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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"New English"”.
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Teaching the new English curriculum in a Chinese school : An ethnographic study.
… of Education (MOE) of China disseminated a new English curriculum (NEC) for high schools. The NEC promotes communicative language teaching (CLT), particularly task based language teaching (TBLT). This thesis reports an ethnographic study exploring the experience of five Chinese teachers of …
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Supporting the New English Translation of the Mass Ordinary: New Musical Resources For the Liturgy
… the US Council of Catholic Bishops, adopted the English translation of the New Roman Missal for use in the liturgy. Several changes to the texts used in the Mass resulted in the existing Mass texts and the supporting musical settings becoming obsolete without significant revision. An enormous …
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The Induction and Mentoring Experiences of New English as a Second Language and Bilingual Teachers
… is on the induction and mentoring experiences of new English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual teachers. Included in the dissertation are three manuscripts: a systematic literature review of the experiences of and supports for new ESL/bilingual teachers, a descriptive analysis of their …
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Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by ESL Saudi Students in the United States
… study was to discover the preferred and used English vocabulary learning strategies of Saudi Arabic-speaking English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. In the light insufficient empirical and theoretical studies exploring the complex structure of vocabulary learning by Arabic-speaking ESL …
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Alternative Forms of Assessment in Language Pedagogy
… emphasis on self-assessment with the help of New English File and its Language Portfolio. Before this analysis I am going to enumerate some foreign examples of the use of the Language Portfolio and show the work of the Centre of Modern Languages in Graz.
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A linguistic description of spoken Brunei English in the 1990s
The thesis discusses the variety of English that is spoken today in Brunei Darussalam and assesses its status as a 'New English'. Using a corpus of spoken data which was recorded and transcribed by the author, the thesis attempts to produce an empirically based linguistic description of the …
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Examining the Potential Washback of a New Large -Scale English Proficiency Test: Aligning Tests, Teaching, and Learning
… The Integrated Task is a writing task on a new English language proficiency test developed to assess English language learners (ELLS) in grades K-12. This study was conducted in an elementary school in the Midwest. Participants in the study included an ESL teacher, twelve ELLS and thirteen …
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The Relationship Between English Language Structure and Language Acquisition
… the difficulties and complicated aspects of the English language as well as the implications for new English speakers. This investigation provides an overview of the language, some of the difficulties faced by English language learners (ELL), and encouragement and understanding for those teaching …
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Teachers' Perception of the English Language Curriculum in Libyan Public Schools: An Investigation and Assessment of Implementation Process of English Curriculum in Libyan Public High Schools
… of globalization and technological development, English has become a necessary tool of international communication in many areas such as education, business, politics, commerce, science, and technology throughout the world. Also, English has become the most widely taught foreign language in the …
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Theurgy and the Snake: The Yoga Kalandar and Bengali Sufism
… limitations. As an appendix for reference, a new English translation of this text (from Bengali and French critical editions) is provided.
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Bilingualism of Arab children in the U.S.: a survey of parents and teachers
… of immigrant parents often believe that English is the main language they need to speak and when both parents speak a different language than the dominant one of the community; typically the child speaks both the dominant language of the new country and the parents' language (Sorace & …
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Lobachevski Illuminated: Content, Methods, and Context of the Theory of Parallels
… that he published in 1840. I have produced a new English version of this work, together with extensive mathematical, historical, and philosophical commentary. The commentary expands and explains Lobachevski's often cryptic statements and proofs, while linking the individual propositions of his …
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Lobachevski Illuminated: Content, Methods, and Context of the Theory of Parallels
… that he published in 1840. I have produced a new English version of this work, together with extensive mathematical, historical, and philosophical commentary. The commentary expands and explains Lobachevski's often cryptic statements and proofs, while linking the individual propositions of his …
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Effect of Proposition 227 on the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners
… of bilingual education in contrast to English immersion programs, the latter having been mandated for California schools through Proposition 227.</p> <p>The programs articulated in Proposition 227 contradict linguists beliefs about how one acquires language. Briefly, linguists believe …
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Law, poetry and medicine: the literate professionals in autonomous Gaelic Ireland, c.1250 - c.1630
… brings together evidence from Gaelic and English sources to highlight the work these families did for their patrons, their status in society and their subsequent fall in the seventeenth century. Such a broad canvas allows us to observe the vibrancy of Gaelic literary culture as these …
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Provincial government and administration in Jacobean Munster
… the whole fabric of life of the Gaelic and Old English sections of the population changed irrevocably. A new influx of New English planters heightened tensions between Catholics and Protestants. Using the Council Book of Munster (BL, Harleian 697) I have reconstructed the administrative …
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The translation of original metaphors from Spanish to English in two novels by Carmen Laforet : Nada and La isla y los demonios
This thesis is about 'new' metaphor, conceived and created by authors, often called 'original metaphor' in the world of Translation Studies. It is the most extreme form of figurative language, ‘often dramatic and shocking in effect’ Newmark (1982, p.84). The translation of original metaphor can …
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“It’s like having a library, and you don’t get to go”: educators negotiating boundaries when working with new literacies
… these changes. Today, this is the case with the new literacies. Although students increasingly turn to technology to communicate, school practices still largely ignore this cultural phenomenon. This qualitative study explores the roots of this resistance by examining how teachers negotiate the …
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Divination in 1 Samuel 28 and Beyond: An African Study in the Politics of Translation
… and beyond has been mistranslated in authorized English and other translations used in Africa and in scholarly writings. I argue that the woman of Endor is not a witch, which is a label that has a long negative social history and has often led to violence against those so labeled. The woman of …
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Managing Change: The Sociocultural Implications of the Early English Language (Eel) Policy in South Korea
… effects of the implementation of the early English learning (EEL) policy in Korea. The EEL policy, which was implemented in 1997, mandated compulsory English education from grade 3 and up in the public primary schools. This policy stems from the government-led globalization campaign in mid …
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