Defining children’s literature. First of all we would need to define what is meant by “children’s literature”. In general, the term refers to books which adults -- teachers and schools, parents, librarians, award committees, publishers, scholars, etc,-- consider appropriate...
In this study, we shall approach the notion of oral communication and its general features in relation to the field of language teaching. This survey will be developed into three main sections. The first part is an attempt to introduce the reader to the historical...
The main aim of this research is to provide a useful background for the written communication process and identify its main features by means of a historical and a theoretical background. While doing so, the importance of written devices are highlighted, as well...
On the other hand, songs, according to many scholars, are among the best ways of teaching a foreign language. Singing can build students’ confidence by allowing them to enjoy a degree of fluency in English before they have achieved it in speaking." Also, songs...
Given the developmental characteristics of Primary School children, games are one of the most efficient techniques in FL learning. If our goal in FL teaching is to help our students acquire an adequate degree of communicative competence that will help them use...
One of the functions of language is to represent reality. This means that by using language, we can describe to others different situations, landscapes, feelings, etc, that they have not experienced directly. For example we can explain to a friend what we did during...
Our current (present-day) National Education Law is known by its initials “LOE” –Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Organic Education Law. This law was passed by Spanish Parliament in December 2006 and regulates different Education stages: Infant Education, Primary...
This study is aimed to serve as the core of a survey on pronunciation, and in particular on the vowel system. Therefore, all sections which shall be reviewed in this unit are aimed to provide the reader with the following: (1) a historical overview of...
As an introduction to the present essay and since we at a moment of changes in our education system, it is relevant to say that, like its predecessor, the new basic national curriculum –Royal Decree 1513/2006-- is OPEN and FLEXIBLE. This means that the teacher...
The main advantage of Lockstep is that the students get a good language model from the teacher. But there are important disadvantages: Students working in lockstep get little chance to practise the language. Another disadvantage is that it is difficult to keep...