Essays on TESOL

- Introduction The importance of training and development in any sector cannot be underscored more. The work environment requires that the staff is taken through periodic training and development sessions so that they can hone more skills in order to deliver their mandate. According to Okotoni & Erero (2005, pg.2), training and development ensures that employees can execute both major and minor elements of their mandate. In this regard, it is important for that all the players in both the public and private sector acknowledge the need for training and development in all work related programs. This dissertation focused ...

The problem of poor performance and delivery in the field of language arts is a concern for the various bodies concerned with advancement of education. The various challenges and obstacles facing language arts include teacher identity and the influence a school has in the society. Its reputation among others. The methods used to allocate resources are among the factors affecting education system specifically the language arts departments. Various institutions are allocated better trained teachers and resources due to the fact that they portray high end income social statuses in the society.

Various bodies investigate the nature of new language arts ...

Strategies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) show differential developments over years. Traditional classroom settings of language learning are becoming less and less viable for effective language learning and acquisition. This paper aims to provide a schematic presentation of five major approaches to TESOL namely, vocabulary, communicative, whole language, total physical response and musical approaches.

The vocabulary approach is a long adopted method for TESOL. Research on Chineses students (Gu and Johnson, 2006), for example, shows vocabulay-based strategies enhance vocabulary repertoire as opposed to language proficiency.

The communicative approach, meanwhile, introduces a different perspective on language learning ...

Part 1: Pacific Islanders: The people, their culture and their life

The Pacific Islanders inhabit between 20,000 and 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are sometimes collectively referred to as Oceania traditionally grouped into three; (1) Micronesia meaning the black islands consists of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Maluku, West Papua, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands). (2) Melanesia meaning small islands are found on the North of the Equator and consists of Guam, Wake Island, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia) and (3) Polynesia meaning many islands are found south of the equator and consist of ...

English is the language of the world. International business environment, IT sector, international law use English in their everyday activity. That’s why, in order to be integrated into the modern world, everyone should speak English.

There are many ways of studying English as a second language (ESL). Of course, the most successful of them is to entry American or English university. It will give a lot of opportunities for international students. First of all, living in English-speaking country means that students encounter with English not only during a teaching process but also in their routine life. Shopping, going to the cinema, ...

Introduction

The legislation proposition drafted with regards to the learning of English of non-native speakers of the language in the United States took effect in states of California, Arizona and Massachusetts (Mora, 2009). This legal proposition requires that English language learners learn English through an English structured or sheltered immersion for one year (Mora, 2009). The immersion program requires that learners study using the English language exclusively in order to enhance the fluency of the learners in the language. The legislation only allows students to study in classes using their native language as language of instruction in exceptional cases through a ...

Teaching English language to people in different countries that are non-native speakers entails a lot of duties and responsibilities. An English teacher should apply the principles of motivation in most, if not all, aspects of language learning acquisition . There is a need for proper preparation/planning, execution, assessment/evaluation, and re-evaluation of students’ learning. Primarily, a teacher should look at, not only his /her role and perspective teaching the subject, but also consider the personal viewpoints and motivation of young learners. Thus, questions arise as to: Why is motivation important in the classroom? Why do students have different types of motivation? How do teachers ...

Discourse as defined by Gee refers to the distinctive ways of speaking, acting, and writing. It is often coupled with the manner of interacting, dressing, mental thought, among other day to day activities. Discourses, in other words, refers to the cultural influences that contribute into the identity of an individual granted from the social setup in which he or she is exposed to. Therefore, Discourses are unique for particular groups of people depending on their cultural practises. It is essential to note that discourse is not static and easily changes from one way to another as people are exposed ...

The core concept in education in Great Britain is inclusion. As a result of high rates of immigration to UK, schools in Britain have had to adjust their teaching methodologies so as to satisfy the perpetual demand of students wanting to learn English as a second language. This fact is reinforced by statistics that show that there are 500,000 students taking English as a second language in the UK education system today (Barwell, 2004, p329). “The situation in Britain is referred to as EAL (English as an Additional Language), which takes priority in comparison to strategies such as teaching children ...

Human beings are always in search of finding new ways to know the world and of learning new things. When it comes to learning a new language, people show more curiosity to learn, speak and to write. People feel happiness or enjoy interacting with others, rejoice in knowing about others. The best way to interact with a person of other custom, culture or nation or to know about the culture of others, their thoughts, and ways of living is to learn their language. Learning a new language provides an opportunity to the learners not only to know about others but it becomes a ...

