methodological approach to teaching language in the West have also influenced the language teaching approach in Malaysia. In Malaysia‚ The English Language Program for the primary school is aimed at equipping students with basic language skills to enable them to use the language and communicate effectively in any situation. This aim is clearly stipulated in the English Language Syllabus. In an effort to “ to equip pupils with basic skills and knowledge of the English language so as to enable them
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they developed their literacy which is unique per person. The article Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics by James Paul Gee goes through different theories he has on the correct and incorrect ways that language is used when communicating during different scenarios and why. The main cause of unique levels regarding literacy are the different Discourses a person may have. First and foremost are the primary Discourses which are basically what an individual is born into; this includes culture‚ parenting
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Teaching Sign Language to a Chimpanzee I. Introduction: Allen and Beatrice Gardner researched the extent to which another species may be able to use human language. Scholarly research may provide insight into limitations of the language barrier between animals and humans‚ but Allen and Beatrice decided to attempt to teach a human language to an animal to determine if a coalition could be made between language and various activities. Choosing an appropriate animal to conduct experiments on
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The acquisition of a new language can pose many difficulties to both the student‚ in learning the language‚ and to the teacher in communicating and teaching the language. The following essay attempts to outline some of these difficulties. One of the major factors affecting all students attempting to acquire a foreign language is the correlation of the new language and their native tongue. The degree of variation between the student’s native tongue and the English language can cause all kinds of problems
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learning to ride a bike or more complex phenomena such as; learning how to play chess‚ learning a language? Several learning theories attempted to answer these questions; behaviourist‚ cognitive‚ humanist and constructivist learning theories respectively. In the following lines we will try to outline principles of those theories and how constructivist learning theory can be applied to English Language Teaching domain. LEARNING; FROM DIFFERENT ASPECTS ‘The first coherent theory of learning was
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Academic Statement of Purpose The need for critical discourse analysis is crucial now more than ever because of the sheer mass of information our society encounters on a daily basis. I hope to demystify some of these messages through the use of critical discourse analysis in both my future research and my career. My work in discourse analysis seeks to identify those who are powerful‚ the construct of power they rely on‚ the social indexing employed‚ and the implications of their words for those
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Four important visual aids teachers use with students to teach‚ learn‚ study‚ play and review knowledge in class for Language Teaching. The use of visual aids is important if a teacher really wants to do a great job‚ have more attractive classes and get better results from their students. Those aids are: the television which is entertaining and a good way for teaching‚ the radio a powerful appliance for improving the listening area‚ computers as a useful tool to study‚ and the video bins
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The Journey of A Successful Soccer Player In order to be accepted into a discourse community‚ a person must learn typical ways people in that community communicate and argue. In this paper I will prove that I entered the discourse community of my high school soccer team by acquiring knowledge‚ establishing my credibility‚ and learning the game I love. In other words‚ I will be using the ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos appeals. I love to play soccer and watch the professionals who play on TV. I have played
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level and learning occurs throughout life. The success of early learning strategies in these crucial years‚ and the joy or pain of that learning‚ determines the quality of literate activity throughout life. Consequently‚ my senses are awakened that teaching children to read is a challenging responsibility and to fulfil this responsibility requires knowledge of effective instructional practices and an enthusiasm to employ them. As many children earnestly struggle with this highly significant skill‚
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Critical discourse analysis‚ organizational discourse‚ and organizational change A realist view of discourse analysis Discourses is an element of all concrete social events (actions‚ processes) as well as of more durable social practices‚ though neither are simply discourse: they are articulations of discourse with non-discoursal elements. ‘Discourse’ subsumes language as well as other forms of semiosis such as visual images and ‘body language’‚ and the discoursal element of a social event often
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