Teaching English as a foreign language

Topic: “The role of Pragmatics in English Language Teaching” Purpose: The aim of this study would be: • To analyze and identify the challenges a student can face while learning pragmatics in an ELT classroom. • To revise and inspect the prevailing theories and methods of teaching Pragmatics in an English Language classroom • To put forward my personal perspective of Pragmatics and its applications. Statement of Problem: To investigate the negligence of the use of Pragmatics in ELT and to check how

The role of culture in teaching foreign languages There are a lot of cultures in the World. All of them have their own values. It is very interesting to note that the culture we belong to affects how we think, interact, communicate and transmit knowledge from generation to generation. The aptitude to ask and answer questions based on our own culture enables the process of making connections across cultures. It is worth pointing out that English teachers can assist their

English as a language has been designated as having a global ranking (Crystal 1997), (Northrup 2013), (Mckenzie 2010). A language that is deemed as having a global status is clarified by Crystal (2003, p.3) as ‘one that achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is recognised in every country’. Due to this prestigious standing that English has attained, it is unsurprising that many are keen to acquire it across the world. This is also supported by Wyse, Andrews and Hoffman

1.3. Language aims According to Gattullo and Pallotti (2000, p. 52), when children finish primary school, they can: 1. read and understand a simple passage on everyday life; 2. engage in a simple conversations; 3. listen and understand simple messages. In this useful investigation into language aims, Gattullo and Pallotti (2000) show that students will have developed reading, listening and speaking skills for simple topics when they leave primary school. These objectives seem to be reasonable and

industry. True that we have local language as our own, but in the same way. On the communication for business, we need to help to bring the middle language to make it easier for communication. We need for instill, speaking, reading and writing in at least one language in the universal language, such as United States, Australia and Singapore. Bilingual education is necessary for our self and our parents, such as education, work, live and life, and bilingual language have an advantage over than some

The number of Languages spoken throughout the world is estimated to be 6,000. Although a few languages are for wider communication around the world, these are very often spoken as second, third, fourth, or later-acquired languages. Fewer than 25% of the world 's approximately 200 countries recognize two or more official languages, with a mere handful recognizing more than two. Despite there being lots of bilinguals and multilinguals, there is also a bunch of monolingual people in the world. The adult

beyond assumption along the way, English has come of age as the ‘global common language’. It is constantly moulded and altered by new communities of users, whether geographic or digital. But as English advances to become a key basic skill for millions around the world, the world will need to invest in its own competitive advantage by sending more of its best and brightest young people out into the world to share and teach the language. Teaching English language is a necessity in today’s world.

which link, closely with our study of language in cultural context. In particular we looked at text types about the spread of English globally. I was interested in the tool of speeches and the way that they can influence their audience. Therefore I wanted to create a piece in which I could explore the use of power of speaking the English language in the Chinese community. It is from the point of view of a high school student speaking and empowering through English. I will speak on the history of the

Purpose of the study: Stress and anxiety in the realm of teaching profession has a long history and many scholars devoted themselves to find out more about the nature of the problem, its effects and subsequently to offer some coping strategies to sooth the level of tension. However, English language teaching as one of the most populated discipline in the realm of teaching practicum seems to be ignored by most researchers and the issue of occupational stress is likely to be in its infancy in the field

Assistant Professor English Language & Literature Alliance University Shraddha.dave8@gmail.com 7204092104 Abstract Literature as a Tool for Language Teaching The use of literature in teaching English as a second language has begun to receive consideration specially in EFL for last many years. It has been considered as the highly beneficial by many EFL teachers. The need and aspirations of this research paper is to give the importance of literature and teacher in teaching English language skills. The main