benefits of English as a world language outweigh the dangers? Predictions are that English could become a future language for the world. It is widely spoken and taught around the world. By the late eighteen century; John Adams predicted that it would become the most respectable language in the world and most universally read and spoken in the coming centuries. (Burn & Coffin: 9). The evidence of this is emphasized by David Crystal in his second edition of his book - English as a global language. He states
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WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read storybooks‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ blocs‚ comics‚ English textbooks‚ instructions and ingredients on food packages‚ advertisements‚ etc. For story books‚ don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English movies with
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The Rise of English The rise of English as an international language has always been a debatable issue. Its critics condemn the global dominance of English as a form of linguistic imperialism‚ in which hegemonic powers like Great Britain and the United States extend their influence and interests by promoting the teaching and learning of English (Phillipson‚ 1992). In contrast‚ others have observed that the ascension of English as an international language has been supported by individuals in various
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English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 968 – Recording an Outgoing Voice Mail Message GLOSSARY forced – straining to try to do something a certain way; not natural or relaxed * Heather’s voice sounded forced when she sang the high notes in the song. unnatural – not natural; contrived; changed in some way from the natural way * Why do so many women like having unnatural nails that are blue‚ green‚ or some other bright color? to set up – to establish or create;
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Educators are trying to find different and new ways to help English Language Learners succeed in their education. However they have come across many different legal and ethical conflicts that make it harder for educators to do their job in helping these learners succeed. Educators try to find ways that they can still help English Language Learners succeed without breaking the laws. As a teacher it is your job to make sure that all of the students get an equal education given the
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CHAPTER I RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Malaysia has evolved into a middle-income country and moving forward in achieving the Vision 2020 which was introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ Mahathir bin Mohammad in 1991. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020 in all aspects of life such as economic prosperity‚ social well-being and educational world class. The economy of Malaysia is growing and a newly industrialized market
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J. Educational Sci. English and Medium of Instruction: Dalit Discourse in Indian Education Dhanaraju Vulli Department of History‚ Assam University (Central University)‚ Diphu Campus‚ Assam‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in‚ www.isca.me Received 8th April 2014‚ revised 18th April 2014‚ accepted 30th April 2014 Abstract There are two types of school system India in the issue of medium of instruction i.e the regional language system and the English language system. There is a clear
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knew about global warming. I was somewhat familiar with the topics of: reducing greenhouse gases‚ moving the world away from fossil fuels‚ providing more breathable air‚ enhancing the quality of life‚ and healthy ecosystems. What I didn’t know was how easily passionate debaters could change the minds of their audience. Before the debate began‚ 30% of the audience was for the motion that global warming is not a crisis‚ after the debate that rose to 46%. While those against the motion‚ went from 57%
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(students grouped according to MI type) and control groups (no such grouping) – all support the hypothesis about the positive impact of taking into consideration the students’ dominant type of intelligence in the process of teaching reading. Introduction In my previous article in this journal (Çelik‚ 2012) I viewed some theoretical issues concerning MI as well as some activities that can be beneficial for MI-based teaching. Let us review them in short. According to Gardner (1983)‚ all human beings
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Felisha Holmes Chapter 9 English 125 Chapter 9 In this chapter I learned how to revise my draft and improve my essay. Revising my essay took some consideration because you don’t want to cut out too much stuff but at the same time you don’t want to ramble; the reader only needs to know the facts about the topic. It makes some time to revise an essay because you constantly have to read it over and over again to make sure that it sounds right and flows correctly. A key thing to do is imagine
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