Essay on English Class

It’s hard to believe that my amazing journey in English 104 is coming to an end. The journey has been so much more enjoyable than I initially expected. I have tried to avoid taking English 104 numerous times because reading and writing have not been my strong points. Each time I attempted to take this course, I dropped it due to a particular instructor style, or a boring set of literary materials. This time around was different, as I set…...

Introduction Teaching English is never easy, however, teaching English to speakers of other languages is especially a challenge. The purpose of this report is to point out 'good' ESOL teaching by observing a TESOL class. The class which I observed is Master of English (International) at Melbourne University Private (MUP). This report includes the backgrounds of teacher and learners, the type of the course and teaching schedule. Finally, the teaching methods in this lesson will be discussed. Background information In…...

Listening Comprehension Listening comprehension is the most forgotten skills in second language learning, because the listening was paid the least attention of the four language skills. This neglect gets the fact that the teachers do not spend more time on students' listening and look for ways of improving students' listening skills. Unfortunately, it is supposed that listening comprehension is a passive activity, but on the contrary, it is an active process because people cannot develop oral skills if the speaker…...

It is just my third English class at Columbia College Calgary but it has changed my whole concept of learning already. It is a very different feeling to learn a language from professionals with all rules, grammar, and reasoning. My English class has taught me how to describe the same concept in so many different ways just by changing the words in a sentence. I learned from this class how to put my thought in words and present my argument…...

Localized Listening MaterialAs global market expand and distance education becomes more prevalent, higher education institutions will be competing for the students from all over the world. Those establishment that implement globalization, internalization, and localization into curriculum and the design of instructional materials will be successful in the changing market Barjesteh (2016).UNESCO (2002) noted, localization of the curriculum can allow learning to become more meaningful and relevant. It supports policy formulation and standard setting for reform of curriculum and the impact…...