The Jackdaw and the Pigeons by Aesop for ESL students with a video or podcast, vocabulary practice in real context, and questions for discussion The Jackdaw and the Pigeons is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Video of the Jackdaw and the Pigeons Watch this video on YouTube The Jackdaw and the…
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…
Parody definition in context with images and real examples from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student. Learn the word, parody, in authentic context and improve your reading comprehension as well. /ˈpær.ə.di/ (noun & verb) Parody definition an amusing or humorous copy or imitation of a piece of writing, music, artist, politician, etc., burlesque, caricature,…
Onomatopoeia definitions and examples in real context with images and illustrations from the book 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam. Perfect your English vocabulary in scientific and literary context. /ˌɒn.əʊˌmæt.əˈpiː.ə/ (noun) Onomatopoeia definition the creation, coinage or use of words or vocabulary based on the natural imitation of the sound that…
Definition of Simulacrum in visual dictionary and thesaurus together with real examples and authentic context and text-to-speech technology to improve your listening comprehension for advanced learners /ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.krəm/ (noun) Definition something that is very similar to something else and represents it, image, copy, duplicate, imitation, ersatz Example The unravelling of a string of shocking old master…
Pastiche GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /pæsˈtiːʃ/ (noun) a literary and artistic work which is an imitation of another artistic or literary work, parody, copy, imitation, satire, lampoon, takeoff – mixture, composite, blend, miscellany, potpourri Director Sujeet’s action-thriller ‘Saaho’, starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles, has laid siege over the domestic box-office, with collections for…
Emulate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Emulate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈem.jʊ.leɪt/ (verb) to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have, imitate, ape, simulate, compete with, vie with, contend with, follow, mimic, model yourself on, pattern yourself after: They hope to emulate the success of other software companies. antonym:…
English Presentation Role Models English Presentation Role Models Watch this video on YouTube LELB Lecturer: Dr. Hariri Handout Provided by the Lecturer Who is a role model? Enumerate the most important types of role models. Why is it useful to set role models?
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…
Sociocultural Theory in Language Learning Sociocultural theory is based on work by the Russian psychologist, Vygotsky, and represents a fundamentally different way of looking at language and learning. Sociocultural theory is grounded in the ontology of the social individual. A sociocultural approach considers language and, by extension, second language acquisition as contextually situated and is…