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  2. Motivation in second-language learning - Wikipedia

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    In learning a language, there can be one or more goals – such as mastery of the language or communicative competence – that vary from person to person. There are a number of language learner motivation models that were [ citation needed ] developed and postulated in fields such as linguistics and sociolinguistics , with relations to second ...

  3. Communicative language teaching - Wikipedia

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    The development of communicative language teaching was bolstered by these academic ideas. Before the growth of communicative language teaching, the primary method of language teaching was situational language teaching, a method that was much more clinical in nature and relied less on direct communication. In Britain, applied linguists began to ...

  4. Personal development - Wikipedia

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    An individual is seen as in control of their actions and their thoughts, though self-mastery is required. With behavior modification, individuals will develop personal skills and traits by altering their behavior independent of their emotions. [51] For example, a person may feel intense anger but would still behave in a positive manner.

  5. 12th grade English Language Arts skills: Find out what you ...

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    In 12th grade, your child's work in reading and writing continues to build upon the progress they made in earlier grades.

  6. Growing number of U.S. adults lack literacy skills, survey shows

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    The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased, according to the National Center for Education Statistics’ Survey of Adult Skills. Growing number of U.S. adults ...

  7. Task-based language learning - Wikipedia

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    Examples include playing games, and solving problems and puzzles etc. Ellis (2003) [5] defines a task as a work plan that involves a pragmatic processing of language, using the learners' existing language resources and attention to meaning, and resulting in the completion of an outcome which can be assessed for its communicative function. David ...

  8. Word gap - Wikipedia

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    Fernald et al. (2013) also found that by 18 months old language processing and vocabulary disparities were already evident, and by 24 months old there was a 6-month gap between the SES groups in processing skills critical to language development. [4] Fernald et al. found fast reaction time as a child can translate into reaction time as an adult.

  9. Content-based instruction - Wikipedia

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    As educators realized that in order to successfully complete an academic task, second language (L2) learners have to master both English as a language form (grammar, vocabulary etc.) and how English is used in core content classes, they started to implement various approaches such as Sheltered instruction and learning to learn in CBI classes ...