how have authentic materials been exploited by third year fast track students at felte ulis in their listening facilitations in terms of sources and types of the materials what types of listening tasks did they design based on these materials
... difficult they find in putting right stress What s more, they were affected bytheir mother tongue when they read in mind those to find the stress position They also said that if this kind of question ... the rising tune andthe falling tune That pronouncing English effectively is that pronouncing with the correct intonation depending on each type of sentences Inthe following cases, the falling ... experience, the author only focused onthe errors inthe pronunciation of English word stress commonly made bythethirdyear English major studentsat HPU2 The number ofstudents involved inthe research...
... other words, they were not self-monitoring as they read For students to be self-monitoring: - They need to be aware ofwhatthey understand - They need to identify whatthey not understand - They ... them whatthe selection was about, they simply reply, “I read it." They are unable to recount whatthey read because theyhave not been actively engaged in thinking about whatthey were reading In ... following: investigating thestudentsand teachers’ attitudes toward reading strategies, finding out what reading comprehension strategies havebeen employed bythethirdyearstudentsat TBU,...
... association between the computing content ofthe test andwhathavebeen taught and to which degree • An investigation into the test reflection onthe syllabus • An investigation into the item ... ensure and upgrade the reliability and validity ofthe test • An investigation into the test administration process • An investigation into the backwash ofthe test • An investigation into the association ... intercorrelation among parts inthe test, the part-whole relations andthe intercorrelation among tests have not been mentioned • The test evaluation is restrained in evaluating reliability and validity...
... depends onhowthey use it, and it is the message they pass on to others There are two typesof intonation: falling intonation and rising intonation Usually voices go up atthe end ofthe sentence ... be a conversation between two speakers and then a monologue The conversation is divided into parts The candidates have to answer 10 questions basedonwhatthey hear Atthe start of section 1, ... orientation); constructing and representing meaning (constructive orientation); negotiating meaning with the speaker and responding (collaborative orientation); and, creating meaning through involvement,...
... broadcasts 3.4 VOA and Technology VOA news – a kind ofauthenticmaterials 4.2 The Advantages ofauthenticmaterials 4.3 The Disadvantages ofauthenticmaterials 4.4 SourcesofAuthenticMaterials VOA ... knowledge and develop their speaking skills Learners may use information they hear or read from VOA news to enrich their oral presentation Bythe way they can improve their speaking skills, listening ... Improvisation, Pantomine, Interviewing, Presentation… as well as various kinds of language teaching materials such as authentic materials, published material and supplementary materialshave been...
... long been considered the major source of errors inthe pronunciation of consonants The application of rules inthe mother tongue into the pronunciation ofthe second language is inevitable at ... plays the role of analyzing and discussing the findings ofthe study The conclusion brings the paper to the end by offering suggestions for better pronunciation of English fricatives and presenting ... that of list and text reading since inthe first situation According to Bhela (1999), inthe course of speaking, students may be affected bythe habit of thinking and pronouncing in mother tongue,...
... generation, organisation of ideas and identification of areas of enquiry; research and information gathering; compilation and analysis of information; publication, presentation and evaluation of project ... systematic inquiry conducted by teacher researchers to gather information about the ways that their particular school operates howthey teach, andhow well theirstudents learn The information is ... instruction Meanwhile, evaluative routines involve the drawing of conclusion, usually requiring the expression of reasoning Concerning interaction routines, they are routines based not so much on sequences...
... was beyond the scope Organization ofthe study The study is divided into three main parts: the introduction, the development andthe conclusion Part I: Introduction includes the rationale, scope, ... Englishmajored studentsatthe PSA More importantly, the findings oftheir reading strategies can help teachers to understand more about theirstudentsandthey can serve as the foundation for some ... am aware oftheir problems and very much want to help them to improve their reading ability Therefore, I conducted a survey research ontheir use of reading strategies Basedonthe findings, I...
... with the aim of testing thestudents understanding ofthe subjunctive, finding their common errors inthe use ofthe subjunctive and then suggesting some possible solutions for minimizing these ... review the theory ofthe subjunctive They given a clear explanation about whatthe survey was and clear instructions onhow to complete it (these were delivered bytheir teacher in English and then ... thethird verb "to be" Errors in using the past Errors inthe verbs' form for thethird person singular past mandative subjunctive inthe person intheinthe Errors in making negative form of...
