... not encourage students to get curiosity about studies, such as English, Classical Japanese, History, etc. Of course, there were some interesting studies, but especially the three classes were boring. Firstly, high school English classes don't encourage students to get curiosity. We cannot improve our communicative English skills, because teachers cannot speak English with good pronunciation. For example, teachers have a bad ... . In this situation, we can get knowledge but we can't learn. Therefore, teachers should not focus on only examination but also focus on how we can use English in...

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... reliant on the Soviet-rooted traditions and principles and Grammar-Translation method. Moreover, the education system started to break up the seals that rejected the foreign influences, especially those from the West. Based on the analysis of the system of organization of learning foreign languages, ​​which showed that educational standards, ... of the Republic of Uzbekistan set out with the initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education in cooperation with British Council Uzbekistan (2005). The application of the new curriculum and CEF scales within the curriculum was developed unde...

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... . 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 I was young. My Father was Hungarian, my Mom Slovak and we lived near ... Austrian border. Because I started to pick up all these languages relatively fast I decided to follow up my ability and languages become my mean interest. In High School we had to study Russian. La...

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... school. Therefore, the three main advantages of studying a foreign language are communicating with foreigners, working with future career and using for further education. First of all, students use English for communication. Students have to use English to communicate with foreigners because the English language is an international language. If students speak English fluently, it will help them to ... contact other people more easily. Moreover, students can use English when they go to travel aboard. Before they ... they graduated because most job applications usually require students to ...

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... was given was that of Charles Eliot. Eliot believes in progressive education: "the classical tradition has been created by a perpetual transmission of its (the classical) substance from one generation to the next." "Eliot's evolutionary model implies that the present, civilized generation is the product of the classical tradition's last translation through time." Unfortunately, only a percentage of the population is able ... to understand this translation, since it is they who were born with the innate sense to read the classics. With Adams" way everyone was able ... to understand the ...

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... in higher classes and lack if interest in learning languages. The solution to this problem as I see it is to make English learning obligatory already in primary school. Not starting English class until the fourth grade could have several consequences. First of all it has a negative effect on the students communicative ability, as they grow older. The students understanding level, both in oral ... earlier it will be harder to pronounce it correctly. And secondly, it could lead to bad English scores on the national and international tests. These are a few of the consequences of not teachi...

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... to find every available resource to make sure their papers meet all grammatical standards. The final blow to all students is the waiting for and anticipating of the grade. The effects of writing English papers on students can be very stressful, overwhelming and intimidating for students across the world. All papers require a student to choose a topic. Deciding on a topic can drive a student almost ... look out for a new best friend, one who can proofread papers, edit without laughing, and, of course, the obvious, a future English major. The final blow in writing any English paper is the...

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... point, which led to my life today, when I started to study with a teacher. She was teaching English, and I really hated to study English at that time. However, since the days I joined her class, my hatred of English unexpectedly vanished, and gave way to my fond love of English. Her teaching approach was far different from the boring way with which I was familiar. She did not ... . We felt interested in engaging in activities in class. Gradually, we found ourselves fall in love with English. That was the turning point in my life. Since then, I started to learn English with great interest...

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... countries workforce speaks Spanish. More and more Spanish people are also illegally coming into our country, usually crossing the borderline of Mexico into Texas, Arizona, New Mexico or California. Most of these immigrants have never spoken English before, and they're entering cities in America that are typically Spanish-Speaking only. However, American public education systems are the bigger problem. High school ... they are in school. In Rebecca Freedman's book entitled "Bilingual Education and Social Changes", she states that to fulfill the goals of bilingualism in Spanish and Engli...

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... ? Here in lies the problem that every college student faces as they near the end of their duration in an institution of higher education. So I researched what value the English degree had in the world today. According to Shelly K. Schwartz of CNNMoney, an English degree is as valuable in the business world as it is the educational world. In fact, when you graduate with an ... you have the communications skills that are needed in that business atmosphere (Schwartz). See the problem that faces most English majors is that they have such a large number of jobs to choose from when they gradua...

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... , and acting. Some cultures are becoming extinct and/or are valued so highly that learning another language other than the first language is of no interest. Another reason that immigrants may not have sought assistance to learn the English language is that they have not been provided with inviting or affordable resources. With that being said, families are enrolling their children in ... be getting an equal opportunity in their education. Teachers should be prepared to support and guide any and all students who are learning English as their second language. I believe that all teachers sh...

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... M. Lauridsen, university education in Denmark is becoming more internationalized. This is also an increased number of lessons being taught in English. However, higher international education requires a certain level of academic English and not every student has a complete understanding of the English language. These students might be completely suitable for international studies, but will have trouble completing their courses ... because they lack English skills. Secondly, international students in Denmark might not see any reason for learning Danish if everyone is speaking English. As ...

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... Karen M. Lauridsen, university education in Denmark is becoming more internationalized. This is also an increased number of lessons being taught in English. However, higher international education requires a certain level of academic English and not every student has a complete understanding of the English language. These students might be completely suitable for international studies, but will have trouble completing their courses ... because they lack English skills. Also, international students in Denmark might not see any reason for learning Danish if everyone is speaking English. As...

