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2. Learning English (version of English) - Wikipedia

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   Learning English (previously known as Special English) is a controlled version of the English language first used on October 19, 1959, and still presented daily by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America (VOA). World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Reporters avoid idioms and use a core ...

3. English language - Wikipedia

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   English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. [4] [5] [6] The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.

4. English-language learner - Wikipedia

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   Allowing students to translanguage, or alternate, between English and their native language is an essential strategy for English-language learners. In the classroom, English-language learners can often feel intimidated when asked to speak or communicate complex ideas, so when students are allowed to use their first language to help produce ...

5. Co-construction (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   In linguistics, a co-construction is a single syntactic entity in conversation and discourse that is uttered by more than two or more speakers. [1] Other names for this concept include collaboratively built sentences, [2] sentences-in-progress, [3] and joint utterance constructions. [4] Used in this specific linguistic context, co-construction ...

6. Content-based instruction - Wikipedia

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   Content-based instruction ( CBI) is a significant approach in language education (Brinton, Snow, & Wesche, 1989), designed to provide second-language learners instruction in content and language (hence it is also called content-based language teaching; CBLT ). CBI is considered an empowering approach which encourages learners to learn a ...

7. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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   International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈ aɪ. ɛ l t s /) is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge English, and was established in 1989. IELTS is one of the major English-language tests in the ...

8. Sheltered instruction - Wikipedia

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   Sheltered instruction is an educational approach designed to make academic content more accessible to English language learners (ELLs) while promoting their language development. It involves modifying instruction to accommodate students' language proficiency levels and providing additional support to help comprehend and engage with material ...

9. Conversation - Wikipedia

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   Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning. Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the ...