Learning a Second Language Acquiring a second language is a goal many adults set for themselves. Students have the ability to take foreign language courses early on in their education‚ but not many adults who attended school years ago had that option. The level of ease or difficulty in learning a second language is dependent on the stage of brain development and the style of learning. There are different options for learning a second language‚ and it can be most effective at a young age
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2013年6月17日 Brief Introduction to Language Learning Theories 摘要 近年来，新的外语学习方法不断涌现。他们通常宣称比之前出现的那些方法更有效，而且，在许多情况下，这些方法被推广甚至被规定立即使用。新方法可能反映了当前的趋势。那么一个教师如何评价这些新方法的潜在有效性？对这个评价的一个重要基础当然是教师自身成功或失败的经验。此外，教师了解一些最近的发现可以帮助判断新的语言学习方法是否可以为学生的学习带来积极的改变。这篇关于语言是如何学习的论文是为外语教学的教师而写的。我们相信在二语习得研究中的发现及理论观点可以帮助教师评估不同的语言教学方法。 关键字：语言习得，母语学习，二语学习，二语习得 Abstract Every few years‚ new foreign language teaching methods arrive on the scene. They are usually proclaimed to be
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September 2010 Learning Another Language Have you ever considered learning a second language that you’re interested in? Learning another language can greatly improve your life and broaden your view in this world. Learning another language has been proven to raise your grades and exam scores. Companies and businesses have been known to hire many people who know more than one language because it benefits in dealing with other countries. You can benefit from learning another language because: you will
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Learning a foreign language‚ gradually‚ has become popular among people‚ especially students‚ yet whether students should start a foreign language learning as soon as they begin school is still under discussion. As I see it‚ I prefer to agree with the statement that students‚ who just come into school‚ are supposed to be taught another language except for mother tongue. The world‚ in nowadays‚ is like a melting pot. Different languages‚ and cultures is mixing together‚ people in various races
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Language learning and motivation On starting to learn another language the initial difficulties you are likely to face are how to learn vocabulary‚ how to put a sentence together‚ and how to understand what is being said to you. All very frustrating‚ but you will get there provided you can remain motivated. Motivation is the hardest part to foreign language learning. The task can be so enormous‚ so endless‚ that after the initial period of enthusiasm it is tempting to give up. Learning
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Learning Foreign Language The Cause of Learning Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Abstract Over the past two decades‚ countries in the world have become more and more interdependent and new technologies have erased many existing borders. So‚ learning English is very importance to economic development‚ Academic benefit to students‚ cultural understanding‚ expand relationships
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Some people insist that the main emphasis in foreign language teaching should be on speaking and writing correctly‚ while others feel that teaching learners how to communicate and express their ideas fluently should be the main goal. What’s your opinion? Support yow ideas with reasons and examples from your own language-learning experience. Which is more important in learning a language: speaking and writing correctly‚ or expressing yourself fluently but inaccurately? Although both are important
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Intricate process of second language learning with reference to Yorio’s classification of learned variables (1976) with a interview of Non English Speaking Background (NESB) student who has recently completed an ESL course will be presented in this paper. We will start our analysis with a detailed personal background of the student‚ in order to see the influence of important factors of from different areas in relation to Yorio’s Taxonomy. Analysis is going to be constructed on the some important
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second language. The students would have a better chance of getting into a good school. The student should take up on another language if it is mandatory. Therefore‚ learning a second language could help students in future careers‚ students would get paid more if they know a second language‚ and students would be encouraged to learn more about the culture of that language. Students should learn another language because it could help in their future careers. In learning a second language students
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foreign language learners. These include age‚ intelligence‚ aptitude‚ motivation‚ attitude‚ personality‚ learning/cognitive style and learning strategies. Definition of language learning strategies according to scholars : According to Brown 2007‚” learning strategies are those specific “attacks” that we make on a given problem‚ they are the moment-by-moment techniques that we employ to solve problems posed by second language input and output”. For Chamot 2005‚ “language learning strategies
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