Bilingualism in teaching English Introduction Hong Kong is an officially bilingual territory. It is primarily a Cantonese speaking region‚ although it had been a British colony for over 150 years. About 98% of its population is virtually speakers of Chinese. However‚ English becomes more important as it is an international language and the official language in most countries. There has been a growing concern within the community over the need for a more concerted approach to improving the
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Topic Literature Review: English Language Teaching Strategies for Learning-Disabled Secondary School Students Date : 26 November 2004 Introduction One of the aims of the Singapore Ministry of Education is to ensure that all school-going children receive a minimum ten years of general education. Streaming is one way to ensure that all students are taught according to their academic ability‚ and "learn at a pace which they can cope." (Coping with Singaporeans ’ Concerns‚ 2001‚ p. 4)
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The Grammar Translation Method Howatt in his book‚ The Empirical Evidence for the Influence of L1 in Interlanguage (1984: 98) points out The Classical Method (Grammar translation Method) was originally associated with the teaching of Latin and – to a much lesser extent – ancient Greek. The aim of teaching Latin and Greek was (and is) obviously not so that learners would be able to speak them. The aims were/are rather to develop : • Logical thinking • Intellectual
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GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION METHOD AND THE DIRECT METHOD In this essay I am going to give some explanations taken from different books about what a method in second language teaching is. After that I am going to explain in a brief way‚ what in my opinion a method is. Furthermore‚ I am going to set my theory in a very specific context; culture‚ country‚ education‚ system‚ characteristics of the learners… Moreover‚ I am going to define two different methods: The grammar-translation method and the direct
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English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change Darasawang‚ P.‚ English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars Publishing October 2007 pp. 187-204. The definitive version of this article was published as Darasawang‚ P.‚ (2007) English Language Teaching and Education in Thailand: A decade of Change. English in Southeast Asia: Varieties‚ Literacies and Literatures Newcastle D. Prescott (ed.) Cambridge Scholars
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1 I. Rationale of the study 1 II. Aims of the study 2 III. Reseach questions 2 IV. Scope of the study 2 V. Methods of the study 2 VI. Design of the study 3 PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT 4 Chapter one Literature review 4 1.1. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) 4 1.1.1. Concept of CLT 4 1.1.2. Characteristics of CLT 4 1.1.3. Conditions of Applying CLT 5 1.1.4. Using CLT in Teaching Speaking Skills 6 1.1.5. Factors Affecting CLT Application 7 1.2. Speaking Skill 7 1.2.1. Concepts of Speaking
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TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS GRAMMAR? WHAT IS GRAMMAR? There are two definitions of grammar according to the Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms: • The systematic study and description of a language. • A set of rules and examples dealing with the syntax and word structures of a language‚ usually intended as an aid to the learning of that language. IMPORTANT IDEAS • • • • • 1. Grammar is broad. 2. Grammar has no clear boundaries. 3. The KS3 Framework for English
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WAYS OF TEACHING METHODS AT SECONDARY LEVEL. A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BESTLINK COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE ENGLISH 2 BY : ........ BSED MAJOR IN ENGLISH MARCH 2014 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of various teaching methods used for teaching students at secondary level‚ i search about perceptions of best and effective teaching methods and the
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Improving English Language Teaching in Thailand An importance of English language cannot be denied by anyone as English language is considered as an international language. It also affects people worldwide in many aspects such as education‚ trading‚ medicine and technology. According to‚ Thailand does not use English as an official language‚ so most of Thai people have to study English from their school since they were young. Even though‚ we have been studying English for a long time‚ the skill
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www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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