A Needs Analysis for English Speaking Syllabus Development

English Teachers Professional Development Needs for Web Development Skills: Meeting the Challenges of Teaching English Language in the Information Age

Utilizing the resources of the web in educational practices has made instructional processes more efficient and interesting and has made the learning process on the other hand much easier and attractive. With the web, English language teachers now have the option of engaging learners in online (web-based) instructions in addition to the use of conventional classroom instructions or alternativel...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LISTENIG AND SPEAKING SKILLS

An Analysis of Factors Influencing Learners’ English Speaking Skill

Speaking is one of the most important skills to be developed and enhanced as means of effective communication. Speaking skill is regarded one of the most difficult aspects of language learning. Many language learners find it difficult to express themselves in spoken language. They are generally facing problems to use the foreign language to express their thoughts effectively. They stop talking ...

A comparison of general practice encounters with patients from English-speaking and non-English-speaking backgrounds.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether doctor-patient encounters in general practice with patients from a non-English-speaking background (NESB) differ from encounters with patients of English-speaking background (ESB) in terms of the type of practice where the encounters occur and the type of problems managed. DESIGN AND SETTING A national cross-sectional survey of GP-patient encounters from a sampl...

Translating materials for non-English speaking audiences.

This brief provides basic "how to" information for translating written materials into languages other than English. Additional information and sample materials can be found on the Center for Medicare Education Web site.