ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 5‚ pp. 977-988‚ September 2011 © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.2.5.977-988 A Study of Factors Affecting EFL Learners ’ English Listening Comprehension and the Strategies for Improvement Abbas Pourhossein Gilakjani School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Email: abbas.pouhossein@yahoo.com Mohammad Reza Ahmadi School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains
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various parts of the book. Its main purpose remains unchanged. It is meant to encourage the students to think on the essential problems of English language structure and to form their own views of the relevant questions. B. Ilyish September 1970 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION This book is intended as a textbook for the theoretical course on English grammar forming part of the curriculum in our Universities and Teachers’ colleges. Its main purpose is to introduce the
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Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Annie and her brothers (is‚ are) at school. 2. Either my mother or my father (is‚ are) coming to the meeting. 3. The dog or the cats (is‚ are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is‚ are) always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara (doesn’t‚ don’t) want to see that movie. 6. Benito (doesn’t‚ don’t) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is‚ are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live‚ lives) on
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Transcript: Peter Kay on the Jonathan Ross Show Key: JR → Jonathan Ross PK → Peter Kay [ ] → audience and camera ( ) → Paralinguistic Features (.) / (number) → is the seconds in which they pause in speech = → smooth exchange of speech ** … ** → indicating shouting …- →indicating an unfinished word → simultaneous speech JR: it is (.) the wonderful (2) Peter Kay ladies and gentlemen [audience applaud] (Peter Kay walks onto the stage in a costume of his new book)
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Selfishness Most assume that selfishness is both wrong and unhealthy. But is this true? Selfishness means acting in one’s best self-interest. Contrary to popular opinion‚ all healthy individuals do have some levels of selfishness. Dr. Seuss displays a clear picture of selfishness through his story The Lorax. Likewise Hosea Griffith also does the same through his poem The Selfishness of Hearts. The main characters in the story‚ Once-ler and the Lorax prove a great point of selfishness. The Lorax
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the essay “Politics and the English Language”. This essay classifies the bad writing habits in modern English as opposed to the traditional style. We would first like to start off with a quiz to check the class’s general knowledge of the classesIf you could not identify any examples of slang and bad writing habits it would be smart to listen to what were going to talk about. George Orwell writes about the traditional style of English‚ and the connection between language and action. Orwell discusses
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Politics and the English Language Analysis In “Politics and the English Language‚” George Orwell argues against the common belief that language grows with and adapts to the changing times‚ there being nothing any individual can do about it. He explains that the decline of the English language comes from a never ending cycle of foolish thoughts giving way to sloppy writing‚ which eventually leads to more foolish thoughts. Throughout his essay‚ Orwell connects with his readers by establishing his
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Introduction The state judiciary bodies are an important aspect of a particular state. Each state has a different method of nominating and confirming individuals to particular court in a state. In the State of Indiana‚ the state uses political commissions and partisan elections as a means of selecting judges to a variety of judicial slots with each level being more important to the overall well-being of the state. Main Body In the State of Indiana‚ when there is a vacancy for the Supreme Court
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ENGLISH THE LANGUAGE OF THE BUSINESS AND GLOBALIZATION In the early history the British had colonies all over the world. The native of these colonies learned English for their benefit. As English was the language of the rulers the natives learned English eagerly. That is how English become a universal language. Now most of these colonies are free. Yet the English language continues to be used there. Sri Lanka is one of them. Even now if one knows English he or she can travel to any part of the
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Brief History of the English Language OLD ENGLISH 5th Century ---three Germanic tribes ----the Angles‚ Saxons‚ and Jutes arrived in the British Isles. The Angles were named from ENGLE‚ their land of origin. Their language was called ENGLISC from which the word‚ English is derived. The Angles‚ Saxons‚ and Jutes became known as the Anglo-Saxons. The Angles‚ Saxons‚ and Jutes became known as the Anglo-Saxons. Some words such as church‚ bishop‚ baptism‚ monk‚ eucharis‚ and presbyter came indirectly
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