Introduction English is considered as a global language which is spoken by many people in most countries of the world. It is not only world's most widely used , but also as a leading language in education system when it comes to a second language learning. Speaking about the education system in Norway, the main second language taught in Norwegian schools today is English. This paper takes a closer look at an historical overview of English curricula in Norway, by focusing on some of the basic
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Due to English is not the first language of many students in Turkey, students might face some difficulties when learning the language. Due to the fact that this study is small-scale research, it does not represent the population of Turkey. In this research, six adult L2 learners demonstrate outstanding levels of difficulties or challenges in certain fields such as speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Each of the six students is aware of their own difficulties
they are not good at English especially in developing countries. Though they have English medium education from school level onwards, most of them are unable to speak general English and not competent in technical writing. They know the importance of English but they fail to realize the gateway to express their core knowledge is communication skills only. Corporate world need people not just with the knowledge but with the expression of knowledge and it is just with language that one can be able
Communication Seems to be the most important aspect of Education Today. A student’s Learning remains incomplete without developing the Language skills- Listening,Reading, Speaking and Writing. The main objective of Education today is not limited within acquiring knowledge but it has expanded to utilization of the same in the practical life. Here comes the need of the skill of Communication. The students who opt for post graduation mostly with an ambition to get more exposure are found lacking the
Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong.( GovHK: Hong Kong – the Facts,2015) It is well-known that the English language has unprecedentedly become the most important international language. After the handover in 1997, Chinese cannot be neglected in the Chinese society. According to the Kachru’s (1985) three-circle model, the “Outer Circle”, ESL stands for “English as a second language”. Hong Kong is in the Outer Circle which is treating English as a second language. Therefore,
that the student will too. Therefore, lecturers have to think on how to produce appropriate tasks and activities to students‘level and how to catch their attention as well. This can be a new and creative way in attracting students to use the English language particularly in pronouncing the words that they are unfamiliar with and motivating them to give more focus in their learning process. Next, one of the favorite strategies students use in learning pronunciation indicates that paraphrase is the
review that comprises first the speaking skill, its importance, its goals and its relation to listening in learning a Foreign Language (FL). Next, competence and performance. Then, the importance of feedback and finally teacher’s feedback during the oral tasks in correcting the learner’s errors. 1.2. Speaking Skill (SS) It is obvious that human beings before writing and reading started to speak for many different purposes in order to communicate with others. Speaking is an action for conveying information
Dear Mr Tan, I am writing to talk to you about my views on the Speak Good English policy. I believe that this policy is not entirely beneficial to our community. In fact it may even be harmful to our society to promote such a policy. There are many hidden adverse consequences to this movement and I hope shed light onto them in the later part of this letter. As the Member of Parliament representing Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), your opinion is highly valued and as such I hope
In today’s schools the majority of its students are bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English. This is due to the abundance of Latin Americans coming to the United States in search of new or more opportunities, or simply a better life and education for their children than the one they would have had back in their home country. Being bilingual has not always been viewed as a norm like it is today, or like it has always been here in Florida, specifically in Miami. In other states, such as California
English is universally recognized as a global language and is the dominant language of business throughout the world, and as globalization takes place, English is expanding. There were periods of time in the past when speaking English as a second language was a marker of the elite, the upper-class, but nowadays it is an essential skill that everyone should have (Dorie, 2012). Frequently perceived by the younger population that do not speak English as their first language (L1), thoughts of speaking