Language is a great power which forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different.
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Importance of English in life: Today no area of life is untouched by English. Be it communication in daily life‚ ascending the career graph‚ communicating in mass media‚ higher education‚ and no end. Our international relations are dependent on it. Our perceptions of people are dependent on the use of this language. We have become so much dependent on this language that even in our daily communication we find it difficult to speak our Indian languages and Hindi without the use of English words
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English as a World Language. The global spread of English over the last 50 years is remarkable. It is unprecedented in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language‚ by its depth of permeation ["pE:mI’eISn] into societies and its range of functions. There is a model consisting of 3 circles proposed by B.B. Kachru in 1982 in order to describe regional varieties of English. The 1st or inner circle includes people who speak English as their vernacular language (200-400 mln speakers)
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Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English was
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speak a language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national dialect can bring hardships to those of different languages. While it is necessary for immigrants to learn English to function
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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PS: INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE ENGLISH Dr. THOMAS SCHÖNWEITZ MERVE BOYRAZ hayat_zaten_benim@hotmail.com 1265666 Merve Boyraz Boyraz 1 Dr. Thomas Schönweitz 8 credits / graded PS: Introduction to Middle English MIDDLE ENGLISH LEXICON Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Scandinavian Influence 3. French Influence 4. Latin Influence 5. Celtic Influence 6. Dutch and Low German Influence 7. Influence from Other Languages 8. Formation of New
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to
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Language plays a vital role in the teaching and learning process in all subjects. English‚ as the known international language‚ is the most common medium utilized in the school systems. According to the report of the British Council and University of Oxford’s department of education‚ English language is increasingly becoming the lingua franca of education institutions across the world – from primary schools to higher education. Materials such as books and journals are written in English‚ including
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AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING KUMAR KISHOR BORAH FLASH BACK:- Of all the languages in the world today‚ English deserved to be regarded as a world language. It is the world’s most widely spoken language. It is the common means of communication
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