Diversity In this country the English language rules the land. Although English hasn’t exactly always been the official language of America‚ it is now. In the early period of our country America was basically a melting pot for cultures‚ languages‚ religion etc. Things have very much changed since then. English may be the dominant‚ but millions of Americans speak more than just English at home. Bilingualism is all around us; in a country that is dominated by English I think bilingualism would strengthen
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(Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics) WARNING 1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE‚ IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”. 2. Course: Language Variation & Stylistics (5665) Level: MA TEFL Semester: Spring‚ 2012 Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40 ASSIGNMENT No. 1 (Units
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Investigating Second Language Acquisition Required Texts VanPatten‚ B.‚ & Williams‚ J. (2007). Theories in second language acquisition: an introduction. Mahwah‚ N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Additional Readings Braidi‚ S. (1999). The acquisition of second-language syntax. London New York: Arnold ;Co-published in the United States by Oxford University Press. DeKeyser‚ R. (2007). Skill Acquisition Theory. In B. VanPatten & J. Williams (Eds.)‚ Theories in Second Language Acquisition (pp
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SHAKESPEARE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Multiliteracies‚ Technologies and the Bard 1 My experience as a drama teacher in public schools and my observations on prac is that high school students in English or Drama classes find Shakespeare frustrating and alienating. And for many non-English speaking and Indigenous students‚ Shakespeare requires a cognitive leap made doubly problematic by cultural distance. In many ways‚ it’s like learning another language‚ hence the title of my investigation. I intend
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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Nowadays‚ English is popular and important not only in developed countries but also throughout the world. Therefore‚ some people say that the increasing role of English in the world means that the learning of other languages is being neglected. I do not agree with this statement for the following reasons: The learning of the other languages is not being neglected. First‚ let us think about French. Although French is not as common as English‚ many people want to learn this language. In Vietnam‚ there
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the Study There are three popular theory perspectives toward second language learning‚ behaviorism‚ nativism and interactionism. The theory of behaviorist has received some research interest due to the relation between behavior and second language learning Traditional behaviorists believed that language learning is the result of imitation‚ practice‚ feedback on success‚ and habit formation.. The methodological and conceptual
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English is the only foreign language worth learning I likely diasgree with this statement. Every language is worth learning because it is how we communicate with each other. English is third most spoken language in the world‚ after Chinese and Spanish. I think English is leading language on this planet because Chinese and Spanish are spoken only in few countries. There are approximately 370 million native English speakers all around the world. On top that‚ there are roughly the same amout who
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of God THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Mahsa Rabiee Khouzestan Science and Research branch‚ Islamic Azad University Ahvaz-Iran Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of using technology in teaching English as a second language. It considers some techniques which can promote English language students to take a step forward on their learning skills by using technology. In this research‚ the focus is
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EVEN proficient speakers of English often lack necessary pragmatic competence; that is‚ they are not aware of the social‚ cultural‚ and discourse conventions that have to be followed in various situations (Bardovi-Harlig 1999). Research has also been done on the disparity between grammatical and pragmatic competence. However‚ relatively less attention has been paid to how classroom-based instruction can contribute to the pragmatic development of foreign language learners. This article presents
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