One problem with intercultural communication is language barriers. ... For example, even in countries that share the English language, the meaning of "yes" varies from "maybe, I'll consider it" to "definitely so," with many shades in between. ... Even if an individual studies all the possible dictionaries of a random language, he would still be somewhat of a stranger to that language since he is unaware of all the dialectal changes. ... For example, in Asian countries the word "no" is rarely used, so that "yea" can mean "no" or "perhaps" (Fitzgerald 235). ... For example, if our culture...

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But I also try to encourage my students to look up the meaning in the dictionary if they are not sure and the right phonetic transcription should be always next to each word in their notebook as well. ... The next difference between the two methods is the dealing with grammar. Whereas grammar is taught deductively in Grammar-Translation Method (grammar rules are presented with examples) Direct Method uses an inductive way so students are given examples and they figure out the rule or generalisation from those examples. ... The students would have induced the grammar rule they need to fill in ...

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We all use spoken word in conjunction with body language to communicate with others. ... In the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Language is defined as "the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community.... " The distinction of colors is a good example of this. ... He gives the example that in Greece they have two distinct words for the color blue. ... For example, people get emotional when certain words are used like the word is a real thing. ...

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Phonology Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. ... This word can be an object or a subject depending on the sentence, for example "one who advocates a political policy of hegemony" or "hegemony is considered a bad way to rule a country". The first example presents the word as a subject, and the second one presents the word as an object. 2.4. ... In addition this word has more meanings and can also describe the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group (Merriam-Webster, 2015) and ascend...

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• Then we must establish clear criteria for assessing students • Finally it is important to link the informal assessment we do with the formal assessment (test) and with self-assessment done by the students. ... However we can also assess outside the classroom, for example looking at students" work or collecting material. ... Another key consideration is for example, if there are a lot of tests during the term or year, informal assessment may not add more information about a student. ... For example: what makes a student an "excellent" writer rather than a "good" writer. ... T...

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In order to improve the learning process it is needed to begin by understanding the reason behind these errors and mistakes, this way, teachers have a richer and greater insight of the student's problems in the learning process and the students with teacher assessment can successfully overcome their errors and mistakes. ... According to Corder, any typical EA consists of 5 general steps, not only that but he also provides with a very simple classification of errors that helps to identify and describe errors in a sample of learner language (piece of writing or transcription of audio source...

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