Teaching Readers of English “A book of this kind is long overdue. . . . It is a giant contribution to the field. With its emphasis on a socioliterate approach to reading and literacy‚ it nicely captures the prevailing view of academic literacy instruction. Its extremely skillful and well-developed balancing act between theory and practice allows it to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Pre- and in-service teachers‚ in particular‚ will benefit immensely.” Alan Hirvela‚ The Ohio State University
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is not America. In the novel‚ The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez‚ the story centers around the Rivera family adjusting in the United States. Also‚ it focuses the life story of the people around them while in the short story‚ “The English Lesson” by Nicholasa Mohr‚ it focuses on how immigrants see the United States. Both readings were able to show that many immigrants struggle before and after the come to the United States of America. Many immigrants
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English Portfolio Luis Gonzalez English 95 Professor Shiloh Winsor May 8‚ 2013 Luis Gonzalez Professor Shiloh Winsor English 95 May 8‚ 2013 Reflection Throughout my Writing experience I have always had trouble with making the sentence make sense‚ making it sound professional and doing what the assignment tells to do. I think that this class has actually helped me a lot more than in High School. The new paragraph is better because I listened to what my peers advised me to do and what
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about losing an accent to adjust with the current lifestyle. Gloria did grow up in the Untied States but spoke mostly Spanish. She did not speak true Spanish but a different form of Spanish called “Chicano Spanish”. She was living in the most English speaking place on this planet‚ but she was from Mexican decent. Spanish in the United States was rare during this time‚ but she spoke a form of Spanish. She describes the difficulty of changing to Chicano Spanish. Chicano Spanish also varies from
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Death to high school English In the passage Death to high school English‚ written by Kim Brooks‚ explains the thoughts of a college professor who teaches composition‚ and is dealing with students who do not know how to write at all. Brooks story is told in first person‚ simply because she experienced it firsthand. The tone of this passage seemed to be mostly frightening because Brooks was in shock at how terrible the writing was and had to put a stop to it and make a change. Another tone
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classmate or colleague you often meet or met. I have a lot of friends‚ but Tam is one of my closest friends. He comes from Kim Dong District‚ Hung Yen province. He is the person who can share all kinds of difficulties and happiness in life. Not only is he helpful ‚but also he is intelligent. He is also good at both teaching English and using computers. I first met him when we were at Hai Duong teachers’ training colleage. Although we are living far from each other‚ I often contact with him by e-mail‚ chatting
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International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever Communicator Vincent Smidowicz Bridget Bloom Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever/Communicator Introduction This booklet provides a taster of the new support materials created for Spoken ESOL. All the sample exercises included here have been selected from Book 2‚ which covers the Achiever and Communicator levels. This new and important resource (see Key features) is designed both to help
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gadgets like cell phones and computers to convey their messages and through these‚ they learned how to cope and change the way they convey their thoughts and ideas in different forms. Indeed‚ English proficiency is one of the important things that we need to practice. The proper usage of both Filipino and English language is one of the important aspects of Philippine education. Correct grammar‚ syntax and pronunciation are the main concerns of improving our language proficiency to maintain an effective
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englishbanana.com’s Talk a Lot Spoken English Course by Matt Purland A Great New Way to Learn Spoken English Elementary Book 1 Complete 12-week spoken English course All materials‚ instructions and answers are included Brand new and unique learning method Learn and recall questions‚ answers and negatives using 8 common verb forms • Learn 400+ essential vocabulary words • 100% photocopiable • • • • englishbanana.com’s Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary Book 1 This book
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My English Subject What is your favorite subject and why? My favorite subject is English because English is the basis of our ability to communicate with one another. English has taught me numerous skills and has helped me to become an analytically minded individual‚ changing my perspective on various issues. English has contributed to my overall growth as a young person‚ as it has showed me the many points of views‚ ideas‚ and beliefs of the human population. English has opened my eyes on many
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