... IT?
I learn English
1. to watch American TV
2. because I like it; it’s a beautiful
language
3. because I work with the foreigners in
my company
4. to graduate
5. to understand how English people ... Grant and I will
be your moderator for tonight’s downlink
discussion. …And we are fortunate to
have with us here two very
knowledgeable people – Laura Gordon
and Brian Mani. Laura and Brian ... motivation:
o
instrumental – learning a language
as an instrument
o
integrative – feeling warmly about
the language
Integrative motivation is more powerful
than instrumental motivation.
A GOOD...
... some bales of Persian and Syrian rugs and
embroideries, Japanese bronzes and porcelain. With this she declared Europe to be
exhausted, and she frankly avowed that she was American to the tips of ... know, any way?"
Mrs. Lee certainly knew very little. She had read voraciously and promiscuously one
subject after another. Ruskin and Taine had danced merrily through her mind, hand in
hand ... comets and woven gold from Japan and
Teheran depended from and covered over every sad stuff-curtain; a strange medley of
sketches, paintings, fans, embroideries, and porcelain was hung, nailed,...
... Việt)
Field: English linguistics
Code: 60 22 15
Cohort: MA 15
Supervisor: Dr. Le Van An
or Do The ky, MA
Hanoi, 2009
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL ... VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
BÙI HẢI SƠN
M.A. MINOR THESIS
AN AMERICAN – VIETNAMESE CROSS-CULTURAL ... THESIS
SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTICO - PRAGMATIC
FEATURES OF YES-NO QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH
AND CÓ - KHÔNG QUESTIONS IN
VIETNAMESE
(Đặc điểm cú pháp và ngữ nghĩa - ngữ dụng học của câu hỏi
có- không trong tiếng Anh...
... INFORMANTS
45 survey questionnaires were handed out and 45 survey questionnaires returned to the
author were then analyzed. There are 15 American informants and 30 Vietnamese
informants.
American ... of expressiveness in American and Vietnamese cultures
Table 3: Amount of expressiveness in American and Vietnamese cultures
It can be seen from the table that most American and Vietnamese people ... The body language of sex, power and aggression, Evans and Company,
Inc., New York
Julius, F., (1982), Body language, Pan Books London and Sydney, London
Julius, F., (1991), Body language in...
... Vietnamese and
American people 21
3.1.2. Amount of expressiveness in American and Vietnamese cultures 23
3.1.3. Amount of expressiveness in Vietnamese and American cultures as seen
from informants’ ... American and
Vietnamese cultures
Table 7: Influence of comunicating situations on amount of expressiveness in American and
Vietnamese cultures
List of charts and graphics
Chart 1: Importance ... Amount of expressiveness in American and Vietnamese cultures
v
2.4. DATA ANALYSIS METHOD 20
CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS
21
3.1. DATA ANALYSIS: 21
3.1.1. Most common...
... Sunday.
one can guess her age
8. You’re still not sleeping.
I’m getting married.
He’s studying.
9. What can I do for you?
We want a good used car.
We want to see sales-manager.
Can you change the ... you?
We want a good used car.
We want to see sales-manager.
Can you change the battery?
Can you change the flat tire?
1. Why were you absent from class yesterday?
work
2. Why was she late ... late for work
so mischievous
3. Children should take care of their parents.
You yourself
A husband his wife
4. That was very kind of you.
It was very kind of you to help me.
cruel her say that.
5....
... books and magazines. Even though you are not speaking English when you
read them, you are improving your vocabulary and seeing sentence structure, which
is important for learning to speakEnglish ... their English. The more you speak, read and listen
to English, the easier it will be to speak it well.
Watch TV
1. Watch TV in English. It is tempting to watch television in your native language ... Learn to SpeakEnglish Well
By Ellie Kuykendall, eHow Contributor
Books for Learning English
Millions of people work on learning English every day. Especially in Asian countries such
as Japan, South...
... 2004
19
AB
NAME
Listening and Speaking
2
Student A Student B
25
Listening and Speaking total
10
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15
Speaking total
25
Listening and Speaking total
10
Listening total
15
Speaking total
B
NAME
Reading and ... total
25
Reading and Writing total
A
NAME
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
3
GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct phrase.
Example: I likeAmerican music / music American.
1 It’s a fantastic film / film fantastic.
2I ... No
Languages: English, Spanish, and Japanese
Sports: Tennis
Now ask your partner these questions about
Christopher.
•
What / surname?
•
/ car? What car / ?
•
How old / ?
•
What / do?
•
What languages...
... 2004
26
AB
NAME
Listening and Speaking
3
Student A Student B
25
Listening and Speaking total
10
Listening total
15
Speaking total
25
Listening and Speaking total
10
Listening total
15
Speaking total
LISTENING
You ... phrase.
Example: Do you like food Chinese / Chinese food?
1 It’s a book fantastic / fantastic book.
2 That’s a cheap mobile / an mobile cheap.
3I go often / often go to the market.
4 He has an old car / ... B
NAME
Reading and Writing
3
READING
1 Read the e-mail and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
How people live
As part of our weekly series, we asked Jane Hancock and Tim
Greenwood to tell us about their lives.
Jane Hancock...
... mother is French, which means Sally
can speak the language perfectly. Sally is very talented.
She likes acting in films, but she can also sing and dance
brilliantly and she currently has a leading ... mother is French, which means Sally
can speak the language perfectly. Sally is very talented.
She likes acting in films, but she can also sing and dance
brilliantly and she currently has a leading ... the piano.
5 __________ is a student.
WRITING
Read the notes and write about Susana.
Berlin
Argentinian
work / German company
quite tall / short hair / blue eyes
can play / guitar / piano
love...