... activities have communicative purposes. Questions which require students to use available evidence to reach a conclusion and the logic problems which assist language learning by challenging students to demonstrate their understanding of English in an interesting way are the types of problem-solving activities. In problem solving activities, the problems are either based on real ... to join other groups to share what they've come up with, a step which increases the quantity of English they are using. Cooperation and competition can be not just part of the method of learning, but also par...

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... truly be "taught". People learn to speak and listen by doing it successfully. Conversely, they become inarticulate and inept when their oral language experiences are unsuccessful or constrained...learning the skills of oral English is closely related to using them, and we believe the teacher should focus attention on making the classroom a place where the use of spoken language is strongly supported ... can not be "taught" at all, becomes a difficult course for them to handle. IV. How Can a Chinese Teacher of English Succeed in Oral English Classes To succeed in oral English classes, a ...

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... that was because China joined the WTO in 2001 and begin would hold the 2008 Olympic Games. The process of English education is very interesting. In China, learning English focus on vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and hearing. No speaking is required. Maybe in college, English major students would need it. However, for other students speaking is nothing to worry about because there were no ... are writing and hearing. Writing and hearing are not that important like vocabulary. If a student could write something in English and understand what the English CD said, it is enough to th...

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... In considering the problems associated with large classes, practical and feasible solutions to lessen teachers" burdens are provided, bearing in mind that an effective learning environment is required for students. In the context of teaching English to speakers of other languages there is no set definition of what constitutes a "large" class (Ur, 1996, Hayes 1997, Hess, 2001 ... teacher has the knowledge, skill and lastly and perhaps most importantly, the desire to create a communicative learning experience for students, then CLT can be used most effectively in a large class situation. Re...

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... and axiety, and , of course with metacognitive awareness often have low affective filter and thus makes language learning more efficient. In EFL context, learners particularly needs to lower affective filter, because if learners do not directly use English in their real life and future working post, the motivation may be lowed. Metacognition plays a very important ... only push learners to explore more strateges used in the efficient language learning, bult also adds to one's whole set of learning strateges by it's metacognitive strateges as planning, mornitoring and evalating. In EFL co...

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... how to use the nonverbal communication more effectively, then the relationship between teachers and students can improve greatly. Besides this, students can also increase their cognitive ability and efficiency of learning. (Cooper, 1988). Besides, in school education, nonverbal communication plays a positive role in cultivating the students' characters. Teachers are usually respected, and factually, what or how the ... Yanchang, "when one communicates in a certain language, it is generally advisable to use the nonverbal behavior that goes with that particular language."(Deng, 1994) When ...

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... language even though they had been extensively exposed to second language as children (Pakenham.et.al,2013). For example, Julie, whose first language is English, was able to successfully achieve native-like pronunciation while learning Egyptian Arabic. After she got married, Julie moved to Cairo without initial knowledge of the local language. However, as a result of spending several ... few months, I could distinguish and pronounce words correctly. Now, I can communicate with him without any problems in English. This is also very beneficial while I am at work because I have to communic...

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... result of that. Thats why the building of a direct connection between information input and understanding is very important. In order to probe the listening comprehension process and learning strategies in listening comprehension classes, I designed a questionnaire and did a small-scale investigation. A small-scale questionnaire investigation The subjects of the small-scale investigation are ... supplementary textbooks should be introduced to meet the different needs of different students. Furthermore, strategy training is necessary since 42.7%students hold that they havent grasp the le...

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... in learning other languages and are even less interested today." (Will Americans really learn Chinese, the New York Times) It seems to be a common sense that U.S people don't like to learn foreign language, this may be a little bit Anglo-centric, but this is not weird since English is ... speaking each other's languages so we can understand each other is a good start," Obama said ( Kylle FELDSCHER, "Obama wants 1 million Americans learning Chinese by 2020", Washington examiner). However, Chinese is always claimed to be among the world's most difficult languages, if not the most difficult ...

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... 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 has gained in great popularity in China with an increasing number of students every year flocking to English-speaking countries for study. 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 opinion. I will list some elements which I think affect the final result of second langu...

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... of China practiced Buddhism, but they continued to honor Confucius and their ancestral spirits and to practice Taoist rites as well. (Fitzgerald 280) Buddhist temples in China were temples of learning that drew pilgrims from many lands. The great works of art and architecture of these centuries were often monuments to Buddha. Over the centuries, Confucian ideas found their way into ... and fueled rebellion, especially among independent thinkers. (Fitzgerald 549-550) With their extremely conservative attitude toward the world, the Manchus were suspicious of the western traders as well. P...

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English 305 Asian-American Film The Joy Luck Club A Semiotic Critique The Joy Luck Club as an exercise in semiotic critique. Luckily, the film lends it's self ... really are not beyond the common. The mothers do have difficult time relating to their daughters, there is not only a generational gap: June Woo " I talked to her in English and she answered back in Chinese" There is also a translation gap: June Woo "We translated each others meanings and I seemed to hear less, while my mother heard more ... kind of fool are you!" This apparently is an unpardonable offense to a Chinese speaking read...

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... "to touch the cosmos through one single body, our body.6- (Nishino, p65-66) Master Dogen also wrote: "The zazen I speak of is not learning how to meditate. It is nothing other than the way to peace and happiness, the practice-realization of perfect awakening. Once you have seized its heart, ... zazen or rather trying to practice zazen. I was very restless and had trouble concentrating on posture and breathing. My mind kept wandering to history tests and English essays and, needless to say, I did not expand my consciousness. I also spent some time thinking about koans (Zen riddles such ...

