Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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CHAPTER1. INTRODUCTION Technologies evolve now a day. The proponents can see technology goes more advanced now and then. A computerized system enhanced our lifestyle. The proponents can see that the society has made a very real commitment to computer. A computer is an electronic device design to manipulate and used to store data and information. The researchers admit that the schools and people in the business world have reached the point of no return in its dependence on computer. Most of the
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KUTAISI AKAKI TSERETELI STATE UNIVERSITY English studies department VITALI SIMSIVE FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN TEACHING ENGLISH SUPERVISOR: RUSUDAN GVILAVA KUTAISI 2005 Nowadays‚ when the market of education at technology is full of suggestions how to teach English‚ a very actual issue has arisen: "what methods of teaching do you use?" A thoughtful student or a businessman often stops in front of bookshelves‚ full of linguistic literature or books on media and steadily goes through the long
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J. Educational Sci. English and Medium of Instruction: Dalit Discourse in Indian Education Dhanaraju Vulli Department of History‚ Assam University (Central University)‚ Diphu Campus‚ Assam‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in‚ www.isca.me Received 8th April 2014‚ revised 18th April 2014‚ accepted 30th April 2014 Abstract There are two types of school system India in the issue of medium of instruction i.e the regional language system and the English language system. There is a clear
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analysis of language teaching resources a) Write an exposition of what you consider to be essential criteria for effective language learning materials design and support your opinion from your readings Introduction Effective language learning is the necessity of time. No matter in which discipline you are or what field of occupation you have effective language is a vital goal to success‚ which cannot be ignored. There are several standards‚ which determine the criteria for effective language and the
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Small “t” The Importance of Storytelling in Second Language Literacy Mary P. Kalsbeek BBE 526 July 17‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION The tradition of orality‚ or thought and verbal expression for communication‚ is a “patterned” one (Ellis‚ 1988). Storytelling is a form of orality and is a tool of communication and education. Jane Yolan(1986) has explained that storytelling is one of the oldest of arts and has been used as a necessary tool for cultural education and sustainment. Because storytelling
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The main theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 1. Introduction The language produced by learners learning a second language is extremely varied. It can range from one learner to another in regard to many factors. These variations can be accounted for by a number of ideas including: first language (L1) interface‚ age differences‚ motivation‚ self-confidence‚ aptitude‚ anxiety‚ gender and social distance. In this essay I will define SLA and then outline five of the main linguistic theories
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development 3. General English Language Arts Curriculum Standards 4. Languages Other Than English Curriculum Standards 5. Specific Performance Indicators: Writing 6. Literacy Competencies: Writing 7. Second Language Learning Standards for ESL Elementary 8. Sample Classroom Tasks in ESL by English Proficiency Level 9. Additional Information • Activities • Tools • Rubrics/Assessment Practices • Web Resources 10. Resources 11. Overheads • Tables 1 General English Language Arts Curriculum Standards
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disturbed by the argument of the couple‚ as John couldn’t understand what Allison’s actual intentions were. The author tells an anecdote in order to explain features of women’s spoken language‚ such as indirect speech‚ in more entertaining way that would capture the reader’s attention. He implements spoken language features‚ for example non standard structuring of questions “everything OK darling?” and punctuation marks “… “ which indentifies the pause of the speaker‚ so the story would be easy to
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IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN VIETNAM By NGO DUY PHUCAn increasing number of Vietnamese students study English in order to grasp many opportunities for higher education‚ overseas study and future career enhancement as it has become a dominant foreign language in Vietnam. Unlike traditional methods used for a long time in Vietnam‚ Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has been likely to meet the Vietnamese students’ needs of communication in English. Since CLT was introduced in
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