... reverse the position ofthe tag to the beginning ofthe question (Thiêm, 2004). The tags can be put at the beginning or function as a new sentence to indicate the speaker’s emphasis. In addition, ... thông?On the other hand, in English, a rising intonation is important when using tag questions. In fact, rising intonation is the only feature that makes this type of questions distinct from ... for seeking information. However, there are some sentences inthe form of questions but they don’t require an answer. We often use those sentences for greeting purposes. In terms of speaking purposes,...
... swim” Vs “Out ofthe frying pan and in to the fire” - Very often the meaning of proverbs cannot be decoded from decomposing each of their constituents. This implies that the meaning may be obscure ... and “ there’s a” in “ When there’s a will, there’s a way”). Those two kinds of recurrence are characteristic of nursery rhymes ofthe alliterative and rhyming babble of infants and ofthe repetitive ... Providing the description ofEnglish and Vietnamese idioms and proverbs to realize the differences and similarities between them. - Comparing and contrasting the meaning and usage of some certain...
... surprising, and maydwindle (either in extent or in significance) with the accumulation of more facts. In any event, if mathematics must beapplied to make sense ofthe facts, atleast in so ... adeveloping embryo, then facts - andindeed understanding - at many levelsmust be fed into the mathematics. Norshould the value of facts andunderstanding on their own bedismissed. The case ... mathematics; indeed Lewis arguescogently that the behavior of the Hes/her oscillator alone is beyond the reach of simple intuition. Moreover the biological facts, whichare...
... children inthe lowest reading group were relatively orallyproficient inEnglish (after two years of schooling in English) , but still couldn’t read well. In summarizing the findings, the authors ... make sure that the words activated in their minds fit with the meaning ofthe context. In addition, they must linknew information to what they have already read, as well as to theirbackground ... English- speaking students and may nottap into the issues encountered by ELLs as they read in English. Such issues includeinterference from the students’ first languageinthe areas of phonology or writing...
... inequalities in broader social order”(p.9) Since then, there has been a movement of promoting the use ofthe mother tongue inthelanguage classroom. Professionals in second language acquisition ... parcel of everyday 7 language use for the majority ofthe world population. These scholars have agreed that since the mother tongue and target language co–exist inthe learners‟ mind, inthe ... of L1 intheEnglishlanguage classroom. The study is conducted at Hon Gai Upper Secondary School in Quang Ninh 3. Aims ofthe study The study aims to investigate the use of students‟ mother...
... and begin to think inEnglish (p. 14). If English is not the main language used inthe classroom, the learners are not going to learn very much English (Atkinson, 1993:12.) The argument of maximum ... (11) informal, friendly talk with students. In spite ofthe different way of classifying the uses ofthe L1, these scholars still meet each other in many respects. 1.5. The amount of L1 inthe ... through the history of teaching. The pendulum of L1 use swings with the methodological change. 1.3. Debating surrounding the use of L1 inthe L2 classroom 1.3.1. Arguments against L1 use There...
... prevalence of gout in the USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in women [2]. The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4]. A two-fold increase in incidence of ... in any joint including the ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow,sacroiliac joint and other joints ofthe spine, howevermost commonly occurs inthe lower extremity. In thiscase, although the patient ... attrib-uted in part to the continuous aging ofthe population aswell as the widespread use of diuretics for treatment of hypertension [4].Gout is a clinical syndrome caused by the deposition of monosodium...
... largely inthe context of providing clues to the nature ofthe learner rather than in terms of a teaching tool. We have recently had the pleasure of observing English language classes at the Izmir ... TheImportanceof Eye Contact inthe ClassroomTeachers often complain about discipline, about lack of attention, about the use of L2 inthe classroom and many other problems, many of which ... both the teacher and the learner, yet much classroom time is spent with eyes firmly fixed on the book, the board, the floor, the window, or roaming randomly around the teaching and learning...