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Are the NAEP expectations sensible starting points for describing reading proficiency?

Writing Assignment 6 Prompt: Recall the implications from this week’s focus chapter on NAEP reading proficiency. Are the NAEP expectations sensible starting points for describing reading proficiency? What, if anything, might be more sensible? What do you think of the challenges NAEP expectations present readers? What other challenges do they present? Are these challenges reasonable? […]

Did you know it even makes a difference in making friends? A

Write a 5 paragraph, minimum 500 word essay in response to the prompt below. Your essay must have an Introduction as the first paragraph, 3 paragraphs to form the Body of the essay and a final paragraph as the Conclusion to form your 5 paragraph essay. (Be sure to use the APA Format guidelines.) Proficiency […]

Explain how at least one specific sociological theory can be used to understand why some players have more power than others in this debate.

Same Sex Marriage Demonstration of Proficiency By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: Competency 1:Analyzes how sociological theory can be used to understand disparities in political power and cites scholarly sources for support. Competency 2: Identify historical and contemporary influences of […]

Does their English level of proficiency affect how much they transfer-how they transfer?

L1 transfer of Collocation From Arabic to English Language One source of errors second language learners make is first language transfer (L1 transfer). Students tend to borrow from the first language when they are unaware or do not know the equivalent of the words they want to use. Talk about collocations L1 transfer (borrowing multi-word […]