... What are the syntactic features of NSs in E and V? What are the uses of NSs in E and V? What are the similarities and differences of NSs in E and V in terms ofthe syntactic features andthe uses? ... (3) are the result ofthe interferences between the mother tongue andEnglish Vietnamese learners ofEnglish tend to apply the grammar rules of their mother tongue to build English negative sentences ... “XIN” is often placed at the beginning before the subject and added by some particles at the end to soften the commands b Differences: English negative commands have the tendency to use the structure...
... that the frequency ofthe use ofthe speech act of refusal by the Australian NSs ofEnglish was different from that by the VLEs Although the VLEs andthe Australian NSs ofEnglish employed the ... competence, the speech act of refusal to invitation andthe rationale ofthe study The chapter ends with information on the structure ofthe thesis Chapter reviews previous studies on the speech act of ... according to the status ofthe interlocutors The above review ofthe related literature ofthe speech act of refusal shows that the use of refusal strategies by Vietnamese learners ofEnglish is...
... volume of one’s voice and his rate of speaking could have an effect on the intelligibility and clarity ofthe message Situation or setting Physical noise, the size ofthe room, and size ofthe audience ... opinion ofand feelings for the sender ofthe message Moreover, the way we word our messages andthe way we respond are affected by our feelings during the interactions Delivery ofthe message The ... giving the correct answers b recognizing other people’s signals of their desire to speak c changing the topic of discussion d getting the attention ofthe other person The most common form of one-way...
... Voice is the form ofthe verb, which shows the relation between the action and its subject In Englishand Vietnamese, there are two voices: the active andthe passive If the subject performs the action, ... benefit from the findings ofthe analysis of headlines in Vietnamese andEnglish It can assist the teacher to be aware ofthe structural conflicts ofthe headlines ofthe two languages and, as a ... Under the head we understand a word in the phrase ″around which the other components cluster and which dictates concord and other kinds of congruence with the rest ofthe sentence outside the phrase″...
... (Brown, 2000) Although the use of mother tongue was banned by the supporters ofthe Direct Method at the end ofthe nineteenth century, the positive role ofthe mother tongue has recurrently been ... student The records ofthe observation andthe tests results presented the effectiveness of Vietnamese using in students learning English vocabulary 4 Organization ofthe study The study consists of ... hours By contrast, for the control group, the teacher normally gave the definitions and explanation (of the meaning andthe use of words or expressions) only in English, andthe subjects were asked...
... delivering the test paper The whole class KT40B sat for the paper -and- pencil test at the same time on the same day The test was administered under the surveillance ofthe researcher and another English ... by the experimental group is the result ofthe experimental treatment III.1.3 Comparison ofthe Post-test Scores of Both Groups The output is: The mean ofthe control group is lower than that of ... divided based on the frequency ofthe word After the experimental period, the post-test, the version ofthe pre-test, was used again to measure the performance of two groups The most important...
... over the whole ofthe central surface ofthe tongue with friction occurring between the blade/front region ofthe tongue andthe alveolar/front palatal section ofthe roof ofthe mouth The vocal ... with the upper alveolar ridge, andthe side rims ofthe tongue make a close contact with the upper side teeth The airstream escapes through the narrow groove in the center ofthe tongue and then ... study Furthermore, it also elaborates on the context ofthe study, the selection ofthe main subjects, the instruments for data collection and analysis, andthe treatment to the experimental and control...
... delivering the test paper The whole class KT40B sat for the paper -and- pencil test at the same time on the same day The test was administered under the surveillance ofthe researcher and another English ... by the experimental group is the result ofthe experimental treatment III.1.3 Comparison ofthe Post-test Scores of Both Groups The output is: The mean ofthe control group is lower than that of ... divided based on the frequency ofthe word After the experimental period, the post-test, the version ofthe pre-test, was used again to measure the performance of two groups The most important...
... as the research background leading to the formation of research needs The impetus for the study and a brief review of some key studies in the field were discussed prior to the introduction of ... includes the summary of key points developed throughout the paper, the pedagogical recommendations, the explanation of study limitations, and finally some suggestions for further studies to all of ... (2002) The attitude of university students in Hong Kong towards native and non-native teachers ofEnglish Master‟s thesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Cheung, Y L., & Braine, G (2007) The...
... (Brown, 2000) Although the use of mother tongue was banned by the supporters ofthe Direct Method at the end ofthe nineteenth century, the positive role ofthe mother tongue has recurrently been ... The research is done in order to find out the effects of using L1 in English classroom on students learning of vocabulary Scope ofthe study This study concentrates on the role andthe use of ... to student The records ofthe observation andthe tests’ results presented the effectiveness of Vietnamese using in students’ learning English vocabulary 4 Organization ofthe study The study...
