Second language acquisition (SLA) research: its significance for learning and teaching issues Author: Florence Myles © Florence Myles Abstract The purpose of this general overview article is to outline how research into second language acquisition (SLA) over the last few decades has fed into our understanding of learning and teaching in foreign language classrooms. After a very brief overview of SLA research findings concerning both route and rate of L2 development‚ theoretical models attempting
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Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press‚ Routledge Press‚ 2000. 3. Lucy‚ John A.. Language diversity and thought: A reformulation of the linguistic relativity hypothesis. Cambridge‚ UK: Cambridge University Press‚ 1992. 4. R. A. Husdson‚ Sociolinguistics. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press‚ Cambridge University Press‚ 2000. 5. Sapir‚ E. 1929. "The status of linguistics as a science". Language 5. 207-14. Reprinted in The selected writings of Edward Sapir in language‚ culture
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Quebec Separatist Movement The Canadian confederation brought promise and opportunity to a newly independent nation‚ this nation consisted of Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia‚ and Quebec. As the only province in Canada with a French speaking minority Quebec faced discrimination and anguish. Its individuals often felt forced to assimilate to English culture causing conflict between the English and French communities. Throughout Canadian history it has been difficult for Quebec to attain
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1 Intercultural Competence Martyn Barrett The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (2008) proposes that intercultural dialogue offers the best approach for managing issues of cultural diversity within contemporary societies. The White Paper defines intercultural dialogue as the open and respectful exchange of views between individuals and groups from different ethnic‚ religious‚ linguistic and national backgrounds on the basis of mutual understanding and respect‚ and it argues
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Assignment: According to Swain‚ ...producing the target language may be the trigger that forces the learner to pay attention to the means of expression needed in order to successfully convey his or her own intended meaning. (Swain 1985: 249) In Swain’s view‚ learners need not only input‚ but output: they need to use language in order to learn it. Krashen‚ however‚ as recently as 2009‚ stated that: Research done over the last three decades has shown that we acquire language by understanding
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civilization: The great achievements of a people‚ in other words the big “C” and also‚ it is viewed as the small “c”: customs traditions or practices that people carry out. Culture is seen also as communication (Hall‚ 1985) this can be seen as “sociolinguistics” (Chaika‚ 1994); Intercultural communication (Lusting and Koester‚ 1999); the dynamic construction between and among people‚ among others. The construction between and among people‚ communication and intercultural communication refer to a particular
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Equivalence in Translation Introduction Dynamic equivalence‚ as a respectable principle of translation‚ has been around in the translation sector for a long time. It is the method whereby the translator ’s purpose is not to give a literal‚ word-for-word rendition but to transfer the meaning of the text as would be best expressed in the words of the receptor (native) language. In this paper‚ we will focus on the criteria necessary to qualify dynamic equivalence with special reference to Eugene
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The Reinforcement of Hegemonic Ideologies & Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes Within Cosmopolitan Magazine Advertisements Rebecca Mastine Understanding Popular Culture Tim MacNeil December 15‚ 2010 Magazines have implicitly and explicitly been influencing humans for decades. They are continually more involved in the media‚ however the market is highly competitive. It is extremely important for magazines to maintain the readers’ interest and loyalty therefore they must excel in its
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EXPLAIN THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CLASS ON COMMUNICATION Ways of Determining Social Class The determination of social class is a topic which has been the subject of several studies:- Karl Marx (1818-1883) believed that in all stratified societies‚ there are two major social groups‚ a ruling class and a subject class‚ the bourgeoisies and the proletariat. These relations involve exploitation and domination of one class over another (Haralambos 2000 pg 37) Marx argued that the structure of society
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[pic] [pic] Alzheimer ’s disease: Not Just Loss of Memory I. Introduction II. Literature Review III. Methodology IV. Data Analysis V. Discussion VI. Conclusion VII. Bibliography
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