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 countries, developing modern supporting
in any language. Many researchers have long debated about every single thing of it. Of course it has any teacher’s attention from around the world. Most of the teachers even believe that learning grammar intensively can help the learners build their knowledge, so that they will be able to use the language eventually. Meanwhile, for the learners themselves, learning grammar often means they have to learn different kind of rules and get an intellectual knowledge of it. Unfortunately, in terms of learners’
effects of ESP on early language learners should have an element of the roles and responsibilities of teachers in the learning process. Quite a few literatures specifically focus on the roles and responsibilities of teachers in ESP compared to their roles in General English learning. Fiorito (2005) is of the opinion that teachers already experienced in offering General English courses are advantaged in teaching ESP because they possess the requisite background and skills in language
Throughout the history of language teaching, researchers have theorized different theories and frameworks to justify the process of language learning and teaching process. Writing is an essential component of English foreign language. In the recent years scholars indicated, writing can be regarded as one of the main issues in the world of EFL. According to Olive (as cited in: Sarıca H.Ç. & Usluel Y.K .2015, p. 11) Writing is one of the most complex cognitive activities and involves a great number
Introduction English as a second or foreign language has gained much attention during the past decades in almost every country. In Iran English is taught as a foreign language in high-schools as well as in universities (Mirdehghan, HoseiniKargar, Navab, & Mahmoodi, 2011). Aside from different language courses presented in different levels of public academic centers, there are also private institutes that teach different levels of foreign language. As a branch of English language teaching, English for specific
suitable teaching approaches to teach English Language in Malaysian secondary schools’ classrooms is still much alive and endless, even decades after Malaysia’s formation in 1963. Over the years, schools in this country have gone through several radical changes because of the changes in education policies on the teaching of the English language (Musa, Lie, & Azman, 2012). Despite the efforts to improve English proficiency among Malaysian students, the standard of English is still considered to be on the
Listening skill is vital in language learning because aural input helps language acquisition and language use. Without understanding the input at the right level, any learning simply cannot begin. Spoken language provides a means of interaction for the learner, since learners must interact to achieve understanding, access to speakers of language is essential. Listening is an interactive process because for comprehension the brain acts on the impulses that bear various cognitive and affective mechanisms
1. Introduction Recent theories and methods of language teaching have begun to emphasize the importance of culture in language learning. However, little research has been done to investigate the impact of insufficient cultural learning in L2 acquisition for Saudi students learning English, and the role of pragmatic transfer in L2 real-life interaction. 1.1. Terminology 1.1.1. Speech acts The term "speech act" has been defined as a minimal unit of discourse, a basic unit of communication (Searle
Speaking plays an active role in using a language to express meaning. Through spoken language, a new language is encountered, perceived, practiced and learned. Speaking is not only one of the aspects of learning a language, but the prime source of language learning. Unfortunately, speaking problems are the biggest challenges for foreign language learners. Speaking is the main language skill; however, majority of students and learners struggle to overcome their speaking difficulties. Through the golden
pairs of languages by scholars in the United States, all directed at establishing the areas of learning difficulty that were likely to be experienced by English Speakers learning other languages’( Ellis, 1986, p. 23). This very scientific approach of learning a target language has taken a wrong shape in the foreign language teaching pedagogy in Bangladesh. We have long observed that our language teachers consider that English (foreign Language in Bangladesh) and Bengali (first language) grammars