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English as a second language / David J. Alonso, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Languages and linguistics series | Education in a competitive and globalizing world seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781611226133
  • 1611226139
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: English as a second languageDDC classification:
  • 428.2/4 22
LOC classification:
  • PE1128.A2
Online resources:
Contents:
Brain plasticity and phonetic training for English-as-a-second-language learners -- Exploring the effects of similar and same task repetition on learners' second language pragmatic proficiency -- Improving Asian students' text comprehension and interpretation through reader response -- Using authentic newspaper texts in teaching intermediate vocabulary -- Speak the real : news articles as major source for oral competence -- EFL/ESL teaching in China : questions, questions, questions -- Improving reading skills for ESL learners using SoundSpel.
Summary: English as a Second Language (ESL) education has gained an increasingly important role in career development in science, business, and industry on the global stage. Language teaching practice often assumes that most of the difficulties that learners face in the study of English are a consequence of the degree to which their native language differs from English. One great challenge for adult ESL learners is to reduce or eliminate 'foreign accent' in their English pronunciation. This book presents current research in the study of ESL, including brain plasticity and phonetic training in ESL; using authentic newspaper texts in teaching intermediate vocabulary in ESL learners; EFL/ESL teaching in China; and improving reading skills for ESL learners using SoundSpel. -- Book Description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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English.

Brain plasticity and phonetic training for English-as-a-second-language learners -- Exploring the effects of similar and same task repetition on learners' second language pragmatic proficiency -- Improving Asian students' text comprehension and interpretation through reader response -- Using authentic newspaper texts in teaching intermediate vocabulary -- Speak the real : news articles as major source for oral competence -- EFL/ESL teaching in China : questions, questions, questions -- Improving reading skills for ESL learners using SoundSpel.

English as a Second Language (ESL) education has gained an increasingly important role in career development in science, business, and industry on the global stage. Language teaching practice often assumes that most of the difficulties that learners face in the study of English are a consequence of the degree to which their native language differs from English. One great challenge for adult ESL learners is to reduce or eliminate 'foreign accent' in their English pronunciation. This book presents current research in the study of ESL, including brain plasticity and phonetic training in ESL; using authentic newspaper texts in teaching intermediate vocabulary in ESL learners; EFL/ESL teaching in China; and improving reading skills for ESL learners using SoundSpel. -- Book Description.

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