English is the most widely used universal language in the world and so it is no surprise that there will be many external influences from other languages. It continues to change and evolve as the years go on. There are many external influences that effects how language changes. An individual can choose if they want to follow the influences or choose to stick to what is to be believed as Standard English. It’s no secret that TV has had a great influence on the modern culture. TV often sets trends
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"The entire English language was created by slaveowners as a means of oppression. You can’t just say that one word is a racist code word or another. The whole language‚ every single word‚ letter and apostrophe in it is racist. It’s a fact..." said Congressman Jim Clyburn back in 2013. Could it be true‚ That the English we all learned to speak‚ the language that lets us communicate amongst ourselves‚ is racist? What if the English language is racist? How could a language possibly be racist? With color
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In this report，something about how to improve English ability will be analysed. During the last decade‚ I have been attending English course to the test and learning English continuously in China. In the following texts‚ firstly I will analyse my current level of English. Secondly I will describe what work I need to do to help my English studies. Next what work is the most effectiveness will be analysed. According to the scores of Ielts‚ reading is my strength because of the highest score among
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are three levels of standards that can be measured on the children’s ability how well they perform. The three types of standards that teachers use are Approaches Standards‚ Meet Standards and Exceeds Standards.( 2003.by teachers of English speakers of other languages‚ Inc‚ TESOL ) In Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) the first domain of five. This is an important factor in ELLs to learn and understand the language knowledge from the diverse backgrounds. The most recent survey says in (2005-2006)
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Brown’s Principles of Language Learning In terms of principles of English language learning‚ I was (and remain) very strongly influenced by the principles set out by H. Douglas Brown (see below for reference). According to Brown‚ language learning principles are generally sorted into three sub-groupings: Cognitive Principles‚ Affective Principles and Linguistic Principles. The Principles are seen as theory derived from research‚ to which teachers need to try and match classroom practices. Here
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Crystal begins English as a Global Language by asking what it means for a language to be global‚ and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. In three chapters he then traces the rise of English to that status. The first surveys the extent of its use around the world and briefly outlines the history of its spread. The second examines some nineteenth century ideas about the place of English in the world and the foundations for its success laid by the British Empire
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The use of the English language plays a crucial and dominant role in African literature. In contemporary African literature the use of English is often the key element for success as an African writer. This enables them to express their views across a larger area of today’s global world. However writing in English instead of their native tongues may come at a high price for these African writers. By them replacing their native languages with English could eventually lead to the eradication of their
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English as a Global Language – Debating the future of world English with references to Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid. Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore the positions of Cristal‚ Phillipson and Reid and to consider how to address and how not to address the global language situation. There have been many different opinions expressed by academic linguistics as to weather the spread of one dominant language is an advantage or a disadvantage
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It is unquestionable that English today enjoy a significant status as the most worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment‚ academic‚ economic‚ and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language‚ not only with English speakers‚ but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country
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English is a language spoken by almost every country; therefore‚ kids are learning this language in preschool. Because there is a rapid increase in globalization‚ there is a need for having one language around the world in order to make things easier. Business between different nations with a common language will improve social relationships and will promote mutual understanding. In addition‚ studies have shown that there is an exponential growth in the number of people who speak English‚ so researchers
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