Language Man has been reported as not only homo-sapiens, homo- ergaster, homo-habilis but homo-loquens too. He lives in a world of language. Either he is at home or at school, at office or at play ground he talks to different people and he is talked to as well. So the knowing of a language becomes a significant issue for every child of human species. This knowing primarily includes the capacity of producing of some specific sounds which signify some particular meaning for the speaker as well as the
change brought about in the structure of the adds due to the influence of English language. 1.5. The Distinctive Aspects of the Present Study: The study of the language of advertising is not a new phenomenon. However, the present study is distinctive and contributory in certain ways. It aims to present characteristics of the language used in commercial advertising in Yemeni print media and to find out how language is used to work in these advertisements. In order to do so, for the sake of clarity
2.2. The role of the teacher in fostering learner autonomy Marguerite A. Fitch put it at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association in New Orleans in April 1994, the teacher’s role changes “from the ‘Sage on the Stage’ to the ‘Guide on the Side’.” (Tella, 1996, p.6) The role of the teacher is central to the development of learner autonomy (Hurd 1998; Benson 2008). Introducing autonomy in language learning requires changes in the roles of both teachers and learners (Gardner
First language acquisition is an amazing accomplishment, it is a task as amazing as no other. Not only for a child but also for the parents. When a child utters a single word, parents feel very happy for their child that she or he has started to speak. A child early literacy is very much important. The pointed out that on the onset of language learning, a child is much focused about language that he or she hears. And then at the end of journey, every normal child develops an intact linguistic system
worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment, academic, economic, and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language, not only with English speakers, but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country in the world’. The prominent characteristic of a global language is that it is
historical background of the First Language (L1) interference and then will discussed set of the different research which did scholars. 2.2 Theoretical Background In the past, according the behaviorist learning theory of language, the learner's errors were considered the result of the interference of the rules of the first language. According to the keshavarz (2003, 2006), theoretical analysis of the errors tries to find out the problems and issues related to language learning and it investigates
literature, the history of literature, the use of literature in language and learning, theoretical framework, conceptual framework and summary. 2.1 The Definition of Literature The literature can be divided into two main parts such as big “L” and small “l” as O’Sullivan (1991) suggested. Ganakumaran Subramaniam, Shahizah Ismail Hamdan and Koo stated that the big “L” is the focus of the text and small “l” is the usage of literature to teach language. This is because literature can be used a medium for teacher
Language use and identity are conceptualized rather differently in a sociocultural perspective on human action. Here, identity is rather viewed as socially constituted; a reflexive, dynamic product of the social, historical and political contexts of an individual’s lived experiences. This view has helped to set innovative directions for research in applied linguistics. The purpose of this article is to lay out some of the more significant assumptions embodied in contemporary understandings of identity
form of behaviour in all cultures, it is a fundamental human activity. Language acquisition is the process by which we acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as tom produce and use words and sentence to communicate. This essay will focus on how learners can acquire language through drama with the theme at the park. Firstly we will provide the definitions of the words “drama”, “language acquisition” role play and “park” secondly explains the context of this essay by including
required interacting with speakers of other languages especially from the developed countries in order to receive advantages of technology and cultural interactions. Scholars strongly believed that students would learn language fast if they interacted with other language users in different context to negotiate