ESL and EFL
Although the methods introduced by using the example of learning English as a second or foreign language, I have used them to learn various other languages and they are based upon research which is cross cultural and has now occurred across many different language groups. The resources have been written in order to help both teachers and language learners. The targets include offering assistance for:
Learning language quickly and effectively.
Using educationally sound, well targeted learning methodologies.
Developing appropriate goals and using methodologies which support those goals.
Ensuring that study schedules are effective.
Studies of language over the past hundred, and particularly the past thirty years have shown that the many languages of the world have certain common characteristics:
Strengths of Human Languages
Humans have a natural, innate ability to acquire and create language.
Language is fluid — it changes quickly.
Focusing on how to use a language is by far the fastest way to acquire the ability to effectively communicate in that language.
Language learners learn primarily from their peers, even when the peers are also learners.
The targets to help both teachers and language learners include all of the following BUT
A. learning language quickly and effectively.
B. using educationally sound, well targeted learning methodologies.
C. developing appropriate methodologies that support the new ideas.
D. ensuring that study schedules are effective.
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You're Not Picky Enough If...
1. You are willing to date anyone fairly decent, regardless of whether or not he or she is a good match for you.
You don't want much from a partner. If he or she has a sense of humor, a job and feelings for you, then he or she is good enough.
You get into relationships quickly.
You accept lots of imperfections in your partner.
You date people to whom you are not physically attracted.
If you identify more with the "not picky enough" list, you mostly end up with people who aren't very good matches for you. Perhaps, not having been in a relationship in a long time, you are so desperate for love that being with any person seems better than being alone.
If you are not picky enough,
A. date someone, whether he or she is decent enough.
B. date someone, whether he or she has a sense of humor.
C. date someone, whether you are physically attracted.
D. date someone, whether he or she has feelings for you.
The Internet
The Internet is already the greatest equalizer of all time and can only become more so. While it may never match the ease of learning face-to-face it is now an excellent resource which is improving by leaps and bounds every day. The more you use it, the more you'll appreciate just what a powerful resource it is. Love it or hate it, our lives will be increasingly affected by it as international boundaries dissolve in the face of this high-tech equalizer.
The Internet is a fantastic resource for language learning. It will soon be even better. Make the most of it now and use it more in the future. Right now you have a resource which is text. The Net allows you to read about any subject which interests you in whatever language you're learning. It's great for:
Reading about how to learn — using resources to find out good ways to learn a language quickly.
Source reading material — since you have a Net connection on your desk it costs nothing more to get an endless supply of written information about any subject which interests you. With over forty million URL's on the World Wide Web already and many more appearing every day, and with thousands of newsgroups you no longer need rely on your local bookshop to get over-priced books, newspapers or magazines to read.
Finding pen pals — email makes it easy and fast to correspond with short letters on a daily basis. And it's free, so very frequent correspondence is finally practical and affordable, while finding someone to correspond with has finally become quite easy.
In the future we expect:
Voice communication will become more accessible as standard protocols emerge for person to person "telephone" calls. Right now both people need to have the same telephone software and a fast link to the Net if they want to talk to each other, so person to person discussion is a little difficult to organize. Emerging standards will soon solve this problem.
Video tele-conferencing is a reality now, but will become much easier and of better quality as high speed ISDN and cable links become cheaper and more commonly available.
Desktop cameras and microphones become cheaper and more likely to be available for widespread personal use.
The writer of the passage is talking about the Internet mainly on the basis of
A. personal use.
B. corporate use.
C. business use.
D. technical use.
Welcome Everyone !
I'm always looking for a quicker way to do things on my computer.
Since computers and the Internet are constantly changing, there are always new tips to be learned and shared and I look forward to learning and sharing with all of you.
Please feel free to bring your tips in for me as well. And if you ever have any questions, please leave them here for me and if I can't help you I can tell you just what discussion board here can and point you in the right direction.
I hope to see you checking back here often. If you don't have any tips, please feel free just to stop and say hi to me and let me know if there is anything you would like to see added here besides the tips I leave each day for you.
What is the intention of the writer of the letter below?
A. Looking for tips for a quicker way to do things.
B. Trying to offer his own advice for computer problems.
C. Asking readers to come to ask questions of computer.
D. Inviting readers to visit the discussion board frequently.
The Best of Australia
The people — The spirit of pulling together in hard times and achieving beyond expectation; the eminent Australians from all walks of life, the battlers and the ordinary Australians.
Our diversity — A nation of difference and unity. People from the city, the country, different nations and backgrounds; we are one people, living together.
The indigenous cultures — The rich and resilient spirituality; the knowledge, art and history. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are part of Australia's identity and culture.
A fair go for all — An enduring spirit of mateship and fairness. A compassionate society committed to access to employment, housing, health and education.
What does the author say about the Australian native people?
Australian people are ordinary.
B. It is a nation of difference and unity.
C. They are part of Australia's identity.
D. The Aboriginals are rich and resilient.