English as the foreign language where the language of the community and the school is not English such as Vietnam, Japan and Thailand. In Thailand, English plays a major role although Thailand is not the country which has English as a native language. English is a tool to help Thais communicate with others. To make communication successful, the speaker must speak English with correct pronunciation. Garrigue said that it is a basic of effective spoken communication (as cited in Sasanapradit, 2013, p
everyone uses it. According to Trudgill (1994) “Just as everybody comes from somewhere and has a particular kind of social background, so everybody – including you speaks a dialect. Your dialect is the particular combination of English words, pronunciations and grammatical forms that you share with other people from your area and your social background” (p. 2). Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling Estes have defined dialect in his book American English a variety of a language, which is shared by a
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE COURSE: RESEARCH WRITING Instructor: Le Nguyen Minh Tho, Ph.D. Class TESOL 2016B Name: Đoàn Thị Sâm Review of a public article Article reviewed: Farmand, Z. & Pourgharib, B. (2013). The Effect of English Songs on English Learners Pronunciation. International Journal of Basic Sciences & Applied Research, 2(9), 840-846 The article “The Effect of English Songs
teachers’ ways of conveying knowledge are boring and uncreative, teachers’ pronunciation of English is poor were among the most influential factors. Firstly, quite a lot of students admitted that they had problem with their teachers’ poor pronunciation of English (e.g. wrong or bad pronunciation, intonation, etc.) (item 12). Some students in the interviews also agreed upon this point when stating that their teachers’ pronunciation was not really good and was sometimes wrong. Modeling is one of the roles
although at school, about seven and six years has leant English, but they cannot speak an English sentence correctly, and they are not confident when they are communicating in English. Because of the problem, one of an online newspaper published by Vietnam News (2011), Pham Thanh Huong, an lecturer of English University said most of the students learn grammar and it apply in examination. This is a very old and passive method of teaching, and students cannot apply the using when they communicate. In
Can People Conquer Intercultural Communication Stumbling Blocks? A long time ago, I used to wonder what makes intercultural communication become a big challenge to many people in the world. However, I just got a clear answer when I read an interesting article in my English class which I’m going to write about it right now. In “Intercultural Communication Stumbling Blocks”, LaRay M. Barna, who works for the Department of Speech Communication at Portland State University in Oregon as an Associate
In Vietnam, there is a rapid increase in the number of children being sent to bilingual or only English-language school to learn English since they just start using their mother tongue. Since English is an international language, most parents reckon that learning how to use efficiently it is important for children to have more opportunities in the future. Learning English at a young age does no harm to Vietnamese cultural identity; on the contrary, it brings numerous benefits for children’s future
Overcoming my Obstacles Obstacle--a word that most people in the world do not want to mention, but all of us have to face them every day in our lives. Some people have to face physical hardships, but others have to face spiritual difficulties. Overcoming these obstacles is very important for people to have a good life. Everyone has a personal way to overcome their obstructions, and each way has a particular lesson to teach us. I also have had to face many difficulties in my life, and my three big
3. The comparison of similar plots Two stories have different culture background and atmosphere. But they show the customs and habits of different historical periods. Through comparison of Cinderella and Yexian, we can find in these two stories have some similar circumstances. Such as: the abused by the stepmother; the help of the divine; the grand banquet; the checking of shoes. Therefore, starting analyzed and compared with these similar plots to explore the story how to evolve their personal
of Chinese culture, philosophy, history and business. On account of Chinese language, Mandarin is an old language still alive in the world. Mandarin has also influenced linguistic system in another country such as Japan (Kanji), Korea (Honzi) and Vietnam (Vongvan). The influential