Language acquisition

children learn best in their first language as a basis for bilingual and multilingual education. Studies indicate that six to eight years of education is necessary for the development of literacy and verbal proficiency required for secondary school academic achievement. Empirical evidence suggests that the ability of a child to learn a second language does not suffer if the primary language used for instruction in the entire primary school is the first language. The fluency in mother tongue lays…

Argument refers the notion that for any language learn intern rules are created which he calls a mental grammar. Depending on the environment an individual grows up in, the pattern of language acquired become intern to an individual. Unconsciously, the individual accumulates X number of words. Later, these words are then being processed in patterns and rules that form words and sentences that applied to the language learned. Furthermore, he argues that in a language it is not enough to only just…

Prof. Dr. Henry Guntur Tarigan, a linguist, author and a professor at University of Indonesia, defines speaking as a language skill that is developed in child life; it is produced by listening skill, and in that period speaking is learned. (i) What is speaking? Speaking is a skill that one can learn to perfection with ease like swimming, cooking, driving a car, etc. One has to work at it continuously to improve speaking. Speech is the tool used to manifest our creative thoughts, feelings,…

There has been much research on the dynamic nature of working memory (Baddeley 2000; Repovs & Baddeley 2006). The concept of working memory was first introduced in a paper by Baddeley & Hitch (1974). Following on from this, Baddeley (1986, 1990, 1992) proposed that the main neural network that forms working memory includes the phonological loop, the visuospatial sketch pad and the central executive. From his research, Baddeley concluded that, under certain conditions, subjects are able to carry…

International Adoption (IA) An international (intercountry) adoption is one where the birth country language is different than the language of the country into which the adoption occurred. (Scott et al., 2011) The peak of IA into the United States occurred in 2004. IAs have been steadily declining since then due to government regulation and increasing cost. (CNN, 2013) New trends in IA show that sending countries are placing larger numbers of older children up for adoption. (Selman,…

These days English is the lingua franca of the whole world. In our modern world English is the language of commerce, education and diplomacy, so, reading in this language considered as an important skill for those who learn it as their second or foreign language. Reading can be viewed as an interactive process between a reader and a text, in this process the reader dynamically interacts with the text and tries to encode the meaning and gets the writer intended meaning. Reading comprehension by…

the first and second step together; Knowing the Stage of Learning Acquisition and Students’ Rationing over the Stage of Acquisition. This will allow to recall comprehension of where students are placed with their language learning comprehension. By knowing your students’ phases of language acquisition, you will have the capacity to level classroom assignments and homework so practice becomes important and fortifies their language learning in the meantime. When all things are considered, one…

In this research paper, I am portraying the role of newly hired Change Consultant for the merger of Directv and AT&T. As a Change Consultant, I am formulating changes that will affect the two merged companies. The change that will be applied to these merged companies is the campaign of how culture influences respond to change. Subsequently, I will outline the change while developing a plan that uses the Iceberg Model of communications and why this method is valuable to use to communicate the…

Starwood hotels, going through an evaluation of different levels of strategy. Merging is the combination of one or two companies or other business entities into one single entity, to achieve a greater efficiency of scale and productivity. Mergers and acquisitions are usually done to expand a company’s reach, add new segments, or gain more market share. Marriott International is a huge global lodging company, established in 1927 by J. Willard Marriott, the business grew year after year either…

BRL planned to expand and become a global company but has a lack of marketing expertise, which can be provided by Hardy, another company had financial issues because of globe expanding at that moment. Later, the two companies proposed a merger and became a public company in 1992. Only the Australian sales and marketing manager of Hardy survived as a part of the top management team in the merged company, and all the others came from BRL. However, the merge not only brings benefits for the…