Theoretical Framework A merger can be defined as a particular activity where corporations come together to combine and share their resources to achieve common objectives (Attablayo, 2012). Gaughan, 2007 on the other hand defines a merger as a combination of two corporations in which only one corporation survives and the merged corporation goes out of existence. Gaughan’s definition of a merger is the definition I will use for this study, since it best articulates what took place between the two
Introduction: A learner’s speech should no longer be seen as just a faulty version of the target-like version. It should be recognized as having its own underlying system which can be described in its own terms. As the system develops towards that of a target-like system, the learner contributes by actively forming rules, sometimes overgeneralizing them, and gradually adapting them. Some of the clearest evidence for this process comes from utterances which are unlike anything which a target like
One must understand the difference between acquisition of a range of different languages and the proficiency in which it is used. Learning a new language can be relatively simple, however being proficient in them is the complete opposite. This is precisely why, people learning many languages early in
One of the objectives for this study was to determine the students’ perception on their pronunciation. The results indicate that majority of the students are aware of their pronunciation problem. The participants were asked if they were aware of their pronunciation problems. Based on the finding, most of them reported that they know their pronunciation problems. However, not many of the students stated that it is difficult for people to understand their pronunciation. This might be due to the fact
This essay will compare and contrast two theories of second language acquisition. The two theories in my discussion are the behaviourist theory and the cognitivist theory. Both theories will be explained in terms of how language is learned, the origin of errors, error -treatment and the strength and weaknesses of each theory. The behaviourist theory is a learning theory influenced greatly by the psychologist B.F.Skinner. This theory claims that language or behaviour is learned when an individual
Today’s schools are becoming diverse. Educational context diversity means the differences between teachers and students. These reasons for differences may be the culture, gender, age, personality, ethnicity etc. We find our classrooms are populated with gifted students, students with culturally diverse, and students with learning disabilities. The diversity variables focus on my analysis are the age group, culture, gender and language. Identifying how different students learn and their learning patterns
This paper evaluates the role played by Bernard Ebbers in the accounting fraud committed by WorldCom and in its demise resulting in the largest bankruptcy, at that time, in US history. A brief history of the expansion of the company will be followed by an explanation of the business strategy and methods used to grow the company to provide the context for the evaluation of Ebbers leadership style and his contribution to the fraud According to Kidwell & Martin (2005), Bernard Ebbers started out with
of the mother tongue was very important because it was the major cause of failure in second language learning. It can be argued that the history of the transfer concept is closely related to the different theories of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) as Gass & Selinker (2001) mention which makes us shift our attention to examine the association of L1 transfer with some of these
At this age of globalization, there has emerged a need for an international language to be spoken and used as a means for international communication. People of the world nowadays consider English language learning as an important asset to raise their knowledge in different branches of science and technology. Hence, a desire to learn English and communicate through this language is a pervasive phenomenon. Moreover, since English is the most dominant second/foreign language in non-English speaking
There are multiple methods of English language teaching. Ever since the invention of what some may argue to be the pioneering method in the field, the Grammar Translation Method (GTM), various other methods have been devised, in order to try and overcome the limitations of their predecessors. It is well known that each method has its strengths and limitations. The degree to which the strengths catalyse, and the limitations impeding the learning process of the student, depends mostly on the student