Life has given me the opportunity to make my best, and I wish to embark upon the journey of betterment with time. I see life as a long road that would provide me with ample opportunities to learn new things, gather new experiences, and become wiser as I grow older with time. I believe what I have done in my past would be of great help in my future goals in life. I have been instilled with the lesson of advancing in life with utmost commitment and effort. In retrospect, the experience that I have gathered from my past jobs ...

The best way, it seems to learn another language, which in my case is English, is by the constant exposure of that language. Every day there must be a portion of time set aside in order to better learn a language, and a person who want to learn should expose themselves to many cases where English is to be learned. This essay explains through research the motivations for learning English as a foreign language, common learning styles, and different approaches that a learner can employ to learn and learning styles out there. People learn languages in different ways. Some are visual learners, others ...

Business Communication

Business Communication for English as a Second Language Speaker In the 21st century, businesses have increased cultural interaction in the workplace. Most places of work have become a haven of multicultural association due to the positive impact it has on running business. Despite the multicultural benefits, there has emerged certain issues that my cause miscommunication in the offices. Employees who speak English as a second language (ESL) bring about most of these issues in communication. Stephens, SiIbert, and Hasson (2010) argue that though they might have learnt to speak English elsewhere, the native speakers often have a different dialect that may cause ...

English as a Second Language

The influence of Arabic as a language is profound on many languages especially the influence on vocabulary. Indeed, many languages derive their vocabulary from Arabic in spite of the fact that the latter is largely used in Islamic countries. 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide employ the use of Arabic language in religious citations and prayers (Carter & MnCarthy, 2009).

Background of the Study

Teaching English, as a foreign language, to native Muslims or Arabic speaking country nationals may invoke questions that could be ordinary to ask for other languages as taught in the classroom. Such questions are spread in language literature and include personal questions like: ...

Abstract

There are a number of factors that lead to efficient learning and teaching, especially for children. This discussion will center around two different episodes that have occurred in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom-- these two episodes will be analyzed in the context of a number of different motivation and learning theories, including Maslow’s theory of motivation and the theories of multiple intelligences. The goal for ESL classrooms is always to encourage the best possible functional use for the English language; understanding students and encouraging them to participate in the learning process is the first step in encouraging good, ...

There are many things that go into the consideration of a lesson plan, but perhaps the most important thing is encouraging young students to be both creative and risk-taking with language. Students who are happy to memorize but unwilling to speak in English are not the students who develop the most effective communication skills; perhaps the most important thing in the course of teaching these students is encouraging this creativity in them. Students who are afraid or too embarrassed to speak in class must be treated carefully and encouraged to speak up; this will give them a confidence boost that is ...

Introduction

There are many approaches and methodologies that can be used to teach English to speakers of foreign language. Each approach and method comes with its own strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, the writer will outline the main approaches and methods that he has adapted to and finds to be the most appropriate for the teaching of English to people who are learning English as a second language. To this end, the paper will provide a reflective analysis of important course readers that have been utilized in the duration of the course and provide an adaptation of what could be the ...

Education has a considerable impact on our life for several reasons. To reach our educational goals, we must work hard in class to achieve our academic goals in life. To get a scholarship support to study in the US to further studies in the respective career only comes through hardships. To achieve our dreams and be a successful people depends on how hard we work not only in school but also in our lives. First, the most important step to getting scholarship support depends on the high school score after graduation. The rule that applies to getting scholarship, changes from country ...

English Speakers of Other Languages

In the study of the particular filed experience, an important aspect which has been obtained is that of second language acquisition. Particularly for English speakers of other languages, it is an important factor that influences understanding and communication. One particular theory of second language acquisition is behaviorism theory that state language is basically a set of structures and acquisition of the same is dependent on habit formation . In other words, it states that acquisition of a language is dependent on the acquisition of automatic linguistic habits. The reason this theory is highlighted here is Rashel has exhibited the same factors.

H. Douglas Brown’s principles of Second Language Teaching and Learning

Language ...

English as a Second Language

Introduction: This research is about English as a second language. With education being diversified, many students travel far and wide to get further studies. By understanding English, one will be in a better position as they are able to visit several countries where English is used

The research will seek to analyze how wide English is used and what should be done to increase its usage in the world

Research Question:

Why is it important to understand English as a second language? Current situation/problem: Lack of a universal language means that the places where one can study are limited. People who understand ...

