Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘The Effects of Bilingual Instruction on the Literacy Skills of Young Learners’ by Lalaine F. Yanilla Aquino

This research focused on the effects of bilingual instruction on the acquisition of literacy skills of preschoolers. An experimental design was used, with language of instruction as the independent variable and the different literacy skills as dependent variables. The sample consisted of preschool children belonging to an urban poor community in the Philippines.

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Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘Spirituality in the poetry of S.L. Peeran’ by Dr.Lilly Fernandes

English remains an often confusing and difficult language to learn (and teach!) for many reasons. The common “gap” between how a word is spelled and how it sounds is one challenge. Another source of confusion and many headaches remains the surprisingly large number of homonyms and homophones, different words with the same sound. Just as computer speech software programs like Siri on the iPhone find it difficult to distinguish the number 2 from the preposition “to” from the word “too”, so do many listeners.

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Vol. 5 Issue 5 – Article: ‘Homophones Can Haunt: A Minor Mistake in Miner Valley’ by Eric Roth

English remains an often confusing and difficult language to learn (and teach!) for many reasons. The common “gap” between how a word is spelled and how it sounds is one challenge. Another source of confusion and many headaches remains the surprisingly large number of homonyms and homophones, different words with the same sound. Just as computer speech software programs like Siri on the iPhone find it difficult to distinguish the number 2 from the preposition “to” from the word “too”, so do many listeners.

Continue ReadingVol. 5 Issue 5 – Article: ‘Homophones Can Haunt: A Minor Mistake in Miner Valley’ by Eric Roth
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