... part ofthe message The function ofthe tonic is to form the focus of information: to express what the speaker decides to make the main point or burden ofthe message” Halliday (1970:40)) When the ... the usefulness ofthe strategies to enhance the understanding ofEnglish intonation forthe development of communicative language ability The student‟s answers were used forthe purposes ofthe ... get information forthe purposes ofthe research The data were the students‟ results from their tests on the knowledge ofEnglish intonation and listening comprehension before and after the experiment...
... Table of content iv List of tables vii PART A - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale forthe study 1.2 Aims ofthe study 1.3 Scope ofthe study 1.4 Methods ofthe study 1.4.1 Research ... Literature Review 1.2 Theories ofEnglish intonation 1.2.1 Definitions of intonation 1.2.2 Systems ofEnglish intonation 1.2.3 Structure ofEnglish intonation 1.2.4 Basic tune shapes ofEnglish intonation ... 1.2.4.1 The falling tune 10 1.2.4.2 The first rising tune 11 1.2.4.3 The second rising tune 12 1.2.4.4 The falling-rising tune 13 1.2.5 Functions ofEnglish intonation 14 1.2.5.1 The organization of...
... procedure ofthe study: At the beginning ofthe experiment, a pre-test was given to both groups The primary goal ofthe pre-test was to measure and compare the two groups in term ofthe students’ English ... existed between the two groups at the beginning ofthe experiment In other words, the two groups participating in the study had almost the same level of vocabulary ability at the onset ofthe experiment ... minimize the possible effect ofthe test familiarity on the students' gains between the two test administrations, some items ofthe first version ofthe pre-test were reordered forthe second use The...
... of them serve the same goal: helping the students understand thereading text better and therefore can improve their reading skill In what way is the discussion of this related to the issue of ... simply the answers to the research questions stated in the first part ofthe study The data were presented in forms of tables and charts or by quoting the responses from the informants The data ... and therefore, better their understanding and improve their reading skills Reading activities are considered good if: - The students are fond ofthe topic and eager to read - The students find the...
... understand the text and thereading tasks if the teachers did not give them the meaning ofthe new words and explain the sentences If, the teachers did not give them the meaning ofthe new words, their ... outlines the organization ofthe thesis Background to the study Readingcomprehension is the heart and goal of reading, since the purpose of all reading is to gather meaning from the printed page If ... interviews with the teachers for their explanation ofthe activities and steps of procedure they applied in the lessons I took notes during the interview Then, the data gathered from the observation...
... evaluation ofthe material Basic English III forthe second year non -English major students at Bac Giang Teachers’ Training College” in terms ofthe statement of requirements forthe thesdis and the ... seeks their opinions about the content ofthe material Part C asks for their opinions about the methodology Part D requires them to offer suggestions forthe material’s further improvement The ... appropriateness ofthe material to the aims ofthe course, the author has based upon the analysis ofthe syllabus objectives and that ofthe material 3.1.1 Syllabus objectives analysis The course “Basic English...
... look at themselves and become more aware of their responsibilities during the class hours This will them more good than otherwise Another part ofthe survey was feasible in the form of interviews, ... are needed 2 Scope ofthe Study The study mainly deals with the practical issues of second language acquisition in the classroom, therefore only the main theoretical aspects of linguistics shall ... in the language classroom This may be a composite ofthe classroom itself, the lesson routines, the audio-visual aids, etc The triangle ofthe teacher, the learner and the environment are the...
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... to the concentration of traffic15 and in other London shopping streets, tenants on the asphalted side of a road compare their situation unfavourably with the tenants on the other side ofthe ... safety, particularly of pedestrians who were often forced to walk on the road because there was not enough space for them There was also the desire to make the key destinations of Times and Herald ... item on the way to their eventual destination, rather than people for whom shopping is their main purpose for visiting the area • It is difficult to estimate the value of non-drive-in spend for main...
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... below the mean % score of 40.8 percent indicating the poor performance ofthe students and the relative difficulty of these question items 13 Forthe student written paragraph, the average correct ... to their demographic profile and the data were consolidated The respondents were enrolled in an English course The teacher respondents were the respective teachers ofthe evaluated students for ... designed to assess the level of competencies of freshman students in their oral and written discourses The initial validation ofthe two sets of questionnaire was performed The student questionnaire...
... types of synonyms To be sure ofthe answer, everybody should remind the theory ofthe synonym which has the same or similar meaning to the previous word and they are the same part of speech Therefore, ... reports the description of EG in general before coming into the specification of cohesion used in texts 2.1.1 Definition of EG EG is the study-in -English ofthe planet Earth- the materials of which ... is madethe processes that act on these materials, the products formed and the history ofthe planet and its life forms since its origin 2.1.2 Some features of EG The matter of fact that the author...
... combination ofthe Geology in English and analysis based on theory of FG On the one hand, ESP supports readers to get readingcomprehension skill; on the other hand, FG is one branch of Grammar ... and the study of students To clarify the study, the qualitative and quantitative methods were used regularly In the first part providing the theory related to the thesis and the conclusion, the ... Moreover, to make the research reliable and persuasive, doing statistics ofthe data in survey questionnaires gave the summary as the hypothesis The analysis and findings ofthe research are the most...
... reveal their assessment ofthe validity ofthe test regarding the construct, time allowance, the content ofthe test and the methods to improve the quality ofthe test, especially in terms of its ... of Industry study English as their foreign language According to the objectives given in the syllabus , the teaching aims oftheEnglish course forthe non English students in the second semester ... level They explain that the construct ofthe listening test is far different from what they taught during the semester For example, during their teaching, they only take the tape scripts of the...
... this task The selection of any of them depends on the nature ofthereading text and the level ofthe students Besides selecting suitable activities, during the while -reading stage, the teacher ... of them thought ofthe effect of leaning reading to improve the background knowledge Apparently, the teachers’ reading lessons tend to focus on the revision of language for exam rather than the ... difficulty with the topic ofthe text, 55,6 % ofthe teachers thought they did In addition, 48% ofthe students in comparison with only 22,2% ofthe teachers complained that thecomprehension reading...