Crystal begins English as a Global Language by asking what it means for a language to be global‚ and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. In three chapters he then traces the rise of English to that status. The first surveys the extent of its use around the world and briefly outlines the history of its spread. The second examines some nineteenth century ideas about the place of English in the world and the foundations for its success laid by the British Empire
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I wanna talk about beating stress Introduction This support pack accompanies the audio file ’I wanna talk about beating stress’. To listen to the audio file‚ go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress This support pack contains the following materials: • • • a pre-listening vocabulary activity the transcript of the audio file a comprehension activity Before you listen Exercise 01 Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions. a. bunch of
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THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING ENGLISH Many people see the ability to communicate and talk with others as one of the major benefits of learning English. Even outside of a professional environment‚ people often like to be able to talk to individuals from around the world. Many people find great social and cultural benefits in having pen pals from other countries‚ and the Internet makes such communication fast and easy. Knowing English can broaden the types of people you can speak to‚ whether its via email
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vocal apparatus‚ discovering sounds that are distinctive for their particular language * Sounds will narrow to only the sounds that they hear around them * Intonation patterns are first to be acquired * Babbling appears to be innate ONE WORD UTTERANCES * Occurs at around 12-18 months * Infants discover sounds relating to meaning and start to use the sounds in expressive ways * They might acquire language all in the same way in the end‚ but there is considerable variation in details
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Learning Foreign Language The Cause of Learning Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Abstract Over the past two decades‚ countries in the world have become more and more interdependent and new technologies have erased many existing borders. So‚ learning English is very importance to economic development‚ Academic benefit to students‚ cultural understanding‚ expand relationships
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Intricate process of second language learning with reference to Yorio’s classification of learned variables (1976) with a interview of Non English Speaking Background (NESB) student who has recently completed an ESL course will be presented in this paper. We will start our analysis with a detailed personal background of the student‚ in order to see the influence of important factors of from different areas in relation to Yorio’s Taxonomy. Analysis is going to be constructed on the some important
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to
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AMALIEN SPEECH-THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE -From: AiSya Humaira <aisya_humaira1996@yahoo.com.my> Subject: speech To: "sirrosdi@yahoo.com" <sirrosdi@yahoo.com> Date: Saturday‚ 21 January‚ 2012‚ 2:42 AM The Importance of English Language” A profoundly good morning to our honorable and respected principal‚ charismatic teachers and devoted fellow friends. In conjunction with the English Month‚ I‚ as the President of English Language Society‚ am glad to be given
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1 Statement of the problem and rationale for the study 1 1.2. Purpose of the study 3 1.3. Scope of the study 3 1.4. Research question 3 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 3 2.1. The effects of movies in learning English 3 2.2. Film selection 6 2.3. The impacts of subtitles on effective learning 7 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY 9 3.1. Research approach 9 3.2. Participants 10 3.3. Instruments 10 3.2.1. Questionnaires 10 3.2.2. Post-viewing test 11 3.4. Procedures of data collection
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Learning English: A surprising experience Learning a new language can be a scary and frustrating experience but for other people it is not. This is the case of a girl named Lindsay. She is 22 years old and she is studying a Bachelors of Arts in English Language Teaching. She started to learn English when she was ten years old because it was a mandatory subject at the school she attended. The interesting thing about her case is the fact that‚ even though it was a compulsory course‚ she mentioned
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