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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My room is my favorite place in my house. I feel as though nothing can describe anybody better than their room can. Just the little things in a room can describe a person more than anything. Such as bedroom suites‚ colors of the walls‚ and decorations. Until my brother had graduated high school and was ready to move off to college. I shared a room with my sister whom is three years older than me. My mom was the one who had always decorated our rooms when we were little‚ and then again when we
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My family has always been the most important facet of my life. I never knew how important they were until I moved away. I have been away from my family for close to three years now‚ particularly my mother‚ and it is hard being all alone out here. It is a tough experience from being a “mama’s boy” to only seeing her twice a year‚ if I’m lucky. When you’re forced to be on your own at such a young age you learn how valuable the small things are. However‚ you have to take the good with the bad
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I feel that the First Amendment (freedoms of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ petition‚ and assembly) is the most important constitutional amendment in the Bill of Rights. This is because the first amendment serves as an enabler of the discussion of other ideas‚ including the other constitutional amendments themselves without fear of negative consequence(s) from the government; most of the amendments‚ at least in the Bill of Rights‚ have controversy surrounding them; for example‚ the Fifth Amendment allows
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The Three Most Important Qualities to Be a Super Achiever In order we grow up in everyone life achieving something is always awesome and involves several dilemmas‚ we have obstacles and sometimes they are difficult to overcome them‚ so we must to be prepared to face them. There are three main qualities necessary for success: Responsibility‚ perseverance and optimism. Responsibility: This is one of the most important qualities to be successful. When people are responsible they already have everything
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The analysis «The Lumber Room» The text under analysis is written by an outstanding British novelist and short story writer Hector Munro. Hector Hugh Munro (December 18‚ 1870 – November 13‚ 1916)‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer‚ whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged
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The “Most Important Day” In the text “The Most Important Day” by Hellen Keller‚ we can see that Keller’s world is full of frustration and isolation as she is trapped due to her deaf and blindness disabilities. These disabilities make Keller’s life an everyday challenge‚ causing her to face communication difficulties‚ understanding‚ and personal growth. Keller’s lifelong despair stops once she meets such a strong woman to help conquer these diagnoses. In paragraph 5‚ Keller shines a light on the
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We know that manpower is playing a very important role in the entire organization as well as in economic. Why is the manpower very affecting toward every organization? Human resource can be defined as labor as well as all the employees within the entire organization regardless of rank. Human resource is a resource provided by labor. Peoples whoever working in a company consider employee including of higher management such as general manager and operation manager. For every organization needed labor
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The Reptile Room T he title of the book I am reading is The Reptile Room. The author is Lemony Snicket. The point of view is first person. The main idea of The Reptile Room is that the Baudelaire parents die in a house fire and the orphans are sent to live with a distant relative named Count Olaf‚ a terrible and greedy man. The Baudelaire parents had left behind an enormous fortune which will go to Violet‚ the oldest of the orphans when she turns eighteen. Count Olaf is so obsessed with getting
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The most important discovery in the last 100 years The most important discovery in the last 100 years A lot of significant discoveries have been made over the past centuries. While various discoveries in astronomy‚ science‚ physics set our lives on entirely different course‚ I strongly believe that the discovery of the fist antibiotic‚ penicillin played a crucial role in the history of mankind. Firstly‚ before the discovery of penicillin some diseases were incurable and any wound could result
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