observation in the language classroom

... practice in the L2 classroom 29 Motivational Strategies in the language classroom Creating the basic motivational conditions Generating initial motivation Maintaining and protecting motivation ... out to these students' families, get to know them, keep them informed of what is going on at school, and involve them in decision-making In other words, they enlist the parents as allies in their ... Strategies in the Language Classroom CAMBRIDGE LANGUAGE TEACHING LIBRARY A series covering central issues in language teaching and learning, by authors who have expert knowledge in their ®eld In this...

Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2016, 15:33

... order”(p.9) Since then, there has been a movement of promoting the use of the mother tongue in the language classroom Professionals in second language acquisition have become increasingly aware of the ... everyday language use for the majority of the world population These scholars have agreed that since the mother tongue and target language co–exist in the learners‟ mind, in the learning activities they ... used in the English classroom as well as the purpose of the mother tongue use The information obtained from the classroom 17 observation was also used to confirm the data obtained through the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:32

... arguments against using the MT in the ESL or EFL classroom Cook (2001) presented three main arguments for the ignorance of the L1 use in the target language classroom They are: (i) The L1 acquisition ... sentences and explain grammar), teacher organizing the class (organizing tasks, maintaining discipline, contacting with individual students, and testing) and students using L1 within the classroom Cameron ... qualitatively Secondly, the data 21 from the stimulated interview was analyzed according to the emerging theme in the interview Finally, after finishing semi-structured interview, the researcher summarized...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:30

... of main findings Based on the data obtained through the three instruments the following findings could be presented: Results revealed that the TL is the main medium of instruction in the classroom, ... qualitatively Secondly, the data from the stimulated interview was analyzed according to the emerging theme in the interview Finally, after finishing semi-structured interview, the researcher summarized ... of the use of L1 in L2 classroom 1.3 Debating surrounding the use of L1 in the L2 classroom 1.3.1 Arguments against L1 use 1.3.2 Arguments favoring L1 use 1.4 Use of L1 in L2 classroom 1.5 The...

Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2015, 16:43

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Ngày tải lên: 31/07/2016, 13:18

... students would enjoy doing research about a particular topic and then sharing their findings with the rest of the class For example, Give the students the topic of Martin Luther King Jr and some questions ... in the ESL Classroom Real Audio in the Classroom The first step in using Real Audio is to download a free version or purchase RA at http://www.real.com/products/player/get.html After installing ... listen to audio clips of Dr King there Then all of the students can share their findings and discuss some of the issues surrounding his life Precautions There are some things to remember for people...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... reward or credit for their efforts, and no feedback is given to the student, then most students' intrinsic motivation would begin to decrease Becoming Intrinsically Motivated There are many ways ... can help their students become intrinsically motivated Krashen writes of a mild level of anxiety, or "low affective filter" in the classroom and in the whole learning environment (Cerny) The attitude ... all The lessons must be very simple, yet fun and interesting, with a lot of changes from a writing exercise, to a speaking, a listening, back to writing, and so on, all in the same class The...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... Teaching Literature According to Duff and Maley (1990), the main reasons for integrating these elements are linguistic, methodological and motivational Linguistically, by using a wide range of authentic ... 2: Focusing Learners experience the text by listening and or reading and focusing on specific content in the text Stage 3: Preliminary Response Learners give their initial response to the text ... used to interpret literary discourse are essentially the same for interpreting any type of discourse Approaches to Teaching Literature Having decided that integrating literature into the EFL...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... possible combinations of words before they guess the whole sentence Begin in the Middle Write the middle word of the sentence on the board, and then give the class the two words that go one either side ... of it in the sentence The students' task is to decide which goes in front and which goes behind If they choose correctly, write the words in their places on either side, then give them the next ... paper and stick them together lengthwise (i.e landscape, not portrait) Fold the paper so it has eight sections, i.e fold it in half, then in half again, then in half again Using the folds as guides,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... occurring in the students' tests *try blocked, *fail completing, *require to improve, *gain the right serving, * win a point continuing, *use the bounce passing, *prevent the ball touching 23 ... tests combine in a language to produce natural-sounding speech and writing Collocations run through the whole of the English language, - To point out of the collocational errors in the language ... trying to fill the gap between research findings on collocations and the Although the present study scrutinized both lexical collocations; L1 applications of these findings in language teaching...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:19

... result in teaching and learning EFL for the pupils of the 10th form in the high school The topic is about the language classroom but in this thesis we only mention the language classroom of the ... motivation to the classroom They may even have negative feelings about language learning For them what happens in the classroom will be of vital importance in determining their attitude to the language, ... to make them logical and suitable for the thesis the design of the subject The thesis consists of main parts: Part I is the introduction of the thesis Part II is the investigation with main chapters:...

