have went over a lot of material and in turn I have learned a lot. A major thing I have learned from this first chapter is rhetoric. Rhetoric is the fluency and ability to get to the point across in your writing while using all the “laws” of the English language correctly. Although hard to do‚ in order to have good rhetoric you must avoid Engfish‚ show don’t tell‚ and have good word choice. Engfish is writing how you think someone else would want you to write instead of how you would like. Nearly everything
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gifted with a special value: language. Engrossed in the theory of Chomsky‚ I have been intrigued by the human’s innate language acquisition structure and have grown up flourished by my passion of being intellectually able to seize this concept. This idea‚ in combination with my personal experiences‚ has made me consider studying English Language and Linguistics in further depth. My early years as a child were undoubtedly full of interaction with the English Language. I clearly remember the first
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[pic] KOCAELI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEMESTRE WORKSHEET 1 for A- C CLASSES LISTENING A. Read summaries 1-4. Listen and match them with speakers A-D. Summary Speaker 1. S/he doesn’t buy things on the Internet. ________ 2. S/he doesn’t trust people in chat rooms. ________ 3. S/he uses the Internet to find cheap things.
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Rachel A. Hattaway SPLP 4044 July 2‚ 2013 Relevance of Linguistics to English as a Second Language The characteristics of linguistics in relation to English as a Second Language (ESL) are varied and particularly focused. Some of the areas crucial to this field include language variation (bilingualism‚ multilingualism‚ and dialect variation)‚ phonology‚ morphology‚ semantics‚ syntax‚ and pragmatics. Each of these areas signifies some important detailing in the makeup of the ESL curriculum and
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Using Technology to Support English Language Learner Students ’ Learning Experiences MED 7710 DIS B2T.01 March 23‚ 2013 Resource #1: According to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001‚ each and every ESL‚ LEP‚ or ESOL student must be technology literate by the eighth grade. This is the same provisionary standard for regular education students who speak English on a first language basis. With this Act in place‚ it puts high expectations on our students and educators. With this high expectation
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WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH It is necessary to study at least one foreign language today. That’s why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. The problem of learning foreign languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time. We know that the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every
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1]T – Tomorrow No One Will Know Us I – Identity In The World G – Greatest King E – Every Body Should Protect Them R – Roaring(Crying) For Save Him S – So Lets Start To Save The Tigers 2]Shot the “tiger” with the camera not with the gun. 3]Tiger Tiger burning bright‚ will not let you fade out of sight‚ that is my promise and for you we will fight. 3]Consider the birds and the bees and stop cutting down them trees. 4] After they disappear‚ will you then shed a tear? 5]Save our
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Personification Comparing an inanimate object to a person In The Language of Flowers‚ the flowers were vocal about who they were arranged with Hyperbole A statement that is exaggerated Johannes was so hungry he could’ve ate a horse (hyperbole when not starving but literally in this case) Imagery Visually descriptive language The haunting‚ dark clouds were eradicated from Vada’s life when a friend beamed with light rays after Thomas J’s death (My Girl) Protagonist The main character or hero
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When comparing the literacy abilities of African American (AA) children to that of their peers‚ there seems to be a significant variance and a general lack of understanding in several of these skills. With the possibility of an African American English (AAE) dialect influencing reading comprehension‚ there needs to be a strategy to increase literacy in these students.
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Romanic languages‚ group of languages belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. They are spoken by about 670 million people in many parts of the world. Among the more important Romanic languages are Catalan‚ French‚ Italian‚ Portuguese‚ Romanian‚ and Spanish. My report is particularly about Italian and Spanish borrowings to the English language. Spanish borrowings appeared in English in 16 century. Historic circumstances which influenced on these borrowings are
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