The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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A euphemism is defined as a non-harmful phrase or word used to substitute another word or phrase that is seen as‚ in some way‚ unpleasant. These words and phrases‚ though created with the best possible intentions‚ are slowly causing the English language to decay. For example‚ penitentiaries used to be led by a warden. In an effort to seem politically correct‚ penitentiaries‚ prisons and jails have been renamed to the‚ allegedly less controversial‚ title of “correctional facility” or “detention facility
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http://www.fnf.org.ph/talakayan/liberal_topic.php?id=240 Filipino vs. English as the medium of instruction The English vs. Filipino debate is once again a hot topic. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the government?s policy of using English as the medium of instruction in our schools. According to those who filed the petition‚ the push for the use of English in our classrooms will only lead to further deterioration of what?s already been described as a rather inferior
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1 Non-Native English Students Learning in English: Reviewing and Reflecting on the Research ■ Allan B.I. Bernardo and Marianne Jennifer M. Gaerlan De La Salle University‚ Philippines ABSTRACT: As more countries adopt English as the language of learning in schools‚ more non-native speakers of English are learning English so that they can learn in English. In this paper‚ we review studies (mostly involving Filipino-English bilinguals) that look into the experiences of bilingual learners as
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What is English Literature? According to Wikipedia‚ English literature is the literature written in the English language‚ including literature written in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example‚ Robert Burns was Scottish‚ James Joyce was Irish‚ Joseph Conrad was born in Poland‚ Dylan Thomas was Welsh‚ Edgar Allan Poe was American‚ V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad‚ and Vladimir Nabokov was Russian‚ but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature
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Before signing up for Composition I‚ I asked to myself why do I have to take this? In fact‚ I used to find English classes insufferable‚ but I never imagined that I would adore and write compositions with full of confidence and passion. Now a days‚ students take in a fear of signing up for a composition class. And the main concern of this is that students are required to cover three main topics which include: reading‚ writing‚ and literature. The difficulty of gathering ideas in writing and interpreting
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English‚ which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman‚ 2004)‚ has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia‚ Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot‚ 2000). As the influence of English is increasing‚ some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However‚ many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating
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Wilson 1 Reece Wilson Mrs. Hayes 9th Grade Honors English- period 2 December 8‚ 2014 Argument Essay Humans make mistakes every day. For many‚ a mistake is often viewed as a huge negative. While some do have negative consequences‚ often there is good that can come from them as well if a person can change their perspective of a situation. The question to think about is if we benefit from everything that happens to us. Some people are able to recognize the good side of every situation
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English as an international language Of the 4‚000 to 5‚000 living languages‚ English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue‚ it ranks second only to Chinese‚ which is effectively six mutually unintelligible dialects little used outside China. On the other hand the 300 million native speakers of English are to be found in every continent‚ and an equally widely distributed body of second language speakers‚ who use English for their day-to-day needs‚ totals over 250 million. Finally‚ if
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Critical Analysis: Reformation of England The 16th century undoubtedly proved to be a tumultuous period in the history of England. The insecurity of religious belief and stability of its government were primary factors in the elusive identity of England until the very 1600’s. There was an evident succession of contradictory rule. This pattern began with King Henry VIII and his fruitless marriage to Catherine of Argon. Frustrations sky rocketed as they failed to produce an heir; Henry’s only resolution
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