... lessons and it is difficult for them to get the gist of information from the conversation or texts inlisteningand reading lessons They said that the reason for these difficulties is that they ... identify the part of speech basedon function ofthe suffix and prefix and then know the meaning ofthe new words basedonthe meaning ofthe word root The tenth strategy used by 33% ofthestudents ... determination strategies In addition, a helpful distinction suggested by Cook and Mayer (1983) and Nation (1990) was incorporated into Schmitt’s classification scheme That is, intermsofthe process...
... parts the information ofthe text I am reading of new information to each other, or making meaningful personal associations with the new information Inferencing Using available information to ... face-to-face interviews aimed at investigating teachers’ perception, and evaluation toward the matter under investigation on English majors in reading class Thereby, the opinions and comments ofthe teachers ... for students' personal opinions onthe importance of reading comprehension, their evaluation ontheir own reading speeds, their ideas of some factors affecting reading comprehension The second...
... learning method However, thesestudents still find reading is the most challenging skill, andthey complain that they not know how to get the right answers ofthe reading tasks, how to find the information ... English major studentsof Thai and Muong minorities at TBU andthe possible influence ontheir choice of strategies bytheir ethnicity The use of strategies by Muong and Thai ethnic studentsat TTBU ... as they were intended by all participants andthey could report whatthey were thinking intheir mind when they were doing a reading comprehension task 3.6 Data collection procedures 3.6.1 Administering...
... studies on intonation of yes-no questions, or studies on separated elements of intonation The following is the summary oftheir findings Tam Dao Thi (2007) dealt with intonation intermsof functions ... wrong in intonation A fault in intonation may appear when learners havethe wrong number of intonation units intheir responses or when they place the tonic onthe wrong syllable Even when they identify ... of discourse, the four preceding ones concern single units of intonation and individual pieces of information Actually, just with the operation ofthese four functions, intonation helps to convey...
... the teachers: Their English language teaching backgrounds; Their perception towards the importance of DMs in speaking; Their evaluation ofthestudents use of DMs in communication; Their ... Explanations A full stop indicates a completed intonation unit , A comma indicates a continuing intonation unit ? A question mark indicates a question Pause … Indicates a pause between or within ... speaking; Their evaluation oftheir own use of DMs in oral communication; Their own suggested way to acquire the use of oral DMs The second set of questionnaires addressed the following points...
... correction and drilling translate a section oftheof errors with target DMs conversation into L1, and then 11 Students asked to have back translate into English their original conversation They then ... much information from thestudents as possible, with the intention of enhancing the latter‟s participation The interaction involves speech acts like describing, explaining, clarifying, showing ... those interactions to help obtain as much information from thestudents as possible, with the intention of enhancing the latter‟s participation inthe talks Thestudents nonverbal communications...
... founded onthe basis that a single piece of information is handled inthe grammar typically by a single clause, andin pronunciation by a single intonation unit However, in spoken English, intonation ... or not mind learning intonation attribute their negative attitude to the complexity of English intonation itself (40% ofthe students) andthe uneasiness inthe way of teaching (30% ofthe participants) ... English intonation The statistic data shows students positive belief in English intonation and English intonation learning Most ofthe participants find it important to learn intonation, and it...
... thereby increasing validity ofthe findings ofthe study Due to the limitation inthedesignofthe study (i.e., the sole investigation into the translation errors in translating English relative ... course of Translation and Interpretation in Practice The participants were chosen on principal reasons: Theyhave studied the form, meaning and use of relative clause in English Theyhavebeen trained ... Course 33 Thesestudentshave completed the modules of Translation, Theory of Translation, Translation and Interpretation in Practice 1, and English Grammar In Use They are currently taking the course...
... however, the interaction between the text andthe reader that constitutes the actual meaning" These interaction, intheir opinion, are the interactions between purpose and manner of reading and ... learning, includes clarification/verification, monitoring, memorization, guessing/inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning and practice The second category, consisting of strategies that contribute ... Understanding the conditions that help one learn and arranging for the presence of those conditions Monitoring Self-monitoring Checking one's comprehension during listening or reading or checking the...