Second Language Research http://slr.sagepub.com/ Structural Minimality‚ CP and the initial state in second language acquisition Rakesh M. Bhatt and Barbara Hancin-Bhatt Second Language Research 2002 18: 348 DOI: 10.1191/0267658302sr210oa The online version of this article can be found at: http://slr.sagepub.com/content/18/4/348 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Second Language Research can be found at: Email Alerts: http://slr
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The major languages in the United States are English‚ Spanish‚ and Chinese‚ with these last two quickly gaining prominence‚ and about 17.9 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home. Keeping this in mind‚ it is almost essential today to learn a second language. Being bi-‚ tri- or multilingual has many advantages‚ the more obvious being that one can communicate with exchange students‚ immigrants‚ and fellow online gamers‚ chatters‚ and forum users‚ as well as to bridge cultures
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are of Hispanic origin (Excluding PR). 5 million more than the entire population of Canada. B. In 1960 people of Hispanic origin only equaled 6% of the US population. Since increased to 13%. C. 332 million people in the world speak Spanish. Second to Chinese Mandarin: 885 million‚ English speakers third‚ with ten million less than Spanish. Need Step I. The continual growth of the Hispanic population increases everyday‚ but the number of Americans not of Hispanic descent who speak Spanish
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11/9/2014 Mary Cooper Lit 101 Language is a way for every person to express themselves. In Sandra Cisneros’ “An Offering to the Power of Language”‚ she teaches the reader how the language you were born speaking holds a certain power to you. She writes about how important certain words can be to a person‚ and how they have connotations that can either be positive or negative. These words can have even more power to a person if they can’t be translated into another language. I believe that Cisneros has
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English as a Second Language It is a struggle to adapt to a new culture and language‚ which may be completely different from the ones young child may have already learned. This can lead to inner conflict‚ confusion‚ and even anger. One way to handle the conflict is to cut ties with the first culture including language. But is this the answer? Doing so can create a sense of loss. In the essay “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”‚ Richard Rodriguez shares his personal experience with learning
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development 3. General English Language Arts Curriculum Standards 4. Languages Other Than English Curriculum Standards 5. Specific Performance Indicators: Writing 6. Literacy Competencies: Writing 7. Second Language Learning Standards for ESL Elementary 8. Sample Classroom Tasks in ESL by English Proficiency Level 9. Additional Information • Activities • Tools • Rubrics/Assessment Practices • Web Resources 10. Resources 11. Overheads • Tables 1 General English Language Arts Curriculum Standards
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PRE-INTERVIEW LANGUAGE AWARENESS TASK Language awareness is an important part of any CELTA Course and these questions have been prepared to start you thinking about language issues. Consult a suitable grammar book before completing the answers on a separate sheet. Useful reference books include: Practical English Usage by Michael Swan‚ published by OUP English Grammar in use‚ by Raymond Murphy‚ published by CUP Heinemann English Grammar‚ published by Beaumont & Grainger Practical English
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My second focus person is Sharon. She is a funny‚ smart independent woman who loves her Caribbean ethnicity. She mainly surround herself with people who have a similar ethnicity. Sharon is Jamaican. She is also strong willed. Sharon can be abrasive and rude at times‚ but does not know she is. She is a mother of three boys and has a strong bond with her mother. She is divorced and cannot work at this time. Sharon is also very active. It is rare to find her at home. Sharon expresses herself very well
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Total Physical Response in a Beginning Language Class Contents: 1. Shortly About Teaching Methodologies ....................................................... 3 2. Introduction ………………………………………………………………... 3 3. Background of the TPR Approach ………………………………………… 3 4. Approach …………………………………………………………………... 5 4.1. Theory of Language …………………………………………… 5 4.2. Theory of Learning ……………………………………………. 6 5. Why TPR Works? Brain Lateralization …………………………………… 6 6. Goals of TPR Approach ……………………………………………………
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Notes on Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Terminology: it is customary in studies of multilingualism to refer to a person’s first language or native language as “L1” and a person’s second language as “L2” Common Myths about Bilingualism/SLA * Speaking two languages to a young child will confuse them. * Speaking two languages to a young child will slow down their development. * Supporting L1 takes away from acquiring L2. * Younger children are better at getting
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