... postgraduate students inthe National University of Singapore All of them came from China and were doing a postgraduate English writing course These learners had difficulty learning and using collocations ... realizing that most second-years students were unaware of collocation in writing, the teacher-researcher began to gather data about the target population and then interpret the data to see whether ... clearly the characteristics of collocations in order to pay attention to learning them and using them correctly 1.1.3 Types of collocations The concept collocation is defined in a variety of ways...
... strategies are the students trained inthe reading lessons ? - What are the teachers and students’ perceptions of reading strategies training? Scope ofthe study The study investigates the teaching and ... to usingthe information inthe text Item 20 Asking students to interpret the text This part ofthe questionnaire was designed to understand what reading strategiesthe teachers were using during ... so far All of these serve as a basis for an investigation into training reading strategiesin English reading skill lessons 1.1 The theory of reading 1.1.1 Definition of reading Reading is an...
... in- cooperative attitude ofthe students the main constraints And none of them says that the textbook is in appropriate in applying the process approach What, you think, should be done to deal with the ... to EFL teaching The results ofthe study are that the students, in their assignments and examinations, produce good coherent writing inthe genres taught The writing ofthe best 12 students even ... 1: Comments ofthe T and S on the topics and exercises inthe textbook According to the result shown inthe table, the majority ofthe subjects indicated that the topics and exercises inthe textbook...
... pointed out five stages ofthe writing process namely prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, in which they defined all of these stages Prewriting was the planning and idea-gathering ... definitions of writing, the importance of writing, approaches to teaching writing, factors affecting the teaching and learning of writing and problems in teaching writing Despite the fact that ... affecting the teaching of writing Chart 2: Factors affecting the teaching of writing According to the information from the survey, seven out of twelve teachers (58.3%) regarded students’ communicative...
... background information on the topic + thesis statements: - States the main topic - Lists the subdivisions ofthe topic - May indicate the method of organization - The last sentence inthe introductory ... school III Scope ofthe study This paper only investigates some techniques in teaching writing sentences, a paragraph and an essay The writing of other forms and the teaching of other skills are ... students with the hope that it would contribute to the promotion of enhancing the teaching and learning writing among teachers and students at high school II Methods ofthe study I have used the...
... viewpoint of idea generating in writing The question made inthe preceding part is answered through the data shown inthe chart above A quarter ofthe teachers believe that helping students generate ... opinion on idea generating will be presented inthe next part 2.3.1.3 Teachers’ viewpoint of idea generating in writing Question 4: In your viewpoint, helping students generate ideas in writing ... reviewed and taught In general, this approach is the combination ofthe purpose and the form ofthe writing 1.2.3.5 The Communicative Approach The communicative approach aims at communicative competence,...
... In spite ofthe cold weather Because of his illness In spite of his illness Because ofthe large crowds In spite ofthe large crowds Because ofthe meat shortage In spite ofthe meat shortage ... considering and researching for the methods to improve the quality of teaching English Knowing that the students’ psychophysiology is doing what they enjoy, liking new things, indulging in pleasures ... listening) +Teacher divides the class into or 10 groups of (depending on the number of students inthe class) +Teacher asks students to copy the numbers inthe reading or listening to their paper...
... experience that influence active students’ participation in thinking, talking and working on the topic under the focus in a writing lesson In other words, it is the “information-gathering phase inthe ... teaching of writing as the latter may contribute towards activating students’ thinking and creating ideas for a writing task and organize raw materials in a logical order The findings ofthe study ... considerable attention to the development of learning strategies Much research has been conducted to investigate the effects of strategy training on improving productive skills such as writing Of the...
... retain all the main ideas inthe investigation paraphrased one In addition, they were confused by paraphrasing Firstly, the study outlined the definition as well as the main kinds of paraphrasing Comparison ... some implications for teaching and learning the problematic paraphrasing skills 1.3 SCOPE OFTHE STUDY Due to the limitation of time and resource, the investigation will be restricted to the fourth-year ... investigation in paraphrasing What are strategies to create a good paraphrase? Which mistakes students often make when paraphrasing (at experienced by Vietnamese students of English in academic writing”...
