growing demographic of students are those whose first language is not English. Today‚ the majority of students are English Language Learners‚ and they may speak several languages and come from many different cultural backgrounds. These are students who have significant challenges in English which include: reading‚ writing‚ and responding to the subject-matter demands of school. Assessment strategies have influence over the education of English Language Learners since assessments impact the classification
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"It’s kind of funny because ’LOL’ now means ’laugh out loud.’ But when I was a kid‚ we would write ’LOL’ on notes and stuff to our friends and it would mean ’Lot’s of Love.’ Whenever I read that‚ I still find myself thinking ’Lot’s of Love’ and then I’m like ’No‚ Laugh out Loud!’ It’s kind of funny‚" said Lane laughing (Lane 2010). By shortening words are we working faster or just being bone idle? The online communications through social networking sites such as Yahoo messenger‚ Msn messenger‚
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English as an Official Language In U.S.A “Do we really need another bureaucracy controlling how and what we speak?” ("English Should Not Be the Official Language of the United States." n.d.) I think when the government makes English as an official language‚ people could have a chance to choose what language they want use in their homes. It was surprising to me when I found out that the U.S.A does not have an official language. Although English is many people’s native language‚ it also often used
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Running Head: TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Problems that Science Teachers of English Language Learners Face in the Classroom Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction………………………………………………………..….3 Significance of the Study……………………………………………..4 Research Question……………………………………………………5 Hypothesis of the Study………………………………………………5 Methods………………………………………………………………6 Data analysis………………………………………………………….7 Conclusion……………………………………………………………8 References………………………………………………
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organization was created after the beginning of the calendar year‚ the first tax period for it is the time period from the date of its establishment until the end of the calendar year. In this day of establishment of the organization shall be the day of its official registration in the organ of justice. 3. If the organization has been liquidated‚ reorganized by the end of the calendar year‚ the latest tax period for it is the period of time from the beginning of the year prior to the completion
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When You Do Work You Give it Energy! Holly Beech Professor Evans SCI 110 Holly Beech Professor Evans SCI 110 31 January 2010 Whenever You Do Work You Give It Energy How would one know that working creates energy? Well the definition of energy might give a clue. “Energy can be defined as the ability to do work” (Tillery‚ Enger‚ and Ross‚ 2008‚ p. 59). If one were to think about this statement unscientifically‚ it might evoke the picture of some one being to tired‚ having no energy‚
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Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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Is English Killing Other Languages? Abstract Is English Killing other languages? As we went on to know and find out what people think about question‚ we learned and observed people’s different opinion‚ rather we should term it as conflicting. Some say we cannot blame the English to be a language killer‚ world is changing and those who couldn’t survive die out
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B.A. English Language and Literatures - CBCS Pattern 2008-09 -1- Annexure 8-A SCAA Dt. 21-5-2009 BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY‚COIMBATORE-641 046 B.A ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (CBCS PATTERN) with compulsory Diploma in Communicative English (For the students admitted during the academic year 2008-2009 and onwards) SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS Inst. Hours/ Week Examination Duration Credit 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 CIA $ Uni. Exam 75 75 75 75 75 50 75 75 75 75 75 50 75 75 75 75 75
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Hung Chu Political Science A180 Professor: Patrick Coaty July 10th 2010 What would you do to prevent another 9/11? How would you fight the war on terror? Throughout the book “Understanding the war on Terror”‚ I have got a full understanding of how the world terrorisms world. The idea of terrorism was actually established several centuries ago. Generally‚ terrorism is not only practiced by Rational Islamic group like Hezbollah or Al-Qeada; it had been planned in the Nazi‚ and the Soviet Government
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