The Internet TESL Journal Extensive Reading: Why? and How? Timothy Bell timothy [at] hsc.kuniv.edu.kw Kuwait University Abstract An extensive reading program was established for elementary level language learners at the British Council Language Center in Sanaa‚ Yemen. Research evidence for the use of such programs in EFL/ESL contexts is presented‚ emphasizing the benefits of this type of input for students ’ English language learning and skills development. Practical advice is then offered
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Jordan Terry‚ Sade’ Mack‚ S’Vari Becton English 101 November 24‚ 2014 Mandatory Sex Education It is time that we revisit sexual education in America’s schools and make it part of the curriculum in every middle and high school. The absence of sexual education has had a negative effect on today’s youth. In today’s society it is not rare to see a young teen pregnant‚ or even a young teen mother with multiple children. There is also an outraging amount of young teens and young adults walking around
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. Movers and Shakers in Education There are many significant events and people that helped shape the educational system in America. The four that I have chosen to do my review on are “Engel vs Vitale (1962)”‚ “Creation of the State Board Of Education – Horace Mann (1837)”‚ “Lau vs Nichols (1974)”‚ “I.D.E.A. (1990)” and “Socrates: Socratic Method (470-399 B.C.)”. Even though the four choices I have made are just a few out of many‚ I feel that their efforts laid grounds for further changes to come
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Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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Awareness in Reading: EFL Students’ Metacognitive Knowledge of Reading Strategies in an Acquisition-poor Environment Lawrence Jun Zhang National Institute of Education‚ Nanyang Technological University‚ Singapore Although studies on L2 learning strategies are a major strand of second-language research‚ recent research interest has focussed on language learners’ metacognitive knowledge or awareness of strategies. Previous research has shed important light on the amelioration in L2 educational
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Because both my parents came from China‚ I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. I love my North American citizenship. I don’t’ mind being called a "banana‚" yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I’m proud I’m a banana. After all‚ in Canada and the United States‚ native Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture
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Accounting 371 CA1-6 pg 26 Accounting quantifies operations‚ summarizing information‚ giving people the ability to see a situation from different perspectives. It ’s one thing to look at sales numbers for the year‚ but when you combine that with expenses‚ you can derive many issues‚ such as if the expenses are too high for sales or if payroll is unusually low‚ you can make certain decisions about those areas. Accounting numbers help in making sound decisions based on real data and not
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Tuesday 01/15 Introduction/Syllabus/ “Where I’m From” poem Thursday 01/17 Read “Brainology” by Carol Dweck Week 2 Tuesday 01/22 Read “Ain’t I a Woman” and “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” Thursday 01/24 Active Reading and Analysis Standards (posted on Blackboard under writing and reading tools) Week 3 Tuesday 01/29 Read “Narration” in Patterns; Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch.1-3 Thursday 01/31 Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch. 4-5 Week 4 Tuesday 02/5 Read I Love Yous Are for
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A REVIEW ON READING THEORIES AND IT’S IMPLICATION TO THE TEACHING OF READING Parlindungan Pardede Universitas Kristen Indonesia Abstract Opini dan masukan untuk peningkatan pengajaran membaca kepada pembelajar bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing‚ baik yang didasarkan pada hasil penelitian maupun pengalaman‚ tersedia sangat banyak dalam kepustakaan pengajaran bahasa. Tulisan ini merupakan sebuah rangkuman atas berbagai teori‚ temuan dan pendapat tentang pengajaran membaca. Pemahaman terhadap topik-topik
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INTRODUCTION Reading aloud activity is commonly used by teachers all around the world.However‚most ELT methodology authors such as Broghton‚Brumfit‚Flavell‚Hill‚and Pincas‚ on the other hand some speacialists suggest its use.The discussion about reading aloud is a perennial one. It has been discussed over thirty years or more‚reading aloud is beneficial or just a time filler.In recent years‚it is proven to be a useful tool while acquiring vocabulary‚developing reading skills and comprehension
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