at least two years of a foreign language on the high school level before graduation. Directions: Think about the advantages and disadvantages of taking two years of a foreign language in high school. Prompt: Write an essay to convince a university or college whether or not two years of a foreign language be a requirement for high school. Many colleges now require that students have taken at least two years of the foreign language in order to be admitted. Language is the key component of
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A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to‚ i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her. These two characterisations do not exhaust the possible definitions‚ however‚ and the label is occasionally applied in ways that are variously misleading or factually inaccurate. Some children learn more than one language from birth or from a very young
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years ago‚ the field of second language acquisition research has focused on two areas: the nature of the language acquisition process and the factors which affect language learners. As we know second language acquisition focusses on the developing knowledge and use of a language by children and adults who already know at least one other language. Knowing this we can say that SLA has two main goals: description and explanation. Description is about how second language proceeds. Explanation is the
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take at least 2 years of a foreign language High school can be one of the very best times to learn a language. There are few other periods in life when the students will have as many opportunities to freely attend a class under the instruction of an experienced teacher. There are more than 6‚000 languages in the world‚ and while many of these are not commonly taught and aren’t spoken in most countries.But why should students learn a foreign language in high school ?
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11/27/12 High School Foreign Language Each year‚ high schools around the country waste money on unnecessary foreign language programs. Although learning a second language can help get a job‚ or help adapt to a new country that doesn’t speak English‚ if there was a choice‚ most students would not choose to take a foreign language class. Also‚ most students who take foreign classes just to acquire the credits to graduate and usually do not even end up using the language later in life. If students
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Learning a foreign language isn’t an easy thing. Nowadays it’s especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work‚ others travel abroad‚ for the third studying foreign languages is a hobby. Everyone‚ who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries‚ read foreign authors in the original‚ which makes your outlook wider. I study English. It’s a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Over 300 million
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travel to study it‚ businessmen wish they were more fluent in it and all around the world‚ having a strong grasp of the English language is a revered skill for non-native speakers. It might not be the most commonly spoken native language in the world‚ but English’s reputation as the global language of business‚ information and entertainment is the reason that the language is learned and spoken by more people than any other. It’s easy to grasp and opens doors in nearly every aspect of life. Why
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Learning a Foreign Language should be Compulsory Primary school is considered the most important basic level of learning as subjects taught in this curriculum play an essential role in children’s future. Acknowledging this issue‚ many countries are starting to put a foreign language subject into this curriculum‚ while other states this subject should be taught in secondary stage of education. This essay will look at those critical reasons why should students start learning alien language at primary
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Applied Sciences College‚ who answered the questionnaire. Abstract: This research is about the importance of fluency and accuracy in language learning; either as a second or a foreign language. It is found out that fluency is more important than accuracy. In other words‚ fluency represents the major section in language learning process‚ and it approximately covers all the important skills that lead to a successful communication. Survey findings show that majority
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Writing Seminar Final Essay Student: Aurimar Barrientos Prof: Alexander Salazar The teaching and learning of writing in English as a Foreign Language As foreign language students we possess the capacity to learn a new language‚ for example English. It might be easy to speak it‚ read it and listen it‚ but what about writing? Writing might be disliked and avoided for students because it is frustrating. It is frustrating because it is unnatural. Speaking is natural and not frustrating; when
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