.................... Class & section: Grade: 8 A/B Duration: Why-Learn-A-Foreign-Language 1. Why is learning a foreign language important? Read the quotes about learning languages. Choose 2 of them you like best‚ and comment on them: 2. A) why do people usually learn foreign languages? Think of as many reasons as possible. B) Read the text to find some more ideas. Fill in the gaps
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Standards for English as an international language | |Standard English: She was sabotaged by them. | | | |Singlish sentence is grammatical and linguistic equal. | |①Language standards and English as an international
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Importance of Learning English English is an international language. It is used all over the world as the most influential language. The importance of learning English cannot be described in words. Communication‚ acquiring knowledge and having good jobs are impossible without the proficiency in English. We cannot expose our talent‚ quality‚ and efficiency in international sector if we do not know English. Higher education is impossible for those who do not know English well as all the important
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Poon Ka Wing (1155063892) Title Language Policy in CUHK: Can the use of English as the instruction medium of courses benefit the learning of undergraduates? Abstract With the internationalization of higher education and globalization in force‚ there is increasing adoption of English as instruction medium in both local and global contexts over the recent decades. Lately‚ the adoption of English as instruction medium of four Sociology courses in CUHK has sparked debate over the possible impacts of
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Reading in a Foreign Language ISSN 1539-0578 October 2010‚ Volume 22‚ No. 2 pp. 242–262 Repeated-reading-based instructional strategy and vocabulary acquisition: A case study of a heritage speaker of Chinese ZhaoHong Han and Cheng-ling Alice Chen Teachers College‚ Columbia University United States Abstract Repeated reading‚ a procedure involving repetition of the same text‚ has received copious attention from first language reading research providing highly converging evidence of its potency
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Language and Dialect 学生 ： 学院 ： 高级翻译学院 年级 ： 2007级 研究方向 ： 商务翻译研究 课程名称 ： 语言学理论 任课老师 ：莫爱屏教授 论文提交日期 ： 2008/01/08 Abstract: This paper aims to probe into the study of language and dialect in the field of sociolinguistics. Part 1 is a general introduction to the issues being covered in the paper. Part 2 centers on the analysis of certain criteria that probably could be applied as
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to which a number of answers can be given. Some of them are: good English is correct English; it is economical‚ clear‚ interesting... In a word‚ it is effective English. To be effective‚ and thus to achieve the writer’s or speaker’s purpose‚ the language he uses must be appropriate to the material he wants to communicate‚ to the time and place‚ to the audience aimed at‚ and to the impression of himself he wants to give. Thus‚ good English is correct English appropriate to a certain level of communication
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official language of the United States? English right? Wrong. Today in America‚ the melting pot theory has created a nation of millions of immigrants from all over the world. Record numbers of non-English speaking immigrants live their daily lives not having to speak a word of English! And instead of encouraging new immigrants to learn the English needed to succeed in our society‚ the government continues to promote "diversity" by trying to operate with the growing numbers of foreign languages. Becoming
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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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technology and education of which mostly English language is the medium. We are well aware that English is the most frequently used second language in the world and also the universal language that makes it a prerequisite for competing in our modern world. Academically‚ it is also a big challenge for our aspiring professionals to learn English and be proficient in it for the success of their career not only to their own countries but internationally. Language proficiency is commonly defined as a person’s
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