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How To Be Proficient In The Use Of The English Language

by Gog Gogy

Jun 11, 2009 4405 Views

_notregistered/art_1577_e29a85e207~.jpg If you already have a little knowledge of the English language, you might consider moving up your proficiency level from beginner to mastering the language. Learning the language is difficult. What more mastering it?
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Increase Your Vocabulary By Leaps And Bounds

by Gog Gogy

Jun 11, 2009 4283 Views

_notregistered/art_1579_8b9a0a1511~.jpg How do you increase your English vocabulary? All language students are usually confronted with this question. Well, before you increase your vocabulary, you must understand English words before you can attempt to use them in your speech. With right methods, increasing your vocabulary rapidly is possible.
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Language Memory Techniques

by Jimmy

Jul 3, 2009 4745 Views

_notregistered/art_1839_438a28fe14~.gif I have been a musician for many years now, and my experiences in that area have often helped me in the field of language teaching.
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The Effect of Using Information-Gap Tasks on Iranian EFL Lexical Devel

by Farnoush Karimi

Jan 4, 2010 6860 Views

The Effect of Using Information-Gap Tasks on Iranian EFL Pre-Intermediate Learners' Lexical Development: The major aim of this study is to find out whether there is any relationship between the use of information-gap tasks in the classroom and Iranian EFL learners’ lexical development. For the purpose of this study five different kinds of information-gap tasks were chosen and practiced with the experimental group.
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10 Tips For Checking Comprehension With English Language Learners (ELL

by Dorit Sasson

Feb 19, 2010 4403 Views

_notregistered/art_4531_9aa22d0209~.jpg Discipline problems usually occur when students are faced with a complicated task and don't know what to do. Teachers can offset a majority of discipline related issues by monitoring how well their students absorb the information. You want to engage your English language learners (ELLs) so they are constantly on-task even if they don't know a lot of English.
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Learning a Language As an Adult - 5 Top Tips

by Susan Valdar

Mar 14, 2010 4085 Views

_notregistered/art_4728_781abaf667~.jpg It's a well-known fact that adult learners of languages have a much more difficult time of it than children do, for the simple reason that children's brains are far more malleable when it comes to language learning. In fact somewhere after the age of eleven, the native-language learning centre of the brain gets...
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Learning a New Language - Four Challenges to Overcome

by Paul Z. Scott

Aug 17, 2010 4067 Views

_notregistered/art_5897_3d5a8cd434~.jpg One of the first decisions to make is which language should you choose to learn, this decision is closely linked with the second challenge - what is your reason behind wanting to learn a language. If you just want to learn a new language to prove that you can, then it doesn't really matter what language you choose - choose one you are interested in.
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Why is Practising ‘Real’ English So Important?

by Guest

Dec 3, 2010 4374 Views

_notregistered/art_19449_9c448fd1d8~.png No matter how good an English course or individual class is, the curriculum often focuses on practising English for a variety of real situations that may arise rather than on students’ real requirements.
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Vocabulary Frequency and why it Matters

by Alex Wright

Dec 9, 2010 4381 Views

Explains what vocabulary frequency is and what research has shown about vocabulary frequency. The article also examines the practical aplications of research finding about vocabulary frequency
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Learning Mandarin Chinese

by Rui Ming

Dec 15, 2010 4186 Views

_notregistered/art_22777_221c8140a7~.jpg Learning mandarin is difficult but often worth it. The best way to go about making it easier is to study in a way that targets the reason for learning the language in the first place.
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