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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Authentic materials"”.
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Using Authentic Materials to Develop Listening Comprehension in the English as a Second Language Classroom
… listening in academic lectures by implementing authentic listening materials in the ESL classes. The fundamental purpose of this study was to examine the influences of aural authentic materials on listening ability in students of English as a second language. The secondary purposes of the study …
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The authenticity of reading materials provided for students in secondary school classrooms in Iceland
… role in learning a language. Therefore, authentic reading materials in an ESL classroom could improve the language skills. Some authentic materials could improve vocabulary and prepare students for further academic studies or professional work fields. In this essay I look at the …
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Administrative strategies in developing a real-life skills mathematics unit
… 8th grades (middle schools) -- Manipulatives and authentic materials -- Administrative responsibilities.
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Administrative strategies in developing a real-life skills mathematics unit
… 8th grades (middle schools) -- Manipulatives and authentic materials -- Administrative responsibilities.
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Learning through Reading: A Handbook of Literature-based Lessons for ESL
… Second Language. The handbook offers the use of authentic materials in the form of short stories and poems in English. The authentic materials serve as a challenge to students (Krashen's "i + 1" level): with careful guidance of the instructor they will be interesting and meaningful to students. …
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A Literacy-level Curriculum for Adult Spanish-speaking English Language Learners with Limited Formal Education
… when helpful using learning strategies and authentic materials that are appropriate for adults. It also addresses sociocultural and sociopolitical concerns of this population and utilizes culturally relevant materials. </p>
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Enhancing Chinese EFL Learners' Oral English Through Multimedia
… Language Learning, this project uses many authentic materials, like videos, speaking activities, which could help develop students’ oral proficiencies. The discussion activities and partner speaking practices are based on cooperative learning theory. The project uses multimedia to …
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Writing in the Digital Era: New Dimensions for English Learners' Literacy
… bookmaker, where students can produce authentic materials and publish them. The outcomes suggest a greater use of technology resources by non-technical educators in order to support literacy.</p>
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Bridging The Divide: Second Language Teachers, Pedagogy, Content Knowledge, And Technology
… skills, increasing motivation, providing authentic materials, creating interaction between students, teachers and peers, creating individual learning, encouraging global understanding and increasing communication in safe ways (Lai & Kritsonsis, 2006). Although technology shows promise for …
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Taxonomic revision of taxa originally described in Leptosphaeria from species in the Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae and Magnoliaceae
… redescribed and illustrated from type and authentic materials. Previous disposition of six species, L. bocconiae, L. haematites, L. umbrosa, L. papaveris, L. vitalbae and L. weberi was confirmed. Two new species, L. clematicola and L. niesslii were described and illustrated. A new genus, …
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AN ANALYSIS OF TALK AND INTERACTIONS IN INITIAL SESSIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF COUNSELING AND FAMILY MEDICINE
… The study of talk and interaction provides authentic materials of clinical practices and a comprehensive analytic framework for supervision. Future studies regarding clinical encounters, working alliances, and therapeutic discourses that include analyses of talk and interactions will provide …
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A space to tell : writing poetry in a second language
… cultural learning; a valuable source of authentic materials that makes me able to reflect my own identities and to write my own memory poetry. By combining autobiography, memory and second language creative writing, I develop a collection of poetry consisting of 70 poems within five …
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The Use of Materials for the Teaching of Culture in ELT
… assigned by their schools/universities, and the materials which they use to deliver these lessons plus the activities that they normally select for their classes. Moreover, teachers’ opinions concerning the learning and teaching of cultural elements are studied in this research. Teachers, both …
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Language Use Beyond the Classroom and Learner Autonomy
… access to sources of potential language learning materials, such as books, films, music, the Internet, etc. available in Hungary. One of the aims was to investigate to what extent students make effective use of these materials outside the classroom and what their feelings are on the importance of …
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An investigation of incidental vocabulary learning using English online consumer electronics review with undergraduates of Computer Science (EdD TESOL)
… using online consumer electronics reviews as authentic materials so as to provide opportunities for incidental vocabulary learning to occur. The study was divided into three stages. In Stage One, a corpus-based study was undertaken to create and analyze a corpus of online consumer electronics …
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An action research study of promoting students’ confidence in speaking English
… motivation to speak English through a range of materials and activities used for promoting students’ confidence in speaking English. Action research procedures (plan, act, observe, reflect and revise) were used to study the processes and participant Three English teachers took part in the …
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Listening Instruction and Teacher Cognition Underpinning the Skill in Iranian Private English Institutes
… listening was also observed through the use of authentic materials; linking listening with other skills; activating background knowledge; and encouraging general understanding. While comprehension-based practices were common, it was not the dominant approach in teaching listening in private …
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Teaching EFL/ESL College-level Learners through Current Global Topics: Integrated Lessons for EFL/ESL Teachers
<p>The importance of educating effective English users competent in communicating and interacting in a variety of social settings is highlighted in today’s highly globalized world. Being able to understand and discuss complex global topics related to current cultural, social, and business issues …