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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Prècis The body language plays an active role in our daily lives and reveals us what until now has been a gray area in communication: harnessing the power of nonverbal cues‚ get what we want out of every aspect of life‚ from professional encounters to personal relationships. I have chosen to present this theme because we use gestures in communication all the time in order to convey a message and express ourselves. But this powerful expressive technique in non-verbal communication should be
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The New Texting Language: Bilingual or Lazy? The use of cell phones has taken over this generation’s communication with each other. According to Timothy Barranco‚ he says that in “Today’s society the youth are becoming bilingual without even realizing it.” (Barranco Pg.27) The author analyzes whether the texting language can be considered a second language‚ or is the new language just another way for Americans to diminish the English language. In the article “A Way with Words‚ or Away with Words:
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Language and Identity How and why are the chinese presented in a certain way in these series of articles? In many countries‚ people understand each other. In the United Kingdom‚ the English language is spoken as the primary language. Around 95% of the UK population understand and speak the language. In America‚ the most common used language is English. There are many languages such as Spanish‚ Indo-European and other Asian and Pacific Island languages‚ but the overall language is English.
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at least 2 years of a foreign language High school can be one of the very best times to learn a language. There are few other periods in life when the students will have as many opportunities to freely attend a class under the instruction of an experienced teacher. There are more than 6‚000 languages in the world‚ and while many of these are not commonly taught and aren’t spoken in most countries.But why should students learn a foreign language in high school ?
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Vernacular Language Vernacular language is the native language of a specific population during the Middle Ages. Latin and French were the most commonly used for literature. The general population did not have the ability to read or write. Mainly‚ the only people who learned how to read and write were the wealthy and upper class citizens. Eventually the general population learned to read and write using their own language or in other words vernacular. Origins Most of the vernacular languages branched
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Language Analysis: When teaching a grammar or function lesson‚ submit this LA sheet with your lesson plan. Target Language: (write the target sentence/s from the lesson here)This coat fits me‚ but it doesn’t suit me (Elementatry). | Meaning: (try to state this in student-friendly language)The coat I’m trying on is the right size (fit)‚ but it is a wrong colour‚ shape etc (doesn’t suit) | Context / Conveying Meaning: (state the context and how you will convey meaning) By showing different
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demonstrates an overall language situation in Kazakhstan which reflects on a national building of the presently independent country. At first‚ it analyses a historical background on a foundation of the Kazakh language starting from a the Soviet Union period to the language problem since the time of early independence. The investigation conducted in this paper explains main reasons of weak language community as well as policy-making decisions and directions to the further language development. The examination
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Learning a foreign language isn’t an easy thing. Nowadays it’s especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work‚ others travel abroad‚ for the third studying foreign languages is a hobby. Everyone‚ who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries‚ read foreign authors in the original‚ which makes your outlook wider. I study English. It’s a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Over 300 million
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English fluently is difficult for me. It is easy for you because your first language is English and you come from UK‚ while my first language is Malay as I come from Malaysia. My language skills are not sufficient to embark on a university degree. A: There’s no need to worry about that. This university will consider you pre-sessional courses. These can last for 3 weeks to an academic year. So this would help you on your language skills. B: That’s great‚ but not only that. I would also need a lot of
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