by using the English language although he is facing some problems in certain aspects of the English language such as pronunciation‚ grammar‚ vocabulary and discourse. However‚ before I go on to analyse my learner ’s performance I will have to give a short account on how the English language is taught in Greece and which are the differences between the two languages. In the interview‚ John is trying to explain that he found it difficult to communicate because the language that is taught in Greece
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but also having to face them in a completely different language than your own. In Harumi Kimura’s journal article‚ “Foreign Language Listening Anxiety: a Self-Presentational”‚ she explores the anxieties and the psychological repercussions faced by second language listeners. Using the Self Presentation theory as a basis for her study‚ Kimura discovered truth to her hypothesis‚ and created greater insight into problems faced by second language listeners. To begin it
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exposure to virtual online worlds such as Second Life. After learning about Second Life in class‚ various research and creating an avatar online and exploring the virtual world‚ I am amazed at everything it has to offer. Second Life is not only a type of internet game‚ it is a space where there are no limits to your creativity and expression. Strong communities are created and are even supported by the avatars’ own financial system‚ the Linden economy. Second Life is a place where you can meet and
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Writing Seminar Final Essay Student: Aurimar Barrientos Prof: Alexander Salazar The teaching and learning of writing in English as a Foreign Language As foreign language students we possess the capacity to learn a new language‚ for example English. It might be easy to speak it‚ read it and listen it‚ but what about writing? Writing might be disliked and avoided for students because it is frustrating. It is frustrating because it is unnatural. Speaking is natural and not frustrating; when
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Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis When learning a second language a native-like level is hardly ever reached. Various research has been conducted into this phenomenon which has resulted in a number of hypotheses concerning the possible cause thereof. One of these is the Critical Period Hypothesis which states that there is an optimum period for learning a second language that ends after puberty. Can the Critical Period Hypothesis adequately explain why people acquiring
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The Second Sex (French: Le Deuxième Sexe) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir. One of her best-known books‚ it deals with the treatment of women throughout history and is often regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy and the starting point of second-wave feminism. De Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months when she was 38 years old.[1][2] She published it in two volumes and some chapters first appeared in Les Temps modernes.[3][4] The Vatican placed
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the Virtual World – A Study of Second Life As a virtual world accessed through the internet‚ Second Life offers a three dimensional online digital experience that is imagined and created by its own inhabitants. Second Life boasts over 15 million users and is a universally appealing service. Many of the leading scholars on technology suggest that multi-user visual simulations like Second Life are at the edge of revolutionizing computerized technology. As such‚ Second Life can offer incredible advantages
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Case Study 4 Second Life is made up of individuals who want to experience a virtual world. There are college students in this virtual community as well middle-aged adults who both want to experience virtual destinations. Second life is already taking steps in making Web 2.0 technology‚ as they are revolutionizing the virtual community. They are doing this by adding options to visit real life places through advertisements on Second Life. This is providing them with a strong marketing technique because
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The Second Coming – Notes The Gyre The gyre‚ a circular or conical shape‚ appears frequently in Yeats’ poems and was developed as part of a philosophical system outlined in his book‚ A Vision‚ as a model to articulates his belief that history was structures in terms of ages. He chose the image of the gyre to symbolize his philosophical belief that all things could be described in terms of cycles and patterns. The soul (or civilization‚ the age and so on) would move from the smallest point of the
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What are the effect of foreign languages on the average americans responses ? The body responds to different stimuli in different ways. My hypothesis is that when americans are exposed to foreign languages their body will respond in very definite ways. The body shows clear physical signs every emotion conveyed. For example‚ the human heart rate changes with every single change in emotion and studies have been done to prove such. The american response to languages not understood by them is a topic
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