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A study of using english songs as a type of supplementary material in teaching listening for first year non major students of english at phuong dong university

A study of using english songs as a type of supplementary material in teaching listening for first year non major students of english at phuong dong university

... research on how to interest students in listening lessons That is the reason why this paper is made a study of using English songs as a kind of supplementary material in teaching listening skill to ... songs in teaching listening skill to non-major students - To discuss some suggestions of how to use English songs in teaching listening skill in classroom 3 1.4 Scope of the study In this study, ... students’ interest in learning English In short, speaking like Finocchiaro (1973:174) by using songs “language learning can be combined with recreation or aesthetic appreciation for a change of pace in...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 10:33

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A study on evidential modal markers in english

A study on evidential modal markers in english

... the locutionary act we are saying something, while in the illocutionary act we are doing something answering a question, announcing a verdict, giving a warning or making a promise These ideas are ... taking off, I think, in minutes (Modal meaning) = Máy bay cất cánh, nghĩ phút (52) I think of her all the time (Process meaning) = Tôi nghĩ cô Think in (48-52) can be seen as the verb expressing ... questionable, causing doubt to the hearer who is certain to know that the speaker cannot assure the source of information concerning Johns finding out something about it as in (29) and Johns writing it...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:54

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A study on idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in english and vietnamese

A study on idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in english and vietnamese

... for example, distinguishes the following groups of idioms: - informational (conveying information of different kind: in the red, rub shoulders with, one’s kith and kin) - evaluative (giving the ... According to her, many animals are positive in English but negative or neutral in Vietnamese and vice versa, which creates a lot of interests for learners in accessing and analyzing them Simile in ... an interesting and helpful material for foreign language teachers and learners and for people who are interested in idioms in both English and Vietnamese Aims and objectives of the study The study, ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

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A STUDY ON EVIDENTIALS IN ENGLISH

A STUDY ON EVIDENTIALS IN ENGLISH

... the locutionary act we are saying something, while in the illocutionary act we are doing something answering a question, announcing a verdict, giving a warning or making a promise These ideas are ... taking off, I think, in minutes (Modal meaning) = Máy bay cất cánh, nghĩ phút (52) I think of her all the time (Process meaning) = Tôi nghĩ cô Think in (48-52) can be seen as the verb expressing ... questionable, causing doubt to the hearer who is certain to know that the speaker cannot assure the source of information concerning Johns finding out something about it as in (29) and Johns writing it...

Ngày tải lên: 05/04/2013, 14:29

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A STUDY ON THE ENGLISH VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION OF TERMS IN THE MATERIALS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

A STUDY ON THE ENGLISH VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION OF TERMS IN THE MATERIALS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

... plays an important role in the development of Mechanical Engineering The thesis studies the English – Vietnamese translation of terms in the materials for Mechanical Engineering First, the thesis ... Hopefully, the result of the study would be useful in technical translation especially translation in mechanical engineering, dictionaries editing, English language teaching as well as for the standardization ... for the English terms The thesis aims to draw out common translation strategies which can be applied in the English- Vietnamese translation of terms in materials for mechanical engineering Hopefully,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:04

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A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NEWS ITEMS ON BIRD FLU IN ENGLISH ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS

A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NEWS ITEMS ON BIRD FLU IN ENGLISH ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS

... Synthesizing, discussing the findings and withdrawing the conclusions • Presenting the limitation of the study • Putting forward some implications for teaching and learning English as well as giving some ... devices used in NIBF in English electronic newspapers? What are some possible suggestions for teaching and learning English as well as using English in journalism? 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Nowadays, ... the concepts and relations underlying its meaning and interrelatedness in the text In other words, coherence has been defined as continuity in meaning and context in a discourse b Cohesion There...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 12:41

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A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF THE NAMES OF COFFEE SHOPS IN ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE

A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF THE NAMES OF COFFEE SHOPS IN ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE

... features found in the names of food and drinks in Vietnamese are more various in those names given in English In term of cultural features, the names of food and drinks in English and in Vietnamese ... shops in English and Vietnamese in terms of structural and semantic features? 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY The study is confined itself to the linguistic features of the names of coffee shops in English ... worth mentioning is: “Linguistic Features of Names of Food And Drinks in Restaurant Menus in Hoi An Ancient Town in Vietnamese And in English by Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Duyên[7] The result of the study has...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 12:41

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A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of insertion sequence in english and vietnamese

A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of insertion sequence in english and vietnamese

... than the English Next, examining different kinds of interrogative sentences, yes/no questions in English mainly appear in the first part of insertion sequence while in Vietnamese they in the second ... features of insertion sequences in English and Vietnamese - Synthesizing the findings and drawing conclusions - Putting forward some implications for the teaching and learning English and giving some ... cho bà xin [92] In the example (27), the sentences in insertion sequence are all declarative in complete form, two in the first and two in the second one In daily talks, declaratives in incomplete...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

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A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of thank givings in english and vietnamese

A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of thank givings in english and vietnamese

... misunderstanding in between interlocutors, genders, ages etc determiningly influence on interactions ways of applying linguistic items, specifically thanking expressions in real social interactions ... Study the Findings and Discussions; Chapter is Conclusion and Being aware that thank-givings are increasingly placing crucial Implications factor in day-to-day interactions Accordingly, the study ... concentrating upon thank-givings in both English and Vietnamese In competence in giving thanks and refraining 1.5 The Scope of the Study the work "Say It Naturally" by Wall, A.P (1987), thanking patterns...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

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A study on syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features of exaggeration in english and vietnamese

A study on syntactic, semantic and pragmatic features of exaggeration in english and vietnamese

