benefits of English as a world language outweigh the dangers? Predictions are that English could become a future language for the world. It is widely spoken and taught around the world. By the late eighteen century; John Adams predicted that it would become the most respectable language in the world and most universally read and spoken in the coming centuries. (Burn & Coffin: 9). The evidence of this is emphasized by David Crystal in his second edition of his book - English as a global language. He states
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A critical Evaluation of Braj Kachru’s Three Circle Model for Varieties of English Around The World Shivana Mohammed 2010-03-20 Ling 6402: World Englishes Jo-Anne Ferierra In 1985‚ Braj Kachru first posited the term “World Englishes” this was hailed as a valuable contribution to the understanding of the many varieties of English which have arisen since the colonisation of many cultures by the British Raj. Pennycock declares “Braj Kachrus development of the term World englishes‚ epitomises
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Paleontologist‚ evolutionary biologist‚ and historian of science‚ Stephen Jay Gould‚ in his narrative essay‚ “The Terrifying Normalacy of AIDS” explain how AIDS is a natural phenomenon. Gould’s purpose is to convey the idea that‚ AIDS is a force to be wrecked with and it does not discriminate between human beings. Gould adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences in his readers. Taking in consideration in Gould’s true agreement I agree with his evidence about
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From birth to death‚ we are constantly striving to find the golden rule of a successful rapport with everybody‚ the people we come across in this world. To put it simply‚ it is the relationships‚ the way in which two or more people or things are connected‚ or the state of being connected. It can be a state of being connected by blood or marriage – the emotional closeness of familial love; the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave towards each other – the platonic love that defines
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and government courses available I was questioned as to whether I would take AP‚ CCC‚ or regular English. Nonchalantly I said “Well AP of course”. My guidence counselor expressed a great deal of discomfort as she explained to me the difficulty of the AP English curriculum. My guidance counselor said “Just so you are aware‚ Mr Sullivan‚ the AP English teacher‚ is a very tough teacher”. After sparring over taking AP English in my senior year I managed to outlast my counselor and signed up for the course
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The skills I had developed up until this point further evolved in the AP (Advanced Placement) English class I attended during my senior year. AP English was the most challenging literature class I took during my time in high school; it was also the most enjoyable and rewarding. We read literary works such as “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver; “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley; “The Things They Carried” by ???; and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen
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country with different languages in different parts of the country. These regional languages differ from each other so much that it is not possible to communicate with people of other regions without a common language. Further‚ India is trying to maintain a good foreign policy. For all this‚ there is need of a common language i.e.‚ English. It is this language which is understood almost all over the region in addition to national language of Hindi‚ all schools and colleges teach English and mostly have
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CHAPTER I RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Malaysia has evolved into a middle-income country and moving forward in achieving the Vision 2020 which was introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ Mahathir bin Mohammad in 1991. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020 in all aspects of life such as economic prosperity‚ social well-being and educational world class. The economy of Malaysia is growing and a newly industrialized market
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Running Head: TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Problems that Science Teachers of English Language Learners Face in the Classroom Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction………………………………………………………..….3 Significance of the Study……………………………………………..4 Research Question……………………………………………………5 Hypothesis of the Study………………………………………………5 Methods………………………………………………………………6 Data analysis………………………………………………………….7 Conclusion……………………………………………………………8 References………………………………………………
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say that there is a language barrier between non English speaking people and English speaking Americans in Texas in the Hispanic community particularly. From the various articles and surveys that I have found there seems to be a great number of Texans wanting English to be declared the official language. On the other hand there some organizations saying it would be unconstitutional. According to 2007 figures from the U.S. Census‚ more than 3.2 million Texans are limited English proficient‚ including
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