THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE BY HAUWA MAGAJIYA BALA (MRS) DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTERS DEGREE [MA] IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE [TEFL] SUBMITTED TO LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2004 DEDICATION DEDICATION OF THIS PIECE OF WORK GOES TO MY BELOVED PARENTS‚ HAJIYA FATIMA ZAHRA AND ALHAJI YUSUF MUSA. MAY GOD BLESS THEM‚ AMEEN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the
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The Importance of the Newspaper Newspapers have become a daily necessity for nearly everyone‚ especially in the city where people have to be aware of what is happening around them. Inspite of the television or Internet giving us information on the latest occurances‚ most people still prefer the feel of the actual newsprint. The newspaper is indeed important as it is a powerful tool to inform the public on various issues. It has a wide coverage as the estimated number of readers is about
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NEWSPAPER LOGISTICS Newspapers have a very important place in our life. Reading of newspapers has become a habit for most of the people. But not many people think how newspaper is delivered each day at our home with such ease. In order to study the logistics of newspaper‚ information was collected from newspaper vendors to the people working in the Audit Department of the newspaper “Times of India”. Mr. Lalit Joshi‚ who works in the logistics department of TOI in the Delhi/NCR region‚ threw light
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The English language is the most widespread language in the world spanning every continent and extending to almost every nook and corner across the globe. From its humble beginnings as an Anglo-Saxon language it has become a vibrant language embracing and absorbing words and phrases from many foreign languages and this has gained wide popularity. However‚ greatly influenced by a large number of contributions from poets‚ playwrights‚ novelists and writers of various prose forms of the English language
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Nouns I. DEFINITION Nouns are the largest group of words in the English language. Nouns may refer language. to: phenomena (ex. Sunshine‚ storm‚ and weather). abstract ideas (ex. Honesty‚ love‚ and loyalty) events (ex. Birthday‚ new year‚ and fiesta) animals (ex. Cat‚ dog‚ and bird) names of persons (ex. Ana‚ nun‚ and datu) names of things (ex. Boat‚ hat‚ and necklace) places (ex. Panay‚ Taal‚ and Borneo) Page 1 of 4 II. DERIVATIONAL NOUNS A noun may be formed by adding
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Acid rain is a very serious air and water pollution problem. Many people feel that it is the most serious pollution problem that we now face. Scientists say that plant and animal life in thousands of lakes in the United States and Canada has already been destroyed by acid rain. Acid rain forms in the upper atmosphere. There‚ sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix with water vapor. They mix with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When the vapor condenses and rain falls‚ the acids fall with it
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Are Newspaper’s Dying? The first newspaper was printed in 1605‚ and has thrived throughout the centuries. They have provided the public with news including political events‚ crime‚ local news‚ sports‚ the weather and much more. However‚ with the recent growth of the internet‚ the newspaper business has faced many hardships. In most countries‚ paid circulation is falling. The question arises whether or not newspapers will die out completely‚ or adapt and overcome. The world currently is
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English has become an universal language. Do you think that the positive effects of this trend outweigh negative effects? The influence of English as a universal language is a subject matter. People are increasingly concerned about whether the popularity of learning English is a positive trend. As far as i know‚ its benefits are far more pronounced than its downside. In economic terms‚ the prevalence of English creates two benefits. One benefit is that it enables people to explore new business
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British Newspapers Many British families buy a national or local newspaper every day. Some have it delivered to their home by a paper boy or paper girl; others buy it from a newsagent or a bookstall. National dailies are published each morning except Sunday. Competition between them is fierce. Local daily papers‚ which are written for people in a particular city or region‚ are sometimes published in the morning but more often in the early evening. Britain has two kinds of national newspaper:
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WR097 Mar 3‚ 2013 Leo Zhang Funny‚ Attractive and Entertaining: Richard Lederer’s “English Is a Crazy Language” After Richard Lederer retired in 1989‚ he wrote a book about how crazy English is. Because he had taught English for many years‚ he used many interesting comments to writes “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the opening chapter of his book. In the sixth paragraph of the essay “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the author‚ Richard Lederer uses many kinds of rhetorical techniques. The use of
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