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... pronunciation and spelling. Note that not all the units contain these ten parts. Sometimes there may be only eight or nine parts in a unit. The subject of the textbook covers a variety of topic, including nations, food, animals, dating, outer space, asking for directions, finding excuses, etc. These topics are highly related to life. Moreover, the ... there are two or three activities only but cover all the four skills. That may be more convenient for both the teacher and the students. The content of the textbook is very clear. We can see everything from the content. Not only topic in p...

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... students are not putting forth the effort to learn their new native tongue. "Sociolinguistic research shows that immigrants are acquiring English, if anything, more rapidly today than at the turn of the century (2)." If this is apparent then why do some of the second generation students who have had parents come to school in America before have such a hard time making the transition ... . The only other alternative would be to use the sink-or-swim method of teaching these students. Many students have gone through these type of programs in school and been taught English very well, but man...

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... a legitimate language--and threatens to undermine the teaching of standard English to a generation of inner-city youths. But proponents say recognizing black English will only help African-American kids learn linguistic skills-- including standard English--better. The result is a controversy that now transcends the city of Oakland to encompass sensitive issues of race and education reform across the country. Behind all ... the furor is a long history of serious research by linguists and educators on the existence of black English, or ebonics as it's called, and its ... likely to succee...

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... as the student. As an educator, it is a very challenging yet rewarding task to welcome a new student to your class after the start of the academic year, and it is especially challenging when this is a non-English speaking student. Although this can be a challenging experience, it is the teacher's number one priority to ensure that the student feels welcomed and ... and school office. Some additional things the teachers and students could prepare might be a booklet of activities, a dictionary in the student's native language and English to help students make connections, a classroom sched...

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... regarding ELL students. This meant that ELL students would not only have to test in a language they were not fluent in, but also be proficient in the subjects of math and English. Schools put the focus on teaching math and English to the ELL students in hope that their test scores would go up. This meant that Science content was at the bottom ... instruction. With that being said an under-performing district with a high ELL population created a blend of both science and ELD, developing students' English skills with science as the context for that learning. This endeavor holds science eq...

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... regarding ELL students. This meant that ELL students would not only have to test in a language they were not fluent in, but also be proficient in the subjects of math and English. Schools put the focus on teaching math and English to the ELL students in hope that their test scores would go up. This meant that Science content was at the bottom ... instruction. With that being said an under-performing district with a high ELL population created a blend of both science and ELD, developing students' English skills with science as the context for that learning. This endeavor holds science eq...

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... teach the reader that only what they read is to be considered artistic and worth reading for a scholarly mind. All outside of English Literature is good only for menial trivia but not to be considered worthy of a highly cultured civilization or conversation. English Literature leaves little room for diversity and is taught from a narrow view with little to no room for deviant analysis and ... jobs. Most Latinos who immigrate into this country have the educational background to be at minimum in the middle class, but end up in the working class, because of not having a total grasp on the ...

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... to symbolize home and family. The soft sounds were a comfort to him. At school, Richard learned English; the nuns demanded he be an American and his parents agreed with the wishes of the Church that Richard should not speak Spanish at home anymore. Surely many thousands of Mexican-Americans have lived the same divided life. For example the movie "Mi Familia" spans three ... language and identity changed, giving him separate lives. His two languages revealed the real meaning of his two lives: Spanish was for home, intimacy, privacy; English became his public voice. At first he thought Sp...

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... B. Thomas K-8 Center. I was scared how I would do in school. I did not know anyone in my classes. In addition, I did not know how to speak English. All I knew how to say was, "Hello 'what 'how are you?' bye" On the first day, I went to my second period class ... after I had missed my first. I was already confused because in Philippines the teachers switch according to periods while most of the students have the same periods.  With nervousness on one hand and fear on the other, I approached the door, opening it bit by bit. Every ... sit. I asked, "What", then he pointed at a ...

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... complicated and too far fetched from its actual purpose; giving students the skills to develop their use of English language in their university studies. On the contrary, vulgar pragmatic EAP instruction is based upon the premise of planned and structured discourse with the use of models, which 'work by displaying basic principles' (Macbeth: 2010). This approach is often chastised ... can easily go unnoticed by experts'. This is particularly true, especially when the sheer number of ESL students attempting to progress through tertiary level programs taught in the English language i...

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... was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. Gonzalez was also of Hispanic descent. All except two of the students spoke both English and Spanish. The other two students had just recently moved to the United States and ... enough sleep. Mr. Gonzalez seemed genuinely concerned with both his students' well being. Throughout the class, Mr. Gonzalez taught mostly in English, but he made sure all of his students understood what he was saying. The two students who had the most difficulty with the language ...

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... to the United States. PART ONE Patterns and Trends in Immigration There are essentially four distinct patterns and trends in immigration. The first pattern began with England's expansion of territory to North America and Canada. English and Dutch were the first to immigrate seeking job growth opportunities followed by the French, Irish, Scottish, etc. from Europe. The second pattern was that ... the student speaks, they have certainly met the developmental milestones appropriate for their age in their own language. It does not matter if they can speak English right away, but they are cap...

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