...Budapest to New York. I took the first day to just catch on my sleep. The second day was a bit of a challenge to all of my family because our English was tested by our neighbor. We had no idea what he was trying to say. Took us hours to understand him. He was simply telling us welcome to the neighborhood. We were all limited on our English Skills. Our English Skills were our first challenge that we faced. We had to communicate with people that we didn’t speak their language. We managed to find a family close by that spoke Arabic. They helped us as much as they could with English and Doctor’s appointments and shopping and so on and so forth. It was finally time to start the school year. Remember I had so limited English that I could only say “Hey how are you?” and say “yes and no”. That is almost true for every non English speak. School started and homework was the toughest thing I had faced for the first couple of weeks. I was failing all of my classes. Everything was so new to me and I had to somehow adjust to it. I got to a point where I didn’t want to go to school because I felt like an idiot. I was like a deaf person in a party if you know what I mean. I had no body to talk to in school because nobody spoke my language. I had to get over it and I had to learn English as fast as possible to start communicating with people and to start interact with my teachers and people I wanted to talk to. I went home and started to look up faster ways of learning a new language. I got different...
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...I know a lot people in U.S. can speak English, but I can’t. Learning English is the most difficult thing in my life.When I was 10 years old, I went to a country call Hondura, and I start learning Spanish over there. When I start learning Spanish, I feel Spanish is very easy. After a year, I ready can speak very well and talk to the people in that country. But when I start learning English in U.S., I can feel is not easy learn English. Unlike Spanish, English is very hard to pronounce the word. And in English, some word have multiple pronunciation. Excellence, this word have many memories with me. In 2014, the first year In United States. When I go to school, I feel the school is very strange. I can see the students are talking to each other,...
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... Meisha Conrad April 28, 2014 Introduction Being a teacher at a Head Start/ Early Head Start program I have experienced the language barriers between teachers and students from different ethnic groups. I can say it is not easy when you and your students cannot communicate. Dealing with the situation makes you question yourself and how you can fix the language barriers in your own classroom and also the school. What can teachers do to overcome the language barrier in our classrooms with our Latino children? What are some activities, lessons, games, and etc., that we can do to make a connection and also help them learn? There are many ways I think we can put a stop to the language barriers in school. We may not be able to completely fix the problem but there are ways and things we can do to make our Latino children and parents feel welcome and comfortable when they walk into the schools. Communication is an important part of teaching because the children have to be able to understand the message that the teacher is trying to convey. Children also have to be able to communicate with each other. There are a number of factors in the classroom and many of these factors exist in day-to-day life as well, that can act as barriers to effective communication. Effective communication between teachers and students is also one of the most important factors in school, and without it, the educators' efforts go in vain. The first thing teachers must establish is...
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...primary school rather than secondary school. I tend to agree and I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. There are several reasonS why I agree [about] WITH this statement. There are several reasonS why I SAY THIS. [FOR THIS]. First of all, [as a matter of fact,] IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagerS. This is because all babies are born with the ability to learn their mother tongue. So this is why in Malaysia we start[ed] to learn 3 languages right from kindergarten. We have to learn the national language, Malay, the second language, English and my own mother tongue, Chinese. [Moreover,] The second reason is that the primary school TIME-table is more relaxed and flexible. There are more periods allocated to learning [more subjects] LANGUAGES. Conversely, in secondary school, studentS have a lot of co-curriculum activities to participate in and have a lot of examS to prepare for. Therefore, secondary students have more stress and find it difficult to learn a foreign language. However, there are some disadvantages. For instance, some primary school teachers [theirs languages is as] ARE NOT UP TO THE SAME standard as the secondary school teachers IN TEACHING ENGLISH. So, some primary school teachers speak in broken English and children may pick up the incorrect grammar. EVEN WorsE, some of the primary school teachers ARE unable to speak the foreign language such as English FLUENTLY...
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...Are you a winner? This training course is called English for Winners, and before you delve into it, we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills, you're very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years, but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English, but I think it's just 'school English'." "I understand it a little, but I can't speak it fluently." "My grammar is very bad. I've often tried to learn the grammar rules, but they're too complicated for me." "I had good school grades in English but I still can't speak it very well." These are typical complaints, and they make it clear that very few learners are really happy with the quality of their English. Most of them realize that their efforts are not yielding the results they expect. But instead of changing their strategy and trying to find the right learning methods and techniques, they simply give up. They think that they "just don't have a talent for learning languages". The winners, however, are those English learners who have taken control of their own programs. They know that acquiring English is an ongoing process. It is something that happens every day, day in and day out. They also understand that when it comes to learning English any progress is success. ©EnglishForWinners, Page 1 of 34 Dear Listener, since you...
