still tight. Finally my parents decided it wasn’t going to work and she had to find a more stable job. The only way to do that was to go back to school. So in 2006 my mom went to school to become a nurse. She didn’t receive and financial aid making paying for her college even tougher. My family had to make some sacrifices in order to help my mom go to school. We had to tighten our budget because we were only living off my dad’s income. It was scary even for me as an eight year old. I could tell
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The Learning of English as a foreign Language In order to communicate their ideas and survive in a society‚ human beings needed to use languages which vary depending on the country they live or are from. The acquisition of such languages involves no effort providing that such a process is natural. Individuals develop their communicative skill as they are exposed to the language‚ but when these face the learning of a second language‚ such a process gets complicated. Due to globalization‚ an urgent
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The main theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 1. Introduction The language produced by learners learning a second language is extremely varied. It can range from one learner to another in regard to many factors. These variations can be accounted for by a number of ideas including: first language (L1) interface‚ age differences‚ motivation‚ self-confidence‚ aptitude‚ anxiety‚ gender and social distance. In this essay I will define SLA and then outline five of the main linguistic theories
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How to Write About China When you write a article describing China‚ what would you want people to feel about it? Do you want to describe China as a perfect world or a world like 1984? Actually‚ neither of the ways are correct. Instead of being subjective‚ writing in a objective tone would be a better choice. So that the reader could have a fair view of a real China. At the beginning‚ think about the most significant things of China‚ both good or bad. What things pop up first in your mind when
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An Article Review of Barry McLaughlin’s “Myths and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning” In his article‚ “My and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning‚” published in 1992‚ Barry McLaughlin listed five major myths and misconceptions held by the general public‚ or specifically by some second language teachers‚ as well as some contradictory viewpoints about second language learning held by different scholars. In his five main arguments‚ he puts specific emphases on his suggestions
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In the case Lebanon School District v. Ditchfield‚ Andrew Ditchfield‚ a senior at Lebanon High School‚ spoke before the entire school regarding the nomination of a fellow student for the school government. During his remarks‚ he made several crude jokes‚ inappropriate references‚ and risqué innuendos. The candidate was elected for office but the principal deemed Ditchfield’s speech inappropriate and a violation of school disciplinary codes and suspended him for 3 days. He was also removed from the
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I strongly believed that languages were learned mainly through imitation. Unfortunately‚ after discussing this proposition with my classmates and teacher‚ we concluded that this statement was false. In my experience as a helper of teachers in ESL classes‚ I saw that‚ the Audio-lingual Method gave very positive results. On one hand‚ this method was designed to develop the ability of oral fluency in a second language in 9 months‚ which was also supported by a number of American linguists (Ellis R.
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relationships more because I wanted to feel accepted by others and make friends. As I have progressed‚ I have become more focused on results. At this moment‚ I have learned that I value others opinions on topics‚ but not so much as what they think about me. If If I can make something happen in a productive manner that is for the good of all‚ I have no problem doing it even if it destroys some of the relations that I currently have.
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Write about a TV Programme you either love or loathe There is so much TV on nowadays that you’d think I would find it easy to choose a programme to write about BUT I really struggled. There are some that I hate like reality TV‚ The Only Way is Essex and Made in Chelsea to name but two‚ with their ‘fake’ characters‚ ‘plastic’ Barbie Doll and Action Man personalities‚ looks and features. Then there is the ridiculous storylines‚ so unbelievable‚ anyone out there in the ‘real world’ agree with my thoughts
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tajpura. My self Aditya kumar chandra and ibelongs to tajpura. I teach in a primary school nowdays. I wasveryintersted in it and now also.And i hope that i shouldbe a good teacher in future . because from starting my student life its my vision to becomea goodteacher in mylife. My self Aditya kumar chandra and ibelongs to tajpura. My self Aditya kumar chandra and ibelongs to tajpura. I teach in a primary school nowdays. I wasveryintersted in it and now also.And i hope that i shouldbe a good teacher
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