... These findings suggest that although the
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(2) English Writing
To gather data on their English writing, the ... address the lack, this paper aims to investigate the role of
metacognitive knowledge intheEnglish writing of Chinese EFL
learners, inthe hope of shedding some light on the teaching and
learning ... writing. Their negative
beliefs of their ability in using English and their frequent monitoring
of errors concerning spelling and grammar found in this study suggest
that poor English proficiency...
... correctly.
Another problem which was often observed in
the baseline is the omission ofthe verbs in the
German translations. The baseline translation of
the example sentence 3 in table 5 illustrates ... rows decl and int/perif in
table 1), which is not the case in English. While in
English, the verbal complex is placed inthe 2nd
position in declarative, or inthe 1st position in in-
terrogative ... shown in figure 1.
For the development ofthe reordering rules, we
used a small sample ofthe training data. In par-
ticular, by observing theEnglish parse trees ex-
tracted randomly from the training...
... ADAPTING THE DIALOGUE TO THEIR LIVES.
(Using prompts)
Explain to the students that they are going to do the dialogue again in pairs, using their own
information. This time the teacher is going ... you have:
CDSP/CQ inEnglish CDSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC inEnglish
CDSP/TC inEnglish DHSP BA in Russian + CDSP/TC inEnglish
DHSP/CQ inEnglish DHSP/TC inEnglish
Other (specify): ... 20
Teaching listening 11
TOPICS %
Teaching listening 55
Teaching speaking 54
Teaching writing 46
Grammar practice activities 45
Using songs 43
Testing comprehension 43
Presenting new grammar 37
Testing...
... 2: An Investigation into the Current Performance ofEnglish Teaching and
Learning in Junior High Schools in Quang Ngai Province 7
2.1. Introduction 7
2.2. The Junior High School Community in Quang ... speaking activities 21
3.1.4. Summary 24
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements iv
List of abbreviations v
Part 1: Introduction
1. Rationale ofthe study 1
2. Aims ofthe study 2
3. Methods of ... Improve the Teaching of Oral Skills for Junior High
School Teachers in Quang Ngai Province 14
3.1. Techniques for teaching speaking 14
3.1.1. Introduction 14
3.1.2. Controlled speaking activities...
... processed
saying / processing
The remaining irregular verbs involve irregularity inthe past and/or past par-
ticiple forms only. These irregular verbs fit the following nine morphological
patterns:
The ... some
examples of that:
[45] I gave the godfather the money in an alley.
[46] They found the little koala on the road.
[47] The boy ran with his father through the park.
For more information ... English contains four sounds that are
similar but are not pronounced identically: the [t] of ε of tell ([tεl]), the [t] of
style ([stajl]), the [t¯] of wait ([wet¯]), and the [D] of waiting...
... English learning time
The table below indicates the time of learning Englishof all the third year
English majors. As it can be seen from the table, of all the students, none of
18
Roloff ... display either final rising-falling or final rising intonation
contours. Their meaning will differ depending on which of these contours is
used. Pronounce the following tag questions with the intonation ... my study The role of sentence stress in enhancing
English speaking competence of HPU English majors”.
A survey within the scope ofthe study is conducted at HPU. The major aim of
the study...
... children inthe lowest reading group were relatively orally
proficient inEnglish (after two years of schooling in English) , but still couldn’t read well.
In summarizing the findings, the authors ... not
tap into the issues encountered by ELLs as they read in English. Such issues include
interference from the students’ first language inthe areas of phonology or writing (including
spelling, ... make sure that the words activated
in their minds fit with the meaning ofthe context. In addition, they must link
new information to what they have already read, as well as to their
background...
...
Teaching and Learning English with the Support of TAs
4.4.1. Teachers’ Difficulties of Using TAs in Supporting English Teaching
The use of TAs has brought teachers a lot of benefits in teaching English. ...
investigate the reality of using teaching aids, kinds of teaching aids and how to use
these aids effectively in teaching English. It explores the benefits and the difficulties
of using teaching aids in ... of teaching aids to make class room activities interesting and interactive.
Teaching aids are important inthe teaching-learning process.
In Vietnam, the importance of using teaching aids in...
... walk .The
denotation of such a complex predicate constituent is determined inthe first
instance by the meanings ofthe verb and ofthe other components ofthe predi-
cate constituent (as defined in ... the truth ofthe corresponding progressive clause. For exam-
ple, the fact that we can infer the truth of John drank coffee from the
truth of John was drinking coffee means that John drank coffee ... a mere question of linguis-
tic representation, since the verb phrases drink, drink gin and drink a glass of
gin can in principle all be used in sentences describing one and the same real-
world...
... assistance in writing
this book. I want to thank them specially. I also wish to thank the various
people who have contributed to the writing ofthe book by commenting on an
earlier draft of one or ... Reed
and Bert Cappelle.
p. cm. − (The grammaroftheEnglish verb phrase ; v. 1)
(Topics inEnglish linguistics ; 60.1)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018589-8 ... and durability.
Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data
Declerck, Renaat.
The grammaroftheEnglish tense system : a comprehensive
analysis / by Renaat Declerck in cooperation with Susan...
... both in
this volume and in subsequent volumes dealing
with theEnglish verb phrase. (The definitions
of the terms and concepts used inthe book are
brought together in an extensive glossary at the
end ... formation ofthe present tense 23
1.16 The formation ofthe past tense 23
1.17 The formation ofthe other tenses 24
1.18 The meanings of tenses: expressing temporal relations 25
1.19 Special uses of ... over-
view of tense and two other areas of meaning
that can be expressed by the use of verb forms
in English and that interact with tense: the sys-
tem of grammatical aspect and the system of
mood...
... made inthe interests of easier intelligibility. These include
the insertion of commas, some suppression of hesitation signals such as er, and
‘correction’ of small production errors where the intended ... the
main issues surrounding the number and nature of tenses inEnglish (for exam-
ple, the question of whether English has a future tense). We introduce those
concepts necessary to describe the ... refers to the performance of an action,
the happening of an event, the development of a process or the existence of a
state, we can say that the clause in question refers to the
actualization of a
situation....
... the time of their situation does not have to be the temporal
zero-point. It is criterial of tensed forms that they encode information concern-
ing the relation ofthe time of a situation to the ... and
‘perfect infinitive’ and consider them based on the form ofthe infinitive, while
keeping in mind (a) that ‘present’ and ‘perfect’ here have nothing to do with
tense, and (b) that on their default interpretation ... become clear in 8.15, saying that a temporal domain is past relative to the zero-
point means that the ‘central time of orientation’ ofthe domain is past relative to the
zero-point.
20 1. Introduction
hence...