... teachers of English? Scope ofthe study Due to the limit in time and within the framework of an M.A thesis, it is impossible for a study to deal with all the features of language theory and practice ... consists of chapters Chapter discusses the review of related literature and theoretical background of every matter mentioned in the title ofthe study Chapter and are the analysis ofthe headlines ... Design ofthe study This thesis consists of three parts: Part A is the introduction which shows the reasons why the topic is chosen, what the study aims at as well as the scope ofthe study and...
... responses and, in the case ofthe implementation of English, in the creation of a discourse to explain and rationalize the belated decision The first official statement regarding the use ofEnglish ... constant reiteration ofthe rhetoric but also through the unquestioned premising ofthe motives and objectives ofthe policy on the idea of progress Progress is the trump card andthe standard recommended ... than in the present use ofthe English, for English is a living language andthe one in most general use throughout the world.136 Many ofthe features ofthe rationalization for English as the medium...
... existence and all the expenses it incurred 262 The statement is a revelation ofthe essence ofthe massive efforts at public education The be all and end all ofthe work ofthe Bureau of Education ... clear proof ofthe sentiments ofthe Filipino people for independence and an indication also of their sentiments about the American colonial government and their policies On the issue ofEnglish ... communication among the Islands, who still speak their own dialects The progress oftheEnglish language has been the result ofthe splendid work done by the public schools, and today English is the language...
... in the revolution and in the context of their other anti-colonial agitations at the time, are the irrefutable evidence ofthe longevity and continuity ofthe cultural and linguistic ideals ofthe ... mention the fusionist option 348 Ibid 345 126 The acknowledgement ofthe role ofthe revolution in establishing the idea of a single nation andthe idea of Tagalog as the language that binds the ... Tagalog, the mother language of all our dialects The author of another essay which discusses the logic ofthe American officials for using throughout the Philippines, schoolbooks written in English The...
... from their writing and their lives, the attempt to follow in the steps ofthe writers ofthe Propaganda Movement andofthe Katipunan .and each writer during this time did not avoid the duty of ... one’s language and inevitably one’s nation: the mother andthe child The use ofthe image ofthe mother (ina) to refer to the nation (Inang Bayan), the language (Inang Wika) andthe race or heritage ... ‘Pasion,’ in the ‘Novena’ and in the ‘corrido’ and awit (traditional metrical romances) or at the meetings ofthe lowly andthe peasants or in books of old that tell ofthe lives ofthe saints The lowly...
... into the epistemic formations that were the result of, among other things, the experience of colonialism The experience ofthe nation is an experience of struggle, ofthe threat of annihilation of ... because the mother does not leave the child and gently sways the cradle till the child falls asleep The duyan is of course always twinned with the lullaby and this of course recalls one ofthe most ... and Pedagogy of Language Use at the University ofthe Philippines: The History ofEnglish as the Medium of Instruction andthe Challenge Mounted by Filipinos,” (Ph.D diss., University of California,...
... the abolition ofthe ruling class at the end ofthe Anglo-Burmese wars and because the British policy for the peopling ofthe bureaucracy favored other ethnicities (Indians and Chinese)588, there ... light, and, especially for the purposes of appreciating the Philippine understanding ofthe relation of language and culture to the nation, features the vital position of language and culture in the ... will remain as the heritage ofthe Filipino They will be assured of this when they know that theEnglish language has been adopted by the people ofthe Philippine Islands as their official language.”616...
... declarations ofthe superiority ofEnglishand are cognizant, if not respectful ofthe local cultures andthe local vernaculars and their role in the forming ofthe varieties of Englishes These perspective ... statement that “at the base ofthe modern social order stands not the executioner but the professor”20 and that for the creation andthe preservation ofthe nation the monopoly of legitimate education ... For the purposes of this thesis and for understanding the discourse of language created by American colonial officials for the uses of constructing a colony, these theories ofthe nation and...
... the Netherlands East Indies andthe Philippines.” Winstedt’s has a curt and rather humorous description ofthe language of instruction in the Philippines: The curriculum on the theoretical and ... would be to disarm the natives ofthe Philippine Islands, even if I have to kill half of them to it Then I would treat the rest of them with perfect justice.”66 The concept ofthe doublethink, ... unproblematic, universal, and basic values that are the antithesis ofthe idea of occupation, imperialism, and war When education is seen as, not the antithesis but the extension of occupation then this justification...