... master and improve English efficiently, they are reading, speaking and listening. English is known as "language of communication" as it is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. You can get valuable benefits and opportunities if you can master English effectively. English is easier ... them with a pen; then come back when you have finished reading to check in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary book. You should always read at the right level, otherwise, you will soon be discouraged. Second, speaking is also another way you need to do regularly in master...

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... of students have a hard time. Just because of Chinese. I know your painful situation, I know your distress. Because I"m suffering for same problem too. But I"m in the exact opposite site. I"m having a hard time just because my poor english. To be honest with you, when I was in school, I"m not a good student. ... learned Chinese for about 1 year, furthermore, after graduating university, I have worked at Taiwan IT industry for about 2 years. That company was a one of the branch office from Korean Company. I have lived in Taiwan for total 3 years. Chinese became my first foreign language....

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Now with China's accession to the WTO and economic globalization, china communicates with foreign countries more frequently than before and aims to strength corperation with them in economy,science and techology,eduction and so on. To achieve this, one point should be put enough attention to. That is a mastery of English, a tool which makes it easy to promote communication. So nowadays learning English ... . As second language learners, some have achieved great success while some fail to accomplish goals even if they have made their best exertions. On this issue I would like to express my opin...

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... became standardized (Thrupp, 16). As a result of this lack of a written standard language, the late Middle English period is characterized by the huge degree of dialectal variation, which is reflected in the written record (Baugh, 80). Chaucer himself drew attention to this in Troilus and Criseyde (Book V, ll 1793-4): And for ther is so gret diversite In Englissh and in writyng of oure ... and controversial subject that lies beyond the focus of this paper, but the importance of this information lies on the fact that Chaucerian English was standardized (Horobin, 20). Interesting, as with ...

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... may become important regional business languages. Already the number of learners of Mandarin as a second foreign language is on the increase, Spanish is the primary language for trade in Latin America, and so on. Furthermore, author insists on thought that the world of the XXI century is likely to be multilingual. As regards the young generation, the author says that global satellite and the Internet provide its cultural experience. Earlier all ... web sites in the Internet were in English, but now more and more material is becoming available in languages other than English. Search engi...

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Our image of teaching English as a second language is that of a tapestry. The tapestry is woven from many strands, such as the characteristics of the teachers, the learners, the textbooks, the settings and the relevant languages (i.e. English and the native languages of the learners and the teachers). For the instructional loom to produce a language that is large, strong, and beautiful and of colourful tapestry, all of these strands ... There's no recorded tapes or cassettes for the listening materials on "real life interactions". What is given is written tape scripts in the appendix where th...

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... controversy. Aflame that could have easily been avoided. Another aspect of this issue concerns equality and opportunity. This is said to be the "land of opportunity", but how much opportunity will those who are not familiar with the English language have? I believe that they will not obtain equal opportunities that those who can read, write and understand English will obtain ... States? Why then must we encourage this amendment? Instead of clinching on to the proposal of a single language, we should embrace bilingualism. Bilingualism improves tolerance. It also provides multiculturalism. ...

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... this country. The Germans could talk to the Italians and the Irish could talk to the Polish. Everybody could communicate with one another. These people lived and worked with one another; without a common language, nothing would have been accomplished. This is even stated in the Bible in the book of Genesis. According to the Bible, when the people tried to build the Tower of Babel all the way to heaven ... , God punished them by making each person unable to understand the speech of every other person... Once the workers on the Tower of Babel lost the ability to communicate, they were unabl...

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... enforcement officials would have difficulty questioning people speaking different languages. They also argue that 94% of Americans already speak English so no legislation is necessary. As explained on the US-English website, "Declaring English the official language means that official government business at all levels must be conducted solely in English. This includes all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well ... to decide what should and should not be translated into different languages? The voting ballots in some states are now being translated from English i...

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... stair where they can stand as an equal part of the American society they live in and to be helpful for the country they have chosen to be their home and that gives them such incredible opportunities. Although immigrants to the U.S. come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, almost all of them face similar challenges on the way to their dreams and goals. Young immigrants cannot ... be equal competitors or equal members of the American teams because of the proficiency in English that create all their problems. Every immigrant student has to ... of them are passionate about learning comm...

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... , something happened which changed my attitude toward myself and my opportunities. It was not a huge incident, but it gave me an incredible boost of confidence. It happened on a Friday morning in 2011. I simply went about my mundane daily routine. I got up at five in the morning, showered, ate my breakfast and started to review my homework. Suddenly my phone rang. It was ... coming to our country due to some meeting about a Bank opening. In fact, I do not even remember the entire reason of their visit. I was so excited by the words "BBC"" and "Foreign" reporters that I could not concentr...

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... by a vote of 259-169, with 36 Democrats joining Republicans in this historic vote. Unfortunately, the Senate failed to act on the bill before the session was over. On the state level, 26 states have English as their official language and several more are considering similar legislation. In the last four years, Alaska, Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming and ... some form of official English legislation with the help of U.S. English. English First is based in Springfield, Virginia--just outside the Washington, D.C. Beltway. This location allows English F...

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... used in politics when great countries decide their future in trade or war, but also when we order food on vacation. It is a language made for everyone and for every occasion. The power of mastering a language is, in my opinion, often understated, and the power of global understanding is crucial for our future global wellbeing. I know that it is highly rewarded both in ... is language. But many countries do. They do not put as much resources into education, which causes a gap between school kids across the world. In a world that, as for the look of it, is going on a downhill path rapidly...

