individuals and governments are concerned about language diversity as an increasing number of reports have demonstrated a considerable decrease in the number of languages during the last few centuries (Romaine‚ 2007). Additionally‚ the future of many languages is also dismal. As a consequence‚ whether or not to protect endangered languages is a quite controversial issue at present. This essay will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of preserving languages‚ which are quite essential for governments
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In line with the globalization‚ foreign language is very crucial in term of the trade field‚ exchanging cultures among countries‚etc especially English as international language. Generally‚ learning foreign language is considered as a way of building bridges to nation’s success in today’s integrated and interdependent world economy. Accordingly‚ I think that children should learn foreign language as soon as they start in school‚especially in kindergarten. First of all‚ according to scientists
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WORKING WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Annette Zehler At the beginning of this school year‚ you may have discovered that there were one or more students in your class who did not grow up speaking English. They were raised in another country‚ or perhaps even in the United States‚ but where another language was primarily spoken at home. These students‚ who may not speak English at all or‚ at least‚ do not speak‚ understand‚ and write English
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Ozymandias 1. Pharaoh Ozymandias was a cruel and selfish man. Line 5 “And wrinklrd lip and sneer of cold command”. Line 10 “King of kings”. Suggests that he was filled with self-glory and commanding expressions‚ a ruler with superiority and arrogance. Line 4 “whose frown” suggest an unhappy or angry man. 2. Ozymandias symbolizes political power and pride. The statue and surrounding desert is a metaphor for invented power or “passions”. “Lifeless things” – nothing remains but the eroded
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story “Game Over”‚ might of liked it better using his hands judging by how inaccurate he is with a tennis racket. “Game Over” and “Girl Can’t Dance” are similar and different in many ways. The two ways this essay will be describing is how their theme is similar and how the figurative language in the two stories is used for different reasons. The theme in “Game Over” and “Girl Can’t Dance” are the same‚ that having a good friend is important. The author wrote “I owed Aubree an apology. Maybe even
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Corruption is the misuse of entrusted power for private gains. It is of different types e.g. petty‚ grand and political. The petty corruption is usually linked with the lower salary employees and generally considered as facilitating payments‚ whereas‚ the grand corruption is associated with the high level bureaucracy. However‚ the political corruption as name indicates is related to the politician. They usually involve in this type corruption in order to maintain their status quo. The corruption
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Language is a great power which forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different.
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Cultures and Co-Cultures By: Anna Skidmore Delta College A Culture is the language‚ values‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and customs people share and learn according to Larry Samovar and his colleagues (2007). Culture includes two different groups called in-groups which are groups that you identify yourself with and out-groups which is a group of people we view as different (Frings & Abram‚ 2010; Quist & Jorgensen‚ 2010). Examples of culture is the foods we eat‚ holidays we celebrate‚ the
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Mary McVay Jenkins American Literature 27 April 2018 To Language or not To Language In life‚ there will always be people who we can not talk to. Whether it be because they do not speak our language or because of some other barrier‚ this is just a fact of life. However‚ for those who are deaf or hard of hearing within the United States‚ it is exponentially harder to find people who are able to understand and talk to them. This can leave them with a sense of isolation that can only be healed if someone
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