The federal government has changed the ground work and the organization of scholastic lessons in the educational systems in 2001 with the “No Child Left behind Act”. The law say that each state is to embrace English Language Learners in the state assessment and evaluate the student’s language skill “with valid‚ reliable assessments in the areas of oral language and reading and writing skills‚ more specifically comprehension‚ speaking‚ listing‚ reading‚ and writing”(Cook‚ 2007). The requirements of
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slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/11/obama_fried_chicken_incident_explaining_racist_food_stereotypes.single.html Krashen‚ S. D.‚ M. A. Long‚ and R. C. Scarcella. "Age‚ Rate and Eventual Attainment in Second Language Acquisition." Tesol Quarterly 13 (1979): 573-582. Lenneberg‚ E. H. Biological Foundations Of Language. New York: John Wiley and Sons‚ 1967. Prophet‚ T. (2006‚ Sep 18). Program empowers abused women: Financial literacy course aims to help victims and their children leave
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9 Essential English Pronunciation in the Vietnamese Context Tran Thi Lan‚ PhD. Senior Lecturer‚ Hanoi University of Foreign Studies Of the four language skills speaking is always seen as the most challenging by Vietnamese students. One reason for this is neglecting pronunciation at school at all levels. On tutoring IELTS candidates the instructor constantly asks herself whether it is possible for a “false learner” to acquire English pronunciation in a short amount of time. If so‚ what
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References: -Bell‚David. (2003) ‚"Method and Postmethod:Are They Really So Incompatible?"TESOL Quarterly 37(2) :315-328 -Spolsky‚B.(1978) Educational linguistic: An Introduction. Rowley Masschusetts:New House Published‚WC. -Crystal‚ D.(1997). ADictionary of linguistics and Phonetics(4th ed) Black well: black well Publishing [ Electronic version]
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Teaching Listening Listening is a critical element in the competent language performance of adult second language learners‚ whether they are communicating at school‚ at work‚ or in the community. Through the normal course of a day‚ listening is used nearly twice as much as speaking and four to five times as much as reading and writing . In a recent study of Fortune 500 Corporations‚ Wolvin and Coakley (1991) found that listening was perceived to be crucial for communication at work with regards
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Founded by Business Leaders for future Business Leaders Advanced Diploma in Business Administration ERCBA 209 International Trade and Management Study Guide Lecture Notes Lecturer Mr. JUDE NESA RAJAH / Mr. BALA SUBRAMANIAM N 1 Content 1. Introduction Page 3 2. Lecturer Page 4 3. Programme Management Page 4 4. Teaching and Learning Arrangements Page 5 5. Assessment Framework Page 5 6. Grading System Page 6 7. Quality Assurance
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instruction‚ to reside in a new cultural environment and broaden my horizons‚ and to facilitate a sincere desire to aid student development‚ I am laying down my comfortable and secure government position to apply for entrance to your Master’s program in TESOL for the Fall semester of 2001. I have always had an excellent academic performance at school‚ but unlike those who only have good grades‚ I also understood the significance of leading a well-rounded student life. Not only have I participated in many
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the advantages and disadvantages of using robots as teachers. Now answer the questions below about the text. 1. Dr. Marina Dodigovic’s software can make a teacher’s job easier‚ but can it replace him? Dodigovic‚ an assistant professor of English and TESOL at the American University of Sharjah‚ certainly doesn’t think so. 2. "Not in the long run‚" she says. "Computer applications are very task-specific." On the other hand‚ the human brain is capable of processing an unimaginable range of functions simultaneously
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References: Miller‚ T. (2007). How i learned English. Washington D.C.: National Geographic. Warschauer‚ M.‚ Shetzer‚ H. & Melon‚ C. (2000). Internet for English teaching. TESOL.
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