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Reflections On My Nepali Language Learning Experience While In The American Peace Corps In Nepal, 2001 - 2003, Eloy Guzman
Reflections On My Nepali Language Learning Experience While In The American Peace Corps In Nepal, 2001 - 2003, Eloy Guzman
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This paper examines my experience during my two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal (2001-2003) learning the Nepali language. I reflect on my process of learning Nepali, which involved drawing on connections between this language and the two other languages I speak – Spanish and English. I also examine the social aspects of my learning this language while living and working as an ESL teacher in a small rural mountain village in Eastern Nepal. This self-reflection on my language learning experience has informed my understanding of how the language learning process is inextricably connected to one’s primary language …
Teachable Articles: A Practical Approach To Teaching English Articles To Japanese Learners, Kayo Fujito
Teachable Articles: A Practical Approach To Teaching English Articles To Japanese Learners, Kayo Fujito
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This dissertation is about English articles and specifically the difficulties that non-native speakers, particularly Japanese learners, face in mastering their use. In this dissertation, I will mainly focus on;
1. An investigation on teaching articles and the use of articles including a survey completed by teachers of English
2. Two charts for determining articles and categories with examples including my adaptation of the chart
3. Some ideas and practical suggestions for teaching articles
The findings from this study have led me to a belief that there are ways for Japanese learners to improve their ability to use articles and by …