The fact that efforts have been under way since 1958 to amend NDEA in this
respect is not widely known, and the problem has not been faced squarely
enough in most institutes to prevent confusion in the minds of many teachers who
have non-English-speaking pupils. I was rather stunned by some participants in
1963 who ... Above all, it is time we stopped merely "using him as a model" for
our audio- lingual beginners. This practice — about the best we are now doing —
may, as is ...
This lively and inspiring collection of readings is divided into three sections: 'Developing teaching strategies and effective classroom management' covers all major aspects of classroom practice; 'Planning, evaluating and assessing MFL learning' is a guide to the day to day requirements and practicalities of MFL teaching; 'In search of a wider perspective' considers how MFL teaching might develop and expand, and its place outside the classroom. Fully engaged with teaching and learning MFL at a practical level, it illustrates concepts and good practice through a braod range of classroom-based examples and case studies. Issues covered in this book include: maximising potential engaging pupils in their learning developing listening, reading and oral skills use of information communication technology assessment and differentiation broadening the content of MFL lessons role play in the language class MFL beyond the classroom.
New word r new worlds ceining English Français mini-skirt track-suit la navette
un baladeur trainers shell-suit une croissanterie une jardinerie telephone
television une grillerie une droguerie micro-chip mouse un aeroglisseur Ies
puces hardware ... (bull-fighting pass) Le bordeaux Un Perrier Limoger quelqu'un
* people and places Words with a curiosity value The vocabulary of slang can be
an interesting topic for an occasional lesson at any stage beyond complete beginners.
The English beginner, of course, does the same in German man, which he calls '
maen,' and er hat, which he makes ' ha:t.' Further instances of changes in the
quality of the vowel : the o of om (homme) and li.ui (bonne) is less open than the .
< of English not and bond, so that the French o suggests the a of butter, and we
get am and bin. Diphthong for Vowel. — We have not yet explained the reason
for the change in the final vowel of the first example we took : 'taoblow.' We can
group ...
Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language is a concise and user-friendly reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Greek. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language in short, readable sections. Explanations are clear and supported by examples throughout. The Grammar is ideal for learners of all levels and is suitable for those involved in independent study and for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Features include: * lots of clear and up-to-date examples * clear explanations of grammatical terms * discussion of points which often cause problems * Greek/English comparisons and contrasts highlighted. Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language will help you read, speak and write with greater confidence.
The book is intended to serve the needs of adult learners, both those attending
classes and those studying alone, of school students up to A level, and of first-
year university students, particularly beginners or near-beginners. The
terminology used is to a great extent traditional, although ... terms are fully
explained in the text, as well as in the glossary. We frequently contrast Greek with English, in order to aid the learner in understanding the linguistic concepts and
categories involved.
This ability to see the world from a very different perspective from one's own and
to connect with that perspective strikes me as being a key skill for all ESL
teachers to develop, especially because our students rarely share our world view
, or we theirs. Lesson #3. Classrooms with learners at differing levels of L2
proficiency can be a real plus. For better or for worse, there is a strong tradition in
school-aged teaching to group children according to age. In those English-
speaking ...
This book is targeted at modern languages teachers of primary school children and focuses on curricula and syllabi, as well as on teaching materials and methodology. The papers look into issues related to both pre- and in-service teacher education, innovative curriculum and syllabus design in tertiary education and lower primary schools, and how new ideas can be implemented at national and classroom levels. The first six papers focus on teacher education curricula and teacher development in pre-service and in-service programs, whereas the last four papers examine curricula, teaching materials and projects in primary schools.--Publisher's description.
Chapter 9 English phonetics and phonology in the curriculum Zeljka Zanchi 1.
Introduction English phonetics and phonology have not been systematically and
consistently included in primary and secondary school English teaching curricula
. This seems to be creating major problems for students, future teachers of English, as it impedes their successful mastery of English phonology essential to
any teacher of English as a foreign language (FL) to young learners. This chapter
attempts ...
Modern languages are taught to young learners at an increasingly early age, yet few publications focus on what is available to children in different contexts and classrooms. This book represents the state-of-the-art in research on young language learners. Covering a range of languages, contexts and research methods, it provides insights into how young learners progress.
Research questions The research questions addressed in this chapter relate to
the pupils' thinking and motivation for learning English. They are as follows: (1)
What do pupils think helps or hinders them most while learning English? (2) What
do pupils think the aims of learning and knowing English are at different stages in
their lives? (3) Is there a difference between the perceptions of early beginners
and late beginners? Participants The participants in this study are young learners
of ...
This collection reflects Minoji Akimoto's concern with studies of change in English that are theoretically-informed, but founded on substantial bodies of data. Some of the contributors focus on individual texts and text-types, among them literature and journalism, others on specific periods, from Old English to the nineteenth century, but the majority trace a linguistic process - such as negation, passivisation, complementation or grammaticalisation - through the history of English. While several papers take a fresh look at manuscript evidence, the harnessing of wideranging electronic corpora is a recurring feature methodologically. The linguistic fields treated include word semantics, stylistics, orthography, word-order, pragmatics and lexicography. The volume also contains a bibliography of Professor Akimoto's writings and an index of linguistic terms.
Meiko Matsumoto Semantic Shifts in the Development of Color Terms in English
1. Introduction The color terms green and blue have undergone interesting
semantic shifts in the course of their development. In discussing the use of these
terms in the Middle Ages, Johan Huizinga (1954 [1924]: 271) argues that "the
relative rarity of blue and of green must not be simply ascribed to an aesthetic
predilection. [. . .] They were the special colours of love. Blue signified fidelity;
green, amorous ...
Throughout the history, English was changing steadily. Not only was the English grammar, pronunciation or vocabulary being altered over the centuries but also the semantics of lexemes. A major factor that has a considerable impact on the semantics of words is the influence of foreign languages. This study deals with semantic changes due to the Latin influence on the English language in the Early Modern English period. The aim of the analysis is – with the help of the Oxford English Dictionary Online – to determine potential patterns of meaning alterations of English lexemes that were caused by the influx of Latin-derived equivalents, especially on the field of human anatomy, and between the 15th and the 18th century. Moreover, the Early Modern English period is portrayed as well as the roles of Latin and English during that time, also considering the integration of Latin loanwords into English. In order to discuss meaning changes due to Latin influences, a closer look will be taken at language modifications in general, at lexical change and at the various types of semantic change by which English words might have been affected.
The Early Modern English Period In many respects, the step from Middle English
to Modern English is by far too great to take it without identifying a transitional
period. This period is usually referred to as the “Early Modern English period”,
which is frequently dated from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. On the one
hand, Early Modern English is somewhat different from Middle English. As an
example, the pronunciation changed to a great extent due to the Great Vowel
Shift.4 On the ...
