... make sure that the words activated in their minds fit with the meaning ofthe context. In addition, they must linknew information to what they have already read, as well as to theirbackground ... native language reading instructiondoes not precede or coincide with English reading instruction, then English readinginstruction should be delayed until a modicum of oral English proficiency ... English- speaking students and may nottap into the issues encountered by ELLs as they read in English. Such issues includeinterference from the students’ first languageinthe areas of phonology or writing...
... ofthe study The issue this paper examined in more detail is in what ways the use of students‟ L1 inthe classroom hinders or facilitates their learning of vocabulary of second language (in ... courses of action TAKING ACTION Selecting a course of action EVALUATING Studying the consequences of an action SPECIFYING LEARNING Indentifying general findings DIAGNOSING Indentfying ... drawn based on the findings of the first experiment, the second one was conducted for the purpose of further strengthening those findings. Inthe second experiment, though, the two different...
... 'How interesting', startingat a low pitch and dropping their voice on the 'int' of 'interesting' I will befairly despondent since by their use of pitch and intonation they ... who is in a position to select the textbook which their students are going to use. The Practice ofEnglishLanguage Teaching deals specifically with the teaching ofEnglish as a Foreign Language ... transferred to the use of English. In other words, we may not beteaching them to read, but we are teaching them to read in English. Andbecause they are dealing with a foreign language we will...
... to comment on thethefunctionof clue words within analysis. The theory of clue interpretation gives insight into a known construction within sample dialogues; examining the computational ... Chicago Linguistics Society 255 strategies on the part ofthe speaker and reducing analysis to a recognition of these forms. These algorithms are outlined in detail in [Cohen 83]. The basic ... but examine the relations between the use of anaphors and clues inthe next section. Even w!thin the classification of connectives, there is a question of level of explicitness ofthe clues....
... printout are the scheme's main features. One ofthe most discussed problems inthe automatic translation of Russian documents into English is the insertion ofEnglish articles inthe output. ... question is meaningful only in terms ofthe incrementing of consumer appeal ofthe product, and it would be difficult to answer without research in that very area. From the point of view of an MT ... criteria in the determination ofEnglish articles to the exclusion of all other considerations, or use a combined syntactico- statistical method; the aim of all such routines is the selection of...
... to the change in language. The use of biased languagein clinical journals was infre-quent, with no increase inthe use of value-laden wordsover the twenty year interval (figure 3). When the ... minimal positioning on the part ofthe authors. The demonstrable increase inthe use of adjectives with the potential to bias the reader may indicate that the inter-pretation of results has come ... evaluation of researchers for tenure and promotion and the awarding of grants [1]. The latter often hinges not only on the number of publications and the quality ofthe research but also the Increase in...
... also be included inthe latter part of this research. From such expectations ofthe findings, the author will use the methods of translating the speeches made inthe inaugural addresses ofthe ... describing the good things with positive valances, and the non-dominant hands in describing the bad things with negative valances. Inthe this study, the author made summary ofthe main findings of ... of dominant and non-dominant hands ofthe presidents, according to the nature ofthe object inthe speeches and the valences. 3. Significance ofthe Study In our time of globalization of the...
... ADAPTING THE DIALOGUE TO THEIR LIVES.(Using prompts)Explain to the students that they are going to do the dialogue again in pairs, using their own information. This time the teacher is going ... you have:CDSP/CQ inEnglish CDSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC inEnglish CDSP/TC inEnglish DHSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC inEnglish DHSP/CQ inEnglish DHSP/TC inEnglish Other (specify): ... with the next finger.Squeeze the two fingers together to show the contraction (e.g. “I’ve“).[b] missing worde.g. “I’ve got a bike.”Point to the finger which represents the missing word in the...
... 2: An Investigation into the Current Performance ofEnglish Teaching and Learning in Junior High Schools in Quang Ngai Province 72.1. Introduction 72.2. The Junior High School Community in Quang ... 39Appendix 41iii 2.6.2. Findings and discussion 9 2.6.2.1. Teachers Personal Information 9ã Age of teachers 9ã Teaching experience and training 9ã Qualifications 10 2.6.2.2. Information about Schools ... Improve the Teaching of Oral Skills for Junior High School Teachers in Quang Ngai Province 14 3.1. Techniques for teaching speaking 14 3.1.1. Introduction 14 3.1.2. Controlled speaking activities...
... neither English nor French is spoken receive most of their schooling inEnglish or French, depending on the area ofthe country in which they live. Because the major-ity of provinces in Canada offer ... understanding of the reading process, including reading failure. Since the con-cept of learning disability was first outlined by Samuel Kirk(1963), investigators have concentrated on identifying the basic ... Columbia The purpose of this article is to review published studies oftheEnglish literacy of children in Canada who are Englishlanguage learners (ELLs) with the goal of understanding the read-ing...
... evaluation ofthe product. ã Final assessment based on the combination of individual writing assignment; if students not joining this activity, their final mark reduced. ã The final mark being the ... an understanding ofthe need and interest of each class on the part ofthe teacher. Vietnamese classes ofEnglish are often very big. In regular classes, students are often ofthe same age, ... attention of researchers in using it as a means of developing integrated skill or any particular skill (speaking, listening, writing or reading). The following is the review ofthe studies,...
... an English- speaking international conference. Finally, it is possible that the organizing committee ofthe studied conference mighthave invited the use ofEnglishin an attempt to increase the number ... in otherscientific activities in most non -English- speaking countries.There is a language effect that pressures investigators topublish their work in journals indexed by Index Medicus and the ... and the Institute for Scientific Information because ofthe visibility of papers appearing inthe PubMed database and the influence of their impact factor, respectively. Practicalreasons might therefore...
... inequalities in broader social order”(p.9) Since then, there has been a movement of promoting the use ofthe mother tongue inthelanguage classroom. Professionals in second language acquisition ... evidence favoring and disfavoring the use of L1 are presented. Chapter II, the study, presents the participants, the data collection instruments, the results and the discussion ofthe findings. Part ... parcel of everyday 7 language use for the majority ofthe world population. These scholars have agreed that since the mother tongue and target language co–exist inthe learners‟ mind, in the...
... highlights the unique development ofEnglishin these three contexts. Inthe Inner Circle, the spread ofEnglish was a result of a migration ofEnglish speakers with each settlement establishing its ... characteristics of an international language: 1. As it is an international language, the use ofEnglish is no longer connected to the culture of Inner Circle countries. 2. One ofthe primary functions of ... become a global language with so many implications for the teaching and learning ofthe language. McKay (2002: 1) points out that " ;the teaching and learning of an international language must...