Nam of the institution

According to reports, the number of English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students has significantly increased in recent years. (Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2010; U.S Department of Education, 2008). Migration from one country to another for the purpose of education or in search of jobs and opportunities has increased in recent years. Immigrant students are admitted to the school or college at different ages. They come from different circumstances. The students and job seekers are at a loss if they do not have knowledge of English. Communication is necessary for survival in a new country. Immigrants have various kinds of ...

This memo is a response to your request on the Progress I have made on my analytical report for this course. Just as a reminder, my research project was covering the topic “Cultural Clash of Advocating English as a Second Language.” As presented in the draft paper I sent earlier, I had highlighted the reasons English has become a preferred language of communication throughout the world and how people from countries that o not speak English have started learning it regardless of their age. I also identified the study methodology, results and findings of the study as well as the conclusions and recommendations. ...

i) the similarities and differences between L1 and L2 ii) psychological factors iii) social factors.

Then, drawing upon relevant literature, consider implications for language teaching/learning [250 words max].

This question as worded below specifies the student’s age, gender, L1 and country of origin. However, you may vary this question for gender, L1 and country of origin, if this would render it more useful for you. The student’s age, and other details as below, must remain the same. Ahmed is a nine-year old boy of Arabic background who immigrated to Australia through the family reunion scheme one year ago. He is living with his parents and two younger sisters in ...

There is trouble brewing in America today. The issue stems from a topic in education regarding the effects of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they pertain to ESL students. In other words, how do the Common Core State Standards effect ESL students? First, an understanding of the CCSS protocol and implementations must be understood. According to the official TESOL International Association, several acknowledgments must be taken into account. The organization communicates an overview of CCSS intentions and practices, as well as a framework for its structure and implementations. Therefore, the first step and task of this research paper is ...

Textbooks usually provide the teachers with guidance on activity and course design hence assuring a measure of structure; logical progression and consistency in class. The textbooks are usually designed in a manner that ensures that the learner’s expectations or needs are met thus facilitates learning. People can learn a variety of foreign languages such as English through the use of textbooks. Teachers should, therefore, be able to determine the right materials to be incorporated while teaching a foreign language. The paper analyses Michael’s textbook “How to learn English quickly” and its importance in learning and teaching English as a foreign language.

Part I: Vocabulary & Grammar

The ...

Teaching strategies for ESL students in the Mainstream High School English Classroom

Introduction The rise of the English language as a basic communication skill needed in the corporate world has become one of the reasons why non-native English speakers find it of utmost importance and therefore, would enroll in English language courses. The TESL First Annual Panel in Ontario (2007) published that at least in Ontario, Canada, teaching ESL or English as a Second Language dated back to post-World War II when a great number of immigrant soldiers were included. Hence, the rise for the need of a language program for newcomers was administered by the Ministry of Education. One and a half decade ...

OCT5, 2014

Use of the First Language (L1) in Teaching a Second Language LITERATURE REVIEW This literature review will analyze previous studies that investigated similar problems to those given in the topic. The literature review will focus on three major areas: The effect of using student’s L1 in the English as a foreign language classroom; the relationship between teachers’ and students’ perception of language learning to the actual L1 and L2 use in the classroom; and teachers’ and students’ beliefs on the role of L1 and L2 in the Arabic foreign language classroom.

The effect of using student’s L1 in the English as a foreign language classroom

Many language scholars have conducted research on ...

Bilingual people are those who speak more than two languages, since birth or at their daycare level, till maturity. Bilingual education in America was dated back one hundred and fifty years ago, where non-native English speakers were not allowed to learn any language other than getting to learn the English language. This oppression on the English speakers was noted to be creating anxiety in the congress house citing national unity and cohesion being disintegrated as their basis of the argument to dismantle it (Baker, 2011). However, the federal and state law currently recognizes and tends to protect the bilingual ...

The discussion on language and context confirmed my understanding that learning English as a second language was not a linear process. According to the first reading, learning English as a second language involves the participation of both students as well as teachers in different circumstances (Gibbons, 2012, p. 30). This is because of the fact that learning is a collaborative activity that requires the active participation of primary stakeholders. In this case, teachers and students are the primary stakeholders. I have had practical experiences whereby I am unable to use a second language in different contexts. I always feel comfortable making conversations with familiar ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number 3. Initial ESL Collection Development The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...

