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Learning styles, theories, and direct instruction in education

There is a great deal of worthwhile information for today's instructional professionals related to styles of learning psychological approaches to learning, to be found in contemporary literature.

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Standardized testing disparities in American schools

Upon reviewing the website (www.alfiekohn.com) concerning standardized testing in U.S. schools, and reading some of the articles, one must believe that standardized testing throughout the United States is extremely faulty.

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Language acquisition and engagement in a Spanish-speaking seventh grader

The arena of children's language development is one that really does incorporate a choice of distinctive theoretical viewpoints.

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The controversy surrounding bilingual education in America

The controversy over the concept and practice of bilingual education is hardly new.

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Test taking strategies and language test validity

One of the many effects of globalization is the increasing need for workers in all countries and at all levels of the socioeconomic scale to become multilingual, and English is still far and away the preferred language of international business throughout the developed and developing worlds (Cheng,…

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Bilingual education and language acquisition in American schools

One of the inevitable consequences of living in a multicultural society is the plurality of languages spoken by different members of the community. The coexistence of communities speaking different languages in the United States has generated controversy in the realm of public education.

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How Pig Latin works: rules, examples, and uses

One of the most common "secret" languages is Pig Latin. Although many people can converse in Pig Latin, the language is still uncommon enough that it can be used to cloak sensitive conversations. Pig Latin is a playful variant of English, and has nothing at all to do with Latin.

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Authentic listening texts and activities in ELT classrooms

The chapter makes the point that, because of the basic lack of authenticity in listening texts, students in such a classroom are generally unable to enter a normal conversation in an everyday social scene.

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Evaluation plan for the Far West community education project

In the situation of Far West community project, the evaluation method must be an inbuilt process and not an occasional thing since this project deals with progressive impact of the education project.

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The Anglican Church from its early origins through Henry VIII's reformation

It is commonly believed that the country of England was a solely Catholic nation until Henry VIII's abrupt break from Catholicism so that they might marry Anne Boleyn.

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