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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Central Institute of Indian Languages-University of Mysore 2012 Email: f_shojae24@yahoo.com Interrelationship between Culture and English Language Teaching Abstract: The relationship between language and culture is deeply rooted. Language is used to maintain and convey culture and cultural ties. Different ideas stem from differing language use within one’s culture and the whole intertwining of these relationships start at one’s birth. The dialectical connection between language and culture has always
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TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE English is an international language‚ spoken in many countries both as a native and as a second or foreign language. It is taught in the schools in almost every country on this earth. It is a living and vibrant language spoken by over 300 million people as their native language. Millions more speak it as an additional language. English is spoken habitually almost everywhere in the world. English is the associate official language of India which
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change in the English language. If French has been the greatest influence to produce modern English‚ the Great Vowel Shift has been the second greatest. Because of the Great Vowel Shift‚ all the long vowels of late old English were transformed into short vowels with different qualities. In the Great Vowel Shift‚ long vowels “moved up” in their place of articulation that changed their “quality.” 2. In what ways was William’s victory at Hastings in 1066 significant for the English language? William’s
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PRESENTATION NAME: Juan Carlos Martínez García REGISTRATION: 11-3781 SUBJECT: English Didactics TEACHER: Mohamed El Fakhkhari TOPIC: Strategies of language learning of the English Topic Strategies of language learning of the English Keywords (most important words of the essay) Learning‚ strategies‚ performance‚ style‚ English‚ language‚ teaching‚foreign. Introduction Then the different
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Why English is important in Job Requirement? A study conducted by one of the biggest agencies‚ Job.com‚ founded that lack of communication skills in both speaking and writing has caused the main reasons for the failure of graduates in seeking jobs. An English lecturer of University Utara Malaysia’s school of cognitive science and education‚ M.Puveneswary who taught English at the University for about 11 years said‚ there was a gap between English at the workplace and academic environments
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The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England‚ who speak the English language. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin‚ when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn. England is one of the countries of the United Kingdom and English people in England are British citizens. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles‚ Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain in the fifth century AD.[8] Historically‚ the English population is descended from several peoples — the
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The Power of Language In the text “Can English be dethroned?”‚ Roland Breton(2000) points that English is one of the most widespread use of languages in the world. He believes that the growth of economic globalization affects the use of English. In addition‚ he thinks that cultural imperialism has a great impact on “language wars”. Breton also states‚ “the best way to kill off a language is to teach another one”. I partially agree with the writer. I think that the writer makes a relevant point
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The Official Language of the United States Do you know what the official language of the United States is? If you answered English‚ guess again. But don’t feel bad‚ the vast majority of people would answer that English is the official language of the United States of America. English is the de facto language since‚ at this point‚ it is the most widely spoken language in the nation. But Spanish is catching up millions Hispanics speaking their native language at home‚ at work‚ and on their daily
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GRADE 12 GRAAD 12 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3 NOVEMBER 2010 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 100 This memorandum consists of 9 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over English First Additional Language/P3 2 NSC – Memorandum DBE/November 2010 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION This memorandum must be used together with the attached English FAL assessment rubrics for SECTIONS A‚ B and C. SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 Instructions to Markers: • • • • Candidates are
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