Ngày tải lên: 27/12/2013, 20:26

... way in the classroom Have groups explain the lyrics of their song before or after they perform "When the music changes so, so does the dance." African proverb Teaching Kids with Music Using ... while they are working on something or hum the melody before introducing the lyrics) If students become familiar with the sound of the music first, they will be more likely to understand the words ... Encourage the kids to teach each other songs from their own language Turn this into an English lesson by having students translate the meaning "Musical nourishment which is rich in vitamins is essential...

Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2014, 16:20

... found the comic appealing Students found the information interesting, liked the drawings and said that the drawings helped them understand the words in the stories Students also enjoyed the humor ... used the comic, I meet difficulties in asking them to use the material I designed in their class Not having survey from the teachers is the most pity in this thesis Hence, the commitment of the ... http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/index.php This sites provide information about the original of Calvin and Hobbes We can find the earliest strip as well as the links to other Calvin sites in here http://www.librarything.com/groups/calvinandhobbes#forums...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:31

... providing the readers an overview of the study, consisting of the reason why the author chose this thesis, the aims of the study, the research questions, the method, the scope and the design of the ... into consideration The study makes no efforts to cover advertisements of all kinds in English and Vietnamese but ICT product advertisements in the magazines and on the Internet in these two languages ... (1966) examines standard advertising language in his research “English in Advertising: A Linguistic Study of Advertising in Great Britain” According to Leech, disjunctive grammar, the low frequency...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:32

... Asking questions Questioning Guessing… Identifying Classifying Labelling Collecting Selecting Reporting Summarizing Presenting Sequencing Relating Structuring Contrasting Hypothesizing Predicting ... skills‟: e.g planning an investigation, proceeding accordingly, collecting data and interpreting these – including the handling of various kinds of nonverbal or semiotic forms of information like ... present in the subject under consideration;  specifying the forms of the language of learning/teaching required in mastering the varieties of discursive content attached to the subject and the forms...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2015, 14:38

... Advertising Laguage Used in Trade: A Comparison in English and Vietnamese Luận văn thạc sĩ, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ, ĐHQG HN Leech, G.N (1966) English in advertising: A Linguistic Study of Advertising in ... 2/5/2011, Hội Tin học Việt Nam 19 Tin Học Đời Sống, 12/1/2009, Hội Tin học Việt Nam 20 Tin Học Đời Sống, 13/7/2009, Hội Tin học Việt Nam 21 Tin Học Đời Sống, 14/4/2008, Hội Tin học Việt Nam 22 Tin Học ... Great Britain (English Language Series) London: Longman Lord and Thomas (1900) The Book of Advertising Tests Chicago and New York 10 Lưu Trọng Tuấn (2010) Rhetorical Structures in the Language...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:51

... Q4 they would show the rock falling into the hole Some would show the rock falling through the middle, then back again, finally settling in the middle Others showed the rock simply falling to the ... for the teacher to sit on the sidelines as students discuss their interpretations of the phenomena In these “minds-on” activities, the students seemed less inhibited in talking with each other ... to bring them into the assessment process They this by talking about the learning, showing samples and discussing what the evidence might look like, setting criteria with students, asking them...

Ngày tải lên: 13/06/2016, 09:48

... check whether their information is correct, and whether they found information about things they wanted to know Page Reading Activities Presenting a Reading Text Reading Practice The following sections ... below intermediate level Page Presenting a Reading Text The most common way to present a reading text is to show them the text - by handing it to them on paper, telling them to read it in their ... back at the flight attendant ‘It’s at the front of the plane, sir On the left there, by the window.’ 4.3 Identify the Main Idea a Write the correct main idea of the text, and two or three incorrect...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2016, 09:31

... work which involves learners in comprehending, manipulating, producing or interacting in the target language while their attention is principally focussed on meaning rather than form The task should ... goals in mind It can benefit diverse types of learners by increasing their overall proficiency and improving their language skills Keeping in mind the extraordinarily diverse and numerous settings ... accommodate the differences between the noticed information and their L2 competence Then they test these new hypotheses—again unconsciously—by attending to language input and also by getting feedback...

Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2016, 15:33