I began learning English because I considered it as an important part of my education. Much of the world speaks English. I plan to travel and want to be able to communicate with many people. Learning a few of the languages that the majority of the world speak will make that easier for me. Being bilingual makes getting a job easier as well. Many classmates of mine have also learned English as a second language, a good friend of mine from South Africa, in particular. When I began learning English I knew a few students who already spoke English. Some spoke it as ...

Admission Essay

Given a chance by the administration of USC Rossier, I not only expect to gain from their teachings, but also expect to contribute significantly to the academic and professional community. I will do this by utilizing my personal, educational, and employment background. I have a wealth of experience ranging from working at a Pre-Visa English school where I was training students who wanted to go to English speaking countries to teaching adopted Chinese children. I believe that the experience I have gathered from my employment background will enable me to contribute to the course development, reviews and upgrades at USC Rossier. This ...

When Arabic speaking three year old children are introduced to English as a second language how does this affect the “use” of both Arabic and English?

Introduction

The subject of research in this paper is Emergent Literacy Inquiry. The main objective of this paper is to explore the difficulties and challenges faced by Arabic children, when they are exposed to using both Arabic and English language together. Young children face difficulties in learning languages, when they are exposed to more than one language at their initial stages of learning to speak. They tend to get confused with the languages and suffer ...

Difficulties ESL Students Face When They Come to America

English as a Second Language or ESL students, study in the United States to fulfill more of their dreams. As what have mentioned, there are difficulties and challenges that ESL students are experiencing in which they need to face along with their native speakers classmates. Yasuko Kanno and Sheila Dermer Apple Baum (1995) claim that ESL students are having an issue of raising their concerns in the classroom as they have limited vocabulary or some students may have not the awareness that they have the same right to raise their concerns (Kanno & Baum, 1995). This kind of issue is ...

Background

The paper is analysis of a second language learner. Chutimon is a 28 year old Thailand national. Her first language is Thai. Chutimon is fluent in her native language Thai. Her second language is English which she has studied in primary and secondary school. She has some profound knowledge in Japanese language which she studied for one and half years before abandoning the course. English language is the second language she is currently learning. She began her first experiences in learning English in secondary school where it was incorporated in the Thailand educational curriculum. Chutimon’s learning of English can ...

Abstract

In second language acquisition, the teaching methods are primarily meant to contribute to learner’s acquisition of the language, not learning of the targeted foreign language. This implies focusing on communication (enhancing the vocabulary) and on process rather than on grammar and on product (learning the language). In this context, for stimulating the communication, teachers need to create relaxed environments for the learners to feel comfortable in communicating and interacting among themselves, sharing their experience with others and in the same time learning from various strategies or language acquisition methods. Such language acquisition methods are presented in the current ...

John Agard’s, ‘Checking out Me History’ is an intricately written poem pointing out on the observation of the English Curriculum as biased to only white people. In the poem, Agard notes that all the English literature, is written by white people for white people. He reveals that the Curriculum intentionally leaves out, distorts and hides important information about black women and men who similarly deserve to be recognized (Seeto 2009). His analysis portrays the fact that controlling what people learn about their past, controls their thoughts, self- identity, and the present (Seeto 2008). There are wide varieties ...

Introduction

Rapid development of transportation means, communication technologies and globalization as phenomenon call forth topicality of addressing issues, related to migration, which concern integration and meeting the challenge of reframing critical spheres of social life with respect to the requirements of multicultural society. It may seem that the issue of choosing approach to managing diversity is inherent fir modern governance only. However, it is worth mentioning that in such countries as the USA, Australia and Canada, managing diversity has had quite a long story. The essay below will be dedicated to researching into current challenges of multiculturalism approach in education and ...

Perhaps it is clichéd to say, but the world is increasingly interconnected. Jet travel and the internet facilitate international dialogue in ways hitherto unimagined. In earlier ages, for an individual to visit another nation required vast resources and involved much personal risk. However, today, direct dialogue with people on opposite ends of the earth is a commonplace occurrence, and the completion of large transactions, advanced levels of education, or negotiating the finer points of an international treaty, occurs daily using modern communication infrastructure. Today the international traveler is quite usual, and personal connections with people from other parts of ...

KURDISH SECONDARY STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Degree Acronyms CF Corrective Feedback EFL English as a Foreign Language ESL English as a Second Language FLC Foreign Language Correction ICEEP International Conference on Education and Educational Psychology LPLA Logical Problem of Language Acquisition SLA Second Language Acquisition TEFL Teaching English as a Second Language TESOL Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages The Role of Oral Self Correction to Enhance Kurdish Secondary Students Performance in Learning English as a Foreign Language 1. Introduction The motivation for choosing oral self-correction as ...