... creating ironic effect in pragmatic features of exaggeration in English and Vietnamese English and Vietnamese 19,2% of English exaggeration investigated It is possible to conclude from the findings ... exaggerating expressions in English can be translated into there is a difference in percentage of each structure In English, for Vietnamese, however, they are transformed by some ways having the instance, ... Exaggeration in both 4.2 The Semantic Features of Exaggeration in English and languages can be categorized into 16 groups that mention 16 Vietnamese interesting topics From our data corpus in English...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

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A study on solidarity strategies in english and vietnamese novels

A study on solidarity strategies in english and vietnamese novels

... and definite invitation and indefinite invitation The degree of definite sentiments of two meanings Through the findings of the research , or indefinite is regulated by many elements: intralinguistics, ... Strategy (Intensifying interest to Vietnamese novels? commonly in English and Vietnamese samples This finding shows us that group of interlocutors is an important element in communication Through investigated ... impulse instead of remaining solidarity in communication The aims of this study is to investigate strategies According to Mouton de Gruyter [45], Solidarity strategies strengthening solidarity in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

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A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of asking and answering in english and vietnamese job interviews

A study on syntactic and pragmatic features of asking and answering in english and vietnamese job interviews

... “heart” in English and the word “tim” in Vietnamese There have been many researchers and linguists studying words Nevertheless, we study them not only in WG but also as single words or WG denoting ... inspiration for the thesis entitled “A Study on Linguistic Features of English Word Groups Containing the Word “Heart” and the Vietnamese Ones Containing the Word “Tim” to be conducted This study ... body in the medical field as in terms of their syntactic and semantic features well as in language In English, Matisoff [22] investigates hearts and minds in terms 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

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A study of the linguistic features of suggestion verbs in english and their vietnamese equivalents

A study of the linguistic features of suggestion verbs in english and their vietnamese equivalents

... Synthesizing the findings and drawing conclusions - Putting forward some implications for the teaching and learning English and giving some suggestions for further research 3.4 DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE In ... clause with an 13 14 indicative verb In addition, it combines with the infinitive or toinfinitive in English Moreover, after DEMAND, a noun or noun phrase can be used As can be seen in their Vietnamese ... “The New Oxford Dictionary of English [28], the meaning of SVs in English as follows: ASK has the meanings (1) to say something in order to obtain an answer or some information; (2) to request...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:17

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A study on modal adjuncts in the mental process in english and vietnamese newspapers

A study on modal adjuncts in the mental process in english and vietnamese newspapers

... IN SYNTACTICS, certainty and intensity in the MenP than in Vietnamese MODAL In Vietnamese, there are less MAs expressing probability, ADJUNCTS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE SPORTS certainty and intensity ... seeing, hearing, finding, noticing, by a noun group, or an event, realized by a nonfinite V-ing or V Clause, for example: The Sussex Stakes at Goodwood over a mile would smelling, tasting, feeling etc ... in the following modal finites denoting probability, certainty and intensity, MAs are tables, which consists of occurences in 200 samples and in more likely to occur after the modal finites in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:17

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A study on cognitive metaphors of negative emotions in english and vietnamese

A study on cognitive metaphors of negative emotions in english and vietnamese

... OBJECT IN A CONTAINER ANGER IS AN OBJECT IN A CONTAINER is a subversion yielded from the application of ANGER IS A SUBSTANCE IN A CONTAINER into solid Consider the following examples in both English ... manifestation of anger in English language deals with the container veins and vessels Anger is conceived of as A HOT FLUID pumping or firing in the vein The rise in anger results in the rise of blood ... or veins in Vietnamese language in this case is due to their knowledge of medicine In developed countries in general and English speaking countries in particular, the rate of people suffering...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:17

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A study of verbs of matching in english and their vietnamese translational equivalents

A study of verbs of matching in english and their vietnamese translational equivalents

... phrase) c Showing the meaning: To put or join something in the right place d Showing the meaning: To match or be suitable for something / to make something this e Showing the meaning: To make ... Matching in English and in Vietnamese; therefore, the teaching is indispensable in such situations following aspects can be dealt with in further studies: In translation, with the understanding ... Subjects and Objects combined by Suit We can meaning of the Vietnamese sentence compare the combination between them: In addition, with the meaning of putting or joining something in the right place,...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18

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A study on abstract nouns in english and vietnamese

A study on abstract nouns in english and vietnamese

... approaches 2.2.1 The English Language 2.2.2 Linguistic Features of English Nouns 2.2.2.1 Definition 3.2 RESEARCH SUBJECT Firstly, we study the information of abstract nouns in English and Vietnamese ... noun, similar denoting abstract concepts were borrowed from Chinese or to that style of English noun formation, disregarding the meaning: comprised of Sino-originals According to him, except ... different in English and in Vietnamese In the end of the study, we have the Table 4.20: Comparison of selected English and Vietnamese abstract nouns Num The area of comparison English following conclusions:...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18

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A study on semantic and syntactic features of words and phrases in quotation marks in english and vietnamese economic magazines

A study on semantic and syntactic features of words and phrases in quotation marks in english and vietnamese economic magazines

... the study of the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences In general, semantics can be defined as a study of meaning It is also central to the study of communication - Finding and analyzing the ... of development of human beings are different, 115 in English comparison with 135 in Vietnamese Finally, the occurrence in animal are different, 162 in English and 134 in Vietnamese 4.3 SUMMARY ... not in English ones Semantically, in the group of politics, words and phrases in quotation marks in English economic magazines are occurred more - words and phrases in quotation marks used in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:18

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