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Shared Reading For Teaching English As A Foreign Language To Young Learners In Russia, Inna V. Kuznetsova
Shared Reading For Teaching English As A Foreign Language To Young Learners In Russia, Inna V. Kuznetsova
Graduate Research Papers
Shared Reading has proven to be very effective in developing language and literacy skills of children in the West. This project introduces Shared Reading as a curriculum component of English as a foreign language for young children in Russia. Review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of Shared Reading is described. The project includes two units of four lessons each that illustrate implementation of Shared Reading, oral language and other literacy activities. The project concludes with specific recommendations for dissemination of this work.
Potential Technology Application In English Instruction In The People's Republic Of China, Ping Gao
Potential Technology Application In English Instruction In The People's Republic Of China, Ping Gao
Graduate Research Papers
The primary purpose of this paper is to present a vision of potential technology application as an effective teaching aid for English instruction in the People's Republic of China (hereafter referred to as China). In order to provide a clear picture of why technology should be applied in English teaching situations in China, major factors influencing the current English teaching methodologies – grammar translation and audiolingual method – have been analyzed. A theoretical analysis of modern Western teaching pedagogy, the communicative approach, has been explored to offer an in-depth understanding of foreign language learning and teaching processes. The close relationship …