The Learning of English as a foreign Language In order to communicate their ideas and survive in a society‚ human beings needed to use languages which vary depending on the country they live or are from. The acquisition of such languages involves no effort providing that such a process is natural. Individuals develop their communicative skill as they are exposed to the language‚ but when these face the learning of a second language‚ such a process gets complicated. Due to globalization‚ an urgent
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SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LITERACY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Key Issues and Promising Practices Diane August August & Associates Report No. 61 February 2003 This report was published by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR)‚ a national research and development center supported by a grant (No. R-117-D40005) from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)‚ U.S. Department of Education. The content or opinions expressed
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English is an international language which is used officially all around the world. Anybody who wants to make connections with the world we live in should learn English. I had English language classes in my secondary and high school years. I also took some private English learning courses throughout summers in my country‚ Turkey. However‚ I could not improve my English effectively as all Turkish students in Turkey. I fully agree that English will be learned most efficiently in the boundaries of an
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In 2001‚ The American Scholar derived an excerpt from a talk given by Margaret Drabble‚ an English author who stated‚ “Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts.” This quote declares that as we tend to ignore our logic sense and morals in order to fulfill society’s needs. The desire to not be distinctive can make us cohere with something we normally wouldn’t agree to. As human beings we fall upon this constantly with smoking illegal substances‚ treating others with disrespect
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cultures grow‚ change and expand so does the English language. New terms have now been fully absorbed into our language‚ otherwise known as slang. Some say that slang is not true English; that it should not belong in our vocabulary‚ but I am here to tell you otherwise. Slang has been used for many years and is slowly shaping the English language‚ to make it more interesting and unique. So what really is slang; how has it spread and has it enriched our language? To begin with‚ slang is neither profanity
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Standards for English as an international language | |Standard English: She was sabotaged by them. | | | |Singlish sentence is grammatical and linguistic equal. | |①Language standards and English as an international
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The acquisition of a new language can pose many difficulties to both the student‚ in learning the language‚ and to the teacher in communicating and teaching the language. The following essay attempts to outline some of these difficulties. One of the major factors affecting all students attempting to acquire a foreign language is the correlation of the new language and their native tongue. The degree of variation between the student’s native tongue and the English language can cause all kinds of problems
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was using what author Judith Baker would consider “home” English. (51) Where as my mom was using what Baker would consider “formal” English. (51) Baker also wrote about “professional” English‚ but that type of English would not have been used in that situation. The whole concept of Judith Baker’s “Trilingualism” is based on the different types of Englishes. Which she states are home‚ formal‚ and professional. (51) In her words home English is what “most students learn at home‚ and most immigrants
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Ruining the English Language. [Youth Radio]. Available from: http://www.youthradio.org/news/is-texing-ruining-english-language [accessed 4 June 2010] Author‚ A. N.‚ untitled. [accessed 7 June 2010]. Christopher Dawson‚ 2007. Text messaging and the death of the English language. [Zdnet]. Available from: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/text-messaging-and-the-death-of-the-english-language/1021
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The Thirties: The Best and Worst of Times Steinbeck Assessment Brittany Munn 1. The author says the decade had "a beginning‚ middle and end." His essay also has this structure. Briefly describe these three sections in Steinbeck’s essay. 2. What is Steinbeck’s attitude towards those who "had it made" at the beginning of the decade? Quote the words or phrases that lead you to this conclusion. 3. Steinbeck’s use of sensory details provides a vivid description of life during that period. Choose
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