... of English.
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Evaluation Workshop, Berkeley, California, 1991.
5. Hopcraft, J. E. and Ullman, Jeffrey D. Introduction to
Automata Theory, Languages, ... Procedure for Quan-
titatively Comparing the Syntactic Coverage of English
Grammars. Proceedings of Fourth DARPA Speech and
Natural Language Workshop, pp. 306-311, 1991.
4. Harrison, P., Abney, ... of possible fea-
Development and Evaluation
of a Broad-Coverage Probabilistic Grammar of
English- Language Computer Manuals
Ezra Black John Lafferty Salim Roukos
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... learning, is a key element
of effective language teaching.
Type B
16. Breen M 2001b: The social context for language learning: a neglected
situation?, in EnglishLanguage Teaching in its Social ... approach to
language pedagogy, Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall Regents
This handbook aims to „synthesise the accumulation of knowledge about teaching
English as a second or foreign language ...
terms of culture, language and experience is the most significant factor in learning,
and that learning is not just about accuracy, but about fluency of skills in use. It
ENGLISH- LANGUAGE LITERATURE...
... of
inflections than do their English counterparts, but overall Hungarian children match
their English- speaking peers pretty much equally in language competence and per-
formance. Within English- speaking ... capacity for language (either one or several languages), the
child’s brain begins to switch off its acquisition capability. From this critical age point,
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any further languages ... community’s language fall away, and the baby babbles only with
the sounds that will be used in her native language. Babbling sequences will often take
on the intonation contour of the native language...
... the study
of pronunciation (see A9). Many phoneticians who work on the Englishlanguage are
interested in describing and cataloguing variations that exist between the accents of
groups of English ... tract) is a kiss.
Vowels
Before undertaking any formal study of the sound system of the English language,
there is a common perception that English has five vowels: a e i o u. While this is
the ... CONSONANTS AND VOWELS 63
back vowels, including /u/ /o/ and /c/ whereas other Englishlanguage vowels tend to
use unrounded lips. These shapes can be used on vowel trapeziums to...
... qualification you have:
CDSP/CQ in English CDSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC in English
CDSP/TC in English DHSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC in English
DHSP/CQ in English DHSP/TC in English
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They enjoy studying English. 0 1 2 3 4
They find it difficult to speak English. 0 1 2 3 4
They find it difficult to listen to English. 0 1 2 3 4
They find it difficult to read English. 0 1 ... of students studying English in your school:
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Grade 8
Grade 9
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3. The average size of your classes:
4. What percentage of English students...
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1. Rationale of the study 1
2. Aims of the study 2
3. Methods of the study 2
4. Scope of the study 2
5. Design of the study 2
Part 2: Development
Chapter 1: Literature ... communicative language teaching 5
1.3.1. Definition 5
1.3.2. Principles 5
1.3.3. Techniques for language teaching 6
1.4. Summary 6
Chapter 2: An Investigation into the Current Performance of English ... Department, College of Foreign Languages, VNU-Hanoi for
their enthusiastic support.
I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Đinh Tấn Bảo and my colleagues of Foreign
Languages Department, Quang Ngai...
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Language point 48 – ‘what if . . .?’
In Language point 41 we saw how the
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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often used in English to mean the
FUTURE
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umbrella – something for protecting you from the rain
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Language point 47 – ‘can’, ‘could’ and
‘should’
In Language point 18 we saw the
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could /kυd/ used with
the
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to ... main meaning of can is be able to:
Can
you swim? =Are
you able to swim?
I can
speak English. = I am able to speak English.
Dave can
ride a bike. = Dave is able to ride a bike.
Note that:
1 can doesn’t...
... find
something easily enough when I get back.
Language point 70 – ‘when’, ‘after’,
‘before’ + present
We’ve seen the
PRESENT
used in English to refer to the
FUTURE
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Language point 41 we saw the
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Language point 68 – more time
expressions
We met a lot of time expressions in Language point 39, using
general words such as day, night ... and now I’m leaving!
9 This place has changed a lot ____ we were here last.
10 I’ve been learning English ____ a long time.
Exercise 5
Choose the correct verb from the brackets for each sentence...
... global language? 1
What is a global language? 3
What makes a global language? 7
Why do we need a global language? 11
What are the dangers of a global language? 14
Could anything stop a global language? ... through their
only common language, English, and decided to bring up their
child with English as the primary language of the home. So here is
a baby learning English as a foreign language as its mother ... with
English as your mother tongue . . . We become lazy about learning other
languages We all have to make a greater effort. English may be the
world language; but it is not the world’s only language...