INSTRUCTION AND PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE HOW ADULT LEARNERS IMPROVE PRAGMATIC ABILITY IN THE CLASSROOM, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFL SETTING

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How Should Language-Learning Strategies be Taught?
Uninformed Strategy Instruction
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In grammar learning, becoming aware of how structures are used, com- bined with explicit teaching, can provide an additional benefit because learners can notice structures that otherwise they may simply miss (R. Ellis, 1997). According to R. Ellis (1990), noticing[r]

The paper focuses on four main issues. First, it discusses the definition of storytelling and different types of stories to tell in EFL classroom. Second, it introduces the characteristics of EFL young learners. Third, researcher analyzes the benefits of storytelling and strategies to use storytelli[r]

Could you please read the following situations and write down what you would say in a normal conversation?
1. You are a student. You are in a new class for the first day and find out that you forget to bring a pen. You see the person sitting[r]

Prediction in high dimensional settings is difficult due to the large number of variables relative to the sample size. We demonstrate how auxiliary ‘co-data’ can be used to improve the performance of a Random Forest in such a setting.

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Reading is one of the most important skills for English language learners. I did try to use many different tools to stimulate learners’ reading skill but the result was poor. Then, I have conducted a research related to using webquest to encourage my students’ learning English reading skil[r]

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The study deals with the theories of the motivation for EFL teachers in participation in PD. It is important that it is carried out to investigate the case of EFL teachers at HaiAn high school.
The researcher uses the methods such as interviewing closely EFL teachers to understand their attitude to[r]

Refining our knowledge of how stem cells get into and out of the bone marrow may improve our ability to obtain stem cells and make them more efficient at finding their way to the specifi[r]

Chapter I. INTRODUCTION
Context, General Problem, and Purpose
Using computers and the Internet in today''s classes in general and in language
classes in particular is very common. Information overloading, rapid changes in
communication technology, globalization, and new knowledge-acquisition mod[r]

The receptive knowledge of 442 non-English majored university students in a General English program in Vietnam was measured with Webb, Sasao, and Ballance’s (2017) New Vocabulary Levels Test. It was found that despite 10 years of formal English language instruction, nearly half of the participants h[r]

Problem Statement and Background
In today’s global context, with the rapid developments in information and
communication technologies (ICT), the thirst for knowledge access and mutual
understanding transcends the limitation of geographical boundaries and the different
educational and administrat[r]

1.1. Rationale:
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
English has been widely used in many areas such as politics, economics, tourism,
electronics, telecommunication, culture and science and technology. English is not only a
means of but also a key to accessing the latest achievements of science and techn[r]

Deputy Head of Research and International Relations Office, An Giang University
Abstract. This study is a report on the validity of the hypothesis that students’ perception of the learning environment in a psychology classroom reflects their attitude, conf[r]

In Silverlight 3, you have the new ability of allowing an end-user to install your application and run it outside the Web browser.
Graphics
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TOEFL iBT Tipshas been created to help English language learners understand the next generation
TOEFL®Internetbased test (iBT) and prepare for it. By preparing for the new test, learners are also preparing to build the skills they need to communicate with confidence and succeed in an academic setti[r]