...English is the most widely used language in the world and it is the first language spoken by developed countries such as United Kingdom, the United State, Australia, New Zealand and other developed nations. In this globalization century, communication across countries has become very important yet English is the global language. Hence, when you are literate with English language, you can get several benefits firstly you can communicate throughout the world and it is very important for a businessman, secondly you also can obtain a job in an English speaking country more easily, and when come to leisure it will give you the ability to travel abroad any countries. Learning English as the second language is very important because you can communicate throughout the world especially for a businessman that work in an international company and targeting in global. This is because when your regular work is involving dealing with international companies, you will not be able to speak in your own language but you can communicate using English. With the advantage of good handling skill in English, you can easily interact, make sales and to negotiate with your customers. Yet when it comes to negotiation, the ability to handling English can help you to obtain more secure contracts. Besides that, the second benefit of learning English as second language is you can obtain a job in an English speaking country especially in those developed countries as mentioned on above. When you trying to...
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...CHINA VS. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Communication is the activity of transmitting information. Lafayette College (2012) estimates that there are about 6,500 living languages in the world, and Mydans, Seth (2007) state that in terms of globalization, business, and technology, English is the most common language worldwide. According to the Graddol, David (2006), an estimate of 2 billion students worldwide were studying English in 2010. English is actually considered the official global language; it is the official language spoken by the world’s dominant economy, the United States, many commonwealth countries, multinational firms, top universities, and the scientific community. In 2005, the consulting group McKinsey warned China because less than 10 percent of its college graduates did not have the prerequisites to get a job in multinational corporations, primarily because they could not speak English. As we know, China’s economy and industry is growing by leaps and bounds. According to Economy Watch (2010, June 30), the country is ranked second by their nominal GDP, and although the country seems to be in its best moment, the communication barrier will be an obstacle that could slow down the growth process in the near future. China needs to increase its English speaking population in order to keep its economy growth rate, to improve the education and quality of life of the next generation, and to increase and enhance the tourism sector of the country. According to Eurasian...
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...Meshell EDU230 October 10, 2015 Jamie Morris EDU-230 Teaching Strategies in Second Language Acquisition for English Language Learners Scenario 1: An elementary-aged student is an English language learner. The student is comfortable (low affective filter) trying new words and linking words together, but is not pronouncing the words correctly and/or putting words in the correct order (syntax). Development stage of second language acquisition and rationale for your choice: This scenario is an example of developmental stage 3 because it supports the student’s use of short phrases and the frequent grammatical errors that often interfere with the student’s communication. Teaching strategies that can be used to support the student with rationale: The teaching strategies that I would use to support this student would be the strategies that analyze the learner and educate them on their individual character (strategy 1), set up goals and expectations for the learner based on their characteristics (strategy 2), and finally, guide and give materials to the learner to master the language, as the ultimate decision is on them to do it or not (strategy 3). Scenario 2: A high school student is familiar with key words in her secondary language. Further, she is beginning to scaffold words to demonstrate a higher level of comprehension and retention. Development stage of second language acquisition and rationale for your choice: This is an example in the developmental...
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...used to teach English to pre- school children’s Date | Author/ References | Title of Journal | Comments | Research method | 18/09/2012 | Sandradu Plessis and Brenda low | Challenges To Pre –School Teachers In Learners Acquisition Of English As Language Of Learning And Teaching | This journal highlights problems that teachers might come across in teaching English to pre –school children. The importance of identifying them and solving them because its believed here in this journal that preschool teachers play a key role in the acquisition of English language by the children because children spend most of their waking hour with the teachers. Therefore it’s believed that teachers do play a big role in the children’s life in order for them to acquire the language | Quantitative research method | 19/09/2012 | Karen E Johnson | The Relationship Between Teachers Believe And Practises During Literacy Instruction For Non –Native Speakers Of English | In this journal it is discussed teachers theoretical believe helps them to perceive, process, and act upon information in classroom. This also study extends the current research on teachers' theoretical beliefs within literacy contexts to the field of teaching English as a second language (ESL).Specifically, it examines the relationship between ESL teachers' theoretical beliefs about second-language learning and teaching and their instructional practice during literacy instruction with non-native speakers of English. Some have argued...
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...Teaching English to Young Learners: How They Learn and the Pedagogical Implication Rojab Siti Rodliyah (rojab.siti@gmail.com) UPI Bandung There is now a growing tendency among Indonesian people to introduce English to children starting from the early age, through either formal or informal education. This can be seen from the mushrooming of bilingual and international schools where English is used as the language of instruction as well as the increasing number of English courses aimed especially for children. Sometimes people hold a misconception regarding teaching English for young learners, in which they believe that the earlier the kids learn a foreign language, the better it will be. As a matter of fact, this assumption is not completely true. Only when handled with care will the teaching of foreign language to young learners succeed as expected. Otherwise, this will not gain a significant effect on children’s language development. This paper will elaborate some principles on how young learners learn a foreign language, which should be the foundation of the way the teaching English to young learners is conducted. Some theories on how children learn will be drawn on, followed by a discussion on the pedagogical implications. This paper is expected to give insights to English teachers in general and teachers of English for young learners in particular, about the importance of taking into account the aspects related to the way young learners learn in designing their teaching...
