Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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user to learn. The user can intuit what the application can "do" and can readily manipulate the interface to accomplish the "tasks" that the user would have it do. The application allows the user to perform these "tasks" in a timely fashion. Though multimedia applications are "ephemeral" in nature‚ a learning application should be "memorable". If a user was able to understand the app’s interface initially‚ he should hopefully be able to readily remember how to use it if he were to return to the app at
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Jihad’s Arabic Grammar Notes The ‘alif-ba’According to My Transliteration: aa‚ b‚ t‚ th‚ j‚ H‚ kh‚ d‚ dh‚ r‚ z‚ s‚ sh‚ S‚ D‚ T‚ TH‚ `(this is not ’‚ but the thing on the left of my ‘1’ key)‚ rh‚ f‚ q‚ k‚ l‚ m‚ n‚ h‚ w (or oo)‚ y (or ee). ‘fatHatun’: a; ‘Dammatun’: u; ‘kasratun’: i; ‘shaddatun’: xx; ‘tanweenun’: I add a ‘n’ to the ‘harakatun’; ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa`i’: I just write the ‘harakatun’ or a ‘ ‘ ’ when necessary; ‘hamzatu-l’waSli’ (when not pronounced): -x’; (when pronounced): same as ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa’i’
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Ashleigh Kendall Mrs. Evans Eng. 095-80 19 February 2013 How to Teach Basketball If you ever played basketball you have to have your mind set to ten percent heart and ninety percent determination. I can remember growing up playing basketball with my dad because he taught me how to play. We would play all day and night. There were always rivalries in our house because we liked different teams. For example‚ he liked the Celtics and I liked the Miami Heat. I love to play basketball and I think
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How to Teach English as a Second Language for Kids For TESOL By WILLY Ee 2014 • Provides a safe and comfortable lerning environment. • Emphasizes oral work and communication. • Make learning fun by an eclectic approach that addresses their individual interests and learning styles. • Take advantage of their strengths and work with their proclivity to learn a second language. We suggest: suggest 1) Maintain an accepting‚ cooperative environment - making their cultures and customs a part of the
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English Grammar in Conversation Geoffrey Leech DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANCASTER UNIVERSITY‚ LANCASTER LA1 4YT‚ UK A thorough description of spoken English grammar is felt to be overdue. After all‚ spoken language has largely been neglected by grammatical tradition; the word grammar itself descends from the classical Greek word for writing. The grammarian ’s bias towards the written language remains strong today‚ and is reflected in such terminology as ’left
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The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom 1/14/10 11:34 PM Radical Pedagogy (2001) ISSN: 1524-6345 The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom Dimitrios Thanasoulas Member of TESOL Greece and the AILA Scientific Commission on Learner Autonomy akasa74@hotmail.com I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor‚ Dr. Doreen Du Boulay for her assistance and insightful ideas‚ and record my thanks to my friends Joshua Jackson and Eleni
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Word count 686 Unit 27: Using inclusive learning and teaching approaches in lifelong learning Prior to the micro-teach I chose the topic of ‘music‚ drum‚ and rhythm workshop’ because it’s practical‚ fun‚ universally accessible‚ the vast majority of people like music‚ it can be applicatory to absolute beginners all the way to advanced musicians and it advocates group work and student centred learning. Other options that I considered included a group piano lesson‚ drum kit lesson or DJ lesson
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The Course of Theoretical Grammar Seminar 1. Theoretical Grammar and its Subject. General Principles of the Grammar Analysis 1. The subject of theoretical grammar. The scope of linguistics. 2. The grammatical structure of the English language. Morphology and syntax as two main parts of grammar. 3. Language as a system and structure. The dichotomy of language and speech. Different approaches to the language study. 4. Characteristics of the language levels and their units. 5. Systemic relations
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make written grammar errors comparable to Folse (2009)‚ “20 common errors made by native speakers” (p. 39). Therefore‚ when tasked with distinguishing native speakers and “ELL grammar errors” quiz (p. 4)‚ I completely missed the possessive “students’” in number 10. On the other hand‚ I was able to detect ELL grammar errors contributing this success to my frequent interaction with immigrant populations. The most apparent being word order errors. Receiving a low score in the “ELL grammar knowledge” quiz
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