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... in China, and I actively participated in kinds of lectures and forums, as well as discussed with the professors. This year, there is a course: Research on East Asian Economics taught in English by professor Chung, Duck-Koo, the prime Finance Office Minister, Industry Resource Office Minister in Korea. My strong interest on the path and the future of developing countries, broad knowledge ... , distinctive ideas, as well as my excellent spoken English attracts the professor, thus I become his teaching assistant, the only few students who become TA as an undergraduate. During the course, I ...

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... compared to the Chinese coworkers and as well as some cases of abuse. "Sergeant Chevo, registrar at the University of Zimbabwe, told IBTimes in an email that Chinese, like English, was just another "evil language used to colonise us and brainwash us." (Caulderwood, 2015). Clearly by reading his statement we can conclude that culture and identity as a nation ... Business venture. According to our textbook, there are six determinants that make up a culture and among those are language and education. In countries where the "mother tongue" isn't English, it is very difficult to find individ...

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... order to do so we must get rid of it from our very minds as Alleen Pace Nilsen suggests in her essay title "Sexism in English: A 1990s Update", "Sexism is not something existing independently in American English...Rather, it exists in people's minds" (Nilsen 386). Misunderstanding between men and women is one main cause of sexism. Such misunderstanding is often formed by ... in a conversation, resulting in mutual accusations and dissatisfaction. By lecturing and listening, a perfect conversation, an interactive dialog of men and women soon becomes a simple, boring, unstoppable monolog o...

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... . Confucius, due in large part to the manner and practice of ancient China, in which many subjects spoken of circumspectly and secondarily. As a result of the translation from Chinese to English, did not directly come out and state his perspective on ethical practices was, exactly what he felt virtue was. In spite of this is provided, based on the information presented ... of good moral character, according to Confucius, was one who held family before all else. Also, the concerned with the overall care-taking of humanity, being well educated and always learning, putting each of these thr...

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... very different, and a unique religion. The man that came up with this religion is named Confucius. He was born in 550 BC. He based Confucianism on morality and virtue. Also, learning and getting a good education was very important to Confucius. He said at one point in time that to learn without thinking is a waste of time. However, thought without ... learning is dangerous. Confucius was a teacher. Being a teacher he taught mainly about the five virtues. Li is the most important virtue. Ren stands for kindness that you should treat others with. ... effect other lives. Buddhists don't ...

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... , while continuing to believe that Chinese and Confucian culture, society, institutions, and thought, were superior to that of the West. A slogan used by the Self-strengtheners affirmed " Chinese learning for essential principles, Western learning for practicable application."7 This belief can be seen in the writings of Li Hongzhang who stated " Everything in China's civil and military system is far superior to the ... construction slowed down, in order to support this policy of using only Chinese capital and materials.17 The extent that the Chinese were prepared to wait is shown by an E...

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... culture to standard in (formal) education--as in "the more you're educated, the more culture you have." Culture, from this angle, refers to the outcome of a formal and programmatic learning process (as in going through schooling). For example, in various parts on Mainland China, the expression "someone has culture" means someone has received an extent of formal education. So, according ... anthropology. For example, Raymond Williams defined culture in his 1965 book, The Long Revolution, as "a particular way of life which expresses certain meanings and values not only in art and learning...

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... exhilarating feeling that I had experienced three years ago. When I graduate next June I will have graduated from two schools: high school and Chinese school. Subsequently, I will be fluent in three languages: English, Mandarin, and Spanish. From the initial years of my childhood to the present day, my parents have conveyed to me the importance in keeping one's heritage. I concluded that attending Chinese ... simultaneously added to my academic rigor and allowed me to thrive upon the challenges that I seek. It taught me to balance daily responsibilities in every aspect of my life. Altho...

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Ecotourism is a growing sector in today's travel industry. Also known as "green tourism," ecotourism is when people travel to a destination and take place in observing and interacting with the environment, learning about the cultures and practices of local inhabitants while promoting their well being. The tourists that visit many times take part in helping to preserve the natural habitat (Tisdell 12). I ... also donate any left over food to local homeless shelters. The EPA and the hotel and motel association provide in room literature called good earth keeping. This is printed in English and...

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... Culture. In the light of westernization, in one of Ifeoma Odinye & Ifeanyi Odinye writings, they state that: Many Nigerian languages have gone into extinction and are no longer in use. English language has been adopted as the official language and has been used in educating Nigerian citizens. Many people in Nigeria are ashamed of speaking their native languages and as result ... , on an interview with a Chinese local about westernization; Hou Xiazhou a Chinese skateboarder mentions that the "The west influence us a good deal, for example those who skateboard now are all learning from the...

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... they command salaries far higher than other workers c. Finding and keeping engineers and technicians is very difficult d. There is not a shortage of skilled labor is Southern China due to the learning institutions in those areas e. Workers are paid by salary, hourly wages, or piece-work wages f. Some enterprises may have to provide dormitory housing for workers g. Enterprises must contribute to pensions ... , Buyi, Korean, others. White, Black, Asian, Amerindian and Alaska native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander, Latin American Languages Chinese or Mandarin, Wu, Minbei, Minnan...

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... 5.0%; 7. Min (Fukienese, including Taiwanese) 4.2%. Mutual intelligibility among Mandarin groups, but not among Mandarin and the other dialects. (hence, question of dialects versus languages) Standard Chinese It is called Mandarin in English language spoken by government officials the speech form of the capital usually became the Standard Chinese at a particular period of time in the Chinese history. Beijing has been the capital ... o The Book of History o The Book of Songs o The Book of Changes o The Book of Rites o The Spring and Autumn Annals. The Four Books o The Analects o The Menc...

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