What have been the most important findings in SLA research on instructed/classroom second language learning in recent years? What have been their main influences on ELT? With the growth of our global village and with our seemingly permanent state of interconnectedness the need for a worldwide common tongue is paramount for many people; more often than not that common tongue is English. People have sought to learn such lingua franca for millennia‚ yet the study of how people acquire this ’second
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Twenty-three years and I have never really seen America. All I had ever seen has been the tall‚ magnificent buildings of New York City that have defined my existence. I’ve never once complained. Speeding through that bumpy road towards Ithaca NY was an unforgettable experience in itself. I was amazed by endless acres of presumably dead and useless land. It all seemed too gloomy. The trees looked ancient‚ as if they had been there since the dawn of time. The palette was of an eternal fall. The cows
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In Arthur Miller’s article‚ “Are You Now Or Were You Ever?‚” Miller identifies many similarities between the issues during the “Red Scare” and the events in Salem. One similarity that really stands out is Miller’s point that‚ “Both had the menace of concealed plots‚ but most startling were the similarities in the rituals of defense‚ the investigative routines: 300 years apart‚ both prosecutions alleged membership of a secret‚ disloyal group.” Miller’s points are very accurate and perfectly depict
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In the movie "Life Is Beautiful"‚ a Jewish man and his family are put into a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The movie gives an inside look at the horrors the Jews were faced with during the Holocaust. "Life Is Beautiful" should be incorporated into a unit on the Holocaust in schools because it shows everything the Jews were faced with‚ it handles expressing the horrors of the Holocaust without being too graphic‚ and it would help students get a more personal feeling of what happened to
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“[Connie] had a quick‚ nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right.” (1) In the story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” the author Joyce Carol Oates‚ deliberately shows us the level of innocence of the protagonist Connie‚ as well as the similar features an inexperienced young girl who lived in 1966 compares to those of a young girl who is raised in our era. Young teenage girls in 1966 are no different
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The best birthday present I had ever received was on my 17th birthday‚ this gift was a brand new ASUS laptop given by my parent. My parents bought me this laptop because they knew that I had been wanted this laptop for quite some times. Finally I can own it now. Prior having this laptop‚ we have only one old desktop at home. Our family consists of my parent and my sister. Four of us sharing this desktop‚ at time we encounter two or more family member wanted to use this desktop at the same time. I
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Pick a job you have held‚ and describe it in terms of span of control‚ delegation‚ responsibility‚ authority‚ and accountability in relation to the course materials explanation of these terms. In the United States Army there are two basic types of “Authority”: command authority and general military authority. Authority is the legitimate power of leaders to direct soldiers or to take action within the scope of their position. Military authority begins with the Constitution‚ which divides it between
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You Have The Right To Remain Equal Do you consider yourself equal to your opposite gender? Of course‚ by law men and women are entitled to have equal rights‚ although our public actions show otherwise. When is it okay to divide gender roles? Perhaps when playing a competitive sport. Why? Is it the different capability men and women have? Is it fair to judge women? No‚ especially when the female gender is being picked on harshly. Various cultures depict equality based on their customs‚ however women
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Conflict and the prospect of its resolution or otherwise is at the heart of oral/visual texts. To what extent do you agree? Conflict and the prospect of its resolution or otherwise is at the heart of oral/visual texts. I agree with this statement. In the film A Beautiful Mind directed by Ron Howard‚ John Nash is a socially awkward character and is a bit different to everybody else. He then becomes diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ and he struggles to cope with the fact that some of his life never
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What’s one thing you are most proud of? “You can get what you want or you just get old” I don’t know where I get this quote but it’s haunting me You know what you really want and please notice passion won’t stay forever My dream is only traveling‚ to anywhere new to see my beautiful country with my limited years You will think I’m a dreamer‚ and yes I’m a dreamer When I was a kid‚ my family has a big picture of Uncle Ho. I’m so proud of this I told myself one day I will come to Hanoi capital to visit
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