MEASURING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF STUDENTS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL BY Jessica R. Wille A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Education Specialist With a Major in School Psychology Approved: 6 Semester Credits Thesis Committee Members: The Graduate School University of Wisconsin - Stout May 2006 English Language Proficiency 2 The Graduate School University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie
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MBMMI: 10‚000 Teachers To Be Specially Trained This Year‚ Says Muhyiddin KUALA LUMPUR‚ April 25 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry targets to train 10‚000 English language teachers this year to raise their competency in teaching the subject. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the move was in line with the implementation of the "Upholding the Malay Language and Strengthening Command of English" (MBMMBI) policy for Year One primary school pupils starting from next year. "Although
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS IT? For many of us‚ the state of education in a country speaks volumes. Where English is spoken and taught as a second language‚ fluency is deemed a basic requirement for proper communication and propagation of ideas and connotes success. Does this fluency actually translate to a country’s economic success and overall standing in the world of nations? Back when American influence on teachers was still strong in the 1950s‚ I recall instances where
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that will benefit my ELL students. Lesson Plans Knowledge Disposition Visual Aids Routine Classroom Management Goals Resources Cooperative Learning Technology I will create lesson plans that will engage all students. I will make sure there are hands on activities for my ELL students. I will assess my ELL learners to see what they know and how much knowledge they have of the English language. By doing this I can
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Related Foreign Studies Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency‚ there is little consistency as to how different organizations classify it. Additionally‚ fluency and language competence are generally recognized as being related‚ but separate controversial subjects. In predominant frameworks in the United States‚ proficient speakers demonstrate both
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are competent readers‚ as measured by their performance on reading tests‚ are more likely to perform well in other subjects‚ such as math and science. Children who struggle with reading and reading comprehension also often have deficits in spoken language. Students with reading difficulties are much less likely to be academically engaged. Reading achievement predicts the likelihood of graduating from high school and attending college. A student’s performance when reading aloud is not a reliable
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In the 18th and 19th century women were simply meant to raise their children and do chores around the house. In the past 100 years women’s rights have changed a lot. Their first major step in becoming more like actual human beings was in the 1920’s when a group of five powerful women changed the identity of women forever. But I’m not here to talk about that amazing story‚ I’m here to talk about their rights‚ right now in the present. Many of you may think that this is no longer an issue but unfortunately
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English has been an international language in today’s generation. No matter in where they work‚ they need English to communicate and build relationship with the people in the organization. The decline in the proficiency of English in Malaysia has reached an alarming level which means the standard of English of the Malaysian drops when compare to the past 20 years. Malaysia has different races which create different religions and also languages in the country. People of different races remain to
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One of the U.S. educational challenges of today is meeting the educational needs of the English language learners. This growing diverse population of English learners has to simultaneously learn to build their English language proficiency and the content area within their grade level standard. This makes it a double challenge for them and their teachers. After observing a lesson based on a video simulation of a classroom‚ I will discuss five components: comprehensible input‚ ongoing specific and
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Éva Ujlakyné Szucs The role of teachers in the 21st century 22 octobre 2009 Abstract : In the fast changing world of the early 21st century public education is also changing. As part of the changes the role of schools and education will also be different both in the educational system and in the society. Together with them the role of teachers will also change. In my essay I am examining how the new social challenges and demands towards education and teachers change schools into institutions
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