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...September intake 2014 Applications open: Oct. 18, 2013 Note: The deadline to apply for most fall semester programs is June/July. We continue to accept applications until all seats in a program are filled. To increase your chances of gaining acceptance into a high demand program or an academic program with selection, we recommend you apply for the fall semester before March 1. Application process Step 1: Submit SAIT application & transcripts Apply online at ApplyAlberta and send in your high school/post-secondary transcripts (original & English translation) to international.transcripts@sait.ca (colour scan of original transcripts), mail (original documents), or in person. Documents Required: • Original official high school transcript (last three years) and postsecondary transcripts (if applicable) • Original English translation of transcripts (notarized or certified translations) • Original diploma /degree (Graduation Certificate) and the English translation • English language proficiency results for direct entry (IELTS Academic, TOEFL Internet Based, CLBA, CAEL) • Any other documents that are part of the admissions requirements for a specific program Please note: All electronic transcripts must be in color. Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition will only accept color scanned originals of documents if sending in by email. Step 2: Pay initial fee When applying, the $200 CDN (non-refundable) application fee must be paid by cash, cheque, Certified Cheque...
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..."FACTORS TO CONSIDER ON WHY FILIPINO STUDENTS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THE THREE MAJOR SUBJECTS: ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND MATH.” In the Partial Fulfillment of the requirements In English III presented to the faculty of St. Agnes Academy of Caloocan Inc. Group I Añonuevo, Cris Jomel L. Benilan, Princess Niña G. Bulaclac, John Oliver N. Cariño, Patrick C. Fernandez, Lorenz P. Lucero,Karle Sedreke M. Pesalbon, Jhonmarc E. Salamero, Michaela Janzen Tacbas, Janrey Noah M. S.Y – 2013 – 2014 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “FACTORS TO CONSIDER ON WHY FILIPINO STUDENTS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THE THREE MAJOR SUBJECTS: ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND MATH.” has been prepared by Group IV in partial fulfillment of the requirement in English III. This has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for oral examination. Mrs. Karen M. Corpuz English Teacher Approve by the committee on Oral defense with a grade of ________ on _________. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The researchers would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the following person for the encouragement, suggestions, generosity of time, ideas and editing skills; and unending support for them to make this thesis a full and well done. Mrs. Luzviminda B. Flores, school directress, for this task for our future work. Mrs. Karen M. Corpuz, English teacher, for unstinted effort, support, patience, suggestions, time for editing thesis and the word of encouragement to her advice. Students...
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...Yuliana Liveris Dr. Ana Close English 102 F 04/29/2014 Enlarging Two Languages for the Education in Chicago’s School Having bilingual education in nursery school across Illinois is a valuable practice for children because it is important to acquire two languages with eloquence. Bilingualism is often related to immigration, and this element has developed particular views of approaches to bilingual education in the Chicagoland area. The most important is the distension of the young non-Native English speakers in the early learning. When the children are 3-5 years old going to preschool, Chicago public school places them into bilingual classes because they are identified as dual language learning. By using different theories from the sociological perspective, the set of interrelation of social and pedagogical purposes can be understand from the bilingual classes of preschool in Chicago. First, functionalist perspective emphasizes the interconnection between the different parts that are involved in bilingual education, and how they work together to produce a negative or positive influence. Second, the home culture as the standard focuses its viewpoint by criticizing the value of foreign culture by using the home culture inside the bilingual language and its benefits. Finally, conflict perspective focuses how society presents itself by using power and conflict over the resources and rules of the bilingual classes. Therefore, the sociology perspective can explain the increased...
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...Intelligence Agency, 2013). The situation is absolutely different when it comes to their physical geography. Most of Malaysia is covered by forests and mountains as it consists of a large area of land which is about 330,000 square kilometers whereas Singapore is covered by a small area of land which is approximately 700 square kilometers. In addition, the highest mountain in Malaysia, Mount Kinabalu, is 4100 meters above the sea level compared to Singapore’s highest mountain, Bukit Timah with a relative height of 166 meters. Indeed, Malaysia is 471 times larger than Singapore. Because of the different geographic location, Malaysia and Singapore have different monsoon seasons. For Malaysia, Northeastern monsoon starts from April to October and Southwestern monsoon starts from October to January. Singapore has the...
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...interest in how schools should go about teaching English language learners. There are supports of English-only instruction in the classroom, asking students to give up their native language in order to learn English more effectively. On the other side of the issue are the supporters of bilingual education programs. In this program students learn the content in their native language and through this gain competence in English. Both of these approaches have valid arguments behind them and can find statistics to prove that their approach is better in a certain area. It is left up to every state to decide which method is going to be best for their particular state. The demographic changes with every state and for this reason, it is crucial that a side of the debate is chosen. Some states have a much higher population of students that speak a certain language and that may be the determining factor when looking at the English-only issue. Most people agree that the main goal in the classroom is to educate ELL students in the mastery of English in academic areas. However, it has been a long debate on what is the best way to go about this. In Pennsylvania, they passed a law called “Pennsylvania regulation of English as a Second Language and bilingual instruction” (COP). This law ensures that every school district provides programs for students that have a dominant language other than English. These programs must help the student achieve proficiency in English and meet the academic...
