This study investigated cross-language and writing system relationship in biliteracy acquisition of children learning to read two different writing systems-Chinese and English. Forty-six Mandarin-speaking children were tested for their first language (Chinese-L1) and second language (English-L2) reading skills. Comparable experiments in Chinese and English were designed focusing on two reading ...

<p>This study aims to: 1) The process of using words, speaking and students' self-confidence in learning English. 2.) To determine the factors that cause students who know low level English skills. 3.) see how deal with them. This research was conducted a qualitative method (case study). at SMP Negeri 3 Ciomas Bogor. from October to completion. With sample size 10 proficiency subjects. By...

Innovative mobile-based tools have made new opportunities for learners to spend more quality time inside the classrooms. Keeping this in mind, the present study sought to examine the effect of the flipped classroom on developing EFL learners’ speaking and listening skills. To do so, 60 EFL students from two universities in Iran were assigned into one of the classes of flipped and conventional g...

This paper analyses the wage premia associated with workers’ occupational use of foreign languages in Germany. After eliminating timeinvariant unobserved heterogeneity and other confounding factors, sizable returns of about 10 percent to applying fluent English skills are found. Returns to occupational use of other foreign languages are, if anything, restricted to a few specialized occupations....

English has an important role as a global language, especially in the era of globalization. To master English, there are four types proficiency skills such listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Speaking is simplest form communication life. However, teaching techniques Indonesia used by teachers generally unattractive monotonous. Students only provided with textbooks conventional materials;...

Recent research shows that online tools such as: games, wikis, speaking avatars, and interactive stories can be a positive force for English Language Learners (ELLs). It also shows that when ELLs have access to online tools, they are motivated to practice English outside the classroom (Aydin, 2007; Colombo & Colombo, 2007; Son, 2007). Most of this research is undertaken with older learners. Thi...

The purpose of this study was to determine students’ perception regarding thinking in English as a strategy for creating better performance the critical speaking skills. This used qualitative research and employed observation interviews acquire data. Based on observations, researchers determined that students English-speaking courses confront problem: they still lack self-confidence due variabl...

The assessment of second language (L2) speaking has long been an important yet challenging area of research in language testing. L2 testers are often concerned with designing authentic speaking tasks that resemble real-life speaking activities so that score interpretations are generalizable to non-test contexts. The conversational nature of speaking skills has promoted the widespread integratio...

One focus of early foreign language learning in the primary EFL classroom is development oral skills. Imitative and reproductive speaking activities can provide opportunities for basic competencies fluency. Speaking practice aims at progressing acquisition target helping children to become communicatively competent speakers English. Using management as a basis, this contribution suggests practi...