SEARCH RESULTS

YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Hong Kong Primary Schools and English as a Second Language

Essays 301 - 330

The English Language

Introduction The English language has a long and very rich history and the language. It is also a language which is used in most ...

Techniques for ELL Students

(Ghaith, 2003). Cooperative learning encourages meaningful, real-life conversations between students, regardless of age. Researc...

LITERAL VERSUS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

make sense - for example, what is a "New York Minute" and how does it differ from a regular minute? New York Minute involves time ...

Gaining Language Skills

of the English word "play," which can be a noun, a verb or an adjective in English use (Green, 2005). Considering this, Green (200...

The Bilingual Education Debate

There is also evidence that bilingualism actually provides benefit to culturally diverse students. Sheng, McGregor and Marian cond...

English Language: Tan and Baldwin

because when I was growing up, my mothers limited English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed t...

Standardized Testing, Immigrants And ESL

other authors do not seem to consider in their discussions. In terms of language, for instance, a proficiency test measures the st...

Developing a Workshop

computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems" (NJDOE, 2006). Students should master the basic co...

Examining Rhetoric: Orwell’s Essay ”Politics and the English Language”

the exchange of information as well as a press that is free to investigate, and even criticize, its government. These freedoms are...

Achievement Gap Among Students

attachment, and school climate each has an impact on student achievement (Stewart, 2007). Research that investigates these types o...

Pidgins and Creoles, Origins, Features

This research paper/essay discusses how pidgin and Creole languages develop, emphasizing the influence that African Americans have...

Research Proposal Evaluate Adult ESL

How effective are adult ESL courses? This is a question that often generates great debate because assessments of the impact of the...

Successful Efforts in Secondary Education

School improvement efforts for all grade levels is not a new idea. The most recent push was in the mid-1990s. We are all familiar ...

Primary School Principals In Australia

those needs (myfuture 2007). * Implement systems and procedures to monitory student achievement "and student enrolments, the recei...

Primary School Strategic Plan - Draft

not necessarily easy. It is simple in its design because it is very clear what the elements are in plan language. It is not simply...

Trials and Evidence of Previous Convictions

(BBC News, 2002, Wadham, 2002).It has also been argued that with falling rating the government want to increase the conviction rat...

SWOT Analysis of a Primary School

set out the boundaries for the children, making it not only fun, but also giving the children a feeling of safety and security. ...

English Medieval Castle History and Development

the first use of gunpowder, creating greater capabilities in weaponry and therefore greater need for external defense from within ...

Literature Review on Primary School Music Education for Children Ages 5 through 7

applied even after the end of British rule in 1966. This review of literature will consider the nature of music as a cultural man...

Special Education - Case Study

a diverse classroom as well as students with learning disabilities. Parent involvement was another issue mentioned. 2. Speak wit...

A Review of The Ties That Bound

This eight page paper reviews the book by Barbara Hanawalt. The focus is human interaction in English medieval times. Primary so...

Patriarchal Designs of Women's Roles

In a paper consisting of twenty three pages this paper discusses how the English patriarchal society designs women's life roles wi...

Primary School Children and the Counting Concept

In 14 pages this paper discusses primary school children in a consideration of the importance of counting. Five sources are liste...

Sociolinguistic Ethnography

In twenty pages sociolinguistic ethnography or the relationship between language and society are examined within the context of Cr...

Language and the Impact of Violence in Primo Levi's The Drowned and the Saved

In five pages this paper references Primo Levi's The Drowned and the Saved in a consideration of how language is affected by viole...

Third Grade Language Arts' Teacher's Role

In two pages this paper examines the languages arts' developmental role represented by a 3rd grade language arts teacher. One sou...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' Explicated

in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...

High School English Students and the Benefits of Portfolio Writing

In eight pages this paper examines how high school English pupils can benefit from portfolio writing. Eleven sources are cited in...

The Language and the Quilt in 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker

In seven pages the use of language and the symbolism of the quilt are examined within the context of Walker's short story....