Today English seems to act as lingua franca in some areas of the world. Studying for English has become a priority for students seeking to secure a good future in this rapidly changing world. There are mainly two kinds of classes for studying language which are the monolingual and multilingual classes. Both classes give students different studying environment. This essay will discuss the benefit and drawbacks of each class. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages when students participate
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NAME:___________________ Year 12 English Language Revision Pack 1. Complete many practice exams and correct them yourself (exams and suggested answers are on MOODLE). Do them under time constraints 2 hours with 15 mins reading and figure out a way to do them that suits you. Do them at 3pm. You will also be completing one in class during week 1‚ term 4. 2. Create flip cards with all the terms listed (unless you are 100% sure you know them) – give the word on one side‚ then definition
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- Designating English as the official language of the United States Preface: This was written for my English Composition II class and submitted October 22‚ 2010. Designating English as the official language of the United States Currently‚ and surprisingly‚ there is no official language designated for the United States of America. Should English be that official language for our nation? The United States is usually thought of an English speaking country and the Official Language needs to be representative
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of the English Language in Present Day world Language is the source of communication. Its the way through which we share our ideas and thoughts with others. There are uncountable languages in this world. Because every country has their own national language‚ then they have different local languages spoken and understood by their people in different regions. Let’s talk about English. It is the language of England and has International Standard. Many people think English as American Language but it
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English is an Obstacle in the Development of All Indian regional Languages Before independence‚ our rulers-the British had a definite policy in keeping us uneducated. They had seen a successful experiment in Africa‚ naming it the Dark Continent‚ a overpopulated teeming mass of handy slave like labour who never questioned their authority‚ asked for their rights or objected to be treated worse than animals. All because of their lack of literacy. The advantage with India was that
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one language‚ and that language is English” (Theodore Roosevelt). In the United States alone‚ there are 325 languages spoken nationwide. English should be made the official language of the United States because it will knock down these language barriers and immigrants will be more likely to prosper in this nation‚ even though the costs may be quite high. Long before‚ our Founding Fathers did not find it necessary to create an official language. With almost everybody already speaking English‚ the
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION Course Description Effective Fall 2014 AP Course Descriptions are updated regularly. Please visit AP Central® (apcentral.collegeboard.com) to determine whether a more recent Course Description PDF is available. ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION COMPOSITION Course Description Course Description Effective Fall 2014 Effective Fall 2014 The College Board New York‚ NYare updated regularly. Please visit AP Central AP Course Descriptions ® (apcentral
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Title III of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that all English language learners (ELLs) receive quality instruction for learning both English and grade-level academic content. NCLB allows local flexibility for choosing programs of instruction‚ while demanding greater accountability for ELLs’ English language and academic progress. Under Title III‚ states are required to develop standards for English Language Proficiency and to link those standards to the state’s Academic Content Standards
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thousand five hundred million people worldwide speak English‚ of whom three hundred seventy five million are native speakers (McKay 2016). Therefore‚ English language is now considered as an international language‚ and it is often taught as a foreign language accompanied by teaching both American and British Cultural studies. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)‚ in simple words‚ means the teaching of English language in a non-English-speaking region. Education in American and British cultures
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Black English Isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is?”‚ James Baldwin argues that languages evolve based on the environments in which they are spoken. Baldwin claims that‚ “people evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances [...] [People from different regions] are not saying‚ and cannot be saying‚ the same things: They each have very different realities to articulate” (1). Essentially‚ people’s environments play a large role in the way they speak their language. The
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