... different path-ways to achieving these outcomes.Who are learners of Englishasasecond language? Standard Australian English is the national language of Australia and it is essential that all ... asecond language in child care or family day care.Children learning Englishasasecondlanguage need explicit modelling and language teaching, ap-propriate time to acquire the new language ... the basis for communication and for learning in both the home language and Englishasasecond language. It estab-lishes the basis for ongoing development of language in the early years. A...
... bibliographical references: p.5ISBN 0-7726-4550-71. Englishlanguage Study and teaching asasecondlanguage - BritishColumbia. 2. Englishlanguage Study and teaching asasecondlanguage ... EducationSpecial Programs Branch 7 ENGLISH ASASECONDLANGUAGE STANDARDSIntroductionDefinition of an ESL Student ENGLISHASASECOND LANGUAGE i students are those whose primary language( s), or language( s) ... such as and, a, the, it attempts phonetic spelling for entire words National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication DataMain entry under title: English asasecondlanguage standardsCompiled...
... begin to adapt toa variety ofteaching strategies used in a Canadian classroom– begin to respond to social situations appropriately– begin to work with a partneron a common academic task– call ... with a partner on a common academic task– begin to adapt toa variety of teaching approaches andstrategies used in a Canadianclassroom– respect other cultures– participate with increasingcomfort ... increasing confidence toa variety ofteaching approaches andstrategies (e.g., an informalclassroom atmosphere, activelearning, the use of games as a learning activity, activitiesthat involve...
... tograduate from a Canadian high school and go on to graduate from a Canadian high school and go on tograduate from a Canadian high school and go on to graduate from a Canadian high school and ... class. His parents want him tobeen placed in a Grade 10 class. His parents want him to been placed in a Grade 10 class. His parents want him to graduate from a Canadian high school and go on tograduate ... have ad-equate language andorganization of knowledge to respondWord Association:Teacher asks students to play a word game in whichteacher says a word andstudents say everythingthey can...
... They enjoy analyzing the structures of English, taking the language apart and putting it back together again. They appreciate a straight-up approach to grammar, explaining the rules and also the ... learning howto communicate, howto take ownership of English, to tolerate the ambiguities of language learning. They couldn't use the language to say what was on their minds. They had ... meetings. A former Volunteer in Ghana who later returned to Africa asa Peace Corps staff member, reminisced about his teaching days, saying: When I was in Ghana, I would rather have hat my tongue...
... Italy, and India is at present practicable only if a com-mon language is available. A situation where a Japanese companydirector arranges to meet German and Saudi Arabian contacts in a Singapore ... alone, or incombination, can ensure alanguage s world spread. Indeed, such factors cannot even guarantee survival asa living language – as is clear from the case of Latin, learned today as ... such as East Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe –areas where English has traditionally had a relatively low pres-ence. The issues are beginning to be addressed – for example, many Australian...
... (Shaw & Falvey, 2008); for example, it was agreed to separate the SSV criterion into vocabulary and grammar. Also, the CC was found to be the most difficult area for raters to score. The second ... indicated that vocabulary and grammar accuracy appear to be complementary and are possible to be classified under a single rubric (Banerjee, Franceschina, & Smith, 2007). Such a proposal ... holistic approach to scoring writing would be more practical than a very analytical, pedantic approach. Also, Mickan and Slater (2003) took issue with the analytic scale since, as they claimed,...
... the language form and function in order to be able to communicate outside the classroom. The advocates of this method aim at making language learners grammatically correct (form) and communicatively ... (2001) states that “the ability to express one’s ideas in writing in asecond or foreign language and to do so with reasonable coherence and accuracy is a major achievement; many native speakers ... expected to write well-organised five-paragraph essays, consisting of an introductory paragraph, three paragraphs as the body and a concluding paragraph. This course was delivered entirely in English...
... this approach as the basis for future language teaching and learning. Chapters cover topics such as performing in a third language, metalinguistic awarenessin multilinguals and in multilingual ... who are already bilingual or are alsoacquiring a regional lingua franca this study will contribute to the current discussion of multilingualism with English inEurope and beyond, as well as the ... interdisciplinaryapproach and concentration on metalinguistic awareness as an emergingproperty of multilingual proficiency. The book is clear, amazingly infor-mative and documented.’Danièle Moore,...
... A. Englishasa foreign language B. English and Math only. C. such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish. D. their own language and no foreign language. 5. Many adults learn ... the largest? A. The Indian elephant B. the African elephant C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian and Asian elephant 5. An Indian elephant has __________ than an African elephant. A. a longer ... research take? A. 3 years B. 8 years C. 10 years D. 12 years Page 1 ENGLISH ASA GLOBAL LANGUAGE The main reason for the widespread demand forEnglish is its present day importance as an international...