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...[pic] NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student: Abir Aboutaha THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Follow these procedures: If requested by your instructor, please include an assignment cover sheet. This will become the first page of your assignment. In addition, your assignment header should include your last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number. This should be left justified, with the page number right justified. For example: |DoeJXXX0000-1 1 | Save a copy of your assignments: You may need to re-submit an assignment at your instructor’s request. Make sure you save your files in accessible location. Academic integrity: All work submitted in each course must be your own original work. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by your instructor. Knowingly submitting another person’s work as your own, without properly citing the source of the work, is considered plagiarism. This will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course. It may also result in academic dismissal from the University. | | | |ESL7001-8 |Dr. Anthony Pellegrini ...
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...Bilingual language is beneficial for the child’s first language and English development “Language constitutes us, it gives us meaning and allows us to make meaning, and it develops and abolishes spaces.” (Benjamin, 2002). Critiques of bilingual education continually claim that children can only learn one language at a time after which they are taught a second language (Krashen, 2000). They assert that bilingual education cause confusion among children and limit their intelligence capabilities; they argue that real bilinguals cannot combine their language. Advocates of bilingual education present arguments on its benefits, they suggest that, for many children the process of being literate and studying a new language simultaneously is overwhelming and that the bilingual process assist them to develop their native language first which results to a smooth transition to English. The main aim of the bilingual program was to promote the prominent language to issue instructions and at the same time enhance the development of the second language. Some define it in aspects of its capability to enhance cognitive and effective development while others view that it should focus on cultural enrichment and linguistic development. However, in some bilingual programs, instructions are issued through the use of the second language especially in cases where the first language erodes over time. (Baez, 2002) As the child proficiency in English increases he or she loses grasp of the native language...
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...THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE CODESWITCHING IN INCREASING ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH by MELISSA MAIER BISHOP Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Arlington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON December 2006 Copyright © by Melissa Maier Bishop 2006 All Rights Reserved ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A wise professor told me before starting my PhD work to not forget my distractions. Therefore, this work is dedicated to my three favorite distractions—my husband Jeff and my two sons, Abel and Peyton. Thank you, Jeff, for all of your encouragement, your support, and your shoulder to lean on and your ear to listen during the past five years as we’ve come together on this journey. Thank you, Abel and Peyton, for sharing me with my studies and for often keeping me company while I studied for my exams and wrote my papers. Thank you also to my wonderful committee who were all so encouraging and patient with me, especially my Chair, Dr. Mark Peterson. Your excitement for my ideas inspired me as well as your belief in me. You have an unselfish and self-sacrificing nature that shines through you, and you are a gift to all of your students. Many thanks also to Dr. Roger Dickinson, who was a great support to me over the past five years and a big reason I decided to join the program in the first place. Thanks to my parents and to Jeff’s parents...
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...(Vesey) Professor: Michael Bell ENGLISH 701 9 September 2015 Essay Paper 1 Thesis Title Using these two articles, the Kenyan Malik articles, “Let Them Die, and Emilo Gutierrez, “My Bilingualism,” I will be supporting both articles, with statements about children being left at school because they are bilingual, and why languages should not die. Why we should preserve the languages dying, and the benefits in learning two languages. In Kenyan Malik’s article, he says, “There are 6000 languages in the world today, and that by the year 3000, there will be 600. He says languages die because people die. Malik, also states, that each nation speaks in the manner it thinks. For instance, if we live in France, the common language is French. If we lived in China the common language spoken, is Chinese, if we lived in Japan, the common language spoken is Japanese. And in my theory, opinion, if we do no preserve the language, there will be less for bilingual teachers and bilingual schools. Here is a false dilemma, fallacies Malik uses. Malik, says, “A language spoken by one person, or a few hundred, is not a language at all.” It is a private conceit, like a child’s secret code. This author is basis. The whole point of a language is to enable communication. Languages, can be saved, through books, and the internet. In Maliks article, he quotes, from Enoch Powell and he says, “Languages preservers may be acting...
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...Mother Tongue and L2 English Learners I remember the time when I was told that in an English class the use of the mother tongue cannot be acceptable because it is not beneficial for students to learn a foreign language. So I asked to myself, why? Because I knew that you cannot speak in Spanish all the time, but “never”? In my classes I accept it for some activities and for others I do not. According to Davis Carless “Students use of the mother tongue in the task-based classroom”, the use of the native language or mother tongue (MT) is quite complex because it could be beneficial for learners but, at the same time, it could not. In general, the use of MT is stigmatized by some methods, and teachers who cannot handle a class in the target language (TL) feel frustrated by the overuse of the students’ first language. However, as the writer claims, by taking into account the type of tasks we give to our students we can analize which are the ones that imply a positive effect on the second language acquisition and the ones that imply negative effects. Thus, teachers will be able to handle a task-based class with both languages in interaction. Firstly, Carless argues that the use of MT may have positive and negative effects on second language acquisition. Positive effects seem to “serve social and cognitive functions, including the construction of scaffolded assistance and create through collaborative dialogue the opportunity for language acquisition to take place.” In fact, through...
