Language Loss, Language Attrition and Language Death Did you know that 94Â percent of the 6 billion people on this planet speak just 6 percent of the languages? In other words, 94 percent of the world languages are spoken by only 6 percent of the population. What is more is that 133 languages are spoken by …
Language Loss, Language Attrition and Language Death Aren’t the Same Thing Read More »
Educationalists, teachers and other stakeholders have recently started to question the quality of classroom assessment in terms of its impact on students’ learning and creativity. The issue of assessment impact or what is referred to by other specialists as ‘’Washback‘’ has been a very indispensible concern to many educators in the educational realm. This is …
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Language Death The number of languages that are spoken by the population is estimated to be over 6.000 languages. The most significant fact is that this number has radically declined. A similar situation has been found in Brazil, where linguists indicated that the number of languages that were spoken in the 15th century is estimated …
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Learner-centeredness The learner-centered approach or Learner-centeredness is an approach to teaching that emerged in recent decades. Its emergence was mainly relevant to fundamental changes in teaching methods and approaches. During the nineteenth and twentieth century, English has witnessed a remarkable development. Many people all over the world started to think of a practical command of …
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