... whether you use ’s ors’ in the plural. It will sort itself out. The tails ofthe dogs The dogs’ tailsWho ‘owns’ the tails? the dogsPut the apostropheafter the owners. the dogs’Add -s if there ... is ‘owned’ the dogs’ tails The laughter ofthe women The women’s laughterWho ‘owns’ the laughter? the womenPut the apostropheafter the owners. the women’Add -s if there isn’t one. the women’sAdd ... apostropheafter the owner. the dog’Add -s. the dog’sAdd what is ‘owned’. the dog’s tail The smile ofthe princess The princess’s smileWho ‘owns’ the smile? the princessPut the apostropheafter the owner....
... apostropheafter the owner. the dog’Add -s. the dog’sAdd what is ‘owned’. the dog’s tail The smile ofthe princess The princess’s smileWho ‘owns’ the smile? the princessPut the apostropheafter the owner. ... showownership. Follow these simpleguidelines and you’ll never put the apostrophe in the wrong place.Singular nouns or ‘owners’ The tail ofthe dog The dog’s tailWho ‘owns’ the tail? the dogPut the apostropheafter ... (the British BroadcastingCorporation)historical periods (the Renaissance) (the Neolithic Period)days ofthe week (Monday)months ofthe year (September)but not usually the seasons.Note these...
... the futuredevelopment ofEnglish in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of thosewho speak it as a second language. English often plays a specialrole in their lives and the fate ofEnglish in the ... domains of English Will the growth of the Internet help maintain the global influence of English? p. 50What effect will changingpatterns of trade have on the use of English? p. 33 English ... a professional interest in the development ofEnglish worldwide. The Future of English? takes stock of the present, apparently unassailable, position of English in the world and asks whether...
... the futuredevelopment ofEnglish in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of thosewho speak it as a second language. English often plays a specialrole in their lives and the fate ofEnglish in the ... Although the structural properties ofEnglish have not hindered the spread of English, the spread ofthe language globally cannot beattributed to intrinsic linguistic qualities.2 The spread of English There ... future for global English. One ofthe unanticipated achievements ofthe twenty firstcentury was the rapid diffusion of Basic English as the lingua franca ofthe world and the even more rapid...
... STUCTURE: How often do you | go | to the zoo?Introduce pictures ofthe park, the sports center, the mountain, the river, the kitchen and the school. Check if the students know the vocabulary. ... most students. What the students hear is usually out of their control and often unclear. Their knowledge of situations and topics help them make sense of it. Using English in the classroom as ... by the teacher’s guide, the student’s book and the cassette-tapes.Most ofthe JHS teachers believe that The TIENG ANH textbook series is better than the ENGLISH textbook series. They like the...
... 24iiTABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgements iv List of abbreviations v Part 1: Introduction 1. Rationale ofthe study 12. Aims ofthe study 23. Methods ofthe study 24. Scope ofthe study 25. ... like to acknowledge my debt to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lê Hùng Tiến and the staff members of Postgraduate Department, College of Foreign Languages, VNU-Hanoi for their enthusiastic support.I am sincerely ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFirst of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all my teachers at College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University-Hanoi for their valuable lectures. And their knowledge, their...
... that soften or tentativize what they modify. Nevertheless, the author only investigates weakeners mentioned above in the scope ofthe study because ofthe suitability to the topic ofthe thesis ... strategy of “saying less than one means”, the function of strategy being to modify the writer’s responsibility for the truthfulness of an utterance, to modify the attitude ofthe author to the propositions ... hedges of these three types is illuminating in theoretical terms, it seems that the distinction between them is not always clear-cut.G.Lakoff who drew attention to the theoretical importance of the...
... English students would be made. The thesis consists of three main parts: the introduction, the development, and the conclusion. The introduction - gives rationale for the study and sets up the ... University of Industry” is submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis ... deals with the research methodology which covers participants, the settings ofthe study, the data collection methods, the data analysis, and the findings and discussions. Chapter 3 offers some...
... should concern: the audience, the aims, the content, and the methodology.133. Significance ofthe thesis The findings ofthe thesis will be useful not only to the researcher, and the course book ... with the hope that practical suggestions would be given for further improvements ofthe material in the near future to meet the target of ensuring the effectiveness ofthe teaching and the learning ... development.3.1.2. The Suitability ofthe Material to the Content Requirements ofthe Course 3.1.2.1. Syllabus analysis To determine whether the material has well responded to the content requirements of the...
... 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.1.2. ... has presented the major findings ofthe study based on the data gathered during the program. These include the results of comparing vocabulary learning proficiency through CS in the pre-test ... is the procedure ofthe study: At the beginning ofthe experiment, a pre-test was given to both groups. The primary goal of the pre-test was to measure and compare the two groups in term of...
... bored with the endless advertisements hiding in the newspapers and magazines, clamoring on the radio, or dazzling on the TV. On the other hand, they still need the information to guide their purchasing. ... Feedback: the response ofthe receiver to the sender and vice-versa.• Noise: it is interference that gets in the way of sharing meaning. There are 3 forms of noise. External noises: They are ... characteristics ofthe products are pointed out.TV you can watch – Nick-at-NiteIn the technique called “So what claim”, an advantage ofthe product over other products of the same type is...
... SATISFACTIONOver the years, the development of different theories of management and different approached to organization has affected the way we view motivation. In the 19th century, the writer ... There is one sport at which the British are always the world champions. Nobody can beat them at the noble art of queuing. The British actually look forward to spending their weekends in a queue, ... lakes. It is an agency ofthe Department of Agriculture. The first is the threat of fire and fuel. This year, forest fires have burned more than three million hectares of land. That is almost...
... classified in terms of: (1) The height ofthe bulk ofthe tongue in the mouth(2) The front/back position ofthe tongue in the mouth(3) The degree of lip-rounding(4) The length of vowels (Roach, ... overview ofthe study in which the rationale for the research, the research problem, the purposes, the research questions, the scope ofthe study, the research method, the significance ofthe study, ... passages in English. The voice ofthe students was recorded and then played again for the students themselves to find out the mistakes they had made. After the students realized the mistakes they...
... number ofcorrect responses in the high group, Lc: number ofcorrect responses in the low group). The range of discriminability is from 0 to 1. The greater the D index is, the better the discriminability ... interpretations to the ones intended. (Hughes, A. 1989: 38). In the case oftheEnglish section at the University of Technology, the teachers should do the trial tests first and then, mark and remark the ... compatible with the aims ofthe courses and the objectives ofthe syllabus and the test specification. However, with the negative skew of score distribution analysed above, along with the evaluation...