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    References: CDSH (2008). Closing the Gap in a Generation; Health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva: World Health Organisation. Germov‚ J. (Ed). (2009). Second Opinion; An introduction to health sociology (4th ed). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Keleher‚ H. & MacDougall‚ C. (2009). Understanding Health; A Determinants Approach (2nd ed). Melbourne; Oxford University Press. Singh‚ S. (2004). Impact

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    far if you had kicked it‚ thus the exaggerated indentation in the first line. 2.       Similarly‚ the whole of the second stanza is indented. This shows perhaps a form of limitation or segregation between the two. a.       The first stanza represents the ones unaffected by globalization and the western society. People who maintained their “original” culture. b.      The second stanza represents those who chose to migrate and are bound to or favour the expat or international or western culture

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    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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    populations speaking in myriads of languages. Most countries today‚ because of increasing urbanization‚ international commerce‚ tourism‚ business travel‚ and modern technology have begun to embrace the concept of a society that is multicultural. And evidently‚ a globalized multicultural society would have to also be a society that is multilingual. Even though the US regards itself as the world’s melting pot‚ it has very low levels of proficiency in learning a second language. Most students usually study

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    Language is a crucial part of the heritage of any community that shapes and builds its identity. Therefore its existence needs to be valued and preserved as we do with the cultural and environmental heritage of a region. As there are between 5‚000 and 7‚000 languages in the world and only about 200 independent states‚ multilingualism seems to be a very common phenomenon. On the other hand‚ the governments of many countries give official recognition to only one or some of the languages spoken in the

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    THE ART OF PERSUASION: RHETORICAL TECHNIQUES 1. Colloquial language – e.g. ‘She’s a top sheila that Jessica Rowe. Channel Nine are stark raving bonkers to give her the boot’. This language is used to appear inclusive or ‘on the inside’ of a particular social or cultural group. It could reinforce a sense of cultural identity between the reader and the writer. It could also be used sarcastically‚ to ridicule the attitudes or language of an opponent - e.g. ’I’m sure Ms Gillard thinks it’s ’right on’

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    as second language at schools Done by: Soumaya Shaitou Translation student April 28‚ 2013 Table of contents Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------page 3 Introduction------------------------------------------------------page 4 Can adults learn a new language better than children? ----page 4 Body--------------------------------------------------------------page 6 Methods of learning a new language-------------------------page 6 How English as second language

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    I strongly believed that languages were learned mainly through imitation. Unfortunately‚ after discussing this proposition with my classmates and teacher‚ we concluded that this statement was false. In my experience as a helper of teachers in ESL classes‚ I saw that‚ the Audio-lingual Method gave very positive results. On one hand‚ this method was designed to develop the ability of oral fluency in a second language in 9 months‚ which was also supported by a number of American linguists (Ellis R.

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    Vygotsky is a sociocultural theorist; he believed that the social nature of cognitive development excelled with guided participation. A young child will learn how to complete a new task when a more skilled individual either shows the child how to do the new task or tells the child how to do it. Children are able to learn new things more quickly and more accurately with guidance. If a child that had never practiced the dance techniques of ballet was placed in a ballet class‚ they would most likely

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    The influence of body language and motivation on second language vocabulary learning BY: Atieh Berjis Sobhe Sadegh higher learner institute

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