TEACHING BUSINESS ENGLISH: DO ENGLISH TEACHERS NEED TRAINING? By: NOR AINI BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN‚ ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MALAYSIA & FATIMAH BINTI ALI‚ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA English language teachers have to upgrade themselves constantly in order to keep up with the latest development in teaching the language. For English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers‚ the demand is even more pressing. Bearing that in mind‚ this paper investigates how Business
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in the culture one lives in is known as gender socialization. This particular type of socialization occurs at a very young age‚ with many agents of socialization such as school‚ family‚ peers and media contributing towards this prominent trend. The reason why gender socialization is regarded as such a powerful phenomenon is because each and every one of us has‚ in some way or another‚ been defined by this behavioural tyrant. As mentioned above‚ gender socialization starts at a young age‚ when
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THE TEACHINGS OF CONFUCIUS Confucius Confucius was born about 551 BC. with the family name K’ung. The respect he gained for his teachings led to his being referred to as Grand Master K’ung — K’ung Fu-tzu. The Western version of his name comes from this. He said that at fifteen he bent his mind to learning‚ and he continued to express a deep admiration for learning throughout his life. Confucius married at 19‚ his son being born a year later. Subsequently he had two daughters‚ one of
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Vocal Techniques The single most important thing you can do for you students vocal health is to start off any singing activity with vocal wearm-ups. Putting your music lesson at the beginning of the day can really be a big plus for your students’ health! However these are beneficial exercises whenever you choose to use them. These Warm-ups have 3 basic principles behind them: 1. Good Posture 2. Proper Breathing 3. Be gentle with your voice and Warm-up before intensive use. WARM-UPS Good
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Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and combine certain dimensions of teaching knowledge and skills which are the language proficiency
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study of sound changes in words * There is a constant mutation over time in the pronunciation of words in all languages. * Between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ there was a marked evolution in the pronunciation of English long vowels; this change in vowel pronunciation is known as the “Great Vowel Shift” * Physiological phonetics- involves the study of the function of the individual speech organs during the process of speaking * Acoustic phonetics- Focuses
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Bilingualism in teaching English Introduction Hong Kong is an officially bilingual territory. It is primarily a Cantonese speaking region‚ although it had been a British colony for over 150 years. About 98% of its population is virtually speakers of Chinese. However‚ English becomes more important as it is an international language and the official language in most countries. There has been a growing concern within the community over the need for a more concerted approach to improving the
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Topic Literature Review: English Language Teaching Strategies for Learning-Disabled Secondary School Students Date : 26 November 2004 Introduction One of the aims of the Singapore Ministry of Education is to ensure that all school-going children receive a minimum ten years of general education. Streaming is one way to ensure that all students are taught according to their academic ability‚ and "learn at a pace which they can cope." (Coping with Singaporeans ’ Concerns‚ 2001‚ p. 4)
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Characteristics of English Language Teaching Methods: COMPARISON Adapted from Richards and Rodgers (2001) and Gültekin Boran‚ http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/gboran/eltmethodstogether.doc T: teacher‚ S: Student; SS: students Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method |METHOD |Grammar Translation Method |Direct Method | |Proponents/Advocates
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English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change Darasawang‚ P.‚ English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars Publishing October 2007 pp. 187-204. The definitive version of this article was published as Darasawang‚ P.‚ (2007) English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change. English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars
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