Second Punic War

communicate and to work. In general, first language appears to be more proficient than second language. Given that first language is developed throughout an individual’s daily life, while the second language is often required in a classroom setting. Despite the bilingual individuals who master two language at a native user level, most of people are differentiated in behaviour and thinking process under their first and second language environment. Many studies have been done that showed the use…

Reading Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue", I came across the idea of language being "fractured and broken". In the essay, she provided examples of how her mother's limited English caused her to be given poor service at department stores, banks, and restaurants; stating how people would usually consider a lack of depth in their thinking due to their "broken" or "limited" use of language. Conversely, she thinks that her mother's English is "vivid, full of observation and imagery". Indeed, Chinglish is…

Introduction English pronunciation is a major problem among some ESL learners. Majority of the cases the degree and type of difficulty depends on the learner’s native language. Despite the differences between countries, there are certain common mistakes among ESL students all over the world. According to (Pesce, 2017) there are seven common pronounciation mistakes among the ESL learners.Pronouncing the letter “th”,it is the most tough comsonant to produce. There are three different ways to…

Intelligence tests are usually based on cognitive skills and learning that are needed in a Western society in order to succeed both in an educational and occupational setting. Intelligence tests usually are formulated under a Western ideal of ‘clever’ and can not account for various other ways in which ‘clever’ might be idealized in other cultures. It also usually relies on strong verbal content and the products of western schooling. Behaviour or intellect surrounding certain subjects may not…

Thus, bilingual people often find themselves in the situation of changing their attitude and conveying different emotions when speaking either language, a thing which is impossible to do for a monolingual person, as the Polish linguist also affirms: For bilingual people, living with two languages can mean indeed living in two different emotional worlds and also traveling back and forth between those two worlds. This fascinating aspect is caused by cognitive processes that interfere with our…

“Hola, mi nombre es Sra. Rose. Como estas?” that was the first question I heard in Spanish while starting out in preschool. I pretended to go along with it even though I could not understand what she was saying. She continued with saying words in Spanish until I finally could make out what she was talking about. Ever since then I have been exposed to Spanish and now have the understanding and ability to speak it when I want to get a job. I have also been able to help Spanish speakers when they…

1.Introduction What is the most effective way of learning a new language? Every language learner has their own study experience from different back ground. They have different purposes and motivation. The motivation is most important develop language knowledge, a motivated person would not quit at the first mistake. From my own experience, I have already had a challenge to learn English and had the opportunity to learn Italian for 5 weeks. The learning process of Italian was more mindful; I…

Name: Jette Lykke Møhl, Silkeborg Ungdomsskole Age Group: 4th to 10th grade Title and competence area: • Integrating the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in English • Kompenenceområde 2: Sprogtilegnelse og fremmedsproglig kommunikation • Kompetenceområde 4: Fremmedsprogsdidaktik Name: Jette Lykke Møhl Age Group: 4th to 10th grade Title and competence area: • Integrating the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in English • Kompenenceområde…

4.4. Approaches to Teaching Critical Thinking in EFL classroom A lot was said about the importance of critical thinking teaching in EFL learning. Nevertheless, more important question is how to implement critical thinking in English language learning for the effective and meaningful outcome? What approach would make it possible to teach EFL with the help of critical thinking? A great number of studies has tried to figure out which approach is more appropriate and more effective. Among these…

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