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
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,
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
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
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
The Spanish language has become an extremely intricate part of the United States. In the United States today over forty one million people speak spanish and there are more than eleven million bilingual citizens. Spanish continues to grow into an intricate part of numerous assets of American life. This paper will provide an analyze of the increasing need for spanish in the American workplace and the growing spanish speaking population in American schools. American schools are becoming vastly more
between Standard American English (SAE) and African American English (AAE), also known as “Ebonics”. Originating from the words “ebony” and “phonics”, it is often argued whether Ebonics is a dialect of English or if it is a separate language. African American English is not race specific and is often spoken by both blacks and whites. Ebonics is becoming extremely prevalent within the school systems and administrators have to decide whether or not to acknowledge it as a language which should be taught
“The Importance To Know” Bilingualism is the ability to communicate in two different languages fluently. In this case, I myself would be a prime example of a bilingualist. Growing up, I was exposed to Hindi around my family and English while attending school. As time went by, I was comprehending and speaking both of the languages effortlessly. Correspondingly, many foreign kids such as, the Hispanic population, encounter the same situation as I. In order to teach these kids English schools throughout