learning second language. The need for learning second language cannot be gainsaid and its need has been felt more now than before. This situation is especially so in our country. Malaysia is a multi-racial country. We have Malays‚ Chinese‚ Indians and the natives. They speak a variety of languages. It is important that they should be able to communicate with each other. Besides that‚ learning a second language can also bring us many benefits. Learning a second language gives us some
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that 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‚
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Affecting the Second Language Learners’ Fluency. Although oral proficiency is a central goal of the language teaching‚ too little attention has been paid to the complex of factors that underlie the fluent of speech. This problem may encounter most second language teachers and learners. I have chosen to write about factors affecting the second language learners’ fluency (SLLF) in order to increase teachers’ awareness about these factors and to enable teachers to improve second language learners’ fluency
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Why student motivation is key to foreign language learning success Author: Christopher Merrifield August 2008 "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding." Stephen Krashen. The principles of L2 teaching philosophy has greatly changed from the ancient principles of the Grammar-Translation approach historically used
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Components of Second Language Knowledge Components of second languague knowlege are divided into three: vocabulary‚ morphology and phonoly. It is necessary deepen in these elements becase sometimes even the most highly educated adult native speakers do not have all the knowledge about language‚ and expect L2 learners have it would be unrealistic. Vocabulary is the most important level of L2 knowledge for learners to develop. We must remember that vocabulary is the key to communication. Yhe moment
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foreign language classes so English could be maintained as an official language in the country. Foreign language classes should not be removed from school criterias because it is very beneficial for all students. First‚ languages connect people together and it could help students experience a better social life. Second‚ it would raise the percentage of jobs in the United States. Third‚ it would increase the mantality of students and prepare a better future life for them. First‚ languages connect
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for people learning a new language. English is not my first language‚ it is my third‚ and I have spent a lot of time and effort to going through these steps. As an individual learning a new language‚ I can definitely say it is hard. Believe me‚ there is no way that a person can learn to run before he learns how to walk; the same applies to learning a new language like English. One of my English teachers from De Anza College said‚ “English is one of the hardest languages in the world‚ so you guys
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communicate with ease. This often means that‚ to have an advantage‚ it is necessary to know multiple languages‚ and while some are fortunate enough to be brought up bilingually‚ with parents speaking two languages to the child‚ many need to learn additional languages through education systems. To facilitate this‚ it is imperative to understand how language‚ and in particular‚ how second language acquisition (SLA) works. It was only in the 1940s that SLA became a formal field of research‚ so the amount
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Coming to the United States from a Spanish country means facing many challenges such as learning a new culture as well as a new language. Learning English has alway been a challenge for everyone. However‚ this gets worse when you’re learning English as a second language. This is because the second language English learners fears of getting bully. Another reason is that they’re scare of getting people laugh because of the way that they pronounce the words or their accent. At the same time‚ they scare
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English is an international language which is used officially all around the world. Anybody who wants to make connections with the world we live in should learn English. I had English language classes in my secondary and high school years. I also took some private English learning courses throughout summers in my country‚ Turkey. However‚ I could not improve my English effectively as all Turkish students in Turkey. I fully agree that English will be learned most efficiently in the boundaries of an
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