Studying English language in an English-speaking country is the best but not the only way to learn the language. Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Some people believe that the students have to go abroad to study English while other people claim that beside learning English in an English-speaking country‚ there are a number of ways to study this language. I am strongly persuaded by the latter idea by the following reasons. First of all‚ it cannot be denied that learning English in an
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English is a language spoken by almost every country; therefore‚ kids are learning this language in preschool. Because there is a rapid increase in globalization‚ there is a need for having one language around the world in order to make things easier. Business between different nations with a common language will improve social relationships and will promote mutual understanding. In addition‚ studies have shown that there is an exponential growth in the number of people who speak English‚ so researchers
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Postmethod perspectives in ELT and materials development revisited: A critical approach A. Is still Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) alive and kicking? - A brief review The essence of CLT is the engagement of learners in communication so as to allow them to develop their communicative competence. In discussing the formulation of CLT in the 21st century‚ Savignon (2007) explains that "disappointment with both grammar-translation and audiolingual methods for their inability to prepare learners
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It is unquestionable that English today enjoy a significant status as the most worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment‚ academic‚ economic‚ and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language‚ not only with English speakers‚ but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country
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English Language Equivalencies 2014/15 (2015 Entry) Last updated May 2015 * See below for Russell Group list Qualification Level required IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each element 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each element 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in each element TOEFL (IBT) 79 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening‚ 18 in Reading‚ 20 in Speaking) 87 (minimum 20 in Speaking and 19 in all other elements) 100 (minimum 19 with 20 in Speaking) PTE (Academic) Pearson Test of English Academic
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English as a second language is not easy to learn. This is because English has its own set of rules in grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and pronunciations that might be very different from that of the native English as a second language is not easy to learn. By following six simple steps‚ however‚ non-native English speakers can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and listen to English confidently and effortlessly. -These six simple steps on how to learn English successfully.
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OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The history of the English language is very extensively. It contains parts of French‚ Latin‚ German‚ Norse and of a few less known tongues. Before texts were written in English‚ they were mainly written in Latin and were reserved to be read only by the Pious and royal. The language how it is spoken today was formed only after Centuries of fierce battling‚ governments being overthrown‚ and a period of time known as the Dark Ages. During this time‚ the language began
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228 ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE RICHARD LEDERER Concord‚ New HaITIpshire The English language is the ITIost widely spoken in the history of our planet. The English language has acquired the largest vocabulary and the noblest literature in the history of the hUITIan race. Nonetheless‚ English is a crazy language. In the crazy English language there is no butter in butterITIilk‚ no haITI in haITIburger‚ and no cottages in cottage cheese. To add to the in sanity‚ blackboards can be green‚ hot dogs
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History of the English Language One thing that makes human culture possible is the language‚ not thought. We cannot form a precise though without the power of words. Surely‚ we can relay on pictures‚ but language is the tool that will help the idea construct more completely‚ precisely‚ with more detail and finesse. Animals communicate‚ but their way of communication is based on cries consisted of limited number of symbols which have general meaning. Example: In case of danger: - A human
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does the English language enable us to express ‘politeness’? The definition of politeness is ‘Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people’(Oxford Dictionary) it is a social construct that has formulated by humans to communicate in society. They are usually taught in the home and in society through our norms and values of socialisation .Linguistically‚ politeness is a form of pragmatic‚ ‘the study of how interlocutors use their own knowledge of a language to convey
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