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...Argumentative Essay: Why is it so Important to Know More than One Language We live in a multilingual world that is becoming increasingly globalized and it is therefore very important to know more than one language. There are three main reasons for this: an additional language can help you progress in your career, you gain an awareness of other cultures, and it helps increase our understanding and knowledge of our own language. More and more job advertisements are now specifying that they want second, third, and even fourth languages in some cases, and knowing more than one language opens up your prospects in a highly important way. Furthermore, as more and more companies begin to trade internationally, people are frequently beginning jobs for which they need no language skills, but then being asked to relocate abroad, or offered a promotion that requires language skills. Therefore, it helps with career enhancement. Some people refute this claim by saying that there are plenty of other jobs available, but this is simply not the case anymore with the global recession and more countries being international. The second reason that it is important to know more than one language is that it increases cultural awareness and allows you to communicate with different people. All good methods of learning languages also entail learning about another culture, especially when your language skills get to a higher level. This awareness allows people from different nationalities and religions...
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...CORRELATION ANALYSIS BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN SOCORRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Faculty of College of Education Bucas Grande Foundation College Socorro, Surigao del Norte In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements for the Degree BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION Major In English DINGDING, CRISNA D. PIEDAD, JESIRYL V. CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Rationale English, the second language in Philippines plays an important role as a means of communication in many parts of the world, and is considered important in order to absorb and develop technology, art and culture and also to maintain good relationship with foreign country. English is also the tool to communicate and interact with foreign people and international audiences. English has been acknowledged as the medium of great deal of the world’s knowledge (Crystal, 1999). In this case, the educational institution plays an important role in supporting the teaching of English. In learning English, there are four language skills that have to be mastered by learner. According Ronny (2009), we have to learn at least four language skills: (1) listening (2) speaking (3) reading (4) writing. Every aspects on the process of teaching and learning, assessing students, giving instruction, even the books are in English. That is why the students are supposed to be master in English to make them easy to understand another...
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...have as the basis for building new skills and acquiring new knowledge. Most children enter school with basic language skills in English or other languages, which are already in place. If teachers are able to use the native language skills of the student, the native language will help students develop the academic competence they need to succeed in education. Children learn more effectively if they learn English through the use of their native language, which provides a contextual basis for learning and allows them to keep pace with their peer group while acquiring the language they will need to learn in order to interact effectively in today's society. There are several other distinct benefits to the use of bilingual education, besides its basic effectiveness. First, it preserves children's sense of pride in the language of their parents, allowing them to move freely in an English-language dominant society while retaining an important link to their cultural and linguistic heritage. It helps protect their sense of identity, which is also strongly linked to the language and culture of their family and heritage. 2) The United States has often struggled with the role of immigrants. Do you think debates over immigration influence teachers’ ability to provide quality language education for immigrant children? I think the biggest debate on immigration influence is english only advocates. They argue that even if bilingual education is effective, it's still a bad...
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...the close relationship between some common mistakes made by students of English and the principles studied in class. I will include not only my fourth form students’ mistakes but also my private students’ ones and my one ones. 1. Principle: The Native Language Effect. More than once, we are involved in situations in which we sort of translate phrases from our native language to the English one. Although this may be useful in specific cases, we must bear in mind that the mother tongue may sometimes produce a negative interference on the target language. For instance, our students may say *Is raining instead of It is raining. This has to do with the grammatical IT which occupied the slot of subject when the sentence has not got one. This mistake derives from a native language practice because in Spanish we would say Está lloviendo. Of course, no one performs the action of raining, but as in English we always need a subject, our students have to learn to fill that gap with this kind of IT after eradicating the assumption they have that the target language operates like the native one. As teachers, we should provide our students with the difference between the two languages without forgetting to highlight that interference of their native language will not always have a negative effect; take advantage of the error in order to understand the students’ underlying system; and help students think in the language they are learning so as not to resort to translation. 2. Principle: Communicative...
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...Statement of the Problem Being proficient in a foreign language needs mastering its four skills: speaking, listening, writing and reading. The latter is extremely important in language learning since written words enable the language learner to have access to all kinds of information and knowledge. In order to better understand what an EFL learner reads, s/he has to make use of a number of reading strategies namely: prediction, Prior Knowledge, summarizing, skimming, scanning. Most of second year literary-stream students at “Al akhawain Kird” Secondary school in El-Oued in Algeria fail in comprehending what they read in the classroom setting and this may be directly linked to their lack of awareness of using the appropriate reading...
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