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Language Ideas
ISBN: 9783639085099 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Language Testing Simplified for Language Teachers
ISBN: 9783639092073 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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In Focus: Anti-Semitism
ISBN: 9783639079371 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Working Memory and the Acquisition of English Relative Clauses
ISBN: 9783639108996 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Research related to second language acquisition takes place in several often disparate fields including linguistics, psychology and education. While this has had some influence on the nature of pedagogy and the structure of language textbooks, there are many areas central to teachers experience that remain relatively unexplored. One of these areas is listening comprehension development resulting from direct interaction with native speech.
This book explores this development by focusing on the relation of subject and object relatives to working memory. In a classroom study of Asian learners... Research related to second language acquisition takes place in several often disparate fields including linguistics, psychology and education. While t...
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The European Language Portfolio in Armenian Primary Education
ISBN: 9783639131079 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aim of this study was to conduct a qualitative
evaluation of the effectiveness of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) as a pedagogical and assessment tool with reference to a particular learning/teaching context (primary schools in Armenia) and from the perspective of those directly engaged in working with the ELP. The ELP appeared to function as an efficient instrument for assessing and documenting language proficiency and as a valuable tool for improving language learning and developing learner autonomy. The ELP was found to be fulfilling most of its basic pedagogical... The aim of this study was to conduct a qualitative
evaluation of the effectiveness of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) as a pedagogical... |
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Role-Play
ISBN: 9783639138740 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Role-play has been widely used as a teaching method
in the ESL/EFL classroom. This research aimed to explore the effects of using role-play activities on secondary school EFL students, specifically in the context of Taiwan. The research focuses were placed on examining students learning motivations, attitudes, and speaking proficiency. Thirty-two grade eight students from a single junior high school in Taichung County were selected and further involved in the required role-play activities, such as acting out scripts in class. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were... Role-play has been widely used as a teaching method
in the ESL/EFL classroom. This research aimed to explore the effects of using role-play ... |
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Discurso, retórica y agencia del criollo mexicano
ISBN: 9783639119688 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Este libro estudia la construccion retorica de las figuras de los heroes, antiheroes y antagonistas en el poema epico del siglo XVI titulado "Nuevo Mundo y Conquista," de Francisco de Terrazas, y su rol en la formacion del discurso y la agencia de los criollos mexicanos descontentos con la administracion espanola del virreinato. Este poema, escrito por el hijo mexicano de un oficial y mayordomo espanol de Hernan Cortes, narra la conquista de Mexico por parte de Cortes y sus soldados. En este texto, por medio de diferentes recursos retoricos, se forma un concepto complejo del heroe segun el...
Este libro estudia la construccion retorica de las figuras de los heroes, antiheroes y antagonistas en el poema epico del siglo XVI titulado "Nuevo Mu...
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Surviving in the System
ISBN: 9783639136357 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using a case-study, ethnographic approach, the research provides portrayals of four highly motivated English learners who have managed to learn the language while they struggle to survive within Taiwan's highly competitive education system. In Taiwan, English language learning is subsumed under a Chinese Imperative (Chen, Warden and Chang, 2005), by which the masses of students grind through a testing gauntlet that leaves many students "numb" and exhausted. Unlike average students, the purposively-sampled participants, including two undergraduates and two graduates, show fortitude and...
Using a case-study, ethnographic approach, the research provides portrayals of four highly motivated English learners who have managed to learn the la...
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A Closer Look at Pronunciation Learning Strategies
ISBN: 9783639147247 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the
influence of the use of learning strategies on second language proficiency. So far, however, there has been little discussion about the relationship between second language pronunciation proficiency and pronunciation learning strategy use. In addition, no research has been found that surveyed the relationship between pronunciation ability and the particular pronunciation learning strategy use. The main objectives of the study discussed in this book, therefore, were to a) give a detailed picture of the pronunciation learning strategy use of... It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the
influence of the use of learning strategies on second language proficiency. So far, howeve... |
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Language Transfer
ISBN: 9783639140255 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the case of multilingual learners it is not only
the native language that influences their performance in their other languages, but also other previously learned languages. It is interesting to observe which of the learners previous languages has more influence on the newly acquired language. The present study investigated the influence of the native language and a second language on a tertiary language. It compared the performances of Hungarian learners knowing German as a second language and English as a tertiary language, with that of learners knowing English as a second language.... In the case of multilingual learners it is not only
the native language that influences their performance in their other languages, but also o... |
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A Content-Based Instruction Curriculum by Needs Analysis
ISBN: 9783639143874 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "What is the most effective way of teaching a language?" There have been debates and research studies on this question throughout the history of language teaching. Through that time, new approaches and methods have been tried and applied as alternatives to the previous ones. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the rise and fall of a number of approaches and methods in language teaching gave the period the name "The Methods Era" and also led to the development of the Communicative Approach. Communicative approaches in language teaching were gradually accepted, in opposition to the ones focusing on...
