ASKING USEFUL QUESTIONS: GOALS, ENGAGEMENT, AND DIFFERENTIATION IN TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING by Joy Egbert Washington State University jegbert @ wsu.edu In his popular 1997 article, Steve Ehrmann encouraged us to ask useful questions about technology for education (Ehrmann, 1997). In the years since Ehrmann asked his questions, increased pressures from legislative bodies, educational stakeholders, and business have driven an ever-increasing influx of technology into schools; however,
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extent is language “innate” or genetically determined? The process of language acquisition begins in the first months of life and continues throughout adulthood. To explain the human ability for language acquisition has been offered two completely different theories. One theory, which was formulated by B.F. Skinner, assumes that language acquisition as a result of nurture and environmental influence, another theory, which was proposed by Noam Chomsky, claims that learning the language is almost
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Reading Response #1 1) Discuss any two of the animal communication systems mentioned in the Kemp & Smith chapter. For each, provide examples of two design features, discussed and described in the Ohio State chapter that the systems either do or do not exhibit. Be explicit about how these systems illustrate these features. In 1944, von Frisch began exploring an insect communication system called, “the dance of the honeybee”. Bees does the “waggle dance” to communicate the source of food to rest
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the mother tongue cannot be acceptable because it is not beneficial for students to learn a foreign language. So I asked to myself, why? Because I knew that you cannot speak in Spanish all the time, but “never”? In my classes I accept it for some activities and for others I do not. According to Davis Carless “Students use of the mother tongue in the task-based classroom”, the use of the native language or mother tongue (MT) is quite complex because it could be beneficial for learners but, at the same
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School English Language learner (ELL) students are the fastest growing student population in the USA today. There are the challenges of creating programs that can accommodate all students, including the ELL students, and the political issues, cultural practices, language barriers, school policies and is literacy practices and achievements, its socio-cultural influences, bilingualism and home language use with the parental and community resources for English acquisition and the ways and means
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people claim that students ought to study abroad in order to get better education, learn foreign language and develop their careers. Nevertheless, other people argue that studying abroad is very expensive and no profitable whatsoever. In this essay I shall delve into both sides. To begin with, a great number of students choose to study abroad as they are willing to improve their foreign language skills as well as gain crucial experience and form long-lasting relationships. It is no doubt that
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When ESL students enter the school system they are given a Home Language Survey which is used to identify the potential students that may be eligible for the ESL program. Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) are used to assess each Limited English Proficient (LEP) student. BICS is the language we need in order to be able to socialize in a social setting. CALP is the language needed for a student to read, listen, speak, write and understand
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unpleasant when you don't know some functional words or you can't remember some words which you have encountered years ago. The first step in learning a new language is learning vocabulary which is a connection of four basic skill of language :Speaking,Listening,Reading and writing. According to Ghadasari (2004) students learning a foreign language mostly tends to forget or misuse new words that is usually because of : .Words are not properly stored in student's minds .They are not practiced enough
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Les types de texte 1- Problématique إشكالية لا وجود لنص بريء. Pour chaque texte un objectif لكل نص غاية. . Type de texte نية الكاتب هي التي تحدد نوع النص Raconter une histoire فربما تكون الغاية سرد قصة ، Établir une de--SS--ion أو وصف شيء معين Défendre une idée ، أو الدفاع عن فكرة critiqué أو انتقاد شيء Donner une information أو يعطي معلومة Conseiller أو ينصحه Donner un ordre أو يأمر شخصا .هده الغايات تحدد نوع النص . C'est l'intention de l'auteur qui détermine le type de texte 2- Type
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ARABIC ESSAY 2 (TAKE HOME EXAM) عدت إلى بيتي قبل حوالي ساعة من المكسيك. وكانت المكسيك ممتعة جدا وأنا أحب قضاء الوقت خارج الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. تركت لوبوك يوم الثلاثاء أكتوبر الثالثة من المطار الدولي لوبوك في ولاية تكساس لوبوك. الرحلة كانت طويلة واستمرت حوالي أربع ساعات. عندما لي ولعائلتي هبطت في المكسيك نحن بشراء تأجير السيارات. بقينا في في فندق يقع في مدينة ماتاموروس، المكسيك. جاء أمي، أختي، والدي معي إلى المكسيك. كان يسمى فندق بيست ويسترن. وكانت الأسرة كبيرة، وكان هناك اثنين من سرير
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