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Protected: Linguistic Statistics

By utami utar ⋅ November 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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ESP: Why is it different?

By utami utar ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Hutchinson et al. (1987:19) state, “ESP is an approach to language teaching in which all decisions as to content and method are based on the learner’s reason for learning”.
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Pronunciation in Language Teaching

By utami utar ⋅ July 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Teaching pronunciation is one of the most complicated yet significant aspects of EFL / ESL teaching. What should be drawn to our attention is that, in the process of communication, pronunciation (of both segmental and suprasegmental (prosodic) elements) is of paramount importance, since successful communication cannot take place without correct pronunciation (Celce-Murcia, Brinton & Goodwin, 1996). Poorly pronounced segments and suprasegments may have the result of disorienting the listener and inhibiting comprehension.

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Exposing Target Culture In Teaching English

By utami utar ⋅ June 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Learning another language involves more than learning the literal meaning of the words and expression. Hence, the goal of language teaching should be enhancing students’ effective communication skill in the target language. One needs to know what these words and expressions mean in the cultural context in which they are normally used. It involves some understanding of the cultural and social norms of their uses. Politeness in a culture is concerned with some universals in language usage. Type may be the same but not the tokens. Widdowson (1990) states that understanding what people mean by what they say is not the same as understanding the linguistic expressions they use in saying it.

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