Questions for Discussion 1. One way to read Richard Rodriguez’s essay is as a discussion of two discrete educational philosophies. What are they? The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him
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Essay prompt: Whether you take offense or not‚ can you see any virtue in using such stereotypes for humor? For instance‚ does the humor help undermine the stereotypes or merely strengthen them? Write an essay in which you address these questions‚ using quotations from Barry as well as other readings‚ observations and experience as examples and evidence. Essay prompt: Whether you take offense or not‚ can you see any virtue in using such stereotypes for humor? For instance‚ does the humor h
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Carlos Castro Ms. Pentecost AP English 4A November 22‚ 2013 “Declaration of Independence” In the eighteenth century‚ colonists were subjected to the harsh mercantilist policies of the British. After many years colonist grew weary of these oppressive acts and responded with the Declaration of Independence. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ the Declaration of Independence stated the natural rights of all human beings‚ and the countless acts of oppression on the colonist by King George III
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“Politics and the English language” George Orwell General questions 1. This piece is written basically just to criticize bad writing and also to criticize the downgrade of the English language. In the essay Orwell argues that “our language is probably curable”. The main point is just to show examples of how the language has deteriorated and also to give some pointers on how it can be fixed. 2. Throughout the essay the author’s tone is that of aggravation because the entire piece
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to
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NAME: THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH COURSE: British or American‚ the language is basically the same‚ and its global stature is backed up by massive English-language training programmes‚ an international business that in textbooks‚ language courses‚ tape cassettes‚ video programmes and computerized instruction — is worth hundreds of millions of pounds or dollars to the economies of the US and the UK. The English language is now one of Britain’s most reliable exports. In the ironic words of the novelist
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English as a Global Language The phenomenal rise in use of English has mainly taken place over the last two decades. English has reached high status world-wide because of several factors; as the mother tongue of millions of people all over the world‚ as the language that millions of children learn at school and the language that is used in international relations‚ for global communication and as the major media language. The importance of a global language has become major‚ in some contexts
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ENGW1111 Response to question 1 on page 382-383 As I was reading Susan Griffin’s essay I found the structure confusing to some extent. She talks about one thing‚ compares it with her life and then jumps to another story. In her essay Griffin brings up many topics; cells‚ rockets‚ world war two. In a way‚ reading through Griffin’s essay and understanding it is like solving a puzzle. One piece of the puzzle gives you nothing about the whole picture. Once the pieces are assembled‚ the picture becomes
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Source 1: Article on ‘Lifesaving with-class’ What do you learn from the article about the Beach to City programme run by the RNLI? (8) There is a lot that we learn from this article about the Beach to city. Stamp begins the article with a powerful and emergency like sentence which is “Help! I’m drowning”. This automatically makes the reader interested in what has happened and begins to engage with the article. One of the first things we learn is what the term ‘RNLI’ stands for‚ which is explained
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1. Choose a topic related to language use (in your placement school) which you would like to explore further‚ eg: - The different languages spoken in the country/region/city of your placement school; - The use of different languages/dialects/varieties in the school; - Language use in the classroom; patterns of interaction‚ gender and cultural differences; - Language use in a multilingual classroom; - Teachers’ attitudes to pupils’ (non-standard) language. Although the presentation should
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