... chapter consists of two sections Section one concerns the issues ofreticence which include the definition of reticence, possiblecausesoflanguagelearningreticence and effects ofreticence in ... 1.1 Theoretical background ofreticence 1.1.1 Definition ofreticence 1.1.2 Possiblecausesoflanguagelearningreticence 1.1.3 Effects ofreticence in class ... theoretical background ofreticence such as definition, causesof reticence, effects ofreticence in class; and framework of speaking skill - Chapter 2- Methodology- deals with the picture of how the research...
... statement 1.1 Rationale of the study In the process of teaching and learning English, it is acknowledged that one of the most important skills in learning English as well as other languages is speaking ... are usually tied to the needs and interests of students to enhance learning and are based on types oflearning styles Speaking strategy is a type oflearning strategies, it refers to students’ ... another view oflearning strategies; they focus on the classification of the learning strategies based on the strategies’ mechanism The following figure can clearly show the sub-strategies of learning...
... I.2 Overview of autonomy in languagelearning I.2.1 The origin of autonomy I.2.2 Definition of autonomy in second languagelearning I.2.3 The importance of autonomy in second languagelearning I.2.4 ... to become autonomous in second languagelearning I.3 Overview oflearning attitude and learning style I.3.1 Learning attitude I.3.2 Learning style I.4 Overview of textbook adaptation I.3.1 Reasons ... techniques of textbook adaptation I.1 Overview of grammar learning and teaching I.1.1 The importance of grammar in second languagelearning Grammar plays an essential part in learning a foreign language...
... 1: This type of competence “requires an understanding of the social context in which language is used: the roles of the participants, the information they share, and the function of the interaction.” ... competence that we associate with mastering the linguistic code of a language It relates to knowledge of lexical items and of rules of morphology, syntax, sentence – grammar semantics, and phonology ... QUESTION 5: List sub-components ofLanguage competence according to the research of Bachman •Organizational competence •Pragmatic competence QUESTION 6: Which kind oflanguage competence below does...
... able to speak a language as knowing the language and therefore view learning the language as learning how to speak the language, or as Nunan, 1991 wrote ―success is measured in terms of the ability ... TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Rationale 14 Aims of the Study 15 Methods of the study 15 Scope of the study 16 Design of the ... Students’ English learning time The table below indicates the time oflearning English of all the third year English majors As it can be seen from the table, of all the students, none of 43 them has...
... the Department of World Languages Eastern Michigan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) ... the languagelearning experience” (Lomicka, 2006, p 211) and motivate learning in authentic language communication Second, empowering language learners with ICC can improve their proficiency of ... campuses The Availability of Computer-Assisted LanguageLearning Tools in Vietnam The use of technologies in languagelearning environments in developing countries of South East Asia such as...
... reflecting the policy of any government, of the Committee of Ministers or of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Layout and copy-editing: Robert Blackwell Council of Europe Publishing ... methods are often seen as a way of approaching the three criteria outlined above According to Fantini and Smith (1997: 141) the majority of teachers of intercultural courses appear to make use of variety ... most frequently used method of evaluation The weakness of essay tasks has already been noted, namely risk of subjectivity and emphasis on language ability, the assessment of which may take precedence...
... orderly presentation oflanguage material An approach is a set of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature oflanguage teaching and learning 1.2.2 A Brief History ofLanguage Teaching • ... cup of tea Student: a cup of tea Teacher: like a cup of tea Student: like a cup of tea Teacher: I’d like a cup of tea Student: I’d like a cup of tea 3.3.2.5 Indirect Correction Over period of ... audio-lingual syllabus consisted of a graded list of sentence patterns which formed the basis of pattern-practice drills, the distinguished feature of Audio-lingual classroom practice Often these drills were...
... COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES POST GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT TRẦN QUỐC VIỆT A STUDY ON THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE TEACHING OF ORAL SKILLS IN LIGHT OF COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE...
... staff members of Postgraduate 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 ... attention and encouragement I am appreciative of all those who have kindly advised and helped me during the period of my study at College of Foreign Languages, VNU-Hanoi Finally, I wish to thank ... Appendix .41 iv 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...
... argues that the spread of CLT is a vivid proof of modernization theory McKay (2002, p 109) states, “… English has spread because of the tremendous interest in learning the language, so too in many ... Viet / VNU Journal of Science, Foreign Languages 24 (2008) 167-174 as for the purpose of meaningful communication, and language as the means for that purpose The focus oflanguage teaching, therefore, ... popularity as a contrast to audiolingualism totally basing on behaviorist view oflanguagelearning and focusing on form oflanguage rather than its meaning CLT is a communicative approach and its...
... to language points, language skills, topics, text types, organization of content, sequence of content and time allocation to find out the suitability of the material in terms of content * The language ... secondary school Some of them have learned other foreign languages such as Russian or French, so their level of English proficiency and their learning style were varied Until now, no official examination ... roles of the materials in languagelearning - teaching; and types of materials The second sections presented major issues in materials evaluation: definitions of materials evaluation, purposes of...
... (more polite) How about (V+ing) ? How would you like to Offering Here Have a cookie Would you like some pie? How about a glass of wine? What will you have (to drink)? Would you like ... there 3 Asking for favor Can you help me with my math? Could you bring me some coffee? Would you open the car door for me? Could I ask you a favor? Sure What's the problem? I'd ... (alcohol) Orange juice will be fine Sure It's really good Did you bake it yourself ? Well, a glass of water would be okay 8 Asking for direction Where is (the) ? (This is also used...
... in the context of the children's own use oflanguage The approach offers an opportunity of exploiting the grammars students have internalized as a way of teaching the grammar of standard English ... (if any) • Eg He hit ^ car (omission of article 'a') What is the type of problem? - Definition and classification of error a) State type of error (eg Part of speech : eg Verb, Article, Noun, Adjective, ... Attention to error type and an understanding of the violation or misuse of specific grammar rules offers teachers a means of helping students deal with language and usage problems Then only can...