From the list of concepts stated above‚ I have chosen to describe the concepts of dialect‚ context of situation‚ native speaker and lingua franca with regards to the local context in my discussion. Dialect In Singapore‚ the racial groups are categorized into their ‘dialect groups’‚ meaning their ‘ethnic’ groups. It is stated that “every Singaporean has an officially allocated ‘dialect group’ which normally corresponds to the paternal ancestral language‚ but does not necessarily to anything in the
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Introduction In this paper‚ we will examine the Natural Order Hypothesis which was first introduced by Stephen Krashen in the late 1970s and 1980s. Krashen proposed the Second Language Acquisition Theory with five hypotheses. The Natural Order Hypothesis is a part of this second language theory. This hypothesis claims that learners of second language acquire the grammatical structures in a predictable way. It includes that some grammatical structures acquired naturally earlier than the others and
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Nonverbal Communication is important as what people say. But much of nonverbal communication In different cultures is beyond our awareness. Lack of such Knowledge may arise misunderstanding and Conflicts. Every day‚ we respond to thousands on nonverbal cues and behaviors including postures‚ Facial expression‚ eye gaze‚ gestures‚ and tone of voice. From our handshakes to our hairstyles‚ Nonverbal details reveal who we are and impact how we relate to other people. Nonverbal communication is more
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REQUIRED READING FOR ALL STUDENTS NEW STUDENT GUIDE JANUARY 2013 REQUIRED READING FOR ALL STUDENTS NEW STUDENT GUIDE JANUARY 2013 You are required to read this to help you prepare for your studies at George Brown College. Students who deferred from the previous semester and re-applied to the January 2013 semester are also required to follow these steps. MANDATORY STEPS Confirmation and Payment by Offer Expiry Date 1. Confirm and Pay your fees before the Offer Expiry Date on your Acceptance
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Week 2 Discussion Question Academic Integrity in a Cultural Context “Integrity is the essence of everything successful” (Buckminster Fuller 2014) Corruption can be considered a major threat to social development‚ as well as to sustainability. It can spread like an epidemic‚ and when it does‚ it can cause the destruction of society in all fields‚ leaving communities without moral principle‚ shriveling up wheels of development and making society suffer. To counter this‚ members of public and
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Emma by Jane Austen Cultural context The novel I have studied is Emma by Jane Austen. The cultural context to which we are introduced in the novel ’Emma ’ by Jane Austen‚ is the world of the middle classes in the nineteenth century. In this essay I will look‚ firstly‚ at the role of women in this world. I will examine the very limited opportunities a woman had in terms of education and finding a career which would allow her to live an independent life in the world of the novel. Secondly‚ I will
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Cultural Context Essay “Young Goodman Brown” Thomas Lovins ENG310 Alexia Kosmider 16 February 2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ “Young Goodman Brown” is a story of Puritanical fear and crisis of faith set in the colonial period right around the same time of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Brown is led through the woods by a mysterious man to complete a family tradition and face his destiny as a suspicious man‚ perhaps to head the trials of the witches himself. The story is culminated when Brown
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AP English 27 March 2014 A Misunderstanding The fact that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ a fictional book‚ has caused such an outcry from certain people is downright ridiculous...although somewhat understandable. Those who believe the word nigger is an unacceptable insult in every circumstance are completely narrow minded and stubborn because they are choosing to associate “nigger” with the worst type of connotation instead of emerging from David Foster Wallace’s “water” and viewing
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Communication Situation Analysis The rapid advancement of modern technology has empowered us with multitudes of avenues for effective delivery of our communications. The route we chose should be carefully analyzed before use as each delivery may require specific results. Communicating important messages across global or local organizations are complicated‚ and may require special skills or particular medium depending on the audience one is trying to reach. There may also be ramifications in certain
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Unit 202 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Outcome 2 2.4A Describe the actions to take in response to emergency situations including: FIRES Regular testing of the fire alarms take place every six weeks at the School. The log book is kept by the business manager‚ this is available to any visiting fire officer. Fire instructions are clearly posted in all classrooms‚ offices and corridors. Also emergency exits are clearly signed. There are always at least 2 fire
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