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    Mother Tongue

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    Mother Tongue- Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) One of the changes in Basic Education Curriculum brought about by the new K-12 program is the introduction of Mother Tongue- Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) specifically in Kindergarten‚ Grades 1‚ 2 and 3 to support the goal of “ Every Child- A- Reader and A –Writer” by Grade 1.” MTB-MLE refers to “first-language-first” education that is‚ schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages particularly

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    Mother Tongue

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan “So easy to read”(p.4). Amy Tan ends her essay‚ “Mother Tongue” with this short and even grammatically wrong sentence. She tells us this mother’s brief review is a proof of success of her writing. Why does she think that easiness is an essence of her writing? She suggests answers to this question by her essay. In her essay‚ Amy Tan effectively convinces her readers that “broken English” is not an inferior language‚ but just

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    Hanging Tongues

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    In the article “Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly line” Thompson (1983) there are many connections between the Physical structure of the beef processing plant and the social structure of those working within it. The layout‚ design and decor of the beef plant both directly and metaphorically impact on the social structure within the plant‚ pertaining to (among other examples) a sense of isolation‚ hierarchies‚ formalisation and standardisation. The physical layout

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    Mother Tongue

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    which is language. “The power of language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed both

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    Objectives:Students should be able to: distinguish ch/ and sh sounds when reading the list of minimal pairs. identify and write down which (sh/ch)sound was read aloud. use sh/ch sounds correctly while reading a text. Anticipatory set: Tongue Twister Procedure: 1. Introduce the tongue twisters (tt) and ask if they had a hard time with it. Who?How? Why? 2. Let them distinguish common sounds that are found in the tt. (sh & ch sounds). 3. As a class‚ classify the words under two columns sh sounds and ch sounds

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    Wild Tongue

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    A person’s language can help us to identify their values. In the passage‚ "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua and "Mother Tongue" by Any Tan‚ discussed about the difficulties they faced while adapting to a new culture and acquiring a new language. It shows the role of a new language and how it effects their private as well. People from different culture always shows difficulty in adjusting within a new culture and when they do so‚ they would more likely to lose their own values.  Language

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    Speaking in Tongues

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    Speaking in Tongues Maurya Simon elaborates on the present day human beings cold disconnect from reality in relation to those who were connected in the past. The people of today people are mute‚ invisible scribes to history‚ to ourselves‚ and to each other. We are mindless zombies with no appreciation for nature or each other‚ only ourselves. We are selfish‚ we throw ourselves into our blackberry’s and iPhone’s into our own digital dimension where all attention is focused solely on us where

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    Mother Tongue

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    Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan This is a narrative essay because is telling a story‚ and it is organized chronologically. It means that is organized in the order that they occur. Amy Tan is a writer that describes her relation with her roots‚ through the language that she learns which is English. She is sharing her story‚ how she gets to use the language in the way she is‚ and how affected her imperfect English of her mother. This essay use pathos appeals that refers to appeals based on emotions. For

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    mother tongue

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    Summary of “Mother Tongue” In the book‚ “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan asserts that language is a tool of communication. Tan herself speak two kinds of English‚ standard English and broken English. She realizes that she always speak in perfect English‚ the standard English‚ when she gives a speech‚ when she is giving a speech which her mother attends. However‚ when she talks to her mother‚ she changes her language into a limited English‚ broken English‚ without any transfer. This is because the language

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    Dental Piercings

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    Introduction Oral jewelry is frequently seen in dental practices‚ especially with adolescents and young adults. The most common piercings are on the tongue and lip. Piercings can also be found on the uvula‚ labial frenum and lingual frenum. Another form of piercing is dermal piercings that can be found on the chin‚ dimples‚ upper and lower lip‚ and on the cheeks near the sinuses. There are several reasons why adolescents and young adults get oral piercings‚ including control over the body‚ as a

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