show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent" describes pronunciation
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completing the Composition I class with Mrs. Gelwicks‚ I have learned many things about writing and also about myself. Three key takeaway points that I inherited‚ include the importance of time management‚ peer revision‚ and putting “heart” into each paper I write. Gaining confidence in my writing skills during this class has made me feel prepared for writing papers in college. Managing time wisely is a helpful skill to remember when writing. With each essay you have to block off time to brainstorm
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review is my work in progress for my master`s final project at Washington State University. My chair Dr.Tom Salsbury recommended some of the articles that I included in this literature review. The key words are engagement‚ motivation‚ English language Learners‚ reading‚ struggling readers‚ parent involvement‚ home literacy‚ literacies‚ home-school connections‚ and funds of knowledge. Introduction Of all student populations (aside from participants in Special Education programs)‚ English Language
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"I Have a Dream" Brian Reckeweg COMM/110 Dream The "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martian Luther King Jr. was delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28‚ 1963. This speech is one of the most powerful and well known speeches in the world. I will analyze this speech. In doing so I will not only talk about the importance of the speech‚ but also the mechanics behind the speech‚ and why the speech still lives in infamy today. I believe the primary focus
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Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream speech.” Was a huge turning point in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. While Dr. King argued for things such as equality‚ empowerment and freedom. “The Negro speaks of rivers” by Langston Hughes argues that the Negro people have always been a vital part of history. From building the pyramids to the building of America they have grown nations while growing as Negro people. Even though Dr. King and Langston Hughes had two separate bodies of literature written
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network in language English to teenagers Nowadays‚ social network is very popular especially to teenagers. It makes communication faster and more convenient. Examples for social networks are facebook‚ twitter‚ MSN‚ Xanga and so on. People communicate through languages‚ and there are good and bad impacts on language English that caused by social networks. I will explain my views in my presentation later on. First of all I would like to talk about the good impacts first. Teenagers tend to have more chance
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Ogden Nash’s poem‚ "I do‚ I will‚ I have" is about the formal union of a man and a women. It’s usually recognized by the law in which they become husband and wife. In other words‚ it’s a poem about a marriage. He’s describing the way a marriage works. I think many people could agree or disagree with his views‚ however‚ he outlines the basics to a marriage. Without describing his poem line from line‚ the overall purpose of this poem is to point out that marriages are always different. Typically
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Language Skills Related Tasks’ Assignment 1. Suitability of text for use with TP class ‘Does tourism ruin everything that it touches?’ – The text given to us as the assignment material‚ an article about the effects of mass tourism‚ can be responsibly chosen as a helpful‚ interesting and relevant element of a reading lesson plan for my Upper-Intermediate group. It’s not too long and consists of a reasonable amount of tricky and useful words. Ss will most likely find the author’s approach to
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Linguistics Assignment: Feminists have claimed that English is a sexist language. Discuss whether you agree with this position or whether you think it is the users of the language that are sexist. (Justify your position). Discuss the type of changes needed to resolve this issue in today’s society and how effective these changes will be‚ given the role of men and women in Caribbean Communities? What impact‚ if any‚ will this have on the teaching of English in your community? (Use reference to
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Developing English Communication and Understanding skills Introduction It is important to understand well whether your communication is in your own language or in another language. A lot about communicating in your own language is learned naturally as a child. However‚ to communicate well in another language a person must take time to develop their ability in that language. That means that to communicate in another language‚ a person must develop new skills in the use of their ears (listening)
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