A lot of people refer to mother tongue ‘influence’ on English‚ as mother tongue ‘influenza’ and have a good laugh at others’ expense. Of all the influences‚ the mother tongue influence is the most difficult to get rid of‚ or so we believe! In my Verbal Ability sessions‚ I invariably come across people who carry around an inferiority complex‚ just because they speak English with a mother tongue influence. When I tell them that I come from a vernacular medium school and couldn’t converse in
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Reflection Essay After reading the article “Mother Tongue”‚ I started interesting in Asian Immigration problem especially Chinese immigrants. The first generations of Chinese and Japanese immigrants were coming to the United States for mining gold‚ farming and railroad in the early of 19th century. They were followed by Korean and Filipino immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane plantations in Hawaii. Then‚ the growing numbers of Asian immigrants raise up much faster due to the economic
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March 2013 Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan Summary: In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ she narrates how her mother’s “broken” English affect her life and her career choices. She talked about the “kind of English” her and her family uses all the time. Tan mentioned her difficulties and struggles she had to deal with‚ when she was in school because her English wasn’t perfect. For her‚ learning English wasn’t easy. It wasn’t her strongest point. She was complimented with how well she does with Math
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English 101 Mother Tongue Amy Tan makes a valid point about the use of different Englishes that are spoken in different places and to certain people. What one says may sometimes vary based on the person‚ situation‚ or event as well. How one speaks and what they pick up on happens in the home and other people see them differently based on the way they speak. Different languages become difficult to translate as well because there isn’t always a similar word in the translating language. Many people
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After reading the strongly written “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ it shows a great deal of strength from the Asian American culture. Throughout the reading it showed how hard it was and still is for Asian Americans to work through the difficulties of the English language. The essay talked first about the different languages of English that this young lady learned and used through her life. The second part was about the difficulties that she had through school because English wasn’t here strongest subject
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Mother Tongue: The Struggles of Communication Communication is arguably the most essential and powerful part of everyday life. Societies ability to run smoothly‚ efficiently and benefit as many people as possible‚ hinges greatly on communication and how effectively it is used. We need to communicate to get new and innovative ideas across‚ to state opinions‚ to sort our arguments and most importantly‚ to better understand those around us. The short story Mother Tongue by Amy Tan addresses the reality
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Mother Tongue by Amy Tall Kaé Murray-Francis September 2‚ 2011 Florida Memorial University Recently‚ in my College Writing II class‚ I had the opportunity to read‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. I enjoyed reading the essay so much that I decided to write my own analysis. “Mother Tongue” is an essay based on the power of language and the will to communicate. However‚ the essay is not just about language itself‚ but also about the relationship between a mother‚ Mrs. Tan‚ and her daughter‚ Amy Tan
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Based on Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”(Tan‚ 76-81) it is evident that language has an affect on our lives. Language defines the type of person I am generally and it has had an affect on my choices as well as my lifestyle. Language has become my way of seeing life in a different perspective. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”(Tan‚ 76) she discusses the way the language that she was taught affected her life in so many ways. I can definitely relate to Tan’s essay since I as well came from a bilingual home. Like
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Rhetorical Reading Response: Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” In the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (1990)‚ which discusses her mother’s way of speaking through “broken English”‚ Tan explores the different “Englishes” that she has come into contact with in her everyday life; these variations have presented struggles in her mother’s life. Tan illustrates this to her audience by giving examples of the struggles her mother was faced with due to “her” English and the many versions of English that surrounds
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In the article "Mother Tongue"Amy Tan shares her personal opinions on the English Language. She discusses the different forms of English that she uses in her daily life. One form of English she grew up with is her mother’s broken English which by others is sometimes seen as limited and fractured. Amy sees her mother’s language as vivid‚ clear‚ and natural. It is direct and full of imagery. She can understand it clearly. It is her mother tongue. She discovers that Asian-American students don’t
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