... The first line ofthe paragraph is indented The title ofthe book The author ofthe book The setting ofthe book The type ofthe book The main character Plot summary Your opinion There ... letters + the setting ofthe book There is a punctuation mark atthe end + the main theme ofthe story of each sentence All words are spelled correctly + the main characters The verbs are in correct ... who gave a final kick into the goal The stadium was “broken” again inthe shouts and the whistles ofthe spectators It was one against one The atmosphere atthe stadium made the match became...
... and explains the checklist Checklist The first line ofthe paragraph is indented The title ofthe book The author ofthe book The setting ofthe book The type ofthe book The main character ... the title ofthe book + the author + type ofthe book is it Summary ofthe book’s content + the setting ofthe book + the main theme ofthe story + the main characters + the plot ofthe story - ... Body Closing Signature - Students discuss in groups the outline of a letter of job - Teacher asks students to give the outline of a application letter ofapplication - Some students give the answers...
... English vocabulary and grammar, weakness in expressing ideas and using linking words The students’ paragraph writing revealed that students always make vocabulary and grammatical mistakes They use the ... but they also show us the students’ weakness inthe use of English language The analysis of students’ writing shows that vocabulary is also one ofthe students’ weaknesses A great number ofvocabulary ... is the paragraph writing for students at NEU? - What are common errors made by students in writing English paragraphs? - What are the causes ofthe common errors? - What are effective strategies...
... overview ofthe relevant literature inthe field of study, namely the definitions of key terms, the context of teaching IELTS writing in Vietnam and inthe investigated department, and finally ... requirements They are the guides that help students to write different kinds of essays They serve as a framework, helpingthe students to follow the main issues and include necessary information in their ... ones inthe field shared the same indication of four elements However, they differed inthe frequency ofusing them This difference can be justified by the perspective of teaching and learning The...
... that the aim ofusing CLT techniques in teaching grammar was to help students practice the grammar point and they always used them in their grammar lessons A majority ofthe teachers think that ... learning English grammar more interesting and meaningful in order to achieve one ofthe aims ofthe communicative approach, the grammatical competence The purpose of this chapter is to relate the ... language teaching While the role of grammar in language teaching and learning is no longer a matter of debate, the questions that follow are how to integrate grammar teaching into a communicative methodology...
... (83%) There is also a relating research by Patricia (2009) It investigated into theapplicationof task- based instruction in an ESP course inthe computer centre atthe University of Costa Rica The ... to be administered, thinking of issues in a debate, brainstorming necessary language, activating language: eliciting and providing the necessary language Inthe next stage, this part ofthe task ... producing or interacting inthe target language while their attention is focused on mobilizing the grammatical knowledge in order to express meaning and in which the intention is to convey meaning...
... Recapitulation As mentioned atthe beginning ofthe thesis, the main purpose ofthe study is to find out whether using chants, songs and games in teaching vocabulary for the third grade students ... attractive that they fell into the melody They could not concentrate on the things they should They also complained that the games always attracted their attention They loved games so much that they ... snapping their fingers where the language is stressed Inthe succeeding stage, have students repeat the chants with clapping or snapping of fingers without the help ofthe teacher Finally, students...
... many of them have computers at home, so we should encourage them to install the above mentioned software that are available inthe software shops Inthe dictionaries the authors and the programmers ... to note the difficult words that the learners often mispronounce by adding a small star inthe initial position ofthe word And by installing the software, our students can check pronunciation ... beginning they often pronounce words containing sound /ei/ = /ê-i/ into /ây/ instead of saying / pờ lê / they often say/ pờ lây / in play; and / mê / into / mây/ in may It sounds very much like the...