speak a language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national dialect can bring hardships to those of different languages. While it is necessary for immigrants to learn English to function
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THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE BY HAUWA MAGAJIYA BALA (MRS) DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTERS DEGREE [MA] IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE [TEFL] SUBMITTED TO LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2004 DEDICATION DEDICATION OF THIS PIECE OF WORK GOES TO MY BELOVED PARENTS‚ HAJIYA FATIMA ZAHRA AND ALHAJI YUSUF MUSA. MAY GOD BLESS THEM‚ AMEEN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the
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Parts of Speech A part of speech (also a word class‚ a lexical class‚ or a lexical category) is a linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items)‚ which is generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question. Common linguistic categories include noun and verb‚ among others. There are open word classes‚ which constantly acquire new members‚ and closed word classes‚ which acquire new members infrequently if at all. Verb – is a word (part
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How William Shakespeare changed the English language William Shakespeare was born/baptized on April 26th 1564 and died on April 23rd 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world ’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England ’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated
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Acid rain is a very serious air and water pollution problem. Many people feel that it is the most serious pollution problem that we now face. Scientists say that plant and animal life in thousands of lakes in the United States and Canada has already been destroyed by acid rain. Acid rain forms in the upper atmosphere. There‚ sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix with water vapor. They mix with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When the vapor condenses and rain falls‚ the acids fall with it
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English has become an universal language. Do you think that the positive effects of this trend outweigh negative effects? The influence of English as a universal language is a subject matter. People are increasingly concerned about whether the popularity of learning English is a positive trend. As far as i know‚ its benefits are far more pronounced than its downside. In economic terms‚ the prevalence of English creates two benefits. One benefit is that it enables people to explore new business
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Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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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 with the
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YOUTH TOURISM CONFERENCE: “Perspectives and Prospects” Palm Garden Hotel‚ Putrajaya‚ MALAYSIA Wednesday‚ 3 May 2005 KEYNOTE ADDRESS “THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH TOURISM IN THE MALAYSIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY” MR. MIRZA MOHAMMAD TAIYAB Deputy Director General I‚ Tourism Malaysia Distinguished Participants‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I am indeed honoured and privileged to be present here this morning amongst so many distinguished delegates of the Youth Tourism Conference: Perspectives
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Chapter 1 Standard English………………………………..……………...4 Chapter 1.1 General Characteristics of the English Language in different Parts of the English-Speaking World………………………………………..5 Chapter 1.2 Lexical Differences of Territorial Variants………………….5 Chapter 2 American English....................................................................6 Chapter 3 Canadian‚ Australian and Indian Variants................................8 Chapter 4 Variants and Dialects of the Armenian Languages…….…...8 4.1
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