by developmental psychologists revealed that parents should take an active role in increasing the mental ability of their bilingual children. In the US‚ around 20 percent of children speak a foreign language at home. There are major differences on how young children of bilinguals learn a new language compared to those who only know one language. The education of bilinguals starts at a young age‚ and they begin to learn to speak and write by observing the people around them. An example is the
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point to something The words a‚ an‚ and the are special adjectives called articles. Types of Articles Definite Article Indefinite Article Definite Article The article “the” points to a definite (particular) person‚ place‚ or thing Articles in English are invariable. That is‚ they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to Example - the boy‚ the woman‚ the children ’The’ is used: 1. To refer to something which has already been mentioned. An elephant and a mouse
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better shape your brain will be in. The different grammatical and symbolic inscriptions activate the brain areas involved with memory and learning in order to remember and allow you to switch back and forth from one language to the other. This is why bilinguals are better at multi-tasking than monolinguals‚ because they have to frequently change perspectives on a daily basis. Memory use is constantly stimulated which might be a reason why it slows the onset of dementia in old age. Knowing more than one
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THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE BY HAUWA MAGAJIYA BALA (MRS) DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTERS DEGREE [MA] IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE [TEFL] SUBMITTED TO LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2004 DEDICATION DEDICATION OF THIS PIECE OF WORK GOES TO MY BELOVED PARENTS‚ HAJIYA FATIMA ZAHRA AND ALHAJI YUSUF MUSA. MAY GOD BLESS THEM‚ AMEEN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the
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COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Nowadays‚ with the internationalization of this world‚ the foreign language learning and teaching has become especially important. In fact‚ since foreign language study was brought to school‚ various language-teaching methods have been used one after another‚ such as the Grammar –Translation Approach‚ the Direct Approach‚ the Audio-lingual Approach‚ etc. In 1970s‚ a new approach for language teaching‚ especially for foreign language teaching ---the Communicative
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“Philosophy of Bilingual Education” sounds so official‚ so academic‚ and a bit intimidating as well. How and when does a teacher form a philosophy of bilingual education? That question has caused me to dig into my past and ponder each of my teaching experiences as well as the opinions of respected loved ones. I have also taken into consideration the philosophies and opinions of other teachers I have known and spoken to on this matter. My Experience Teaching LEP Students After graduating from
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How would you feel if you attended school and your teacher lectured in a different language than your native language‚ English? Do you think you could be successful as a student under those conditions‚ or would you prefer to be taught in your native tongue? Did you know that in Chicago in the 19th Century‚ immigrant students had the opportunity to learn in their mother tongue? Instruction in German was common then because the earliest German schools had a religious focus‚ with the clergy providing
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COURSE PAPER USING VISUAL AIDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH CONTENTS Introduction ..............................................................................................................3 Chapter I. Theoretical aspect of using visual material in teaching English ...........5 1.1. The importance of using visual aids in teaching English ..................................5 1.2. Learning styles in language teaching .........................................
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Running head: STROOP EFFECT STUDY ON BILINGUALS Comparison of Stroop Effect on Turkish and English Bilinguals and the Effect of Proficiency Level on English In partial fulfilment of the requirements for Statistics and Research Methods 5 June 2008 Abstract People identify the color of a word faster if the word color is congruent with the ink color‚ than if the color is incongruent with the ink color. This is called Stroop Effect. In the present study the aim was to find whether language
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| |determine whether they are more successful in presenting and revising vocabulary than | | | | | |other methods. | | | | | |From my teaching experience I have noticed how enthusiastic students are about | | | | | |practising language by means of games. I believe games are not only fun but help | | | | | |students learn without a conscious
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