Walking into a room full of one’s classmates‚ not speaking the language everyone was taught in English class can be frightening. In my opinion‚ English should be the national language because all can learn the same language if one is committed to practicing‚ one is fully educated properly‚ and one is fully discipline. What does it mean to be committed to a language? Speaking a language is a commitment when two people speak the same language with full understanding to answer back. For example; when two
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
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Greetings in English among Malaysian 1.0 Introduction The English language has been widely spoken and used in Malaysia over the decades. Malaysian English originated from the British English during British colonialism in Malaya far back before the Second World War. In the first half of the 20th century‚ Malaysian English was exactly similar to British English (BrE) (albeit spoken with a Malaysian accent). However‚ after Malaysia gained her independence in1957‚Bahasa Melayu claimed its status
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According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Languages & Literature‚ p 61‚ English in Malaysia has been categorized into three levels: the acrolect‚ mesolect and basilect. The acrolect is near-native. Only those educated in core English-speaking countries from early schooling up to university may be found to speak the acrolect variety‚ and only a small percentage of Malaysians are proficient in it. As with other similar situations‚ a continuum exists between these three varieties and speakers may
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English Pronunciation Pronunciation can be a tricky matter when it comes to the English language. Unlike with languages like Hindi and Tamil‚ letters in English take on multiple phonetic forms (think of the a in ‘can’ and the a in ‘war’); thus‚ the concept of pronouncing a word the way it is spelled does not apply. This is partly the result of derivation; English is a derivative language. It means that many of its words and phrases have been borrowed from other languages (cafe‚ boutique‚ cocoa)
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English III AP - AP( English Language and Composition Course Overview The English III AP (or AP( English Language and Composition) course objectives are to help students become “skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods‚ disciplines‚ and rhetorical contexts” and to help students become “skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes” (The College Board‚ AP( English Course Description‚ May 2007‚ May 2008‚ p. 6). Students are expected to read critically‚ think analytically
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English nowadays is considered as the universal language; for which it is understood by almost all countries around the world. It is used by most people as their second language. First‚ it is a way of communication in business‚ negotiations & especially in academics. It plays an important role in the basic education‚ particularly to speaking and writing (Kumar‚ 2009). English proficiency must be treated as an additional skill. In reality‚ a country needs to build familiarity‚ friendship and collaborate
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ruining the English language.” English is a language which dates back to the 5th century. During this time Britain was being invaded by the arrival Germanic tribes. This moment in time in Britain‚ people spoke a Celtic language. But most of these people were pushed out to where Ireland‚ Wales‚ and Scotland exist currently. These tribes had spoken in similar languages which developed into what is we call‚ “Old English”‚ today (450-1100 AD). Old English doesn’t look or sound like English today at all
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Breaking Down Filipino English Filipino English most common variations in Standard English are on sound system‚ rhythm and on stress.I will explain why these are so in contrasting the interviewer‚which is using the standard British English and the interviewee‚ a Filipino English speaker‚or the CNN interview to President Benigno Noynoy Aquino. First in sound system ‚I observed that the Filipino English was always compared to their vernacular counterparts.For example‚when Pres.Aquino said
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS IT? For many of us‚ the state of education in a country speaks volumes. Where English is spoken and taught as a second language‚ fluency is deemed a basic requirement for proper communication and propagation of ideas and connotes success. Does this fluency actually translate to a country’s economic success and overall standing in the world of nations? Back when American influence on teachers was still strong in the 1950s‚ I recall instances where
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