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Krashen's Hypotheses and Second Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 Sara Stojanovic
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Krashen's Hypotheses and Second Language Acquisition
During the previous century, there were many different discussions on second language learning. Hence, many theories were formed by different researchers. The most famous hypothesis was proposed by an American linguist Steven Krashen.
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Nature vs Nurture
Krashen's Hypothesis
Acquisition or learning
Krashen's Natural Approach
Conclusion
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3 Useful Strategies to Teach Vocabulary in The ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 18 Jun 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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3 Useful Strategies to Teach Vocabulary in The ESL Classroom
Lewis (1993) claims that "Lexis is the core or heart of language" (p 89). Indeed, it is one of the basic steps of mastering a foreign language. Vocabulary knowledge is what makes verbal communication between people possible. Most teachers face problems when teaching new items. They feel the need to use techniques to have an effective lesson. Over the years, teachers have tried to find the most effective and practical strategies to teach vocabulary. They have been applying several methods like fill in the blank definitions, pre-teaching unfamiliar words and stressing high-frequency words. This essay will just focus on three strategies that can help teach vocabularies such as... [Read more]
The 3 Ways to Teach Vocabulary Effectively - TEFL Blog
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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The 3 Ways to Teach Vocabulary Effectively
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What is Grammar and How to Teach it to ESL Students? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 26 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What is Grammar and How to Teach it to ESL Students?
Grammar plays a very important role in learning and teaching a foreign language. What is grammar? Crystal describes grammar as "the business of taking a language to pieces, to see how it works" (as cited in Bentsen, 2017).
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Definition of Grammar
Explicit Grammar Teaching
Williams believes that meaning-focused instruction
Communicative Approach
Nunan defines communicative language teaching as
Larsen-Freeman's recommended that grammar teaching
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The Factors Influencing a Foreign Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Factors Influencing a Foreign Language Acquisition
What does it mean to learn a language? Generally, when we talk about learning a language, we mean a process that starts with a person not knowing a language but ends up knowing it, regardless of the number of languages a person might already know. Of course, this is an overly simplified definition, but it gives us a decent starting point. So why are our experiences and the mental image of acquiring our first language so different from one of learning a foreign language? In this essay, I will consider the perceived difference between first and second language acquisition.
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Learning a Foreign Language
Age
Way of learning
Focus
Research in the field
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