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Um, filler words and, like, how they function in... uh language, you know? - 6 views

www.examiner.com/...-function-uh-language-you-know language speech words filler words
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  • jillnakayama16 on 10 May 16
     
    In spoken language, especially in conversations, people are prone to using filler words or - as linguists call them - discourse particles. By inserting these semantically and syntactically neutral words in an utterance, they allow for a speaker to pause while collecting their thoughts while preserving the position of speaker, a coveted social role.
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Is language a barrier in music? - 1 views

www.herald.co.zw/is-language-a-barrier-in-music language music foreign language cultural identity
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  • jillnakayama16 on 03 Apr 16
     
    Fred Zindi Music Have you ever thought of the reasons why our music finds it an uphill struggle to make it in neighbouring countries? In October, last year, I gave 10 copies of Jah Payzah's "Jerusarema" CD to delegates at a music conference in Brazzaville, Congo and asked them to listen to it, then give me feedback on what they thought about the music.
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Response: Teaching ELLs That 'Science Is a Verb' - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...ls_that_science_is_a_verb.html English Language Learners ELL language early language development teaching education
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  • jillnakayama16 on 07 Mar 16
     
    This week's question is: What are the best ways to teach the Next Generation Science Standards to English Language Learners? In Part One, educators Alicia Johal, Maria Montalvo-Balbed, Donna Barrett-Williams, Caleb Cheung, Laura Prival , Claudio Vargas and Ariane Huddleston share their suggestions on using the NGSS with English Language Learners.
  • jillnakayama16 on 03 Apr 16
     
    This week's question is: What are the best ways to teach the Next Generation Science Standards to English Language Learners? In Part One, educators Alicia Johal, Maria Montalvo-Balbed, Donna Barrett-Williams, Caleb Cheung, Laura Prival , Claudio Vargas and Ariane Huddleston share their suggestions on using the NGSS with English Language Learners.
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Is language a barrier in music? - 2 views

www.herald.co.zw/is-language-a-barrier-in-music language music foreign languages language barrier cultural identity
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  • jillnakayama16 on 07 Mar 16
     
    Fred Zindi Music Have you ever thought of the reasons why our music finds it an uphill struggle to make it in neighbouring countries? In October, last year, I gave 10 copies of Jah Payzah's "Jerusarema" CD to delegates at a music conference in Brazzaville, Congo and asked them to listen to it, then give me feedback on what they thought about the music.
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