... everything laid out in black and white, with all the details squared away. Paul was organized too, but if a lesson wasn't going well, his instinct was to try other ideas and change his plans in ... identifying parts, ordering, prioritizing, classifying and comparing. They prefer a teacher to maintain a traditional role and to run lessons with a clear chain of command. Analytical students ... meetings. A former Volunteer in Ghana who later returned to Africa asa Peace Corps staff member, reminisced about his teaching days, saying: When I was in Ghana, I would rather have hat my...
... Second Language Investigating Writing Sub-skills in Testing EnglishasaForeign Language: A Structural Equation Modeling Study Vahid Aryadoust National Institute of Education, Singapore arya2004v@yahoo.com ... using an analytic framework of organization, logical development of ideas, grammar, mechanics of writing, and style is a sound practice in assessing writing performance. Ina similar vein, Ahour ... investigations into the writing indicated that vocabulary and grammar accuracy appear to be complementary and are possible to be classified under a single rubric (Banerjee, Franceschina, &...
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... Accuracy emphasized BALANSKILLSCE OF LANGUAGE Reading and writing emphasized Listening and speaking emphasized MMUNICATIVE LANGUAGETEACHING COExplained when necessary Central feature ... ã a wide range of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills ã whole-class, small-group, and individual participation ã classroom testing and preparing students for national examinations ... had different reasons for bringing the same item to class. [Adapted from Patricia A. Richard-Amato. Making It Happen. Longman Inc., 1988.] This exercise has been presented asa class activity...
... the contact with more languages can offer and uses this approach as the basis for future language teachingand learning. Chapters cover topics such as performing ina third language, metalinguistic ... multilingualism and third language acquisition. Her book’smajor asset lies in itsinterdisciplinary approach and concentration on metalinguistic awareness as an emerging propertyof multilingual ... metalinguistic awareness in multilinguals andin multilingual education, andEnglish as a third languagein Europe.Features:ã The first study of the important role metalinguistic awareness plays in multilingual...
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... judiciously in CFL teaching. Wang (2012 “The use of Englishasa lingua franca inteaching Chinese asaforeign language: A case study of native Chinese teachers in Beijing”) suggested that CFL teachers ... Learning 17(6): 257-272. Wang, Danping. 2012. (in press). The use of Englishasa lingua franca inteaching Chinese as a foreign language: A case study of native Chinese teachers in Beijing. In ... Findings indicated that although Chinese language teachers endeavored to abide by a Chinese-only principle, English was regularly and strategically employed as an international lingua franca (English...
... International Journal of Learning 17(6): 257-272. Wang, Danping. 2012. (in press). The use of Englishasa lingua franca inteaching Chinese as a foreign language: A case study of native Chinese teachers ... inteaching Chinese asaforeign language: A case study of native Chinese teachers in Beijing”) suggested that CFL teachers need to become bilingual in Chinese andEnglishin today’s increasingly ... for teachingand communicating with international Chinese language learners remains an under-researched area. To investigate Chinese language teachers’ language beliefs toward code choice in teaching...
... second language in child care or family day care.Children learning Englishasa second language need explicit modelling andlanguage teaching, ap-propriate time to acquire the new languageand ... games and providing a range of quality games and CDs. Children learning Englishasa second language can be encouraged to listen and practice Englishin fun ways, such as playing word games and ... different path-ways to achieving these outcomes.Who are learners of Englishasa second language? Standard Australian English is the national language of Australia and it is essential that all...
... respond appropriately to most teaching approaches and strategies (e.g., an informalclassroom atmosphere, activelearning, use of games as a learning activity, activities that involve asking questionsof ... effectively from a varietyof teachingapproaches and strategies (e.g., an informalclassroom atmosphere, activelearning, the use of games as a learning activity, activitiesthat involve asking questionsof ... as classifiying, relating cause and effect, comparing and contrasting, or following a sequence.ãBe aware of figurative language. For example, saying “Run that by me again” or “Nowwe’re cookin’!”may...