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...Summary of On Becoming a Writer John Powers Professor: Dr. Susan Ryan English 115 – Assignment 1 April 19, 2014 A literacy narrative by Russell Baker “On Becoming a Writer. In this narrative the author explains how he always wanted to be a writer from an early age. During earlier school years he did not enjoy English classes and thought they were boring. Because he was not interested in the classes he always waited until the last minute to complete his assignments. In his third year English class he had a teacher that all the students knew for being a boring teacher he was an older gentleman that didn’t relate with the kids and make the class interesting for the students. In the beginning of the year Mr. Baker felt all the stories he had heard about the teacher were true the class was very boring. Late in the year the students were given an assignment to write an essay and as usual he waited until the last minute to start writing his essay. When he picked his topic to write about and started writing he got very interested and wanted to start writing more for himself. Due to the requirements of the assignment Mr. Baker did not feel his paper would get a good grade because of all the added writing so he figured he would write another essay for the class. It took him so long to finish writing the original essay he didn’t have time to write another paper for the class so he turned in his original essay. A few days later after the teacher handed out the graded papers he started...
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...Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Rationale of the Study Today's world, each is aiming to be globally competitive. To be competitive enough we need to be effective in our verbal communication which is a best medium for social relationship with others. Our national language is proved to be English and thus become a drive in international forces to be proficient in English language. Society today demands more than passive graduates, they are generating new forms of portrayal of outcomes and act as catalyst in advocating for educational change, reform and quality improvement. SJIT saw the importance of English Proficiency and thus, offers the said program for the benefit of its students in line with the Life Purpose of Saint Joseph Institute of Technology which is “To educate and equip students with knowledge, skills, English communication proficiency, right attitude, and values in technical and professional fields”. With this, a research is conducted on the performance of the verbal communication of 4th year Education students in Saint Joseph Institute of Technology to determine the improvement in English language proficiency as the effect of enrolling in JEEP Classes. Theoretical Background The most precious gift that God has given is the power of speech. It is this power that distinguishes man from animals. Man uses speech to communicate his thoughts, feelings, desires, and aspirations to his fellow beings with whom he interacts in communal living or in social...
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...Conclusion 6 5.0 Reference 7 1.0 Introduction This essay is going to discuss my thought about creating a new venture in Hangzhou, China. From a personal point of view, a successful business should be well planned for a long period of time, since we are still novel to the complex society. In order to maximise the possibility of turning my business concept into reality, there are a number of elements needed to take into consideration seriously. This essay will mainly focus on stating my business idea, analysing the business market, showing my business concerns, adopting a business strategy, and finding funding for the business operation. 2.0 Business concept statement My business concept is about teaching children English in a more enjoyable way. This English training will be operated in a playground and the target market is children from 3-6 years old. The business will be located in Hangzhou, China which is a home city of mine. Some more details will be discussed in the following part of the essay. 2.1 Reasons for operating business in Hangzhou, China In terms of the bigger part of the business operation location, we are going to run our business in Hangzhou, China. Not surprisingly, many people want to run their business in a place they have got the most resources. Mostly, their hometowns should be one of the places. Personally, there are three major reasons to operate the business in this city. 1. Hangzhou is one of the riches cities in mainland China. A lot of...
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...and its implications and to a certain extent avoid potential issues. “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose” - Zora Neale Hurston In layman’s terms, Action research is to find a stone in shoe and intervene to remove the shoe, and perhaps adapt to a new path to avoid further stones. Action research is usually undertaken in schools, academic institutions and learning centres. “Action research is a process of systematic inquiry that seeks to improve social issues affecting the lives of everyday people” (Hine, G. S. C., 2013; Bogdan & Bilken, 1992; Lewin, 1938; 1946; Stringer, 2008). The first step to conduct action research is Needs Analysis/ Preliminary research for the stone in my shoe. It is done to confirm that there is a need, whether of correction, change or improvement, comes in later step. I...
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...for a community? The way in which most people see it is a method of communication. But language is also a tunnel that connects us with the history, culture, and nation. As a person born in Dominican Republic my first language is Spanish. However, when I came to the United States at a young age I had to go to middle school and learn a new language. This started to make feel shy about my native tongue. In a way, I started to stop speaking Spanish in front of the people. At the same time, I started to notice that Spanish people look at you with proud eyes once they see you speaking English. Therefore, that makes feel as if English was superior to Spanish....
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