Introduction

Language is an important aspect of human beings that helps in shaping the identity of an individual or a certain group of people. People from a particular region or community are able to identify persons from another different community based on the uniqueness of their language dialect or accent. When a person speaks their mother tongue, other people can easily know the specific nationality or cultural background. They are therefore able to identify them as different. This way, language shapes a person’s or community’s identity, especially where people are interacting in a mainstream culture and/or a standard language. It is important to discuss ...

Leslie is a story about a woman who claims to have been wrongly convicted or accused of murder. The case about murder happened long time ago back in the year 1989 in California. However, despite of the case happening in the year mentioned, the accused was not arrested until the year 1997 when She was charged with murder. On the other hand, the Carla’s story is all about a lady by the name Carla who was a seventh grade year at the time she attends a sacred Heart school which was located a few miles from school. Carla is a lady who had only lived ...

Abstract

President Obama in his inaugural speech, has been quoted to say that bringing smart, young students especially engineers and enlisting them in America’s workforce will complete the journey of welcoming immigrants who want to live the American Dream. (Sandra Lilley, 2013) This has always been many a president’s speech, but the difference is that in the is day and time the context is very relevant as we see the influx of many countries who send their youth to study abroad. The reason that many foreign students come to the U.S to study is because of the many ...

Introduction

In a society where contacts between people from different linguistic back grounds has become common, there is a great need for learning a second language .Bilingualism or multilingualism has become very important if a person wants to expand his or her cultural contacts and interaction. English is one of the widely used languages in international forums. Learning English as a second language has become very common. There is a big relationship between willingness to communicate and success in learning a second language.WTC (Willingness to communicate) in a second language largely depends on several factors. Curiosity affects a lot on the success of learning a second language. A curios learner ...

Question 1

How the Arizona or TESOL English learner standards are used as a guide for differentiating instructions for various levels of ELL Short et al., 2012 spells out how teachers can use the book to tailor different instructions for the English language learners in line with proficiency of the students’ level. ‘Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners’ carefully cite research that back up guidelines that help for differentiating instructions. In my view, after reading the book, teachers can run information in line with their planning lessons. This is because, the book provides clearly written recommendations that give teachers an added ...

Literature Review

This literature review will explore the different factors that can affect teaching English as a secondary language to adult learners. The need for learning English has met an increased demand when it became a universal language. Compared to other major languages like Spanish and Mandarin, there are significantly more people from different parts of the world who use English as their main medium of instruction. Hence, we will supplement this research with a literature review of published researches and studies related to English as second language learning for adults. All related literatures mentioned in this chapter are published journals that have a publication ...

Literature Review

This literature review will explore the different factors that can affect teaching English as a secondary language to adult learners. The need for learning English has met an increased demand when it became a universal language. Compared to other major languages like Spanish and Mandarin, there are significantly more people from different parts of the world who use English as their main medium of instruction. Hence, we will supplement this research with a literature review of published researches and studies related to English as second language learning for adults. All related literatures mentioned in this chapter are published journals that have a publication ...

The Context

The study was conducted in a home setting. I interviewed the students before beginning the tutorial. I also reviewed all of their previous writings and explored their academic backgrounds, their writing processes, their thoughts about their own writings, and their learning from their previous classes in order to determine their current level of writing. I and my students shared the common mother tongue of Turkish and I conducted my research by providing the students 5 two-hour lessons. However, he does like to write. He has kept a diary since he was a kid. In his native country, he learned to ...

English Language Learners

The number of students who speak English as their second language continues to increase in the United States, especially in Arizona, Texas, California, New York, and Florida (Cho & Larke 1). It is common in elementary classrooms for these students to communicate with other students in the class who are bilingual in order to learn the lessons that are being taught. This type of communication and learning style is known as conversational repair. It helps to reduce the misunderstanding of the English Language Learner (ESL) students that often exist due to the lack of language comprehension. However, many teachers do ...

Tutoring Two ESL Students

Statement of Research Focus

In this research paper, I will investigate the process involved in tutoring two ESL students who want to learn English as their second language. I will tutor them using four effective literacy approaches that are to be discussed later in this paper. I originally came up with the idea of tutoring these students because most of the ESL students use the internet to learn the English language, which is a tool not recommended in the learning process (Chomsky, 2003). In addition, most of the tutors that teach the English language do not understand the literacy approaches ...