"What is the most effective way of teaching a language?" There have been debates and research studies on this question throughout the history of langu...
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Writing Portfolio Assessment and Inter-rater Reliability
ISBN: 9783639150643 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The use of portfolio assessment for writing in the
English as a foreign language (EFL) context has grown rapidly during the last few decades. Reliability in portfolio assessment by instructors is a critical issue and seeks a standardization of criteria. This book investigates the use of writing portfolios and their assessment by raters. In particular it compares the inter-rater reliability of the portfolio assessment criteria currently in use and the new portfolio assessment criteria proposed for Yildiz Technical University, School of Foreign Languages, Basic English Department.... The use of portfolio assessment for writing in the
English as a foreign language (EFL) context has grown rapidly during the last few decades... |
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The Conundrum of Language
ISBN: 9783639085969 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Self-Reported Strategy Use While Reading in English and Mandarin
ISBN: 9783639116021 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This research investigates the strategies of four
ESL students when reading English and Chinese narrative texts. The research describes the strategies applied by these subjects and compares whether or not they used different strategies in processing English and Chinese. The techniques of interviews and videotaping were used jointly to collect data on the subjects comprehension processes. The researcher discovered that all twelve strategies identified in Chinese reading were also found in English reading. It suggests that the subjects processed reading in both languages in a very... This research investigates the strategies of four
ESL students when reading English and Chinese narrative texts. The research describes the ... |
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Becoming an Effective EFL Teacher
ISBN: 9783639163827 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In educational contexts no learning will take
place without the active involvement of the learner. While in many fields the role of a teacher may be supplementary and decorative, in learning a foreign language, the dominant role of the teacher has long been recognized. Over the recent years, there has been some research into desirable qualities of teachers in general, and of foreign language teachers (including EFL teachers) in particular. There has however been little work, of comparative nature, where the views of learners and teachers of EFL have been contrasted. This book,... In educational contexts no learning will take
place without the active involvement of the learner. While in many fields the role of a teache... |
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Writing Back as The Second Coming
ISBN: 9783639184525 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book deals with how the concept, 'Empire writes back'counters the colonizer's inaccurate stereotype and presents the Igbo's transformation before and after the arrival of the British in Chinua Achebe's first popular and most-read novel, Things Fall Apart. The novel tells the story of the protagonist, Okonkwo failing to recreate the social, cultural and religious fabric of traditional Igbo life due to his inflexible will. Firstly, the writer focuses on the relationship between Achebe and the African literary world. In the second, we will see how Achebe subverts the source-text with the...
This book deals with how the concept, 'Empire writes back'counters the colonizer's inaccurate stereotype and presents the Igbo's transformation before...
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Turn Taking in Group Discussion
ISBN: 9783639178920 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It has always been argued that students must be involved in using the language as much as possible. But it appears that less emphasis has been given to "Turn Taking" in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class rooms, especially in group discussion. This study was carried out to describe the nature of turn taking patterns among Grade 12 students of Cruise Private School in their group discussions to see the level of students participation and to explore the involvement of the teacher and group leaders in giving and taking turns. For the study, 18 students of grade 12 students of one...
It has always been argued that students must be involved in using the language as much as possible. But it appears that less emphasis has been given t...
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Taboo Language and the ESL Learner
ISBN: 9783639220094 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taboo language is a fixture of many aspects of contemporary communication and is ubiquitous in popular culture. Yet frank discussions regarding bad language are typically absent from ESL (English Second Language) classrooms. This book argues that this may be a disservice to ESL learners. It describes an ethnographic study exploring the complex interplay of ESL learner identities and power relationships with respect to English taboo language. Bourdieus Theory of Practice and a multiple literacies perspective inform an analysis of the compelling stories of six adult ESL learners....
Taboo language is a fixture of many aspects of contemporary communication and is ubiquitous in popular culture. Yet frank discussions regarding bad...
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The Teaching of Pronunciation
ISBN: 9783639223255 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many English language programs, including teacher education institutions are still defective for they do not incorporate the current perspective of pronunciation teaching within their instruction. Speaking the English language competently partly requires the ability to produce its sounds in ways that are intelligible to other speakers. In fact, the conscious awareness of pronunciation features that can obviously be used by a competent speaker helps for listening competently.Hence, one can assert that teaching intelligible pronunciation is addressing the communicative needs of...
Many English language programs, including teacher education institutions are still defective for they do not incorporate the current perspective of...
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The Effect of Computer-Assisted Language Learning
ISBN: 9783639236170 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book aims to explore the effect of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on the sophomore undergraduate students success on the TOEFL exam. The study was designed as quasi-experimental research and two variables were focused on: Computer-assisted language learning and traditional instruction. Experimental group was taught using computer-assisted instruction in a language laboratory while the control group was taught using a traditional method of instruction in a traditional classroom setting. The results showed that there was no ...
This book aims to explore the effect of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on the sophomore undergraduate students success on the TOEFL exam. ...
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