Stories Are for Adults Too! by Chris King Very often when I tell someone I am a storyteller‚ they will say‚ “Oh‚ how nice. Do you tell stories to children in the schools and at the libraries?” Well‚ yes‚ I do tell stories to children of all ages‚ but I also tell stories to adults. And‚ in my opinion‚ adults need and want the stories even more than the children. In this article‚ I am going to address why we‚ as storytellers‚ tell to adults. I will be including some quotes and ideas from many other
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Why I don’t speak in English BY: EISSEN LORENZ D. ROS III-PATIENCE For as Filipinos‚ English is our second language and it’s the nationwide used language. We’re learning the English language to improve our communication skills but does the school need to force the student to speak the English language? It is more appropriate if the schools shall have the freedom to let the student choose the language they prefer to use? Why don’t we practice our own language and improve it more? The punishment
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CONTRIBUTING TO PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AMONG CHINESE STUDENTS IN JOHOR BAHRU BY OOI CHOON LEAN MP061113 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 581225-07-5846 SUPERVISOR ASSOC PROF DR AZIZI HJ YAHAYA ii ABSTRACT There has been an ongoing debate about the importance of the English language. Employers are lamenting that new graduates these days lack communicative proficiency in English. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors which contribute to English proficiency in Chinese
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Why must we speak English ?? 1. English is the International Language and is one of the most popular and most spoken in the technology world. 2. We need to know English language in order to study any science subject or any computer language. 3. We need to know English to communicate effectively too many developed countries. 4. English is very much important in our life‚ it is necessary in each and every field. 5. If we know English we never feel tongue tide in front of others
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Why SHOULD YOU learn English? Good question. I believe everyone should learn the English language for the following reasons. Distribution English is the most widely spoken language in the world based on the distribution of native speakers. * There are over 400 million native English speakers worldwide. * There are over 500 million speakers of English as a second or foreign language. 900 million people using English‚ out of a total world population of about 6.7 billion people‚ is only
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to learn English? A.Is it in a class B. Is it alone-online or tutor C.Is it a combination In today’s world of modern technology‚ there are actually more easy ways than ever to learn the English language. There are many different ways you can improve your English‚ so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. Some people think that learning English in class is better than outside class. For my own views‚ the both approach above is the good way to study English language
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Speak “Right” English: The Unconstitutional Standard English Language Ideology In this essay‚ I question the validity of Standard English Language Ideology. Moreover‚ I employ the research done by Nelson Flores and Jonathan Rosa‚ Samy Alim and other authors to support my argument that the enforcement of Standard English Language violates the rights of American citizens‚ especially those minorities whose first language is not English. This includes the right of free speech and the right of equality
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English has an important role in our communication broadly. It can convey the different messages from different countries around the world. Like our mother tongue‚ english opens new and great opportunity for us to make relationships in any sector of life. By comprehending english‚ it enables us to know more on education‚ culture‚ politics as well as social differences. There are three stages to learn english: learning autodidactic‚ attending the course‚ and practicing the language. The first stage
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other country that has less of population‚ such as Canada. These countries need a lot of immigrants to fill their labour-market needs; in addition‚ people may get better living throughout immigrant. Recently‚ there is a debate about immigration policy‚ the topic is that Canada should or should not consider the language and country for choosing immigrants. Some persons think yes‚ Canada should use this way to improve its immigrant level. However‚ most of the people believe that Canada should not use this
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As one of the most dynamic countries that primarily use the English language‚ the United States is a wonderland in which each state has its own accent and that all Americans take pride in their own language culture. In the documentary film Do You Speak American?‚ celebrated journalist and novelist Robert MacNeil sets out on a journey all around the United States‚ exploring how the language of America defines‚ unites‚ and separates its people. The title of the film proposes an intriguing question:
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