Learning English from signed English: an impossible task?

A sample of elementary school- and high school-age deaf students in special education programs in the Australian state of Queensland using Australasian Signed English (ASE) took the Test of Syntactic Abilities (Quigley, Steinkamp, Power, & Jones, 1978) and wrote a story in response to a wordless picture sequence. Several analyses of the students' test scores and of the written language of their stories were undertaken. It was found that classroom use of ASE was of benefit to these students in developing English and telling a story in writing, but that there were complex aspects of syntax that required special teaching. The implications for the use of Signed English systems and the teaching of English to deaf students who use Signed English communication are examined.     

What is this in English?

在图中的空格内填入适当的字母, 使每一竖行都成为所学的词语, 并能填入相应的句子中。     

How to Learn English Well?

Today, I asked some classmates about "how to learn English". Most students watch English programs once a week. Some students watch English programs twice or three times a week. As for "read English magazines", some students read English magazines once a month, not all the students read English magazines every week. And all students do exercises and speak English every day, because we have English classes every day.I think,a language is like musicalinstrument.You must practice everyday,you…     

How to Improve My English?

Whenever I saw the winners flaunted(炫耀)their victories(胜利),I felt so sad in myheart.I stared at them,thinking of my hard work.There's an old saying"No pain,no gain."But for me,it's"Much pain,no gain."     

How do I learn English?

When I was very young, with my mother's influence, I fell in love with English. I liked it so much that my parents sent me to an English class when I was eight. I was young and I couldn't fit at first. The strange English words were hard for me to accept. And then, the teacher taught me the basic English-phonetic, symbols and ABC. They helped me to learn English words     

How to improve English skills?

The purpose of middle school English teaching is to improve the students' four skills of listening,speaking,reading and writing,with the base of necessary phonetics,large vocabulary and good grammar,but this is not the final purpose.The final purpose is to let students be able to use the language.     

English,England or Britain?

请译下面两句:1.I'm British,but I'm not English.I speak English.2.Only the people of Engtand call themselves English.好多同学对此迷惑,这是因为他们对Britain的国情缺乏了解。易误解之处有二:     

Can You Understand Australian Spoken English?

Here are some sentences from conversa-tions in Australia.Pay special attention tothe underlined words or phrases in thesentences.     

Global English:gift or curse?

The status of the English language as the lingua franca of the global information society is beyond dispute, but what is not so clear is whether it is capable of fulfilling that role efficiently. In the following article Ross Smith responds to the supporters of Global English by examining the qualities that an ideal international auxiliary language would possess and then discussing the extent to which those qualities are to be found in modern English.     

剖析English学好English

同学们,自从你开始学习英语,你最为熟悉的英语单词是哪个？是不是English？其实单词English中的每个字母,均代表着一个特定的含义,深刻地揭示了学好英语应具备的基本素质和方法。同学们,咱们一起来了解其中的奥秘吧!     

Do You Like the English Self-taught Program? Why?

这道考题比较贴近考生的实际生活,要求考生讲的无非是他们的一些心里话,因而不管是新生也好,老生也好,考试时面对这道问题“卡壳”的现象并不多。然而,就回答的质量而言,却还有不少地方有待于提高:相对于基本信息的表达而言,他们对于非基本信息,如情感等的表达,还显得颇有欠缺。绝大多数的考生在考试中显得较为拘谨,其对于节奏、语调、     

British English and American English

A student is studying British English.He wants to know:Can I have atalk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask-what are the differences between British English and American English?     

Can English Listening really be Taught Efficiently?

Currently in most L2 litening classes, teachers tend to assume that listening lesson should mainly be responsible for by students themselves with the teachers acting as recording players. Based on the ...     

Visual phonics: an English code buster?

Visual phonics is an instructional program to provide print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and sound-letter correspondence for children with hearing loss who experience difficulty developing a foundation of phonemic awareness skills. Its purpose is "to clarify the sound symbol relationship between spoken English and print" (Waddy-Smith & Wilson, 2003, p. 15). It is implemented in numerous school districts, particularly in California and Florida, and can be learned in a 2-day workshop. Administrators, teachers, and speech pathologists see potential benefit in using Visual Phonics to help students with hearing loss raise their achievement scores in reading and spelling. However, it is critical to note that Visual Phonics has virtually no research base. Researchers, teachers, and speech pathologists are called upon to collect their data and begin research on the effectiveness of Visual Phonics. This is a case in which the research-to-practice gap must be closed.     

How reliable is marking in GCSE English?

In a re-marking exercise to investigate the reliability of marking in GCSE English examinations, the Principal Examiners' marks were adopted as 'true' marks for comparison with the actual or 'live' marks that had been awarded by the appointed examiners. A variety of approaches to investigating mark/re-mark reliability collectively led to the conclusion that marking reliability was particularly strong in the Higher tier of the specification that differentiates by outcome.     

What Can We Do to Improve English?

This morning, I asked some of my classmates what they do to improve their English. Gretel said, reading English newspaper can improve her English. Linda said that watching English programs is very good for her English. Jack and Bill think playing English games is the best way to improve their English. And I think reading English books is very improtant to our English study. Books are our greatest friends.Most students choose reading Englishbooks,writing English articles to improvethei…     

What Does English for Specific Purposes Mean to English Teaching Re⁃form in China?

One of the most controversial debate topics in current College English teaching is whether EGP(English for General Pur?poses)should be replaced by ESP(English for Specific Purposes).The latest College English Curriculum issued by MOE(Ministry of Education)does not reflect the trend of developing College English Teaching by focusing on ESP,but rather on improving gener?al English course books.However,the first local College English Curriculum published in 2012 in Shanghai focuses on developing ESP and English for academic purpose as its teaching objectives.This paper analyzes different definitions of ESP in China’s educa?tion setting,compares different views on handling the relationship between EGP and ESP in China’s College English Reform,and explores how to apply an appropriate notion of EGP to College English teaching in China.