become a necessity in order for us to establish linkages with the rest of the world. English has played a central role as the common international language in linking people who have different mother tongues. When it comes to English language proficiency‚ recent language test results released by the IDP Education Pty. Ltd. Philippines‚ an accredited group that administers the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to Filipinos seeking to work and migrate abroad‚ showed that the Philippines
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Shannon Nichols “Proficiency”‚ describes her own struggle in taking a proficiency test that’s given by her high school. This specific test is considered a college based test that requires a passing score to be able to graduate high school. Shannon takes the test two time her ninth-grade year and one time her twelfth-grade year. She fails the first two attempts which makes her very uneasy and disappointed. Luckily‚ she passed the twelfth-year test but the psychological damage had already been done
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don’t want to practice it and some are practicing it in the most improper way in the form of the so-called “taglish”‚ a combination of Filipino and English words in one sentence. The researchers became interested with the English communication proficiency of the secondary students nowadays; those who can afford to enroll in college will be privileged to learn and be trained more with their communication skills‚ but what about those students who cannot afford to be upgraded in tertiary level? Of course
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less controversial has been the recent decision of the General Council of the bar to recommend the abolition of Latin as the requirement. This decision has given rise to conflicting reactions and lots of speculation on its implications. Language proficiency in the legal profession There are no statutory language requirement for the practice of law ‚ and the completion of a courses in Latin is no longer a requirement for the LLB degree at the Universities‚ the language is‚ however‚ very important for
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Introduction English is the universal language. The proficiency level of English major students is one of the great factors to be considered in producing high quality graduates. English proficiency pertains to the ability to speak‚ read and write in English. To be considered as truly proficient‚ you should have an advanced skill in this. English is used as the business language as well as the medium of instruction in schools and universities. It is the language used by the people all over the
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Testing Oral Proficiency: Difficulties and Methods Introduction: Although testing language has traditionally taken the form of testing knowledge about language‚ the idea of testing communicative competence is becoming recognized as being of great importance in second language learning. In testing communicative competence‚ speaking and listening tasks are commonly used. Those require tasks such as the completion of an information gap and role play (Kitao & Kitao‚ 1996). As language
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Republic of the Philippines Laguna state polytechnic university Los Baños Campus Los Baños‚ Laguna College of Fisheries ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF THIRD YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FISHERY EDUCATION IN COLLEGE OF FISHERIES S.Y: 2013-2014 A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Fisheries Laguna State Polytechnic University Los Baños‚ Campus Los Baños‚ Laguna In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science
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Writing Proficiency Exam Nicholas Castillo ENGPROF/01 BETH POUSKA July 14‚ 2014 Many factors can cause stress in our communities. These factors range from the result of violence in schools to the proliferation of social media tools‚ such as Facebook‚ Instagram‚ and Twitter. Stress affects people in different ways. Some ways can drive a community apart while others can bring them together. This paper will provide evidence to show it is possible for communities to take action‚ adapt to changes
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learning for ELL’s and their diverse background. Performance Indicators 1.1. a. Understand and apply knowledge about cultural values and beliefs in the context of teaching and learning of ELLs‚ from diverse backgrounds and at varying English proficiency levels.
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Which is more important to teach‚ grammar or vocabulary? Traditionally‚ grammar is taught first; it has primacy over vocabulary. Vocabulary items were just vehicles to explain grammatical structures. In other words this kind of teaching gives primacy to form and uses lexical items simply as a way to give examples of the structures taught previously. That’s why‚ in most traditional textbooks‚ grammar comes first and it is only later that reading and vocabulary are introduced. Recently‚ however
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