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... problems in learning conversation and context language in English. From the classroom, the teacher must offer different types of assessing based on the content knowledge. Teachers use assessments (instrument or tool) and evaluation (summative). What the teacher does in the classroom with ELLs affects their assessment; therefore reaching a grade based on proficiency. We need to ensure the success of ESOL students and content is learned proficiently. ... teacher, and parents must approve these accommodations. ESOL teachers and provide explanations about the general test directions in their...

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... gives us a different perspective to life. In my experience, I can relate to Amy Tan we speak various types of English. At home, at work, and even with friends. The list can go on. For some of us we may be bilingual and that can also be a different way you communicate with others. Although I may be able to speak both English and Spanish ... with respect. I believe that's how you should handle any type of situation, especially work related. Recently at work I answered the phone with a simple "Hello?" instead of answering the proper way which is, "Thank you for calling BCBGMAXAZRIA in Oakb...

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... these opposers don't understand is that English is taught in bilingual classes, but it does take time. "We learn to read by reading, by making sense of what we see on the page if we learn to read by reading, it will be much easier to learn to read in a language we already understand. Once you can read, you can read. And ... includes biliteracy"(Cummins 16). The quality of the school should reflect on how well the student does in the class. The opposers argue that bilingual classes don't teach the English language, but that would rest solely on the teacher that's teaching it. If the teac...

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... and exceedingly potency motivated job. After four years of hard-working study at my university I've mastered a whole range of knowledge that provides me for meeting all the requirements for the job. Specifically, our courses at the university have totally supplied me with all kinds of knowledge, from advanced English skills to manifold financial and economic lore. I've had a good command of both ... a French learning course in order to enhance my foreign language capabilities. And I"m sure that I can speak good French before long. I"m also very interested in finance and economics that r...

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... is a difficult task, and this in itself is worthy of praise. To communicate with multiple types of people is a privilege, and to criticize the native tongue of such a person is ludicrous. Many of the individuals who are learning the second language become frustrated with this "sub-standard" that they believe are condemning them; their accents. Although these people should be accepted for learning ... the language of the nation, and have the irregularities of their speech ignored, this is not the case. This is where people turn to speech therapy, to reverse their native dialect, and to "...

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... charge of their learning ...are creative, developing a "feel- for language ...practice language inside and outside the classroom ...learn to continue talking and listening without understanding every word ...make errors work for them and not ... The Oxford's SILL-, (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning). We chose this one because it offered a wide range of new cognitions about individual learning strategies. The opportunity to draw an graph, after having answered the questions, was very helpful. Everyone could see easily what areas of learning he/ she should work on ... . We prepared...

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... depth of this would be that we speak because we want to convey our "thoughts". This is where the brain enters. The human mind/brain is perhaps the most complex object in the universe, and we barely begin to comprehend the ways it is constituted and functions. Within it, language seems to occupy a central and a complex place. Seldom, you may have wondered at your capacity ... to form phrases or sentences, speak smoothly or simply say what is on your mind. Still, you perhaps never gave much thought ... our feelings and thinking capabilities develop our language abilities are influenced i...

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... apos;"Bilingualism in young children strengthens what is known as executive attention, which helps orient individuals in the sea of information coming in"' (Booker, 2011). Children have a greater predisposition for learning a foreign language, and they can better assimilate new information. It is often said that a child's brain is like a sponge. This means that children are ... on outside of their world. In an article the "Culture in Second Language Teaching" the authors said "Some teachers and researchers have found it effective to present students with objects or ideas that are specific...

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... many different reasons. Since I was young I have been very interested in languages. I am relatively new in Canada, so I had to undergo all the newcomers" perplexities. Therefore, I can better relate to a student learning English as a Second language. Knowing the language is very nice, but sharing your knowledge with others is more rewarding. First of all, I have been interested in languages ever since ... my ability and languages become my mean interest. In High School we had to study Russian. Later on in University I studied Italian, English, Latin and Greek. Especially the last two, gav...

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... wouldn't be able to accomplish my goals and dreams, getting through a single day would be so troublesome. I wouldn't be able to watch television, read the newspaper, talk with friends and neighbors, I would basically communicate with everybody, just as I would with an animal. I could forget about getting a diploma or ... There would be no use in owning a telephone or cell phone, I wouldn't be able to communicate orally or even send text messages through the phone. Watching television would be kind of pointless since just about every programming now-a-days has voice which speaks a language...

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... the language learning. As I like the chapter 4(Dont worry!) and chapter 10 (Superlearning) the most among the fifteen chapters in the book, I want to take this opportunity to share the content as well as some comment of these two chapters to everyone who want to improve their foreign language. In chapter 4 (Dont worry!), the ... of intelligence such as interpersonal communication ability, self confidence and muscular coordination. Those abilities cant calculated by IQ test. Added to this, the author cited a psychologists research in this chapter, saying that superlearning power is a natur...

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... wouldn't be able to accomplish my goals and dreams, getting through a single day would be so troublesome. I wouldn't be able to watch television, read the newspaper, talk with friends and neighbors, I would basically communicate with everybody, just as I would with an animal. I could forget about getting a diploma or ... There would be no use in owning a telephone or cell phone, I wouldn't be able to communicate orally or even send text messages through the phone. Watching television would be kind of pointless since just about every programming now-a-days has voice which speaks a language...

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