MC Research Methodology A comparison between first and second language acquisition theories Primarily‚ I would like to mention some differences between the first and the second language acquisition based on Vivian Cook’s online paper. First‚ the tongue mother or first language is acquired during our childhood; when our ability to learn is unlimited. On the other hand‚ second language is acquired either when we are teenagers or adults. Then‚ we can say that our brains have changed along the
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Improving English Language Teaching in Thailand An importance of English language cannot be denied by anyone as English language is considered as an international language. It also affects people worldwide in many aspects such as education‚ trading‚ medicine and technology. According to‚ Thailand does not use English as an official language‚ so most of Thai people have to study English from their school since they were young. Even though‚ we have been studying English for a long time‚ the skill
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Project-English English Project Presented by: Date: May 10‚ 2012 Index 1. Presentation Page 2. Index 3. Introduction 4. Origin of English Language 5. Origin of the English Language 6. Origin of the English Language 7. How did the English Language spread around the world? & English as a major business communication around the world. } 8. Conclusion Introduction The English Language has been spoken for many years‚ in this project I will talk about
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Language is a constant. It is a component that will be forever intertwined into the fabrication of our global society. This multi-sensory means of communication‚ consists of not only the verbal and writing‚ but also touch‚ smell‚ sound‚ body‚ and gestural elements. As human beings are social animals‚ people have the instinct to communicate with others‚ to share our feelings and thoughts‚ and as a result‚ language development in each individual becomes an instinct (Pinker‚ 1994). Since language is
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merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British rules introduced English in Indian schools with
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English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change Darasawang‚ P.‚ English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars Publishing October 2007 pp. 187-204. The definitive version of this article was published as Darasawang‚ P.‚ (2007) English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change. English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars
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Nowadays English has a special and predominant role in the communicative sphere of the world. It has also a special identity in the field of education. A language is a medium of communication and interacting verbally in our day-to day life situation in family and society. But in India English is a foreign language. It is different from mother tongue. The teaching of English is highly desirable for a English teacher. Before starting his teaching‚ it requires for the teacher to fix up his aims and
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Q1) Write about your past formal or informal language learning experiences (any which is not your first language).Would you consider them to be effective or ineffective? Give reasons for your answer. A) I had just passed my 4th std and was on vacations to a remote village in Karnataka where my mother was posted as a headmistress for a government primary school. I had no plans of leaving my mother and returning with my father to belgaum and continue with my school . Nevertheless I was cajoled
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Version : 2.0 15/01/12 General Certificate of Secondary Education English/ English Language Unit 1 H Tier Understanding and producing non-fiction texts Mark Scheme Version 2.0 2012 examination - Jan series Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered‚ together with the relevant questions‚ by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme which was used by them
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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) ‘Communicative Language Teaching approach evolves as a prominent language teaching methods and gradually replaced the previous grammar-translation method and Audio-lingual method”. -(Warschauer & Kem 2000) Category Elaboration Note Theory of Language Language is a system for the expression of meaning: primary function-interaction and communication. Theory of Learning Activities involving real communication; carrying out meaningful to the learner
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