Affecting the Second Language Learners’ Fluency. Although oral proficiency is a central goal of the language teaching‚ too little attention has been paid to the complex of factors that underlie the fluent of speech. This problem may encounter most second language teachers and learners. I have chosen to write about factors affecting the second language learners’ fluency (SLLF) in order to increase teachers’ awareness about these factors and to enable teachers to improve second language learners’ fluency
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Why student motivation is key to foreign language learning success Author: Christopher Merrifield August 2008 "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding." Stephen Krashen. The principles of L2 teaching philosophy has greatly changed from the ancient principles of the Grammar-Translation approach historically used
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Sociocultural Model of Abnormality According to the sociocultural model‚ abnormal behavior is best understood in light of the broad forces that influence an individual (Comer‚ 2015)‚ examining the effects of society and culture. Wherein‚ the sociocultural model is composed of two major perspectives: (a) the family-social perspective which suggests that social labels‚ roles‚ connections‚ supports‚ family structure and communication can greatly influence abnormal functioning‚ and (b) the multicultural
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App – Game changer The creation of iPhone has been regarded as one of the most influential invention in technology industry. The success of iPhone attributed to the concept of apps‚ which has made the use of phones more accessible. An inclusion of app store containing variety of games and application tools has become a must on smartphones. The rationale of its widely adoption in smartphones will be conferred in the following‚ and will be discussed how the use of apps innovate the old way accessing
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Language and Culture Proposition: An Eclectic Perspective There are many ways in which the phenomena of language and culture are intimately related. Both phenomena are unique to humans and have therefore been the subject of a great deal of anthropological‚ sociological‚ and even memetic study. Language‚ of course‚ is determined by culture‚ though the extent to which this is true is now under debate. The converse is also true to some degree: culture is determined by language - or rather‚ by the replicators
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Consider sociocultural issues in a counselling case study. Introduction In this assignment I will provide a fictional case study of a counselling client with issues relating to fear and sadness and then consider how their individual problems might be located in the social context in which the clients are embedded. The case study will clearly focus on sociocultural issues‚ such as culture‚ race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ etc. It will look at how useful it can be to recognise how important sociocultural issues
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The first section of my case study considered how to observe a child’s cognition and language development through a sociocultural lens. I mentioned that development is a composite of a person‚ a circumstance‚ a place‚ an action‚ and an activity; and when those elements are cohesive‚ an educator can perceive a child’s development holistically. This second part now questions‚ “Who are we teaching?” However‚ there is a twist to that question. Educators are often responsible for making inferences about
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appendix 3. It is also one of the most densely populated countries‚ though inhabitants are unevenly distributed‚ with more in the east than in the west and more in rural areas than in urban areas. (Population Ethnic Groups) Mandarin Chinese is the main language spoken in China‚ however‚ there are many dialects spoken in different provinces under different descent of ethnicity. China’s religion is officially designated as Atheist by the government. However‚ other religious practice is acceptable but there
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English Be the Second Official Language of Taiwan? English is the most widely and internationally spoken language in the world; many countries set English as their second official language‚ such as Singapore‚ India‚ and Korea. We may hear plenty of news reporting the rapid development of economy in these countries‚ and it is no doubt that one of the biggest advantages they hold is the knowledge of language. Therefore‚ in this business world‚ we should understand that language makes us more competitive
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LEARNING STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION IN SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSROOM Dr.A.Joycilin Shermila‚ Associate Professor‚ Annammal College of Education for Women‚ Tuticorin - 628003 jshermila@yahoo.com “WE CANNOT TEACH ANOTHER PERSON DIRECTLY; WE CAN ONLY FACILATE HIS/HER LEARNING”
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