May (2013) Int. Res. J. Social Sci. Review Paper English Language is a link language in Social Strata: A Critical Review Ms. Neelam Institute of Technology and Management‚ Aligarh‚ UP‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in Received 12th April 2013‚ revised 22nd April 2013‚ accepted 4th May 2013 Abstract This paper is based on” English language is a link language in social strata: A critical Review” the author is of the opinion that English gives us glimpses of the various developments taking
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several issues and concerns raised by the author. The two concepts are mimicry and othering. Mimicry is best annotated through the main character‚ Vickramadas in the short story. He aspired to be an Englishman. He imitated the dress‚ manners and language of the whites. The othering is expressed through some characters‚ Miss da Gama and Miss Cunningham‚ who assumed that they were
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A Different History - Sujata Bhatt A Different History Sujata Bhatt Summary: The poet here talks about the affects of colonization or globalization for that matter. Whatever the case she addresses a sudden change in the way society thinks and how we should try to preserve it. She also talks about the loss of culture that comes with globalization and the loss of part of our history as we reject the teachings of the old culture and of our old heritage. It could be for this reason that she decided
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Unit 1: Resource for advanced English language learners http://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness/videos Youtube HBR videos—look for other business-related channels This source of materials seems amazing to me. After a quick review on the material‚ I may admit that it is a good tool for me to develop my English learning in the long term. Harvard Business Review is a prestigious organization that can provide us intensive academic research on a variety of different topics. From this source
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styled according to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic
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Dylan Baur Mrs. Passarella AP Lang January 27 2014 Politics and the English Language: Questions on Rhetoric and Style 1: Orwell’s thesis is somewhat stated‚ but also implied. His thesis is that any effect can become a cause‚ such that something that starts as an aid for a different ailment may eventually become detrimental. 2: Orwell’s analogy of the cause and effect of alcohol abuse to the demise of lanuage in paragraph two is very effective. It shows a chain reaction‚ where the person starts
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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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The Implication of National Language Policy on English Language Teaching in Malaysia. Introduction • Malay‚ Chinese‚ Tamil and English are the major languages spoken by the different ethnic groups in Malaysia. • Due to the British colonization‚ the English language once has become the official language of the country. • In 1956‚ Malay language was given the status of national language in The Razak Report‚ and supported by The Rahman Talib Report in 1960. • Both reports became the basis of
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identity to language‚ identity to culture and identity to being a Filipino‚ my answer is Nationalism. The essay of Vicente L. Rafael talks about these issues and tends to awaken the Filipino. In the essay‚ the closely related issues of identity and language have proved us that we are indeed cultureless and left without identity. The essay talks about the hierarchy of English‚ Spanish‚ Tagalog and “Taglish”. Today‚ you can no longer distinguish the class of a person by the language he uses. You
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his tales. As shown through the BBC article‚ "Victorian word expert F Max Muller estimated that Shakespeare used 15‚000 words in his plays‚ a portion of which he invented himself by merging existing words and anglicizing vocabulary from foreign languages..." (Doc A). Shakespeare mastered a skill that all songwriters and music artists must utilize: the manipulation of words. A 60 minutes segment on Eminem shows how he‚ and other musicians‚ manipulate the syllables and sounds of words‚ as well as using
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