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Cinquain poem definition and explanation as a technique used in teaching writing skills with a podcast narrated by the author Video of cinquain poem Watch this video on YouTube. Cinquain poems? Cinquain poem is a writing activity in which students create simple poems within a very structured framework, using vocabulary they have learned and any…
Politeness in sociolinguistics and pragmatics with examples and clear explanations written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video tutorial narrated by the author. Video of politeness in sociolinguistics Watch this video on YouTube. Dictionary definition of politeness Behaving and speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in…
Systematicity and variability in language acquisition written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video narrated by the author. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Video of systematicity and variability in language acquisition Watch this video on YouTube. Systematicity and variability in language acquisition The term ‘interlanguage’ was coined by the American linguist, Larry…
Do you like to use body language in teaching English or any other second languages? In this article, you will learn why it is recommended to use body language and nonverbal communication while teaching second or foreign languages. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on using body language in teaching English Watch…
Tyler’s Ends-Means Model in curriculum design and development written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video tutorial narrated by the author. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Watch this video on YouTube. Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Ends-means model has been widely adopted in language teaching from the…
Form-Focused Instruction Form-Focused Instruction Traditionally, language pedagogy has emphasized form-focused instruction. The Grammar-Translation Method and the Audiolingual Method both involve attempts to teach learners grammar, differing only in how this is to be accomplished (Ellis, 1997). Form-focused Instruction is in contrast with ‘naturalistic learning’. It intends to examine whether instruction could change the natural order…
Processability theory in SLA written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a videotaped lecture narrated by the author. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on processability theory in SLA Watch this video on YouTube. Processability theory in SLA During the 1980s, an attempt was made to create a broader-based sequence of…
The role of imitation in language acquisition and why it is so crucial. This article was written and narrated by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on the role of imitation in language acquisition Watch this video on YouTube. What is imitation? Vygotsky (1987, as cited in…
Behaviorism Behaviorism Empirical studies were primarily descriptive and totally objective in nature. In the late 1960s and 1970s, a growing consensus was reached that behaviourist theories of L2 learning were inadequate. L2 learners, like L1 learners, were credited with a ‘built-in-syllabus’ (Corder, 1967), which guided their progress. According to the behaviourist hypothesis, the mind of…
Traditional Instructional Theory Traditional instructional theory assumes that knowledge and skill can be analysed into component parts that function in the same way no matter where they are used (Resnick, 1989). Psychological theories of the 1920s assumed that learning of complex competencies could be broken down into discrete skills learnt separately, through developing individual stimulus-response…