English as a Second Language

Current Semester

English as a Second Language

This research paper discusses important issues faced by learners learning a new language other than the one spoken at home. It is important for teachers to understand and for see the problems the students deal with when they learn a new language. This will help in ealing with upcoming concerns and planning accordingly so as to facilitate the learner and make him feel included in the class. Once a child looses interest then it becomes very challenging for the teacher to catch it again. Hence teachers need to study the learners in great depth in order ...

English is referred to as the Lingua Franca of the globe. Due to technological evolution and growth of e-learning systems, English language has become one the most significant instruments of formal communication across the globe. Since the world’s knowledge is commonly upheld in English, it is considered as a common tool of communication across diverse nationalities. Being a global and most preferred language, English is able to deal with the issue of cross-cultural communication.

Teaching of this language is invariably difficult. In regions and countries where English is a primary native language, it seems more crucial and painstaking to teach non-native ...

Portfolio Reflective Statement

They say that music is the universal language because everybody who listens to it understands it and can relate to it, at least metaphorically. However, in the business world, I think that English is the “universal language.” This may not be a fact, but given that it is the most widely used language in the realm of business, I think that English may as well be the universal language. Especially with the ongoing trend in globalization, I have come to believe that the ability to communicate in English is becoming even more important.

This is true not only in the ...

English is the second most popular language in the world after Chinese (Esack, 2004). As such, it has been considered as one of the official languages that enables one to get connections with other people around the world. In most countries across the world, English is taught in both primary and high school levels of education. In non-English speaking countries, English is taught as a second language through courses that may be taken in tertiary institutions of education (Esack, 2004). The objective of this essay is to find out how students are able to learn English as a second language and ...

Problem statement

Arab students learning English language in UK universities often commit grammatical errors in their written English. The reasons are far other than issues associated to the fact that the students are non-native English speakers and that is why this research study focuses on thorough investigation of the patterns of Arabic students’ grammatical errors in their writing.

Aim of research

The aim of this research study is to identify patterns of grammatical errors committed by Arab learners of English, to explain the causes of these patterns, and as well, make recommendations on the plausible ways of addressing the problems. The research seeks to ...

The Effectiveness of Implementing Blogs in Reading Classroom for Adult English Learners

Introduction

The use of digital media in the classroom setting in higher education has been explored by researchers due to the growing prevalence of information access via digital media among young adults (Hsu & Wang, 201) and the emergence of new literacies. In particular, the use of blogs as a learning tool has been investigated in many previous studies. However, although previous studies have shown a positive relation between blogging and motivation, there are not that many studies that focused specifically on the impact of blogging on the improvement of reading and comprehension skills among adult English learners. As well, most of ...

English as a Second Language

Learning or acquisition of any language as a second one remains a challenge to anyone particularly if the countries of origin barely use it in their regular life (Boscov, 2012). This was my case was when I started learning English as my second language. I faced many obstacles to gain good command of English but I am happy I made it even though not proficient enough. It is important to note that the level of efficiency required by the learner highly relies on the area they want to apply it to. For instance, as a student who was to use English a ...

Difficulty of learning English for international students

Background

One of the biggest problems facing qualitative research in the field of education is how to be certain that the quality presented by the research is trustworthy. It is often too common to assume that the quality of research presents itself a powerful knowledge that is too convincing in its own right. However, this is not supposed to be the case as qualitative research studies have to be subjected to critical evaluation using criteria in order to justify its value. Whenever qualitative research studies are evaluated for the quality of their value, it helps to eliminate unnecessary criticism from ...

OVERSEAS ENGLISH TEACHER VS. GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTOR

This report discusses and evaluates the career paths for an overseas English teacher and a government technology contractor, with the objective of enabling the reader to identify the better and more appropriate career path for him or her.

In particular, this report discusses the career overview, career outlook, requirements, and salary ranges for each career path. It then concludes with a recommendation on what would be more appropriate for the reader based on his or her lifestyle and interests, given that both career paths are highly in demand and well compensated.

Career Overview

Overseas English Teacher

The job of an English teacher can ...

English as a Second Language in Great Britain:

English as a Second Language in Great Britain: A Review of the Situation English as a Second Language (EAL) has been realized in mainstream British educational system only after the Labour party came into governance in 1997. Previously, students with English as their second language had to wait to attain a certain level of English proficiency to get into mainstream British schools (Araújo, 2007, p241). The main concern that teachers address is not whether EAL students are academically competent or if their English is just not on par to accomplish goals; but rather the question of how to cater ...