I knew something of conversation‚ or so I thought/until I listened to another
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Reference Data Sheet: BATTPRIM.PDF (1) PRIMARY CELLS & BATTERIES Many portable electrical and electronic devices are designed to be powered from batteries and in a lot of cases‚ from primary or non-rechargeable batteries. This is the familiar kind of battery which has a fixed amount of energy stored in it during manufacture‚ and once that energy has been used up the battery is simply thrown away and replaced. There are many different types of primary battery now available‚ each with its own
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Effective Listening Strategies BSHS/385 June 2‚ 2014 Effective Listening Strategies The first article I read was called “Active Listening Skills”. This article provided helpful information with helping clients improve the quality of his or her life. When a client knows that the interviewer is listening he or she will feel respected and appreciated. The article shows the importance of listening in order to get the client to respond to us positively and on a deeper level
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Unit 1 – Supporting teaching and learning activities in schools 1.1 A teaching assistant can have discussions with the teacher after obtaining a copy of the prepared lesson plan. Some time may need to be set aside for these discussions to take place‚ such as break or lunch times. These lesson plans are usually prepared in advance‚ the teaching assistant can provide support by doing their own prep work or helping out with task resources. There are three stages of planning: Long-term‚ medium-term
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Literature Review Speaking English is not a new concept to any one of us‚ every one in the school‚ office and in the society while conversing they speak in English. In our country English has become the second language and it is the most widely used language in the world therefore it is very important to have a good command over English language. On the other hand our English speaking is not as good as we want it to be in conveying messages. In this literature review‚ we will be focusing on some
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Speaking Recent Actual Tests_ From http://ielts9.webs.com/ Ielts Speaking Model: An Advertisment Part 2 Describe an advertisement that you think is successful. You should say: what is advertised what the advertisement contains what kinds of people would be (or‚ are) interested in this advertisement and explain why you think this advertisement works well. McDonald’s is a world famous restaurant and their advertisements are part of that reason. Recently‚ on the television‚ I saw an advertisement
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Speaking is considered as the most important skill of the learner‚ most of the time the proficiency of this skill is which judges the knowledge of the learner of the second language. People have to many reasons to improve their ability of the skill such as expressing ideas‚ creating relationships‚ exchanging information etc. Even though‚ the development of this skill is not an easy task for anybody‚ there are many aspects that have to be taken into account in the learning process‚ the learner must
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Primary groups are important not only from the individual point of view‚ but they are equally important from the viewpoint of society. The primary group is the birth-place of human nature. Primary groups help in the socialization of the individuals and maintain social control over them. The attitude of kindness‚ love‚ sympathy‚ mutual help and sacrifice which provide the cementing force to social structure is developed in the primary group. The primary group is a heaven for the individuals where
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