Assignment on Personal Teaching Methodology Since the advent of language learning as an academic discipline‚ there have been gradual shifts in language teaching methodology from Grammar Translation‚ to Audiolingualism‚ and those applied in more recent and well known Communicative Language Teaching. However‚ ELT practitioners have put forward an array of opinions‚ arguments and concerns over the issue that which of the suggested methodologies works best in language teaching. But‚ a variety of factors
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English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change Darasawang‚ P.‚ English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars Publishing October 2007 pp. 187-204. The definitive version of this article was published as Darasawang‚ P.‚ (2007) English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change. English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars
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My teaching approach I have taught more than 200 lessons in my teaching career at school so far. This amount of lessons showed me many reasons for using suitable teaching methods for a particular class. What is a teaching method? In general‚ the teaching method refers to pedagogy strategies which are used in giving class instructions. The methods primarily fall into two approaches: teacher-centered and student-centered. Personally‚ I like more the students-centered approach when teachers and students
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English Language Education in Rural Schools of India: The Situation‚ the Policy and the Curriculum Abstract This paper attempts to bring in the issues related to English language education situation in rural schools in India‚ the state policy on language education‚ quality questions in second / foreign language education through an analysis of language policy practices and the curriculum and syllabi of five states (provinces) in the country. The language policy in school education emerged
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On Developing Students’ Communicative Competence Lou Ruijuan Most Chinese students‚ especially those with low foreign language levels‚ are used to memorizing the language but reluctant to speak in the target language. They may be familiar with the sentence patterns but do not know how to start and end a conversation and how to express themselves in a particular situation. So it is a main task for a teacher to develop students’ communicative competence. I. Obstacles in Communication While it is difficult
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Richards - Regional Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and combine certain dimensions of teaching knowledge and skills
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ABSTRACT ii The purpose of this presentation is to determine the use of NLP in language teaching. In this study‚ in the first part‚ some background information was given about what Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) is‚ and whether NLP was used in language teaching before. To put forward whether NLP is effective in language teaching‚ general questions related to NLP are to be asked to language teachers in questionnaires and interviews. The collected data were analyzed in tables and graphics
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could affect the availability of second language learners in acquiring the L2. I only partially agree with the statement that L1 should not be allowed in the ESL classroom due to a certain factors. Factors such as the schools’ locations‚ the learners’ cognitive and affective factors and the exposure towards the English-based multimedia play a very huge and crucial role in helping the second language learners to immerse themselves fully in the English language environment. First and foremost‚ most
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Language is seen as mans most important gift. It is the basics of all creative thought. Without language‚ there will be no progress‚ no civilization and no culture. English is important in Nigeria because it is the language that builds a bridge across the barriers created by the existence of many languages. Irrespective of its significance in our educational system‚ the English language‚ to all intents and purposes‚ appears indispensable in all aspects of our national development. Politically‚ it
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ICT BY BANDELE ADEBOYE SOGBESAN SENIOR LECTURER IN ENGLISH‚ DEPT OF LANGUAGES‚ TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION‚ IJEBU ODE. INTRODUCTION Language has been described by various scholars over the years according to the perceived roles it plays in different circumstances. Sapir (1921) sees it as a system of arbitrary vocal signs and symbols used for the purpose of communication. It can also be seen in the light of Christophersen’s (1981) view as a conventional
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