... than they were when the first edition of this book was
written.
Despite all these additions and changes, however, the structure of The
Practice ofEnglishLanguageTeaching remains essentially the ... ofEnglishLanguageTeaching deals specifically with
the teachingofEnglish as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is not focused
especially on English as a Second Language (ESL) although much of the
content ... much of the
content ofthe book can be applied to that slightly different teaching
situation. The book is directed at theteachingof 'general' English: the
teachingofEnglish for Specific...
... STUCTURE: How often do you | go | to the zoo?
Introduce pictures ofthe park, the sports center, the mountain, the river, the kitchen
and the school. Check if the students know the vocabulary. ... the communicative approach
to their teaching. The rest still reveal their limitations in language knowledge and are not
used to applying the communicative approach to their teaching. They often ... feel that they have a good The teachers would like to find out more
knowledge ofthe following topics and about the following topics for their
use them regularly in their teaching: teaching: ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements iv
List of abbreviations v
Part 1: Introduction
1. Rationale ofthe study 1
2. Aims ofthe study 2
3. Methods ofthe study 2
4. Scope ofthe study 2
5. ... like to acknowledge my debt to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lê Hùng Tiến and the
staff members of Postgraduate Department, College of Foreign Languages, VNU-Hanoi for
their enthusiastic support.
I am sincerely ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all my teachers at College
of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University-Hanoi for their valuable lectures. And
their knowledge, their...
... received all their primary academic schooling in
English. The results might reflect thelanguage background
of the families. Most ofthe parents ofthe participants were
adults when they immigrated ... Vukovic
University of British Columbia
The purpose of this article is to review published studies oftheEnglish literacy of children in
Canada who are Englishlanguage learners (ELLs) with the goal of understanding ... neither English nor French is spoken receive most
of their schooling in English or French, depending on the
area ofthe country in which they live. Because the major-
ity of provinces in Canada offer...
... foremost objective ofthe study is for the sake ofthe students. Besides, the study is expected
to serve as a source of reference for teachers ofEnglish on theteachingof speaking skills, ... from their results ofthe tests in the first year. Most ofthe students from the city shows to
be better because they have chance to come and study at the foreign language center where they ...
generations ofEnglish teachers in Vietnam is the adoption of an appropriate Englishteaching
method which can satisfy the need ofthe society.
With this orientation, in recent years, the teaching...
... Advantages ofthe use of games in vocabulary
teaching and learning
teaching and learning
1.5. Advantages ofthe use games in
1.5. Advantages ofthe use games in
vocabulary teaching and ... Ineffective vocabulary learning
1.2.3. The status of vocabulary in current
1.2.3. The status of vocabulary in current
language teaching and learning
language teaching and learning
Some advice
Some ... Application of games in vocabulary
3.3. Application of games in vocabulary
teaching and learning
teaching and learning
1.What do you think ofthe games your
1.What do you think ofthe games...
...
A. The determination of stress patterns
B. The determination of consonantal doubling rules
in the inflection ofEnglish verbs
C. The determination of word-breaking rules as used
in end -of -the- line ... or later face
the problem of unscrambling English affixes. The role of affixes is crucial
in the study of word-breaking practice. In the automatic determination
of the parts of speech (a central ... primarily concerned
with offering an operational definition of 'affix of
English& apos;, rather than with the detailed problems that
arise in the application ofthe definition. However,...
... % of which consider English an official
use. Approximately 85 % ofthe world film
markets are controlled by the United States of
America. 99% ofthe pop groups in English
are listed in the ... Journal of Science, Foreign Languages 24 (2008) 167-174
170
as for the purpose of meaningful communication,
and language as the means for that purpose. The
focus oflanguage teaching, therefore, ... which consider English an official
language. The total estimated number of
English speakers reaches 580,000,000, not to
mention other countries which choose
English their foreign language with...
... A*-C.
The level of functional English – as with the other functional skills – is
determined by a combination of:
• the complexity ofthe situation
• the familiarity to the learner ofthe situation ... introduction, the document sets out the
standards in two sections. The document begins with a short introduction and
statement ofthe purpose ofthe standards. The main body ofthe document then
sets ... that the ‘levelness’ of a functional skill is determined
by a combination of factors:
• the complexity ofthe situation or problem the learner is tackling
• the familiarity to the learner of the...
...
Because of their developing proficiency, Englishlanguage learners face many issues as they
are learning to read. This section ofthe report has examined these issues in the context of key
components ... retain
them in memory as they move on to new sentences. At the same time, they
must monitor their word recognition to make sure that the words activated
in their minds fit with the meaning ofthe ... into Language Development
and/or Focusing on Language Development
in Teaching Subject Matter
The traditional ESL curriculum ofthe 1980s focused on linguistic aspects ofEnglish and
stressed the...
... Science
Dating the Earth
One ofthe greatest scientific triumphs of
the last two centuries has been the discovery
of the vast expanse of geologic time. Early
methods of calculating the age ofthe earth
relied ... out of these
materials makes possible the formation of a
special form of rock that contains a record
of the earth’s past.
Consider the case of a river with a
source in the mountains. As the water
moves ... shows how evolutionary theory
is related to other areas of biology.
• The second dialogue, Teaching About
the Natureof Science,” follows the three
teachers as they engage in a teaching exercise
designed...