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A Fix for Broken English
Derreck Sunderland University of Phoenix AET/570: Program Development In Adult Educatio January 20, 2024 A Fix for Broken English Describe What the Training or Program Will Accomplish This learning environment aims to transform adult Broken English speakers into standard English speakers. This course defines Broken English as a non-standard dialect of English that results from adults who learn English vocabulary but fail to learn and apply standard English grammar. While they may know the meaning and the basic pronunciation of many English words, they learned English with pedagogical methods, causing them to babble like babies. Without learning the grammar, non-native speakers will apply the linguistic assumptions of their native language.…
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Sally and Jerry at the Bus Station
Derreck Sunderland, 2025 February 8 Background Sally and Jerry just arrived at the bus station. They will travel from Los Angeles, California to San Francisco, California. They are going to visit the Golden Gate Bridge. Sally has visited the city before and enjoyed herself. Jerry has never visited the city.. Sally wants to know how they can board their bus. She does not want the bus to leave without them. So, she asks a bus station attendant for help. This is how the story begins:
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Foundations of Adult Learning Theory – week 3
Learn to Read and Comprehend Spanish This course is a beginner course for adults who aspire to expand their linguistic aspirations in the music, art, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The purpose of this course is to inspire the adult learners to understand the Spanish written language and to comprehend the Spanish spoken language. This course does not indend to teach or instruct linguistic fluency in Spanish. However, the lessons in this course are necessary steppingstones to the goal of achieving linguistic fluency for those who make it their goal. Learning Outcomes for The Training In this course, participants will learn how to read and understand written Spanish text and…
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Prepositional Phrases
Modifying Phrases A phrase is a modifying group of words without a subject/predicate pair. A phrase that modifies a noun is an adjective phrase whereas one that modifies a verb is an adverbial phrase. Phrases serve as modifiers to add content to other elements in the sentence. Four types of phrases will be discussed in this lesson, the adjective phrase, the adverbial phrase, the infinitive phrase, and the participle phrase. Think of modifying phrases as stage prompts in an act. For example: The man in the red hat laughs at the man in the clown suit. The action in this sentence is – laughs. The actor is the man, but…
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Adult Language Learning
Derreck Sunderland: Updated May 06, 2025 Younger Children Naturally Learn Their Native Language Children acquire their native language when they begin to understand simple phrases. Adults talk to children with baby talk. Soon, the children begin to babble the sounds of their simple thoughts. As children mature, they absorb the basics of the spoken language and begin to coherently express their thoughts. Without learning grammar, children begin to use words, phrases, and simple sentences to communicate logical and complex thoughts. This is their native language, also known as the mother tongue. They assume that their native language is the only way to communicate. These assumptions are not learned but acquired.…