Sociological Principle of Language Teaching and Language Learning Speech Act Theory A theory of language based on J. L. Austin ’s How to Do Things with Words (second edition‚ 1975)‚ the major premise of which is that language is as much‚ if not more‚ a mode of action as it is a means of conveying information. As John Searle puts it‚ "All linguistic communication involves linguistic acts. The unit of linguistic communication is not‚ as has generally been supposed‚ the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence
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Alex Brown ENGL 112-O Persuasion Essay October 13‚ 2010 Professor Belding Persuasion Essay As young Americans living in the 21st century‚ we have many options when it comes to what we want to do after we graduate high school. Many choose to go to college and earn a degree while others choose to go straight to work or join the military. While all are very good choices for the young men and women who choose each path‚ some might be more rewarding than others
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standardized testing. Crazy amounts of testing cause severe stress in our students and teachers all over the nation‚ they are not a reliable measure of student performance‚ and our obsession with standardized testing robs kids of learning valuable information‚ and just learning for a test. The first reason why standardized testing is bad for our students is because of the stress it causes. Kids are constantly preparing all year for huge exams that in a sense will dictate their futures. If a kid is not
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Five-Paragraph Expository Essay Model |Essay Title |My Dog‚ Romeo | |Paragraph 1: The Introduction |My dog‚ Romeo‚ is the best pet anyone could have. He is beautiful and easy to| |Topic Sentence (Main Idea for your paper) |care for. Playing with him is lots of fun. He always takes care of
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English Language is Globally Important English is the major language in such fields as international diplomacy‚ business and commerce‚ science and technology‚ and the travel industry. How did English become such an important global language? British Colonialism Took English to North America‚ the Caribbean‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ and the Indian sub-continent U.S. rise as a strong economic and strategic power Pop Culture English became the language of diplomacy
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The use of Computers in Language Learning and Language Teaching C M. G Research Paper for March 18‚ 2008 I. Introduction In defining the meaning of literacy‚ Luke and Freebody suggested that there are four sets of overlapping practices that literacy involves such as: breaking the codes of text‚ participating in the meanings of texts‚ use the texts functionally and critically analyze and transform texts. (Warschauer. P. 2) Depending on the situation
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essential steps for people learning a new language. English is not my first language‚ it is my third‚ and I have spent a lot of time and effort to going through these steps. As an individual learning a new language‚ I can definitely say it is hard. Believe me‚ there is no way that a person can learn to run before he learns how to walk; the same applies to learning a new language like English. One of my English teachers from De Anza College said‚ “English is one of the hardest languages in the world‚ so you
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English Language Education in Rural Schools of India: The Situation‚ the Policy and the Curriculum Abstract This paper attempts to bring in the issues related to English language education situation in rural schools in India‚ the state policy on language education‚ quality questions in second / foreign language education through an analysis of language policy practices and the curriculum and syllabi of five states (provinces) in the country. The language policy in school education emerged
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Should everybody learn a foreign language? Nowadays‚ many people learn a foreign language and it is a trend to learn a foreign language. However‚ when it comes to should everybody learn a foreign language‚ many people have divergent views‚ some people think that learn a foreign language is useful‚ it can help our life and work. Some people claimed that learn a foreign language is not useful for everybody. This essay will discuss should everybody learn a foreign language. First of all‚ some people
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study at least one foreign language today. That’s why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. The problem of learning foreign languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time. We know that the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every seven years. Foreign languages are needed as the
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