MOTIVATION VARIABLES AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RURAL STUDENTS Mr. Sawant B.A. Deptt. of English Karmaveer Bhaurao PatilCollege Urun-Islampur Tal- Walwa Distt- Sangli 415509. Introduction: At the outset of this paper‚ we confess that the terms Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Motivation variables are adopted from ELT. If asked to identify the most influential factor in language learning /acquisition‚ motivation factor would probably be high on most teachers’
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Child language acquisition: nature or nurture? (final version) Introduction The study of language development‚ one of the most fascinating human achievements‚ has a long and rich history‚ extending over thousands of years (Chomsky‚ 2000). As the nature-versus-nurture argument is inevitable to arise whenever human behaviors are discussed‚ it is not surprising that language experts have debated the relative influences of genetics and the environment on language development (Hulit & Howard‚ 2002). Among
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SLA Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquisition Mounira El Tatawy Teachers College‚ Columbia University ABSTRACT Over the last few years‚ the role played by corrective feedback in language acquisition has become a highly controversial issue. In the field of First Language Acquisition (FLA)‚ researchers express strong reservations concerning the effect that negative evidence has on FLA‚ if there is any at all. In the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)‚ however‚ there appears to
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ELL Placement Assessment Students that are considered to be ELL students have specific tests and procedures that must be followed by schools and teachers in order to properly assess each student proficiency level in English language. After interviewing the ELL coordinator for our school‚ assessing the ELL student gives both the home and school environment the information needed to develop a plan to to educate each ELL student in the 21st Century. In this
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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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Teaching and learning : The effective teaching of grammar in modern foreign languages (MFL) ’One of the most misunderstood words in the English language has to be the word ‘grammar’ ’(Rendall‚ 2006: 53). This statement stands as the ideal starting point from which to unveil a rationale for the importance of grammar in the language acquisition process and how it has been perceived in the past decades . What is grammar ? Why and how should it be taught ? These questions‚ as basic as they look
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Factors influencing the learning of a second/foreign language Some students learn a new language quickly and easily than others. This simple fact reflects the hard work and persistence of the learner. However there are other crucial factors influencing the success that are totally beyond the control of the learner. These factors can be categorized as: 1. Age: second language acquisition is influenced by the age of the learner. Many studies have found that adolescents learn more rapidly than
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A guide to writing an academic paper By Valerie Strauss I keep hearing from college professors that too many of their students don’t write well. So here’s a primer written for college students on how to write an academic paper‚ though some of the advice would be useful for anybody writing anything. The author is Steven Horwitz‚ a professor of economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton‚ NY. He is the author of two books‚ Microfoundations and Macroeconomics: An Austrian Perspective and Monetary
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published by Stephen Krashen in the NABE‚ about immersed students taught in English‚ he states that immersing students on the English program just delay their attainment of English. Also immerse them into the English program can cause them to block their understanding‚ to refuse their participating‚ to make them feel frustration. This frustrations at the same time can cause school dropouts. This suggests that teachers should provide students relevant information that offers them the opportunities
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before) they are working towards language acquisition; from “babbling” as a baby to mimicking words they hear as a toddler‚ they are ultimately working towards the same goal‚ the ability to communicate effectively. The introduction of literacy into the child’s life will assist in the child in drawing phonemic relationships quicker resulting in a stronger literary knowledge that can be used to strengthen other aspects of the child’s knowledge acquisition. The acquisition of literacy not only strengthens
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