The role of Video in foreign language teaching Nowadays‚ the first video (or just moving pictures) celebrates its 117th birthday. Do you remember the first movie by Lumière brothers? Which one shocked and impressed the unprepared audience? “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station” What was the main aim of this video? Yes you are absolutely right … just to impress and to entertain. But today‚ Im going to speak about another aim which one is closely connected with the sphere of education
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ICT BY BANDELE ADEBOYE SOGBESAN SENIOR LECTURER IN ENGLISH‚ DEPT OF LANGUAGES‚ TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION‚ IJEBU ODE. INTRODUCTION Language has been described by various scholars over the years according to the perceived roles it plays in different circumstances. Sapir (1921) sees it as a system of arbitrary vocal signs and symbols used for the purpose of communication. It can also be seen in the light of Christophersen’s (1981) view as a conventional
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reading comprehension‚ literary competence and literature in teaching English as a foreign language. 6 2. Past approaches until the second half of the 20th century. 7 2.1. Analysis of the past methods with reading and literature in view. 8 2.2. The shift in the attitude towards reading and literary texts in teaching English as a foreign language. 11 3. Modern approaches – introduction to Communicative Language Teaching. 12 3.1. CLT analysis in the context of reading‚ literary
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THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE BY HAUWA MAGAJIYA BALA (MRS) DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTERS DEGREE [MA] IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE [TEFL] SUBMITTED TO LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2004 DEDICATION DEDICATION OF THIS PIECE OF WORK GOES TO MY BELOVED PARENTS‚ HAJIYA FATIMA ZAHRA AND ALHAJI YUSUF MUSA. MAY GOD BLESS THEM‚ AMEEN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the
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The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom Radical Pedagogy (2001) ISSN: 1524-6345 The Importance Of Teaching Culture In The Foreign Language Classroom Language And Culture: What IS Culture And Why Should IT BE Taught? In this section‚ we will briefly examine the relationship between language and culture and see why the teaching of culture should constitute an integral part of the English language curriculum. To begin with‚ language is a social institution‚ both shaping
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Learning and teaching a foreign language is quite an important factor in the modern society. Teaching the English language in Abha‚ in Saudi Arabia is highly important. Training English in Saudi Arabia would call for much attention than in any other subject. Introduction of this foreign language to the Arabs would be of importance in the next five years because; knowledge of the language has become a global requirement. English language is used‚ and will continue to be used in understanding numerous
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WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH It is necessary to study at least one foreign language today. That’s why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. The problem of learning foreign languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time. We know that the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every
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COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Nowadays‚ with the internationalization of this world‚ the foreign language learning and teaching has become especially important. In fact‚ since foreign language study was brought to school‚ various language-teaching methods have been used one after another‚ such as the Grammar –Translation Approach‚ the Direct Approach‚ the Audio-lingual Approach‚ etc. In 1970s‚ a new approach for language teaching‚ especially for foreign language teaching ---the Communicative
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Modern methodologies in English Language Teaching Effective ways to teach Grammar By Ms.K.RajalakshmiTherichselvam Assistant Professor – I Department of English Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil. In teaching English to the learners‚ one must aim at making them efficient users of the language. The learners should be enabled to use the language for all their needs of communications. For the last several years‚ the teaching of grammar on schools has been the subject of criticism. There are
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The Role of Internet in English Language Teaching There is a way in which you can wander around the world and see wonders of the world while you ’re laying on your comfortable sofa at home . Using the same way‚ you can talk to your parents or friends who are living in another city or a country face to face without having to pay a high cost . You can also use this way to find information to fulfil your curiosity and make comprehensive researches. You can even watch a tv show which you
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