also to other cultures. English is important for a number of reasons. It is important in a job setting; employers think very highly of potential employees if they use correct grammar and sophisticated English. Also‚ fluent English speaking employees get paid more than non-fluent English speaking employees. Using mature vocabulary is essential in speaking to large groups or in an event setting. If you are speaking about something you are passionate about‚ it is important that you use refined vocabulary
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The purpose of this paper is to summarize one section of three chapters in ‘Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language (Issues in Second Language Research)’ written by Robin C. Scarcella‚ Elaine Andersen‚ and Stephen D. Krashen. The main focus of this section is to examine how second language learner’s develop discourse competence. The term discourse competence was first used by Canale and Swain to refer to knowledge of how to combine grammatical forms and meanings to achieve a unified
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What is the "English-Only Rule"? "The English-Only Rule is a rule that some businesses have that require there employees to speak only English inside the workplace."(HRM) There is an ongoing debate on whether or not this rule is a safety issue or just plain discrimination. Some people see the rule as a helpful safety precaution around the workplace‚ while others see it as a discrimination of there native language. Either way the rule does exist and is causing a stir around the workplace. English-Only
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reading practice‚ listening passage review‚ paired reading and repeated reading. These techniques help students read aloud with correct expression‚ read at an appropriate rate‚ and to decode words accurately (Wright‚ 2001). Helping students become fluent readers can also be accomplished with peers‚ parents‚ and other adults. However‚ it is important to practice reading whether it is achieved independently or with support from others. The first strategy‚ assisted reading practice‚ is easy to complete
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people of Hispanic descent in the United States—to be precise‚ around 35 million‚ according to the Year 2000 report by the U>S> Census bureau. And these are people who are not only uneducated and intellectually unsophisticated; they are no longer fluent in the language of Cervantes but have also failed to master that of Shakespeare (2).By this‚ the author seems to mean that these people are not getting the education that is needed because of the language barrier. We as parents need to put a stop
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“Retail Doesn’t Cross Borders” by Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal discusses the trials and tribulations that grocery retailers face when expanding into global markets. The article first covers how immense pressures for growth drive many grocery retailers into internationalization before they are ready or prepared for such an expansion. Due to this unrelenting pressure‚ many plans to globalize end in failure because of lack of preparation and planning for long run success. In fact‚ an econometric study
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I speak with my family I sometimes use fluent Bengali. There are several reasons for why I speak in this way. The main reasons being that‚ the atmosphere is very strict and so I feel pressurised to speak fluently‚ because I am worried my parents would get cross at me if my Bengali was not fluent. I also use fluent Bengali to show my parents that I can speak the language of the native speakers in Bangladesh which would make them proud. Also by speaking fluent Bengali makes it easier to communicate
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different softwares for word processing‚ desktop publishing‚ presentation‚ spreadsheet and database as well as some basic programming languages including PHP‚Javascript and others. V. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Swahili: Fluent speaking and writing. English: Fluent speaking and writing. Arabic: Fluent speaking and writing. Turkish: Moderate speaking and
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NAME: Keneisha Blair LECTURE: Ms. Palmer I.D#: SW9011/11 COURSE WORK #: 3 Emergent literacy According to May (1990‚ p. 59) emergent literacy is the process of learning. It is a product of children’s explorations with concepts and conventions about language with which they are familiar. Two Early Literacy behaviours in young children * Pretend reading * Scribbling Two activities that can be used to enhance and cater for pretend reading Young children imitate what they
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incoherent. | | | | | | | | | Clarity of expression (incl. accuracy‚ spelling‚ grammar‚ punctuation | Fluent writing style appropriate to the assignment. Grammar and spelling accurate. | Language fluent. Grammar and spelling mainly accurate | Language generally fluent. Grammar and spelling mainly accurate | Meaning clear‚ but language not always fluent. Grammar and/or spelling contain errors. | Generally understandable‚ but language contains errors which detract from the
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