English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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According to the AMA (American Marketing Association)‚ Brand is a name‚ term‚ sign‚ symbol‚ design‚ or a combination of all used to uniquely identify a producer’s goods and services and differentiate them from competitors. Specifically‚ a brand is a name “yahoo.com” logo‚ jingle ‘bus 2 minutes’‚ “Maggie”‚ slogan ‘sense and simplicity’‚ “PHILIPS”‚ package design‚ spokesperson‚ color Red color‚” Vodafone” which consumers associate with a specific product. REBRANDING-WHAT IS IT? Rebranding occurs
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The Use of Literature in Teaching English as a Foreign Language By: Amr Alhemiary Abstract This research aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills (i.e. reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening)and language areas(i.e. vocabulary‚ grammar and pronunciation) in our times. Reasons for using literary text in a foreign language classroom‚ suitable situations for teaching literature and main criteria for selecting suitable literary texts
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The 14th Century: From Chaucer’s Perspective Often times‚ spoofs or satires of certain events or eras‚ however funny they may be‚ might be the most accurate depictions of that specific event. It is a way to over exaggerate details to make the reader very aware of them. In that same way‚ it also becomes memorable and not easy to forget whatever event or era the satire or spoof is presented. This is held true for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer paints an accurate picture of what it was to live in the
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“Cray Love” is an autobiography written by Leslie Morgan Stein‚ recalling her life and her struggles throughout her abusive relationship. Leslie Morgan Stein grows up in Bethesda Washington in the 1980’s‚ in a rich family. Her father is a busy lawyer‚ and mother a tragically gorgeous alcoholic. Stein graduates from Harvard‚ and soon after becomes a journalist for Seventeen Magazine‚ in New York City. All of this before she met Connor. Stein has many influences in her life that strengthened her
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the reader the opportunity to see the story in a constructed way where both the reader and the narrator are linked from beginning to end. Nick Carraway begins the story with a simplicity emphasized on his father’s advises. He begins by commenting on himself‚ stating that his father taught him to not judge other people because if he does not see it from their sociological perspective he will not understand his judgments. This gives us a clear example of his personality and way to approach things
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CONCEPTUALIZING CULTURALHYBRIDITY‚ LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN POST COLONIAL LITERATURE: Hybridity‚ Culture and Language are the major issues in the post colonial theory. My assignment will deal with these three factors in terms of colonial perspectives. The post colonialism mainly explores the ideas such as cultural diversity‚ geographical dimensions‚ Diasporas‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ marginality‚ hybridity‚ national identities‚ cultural transformation‚ changes and politics in language etc…. HYBRIDITY: Considerations
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REMEDIAL ENGLISH ROLE OF STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICIPANTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 ABSTRACT 7 What is Literature? 8 Elements of Literature 9 Drama 10 Novels 11 Short Stories 11 Biographies and Autobiographies 11 Diaries 12 Journals‚ Magazines and Newspapers 12 Prose 13 Poetry 14 Purpose of Literature 14 Criticism 15 Importance of Literature 15 Literature provides pleasure to listeners and readers
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Josiah‚ eyes shrinking back into the skull and all their shrinking black light glazed over by death” (Silko 7). True men do not suffer from the ghosts of war. Manliness condones this behavior in soldiers after World War II. In Silko’s Ceremony¸ she analyzes standard of manliness set for the soldiers suffering from PTSD compared to the standards set at the time. Just as in the past‚ the men who suffer from war are not seen as manly. One example‚ stated above‚ is when Tayo observes the execution
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Sociological Perspectives Sociology describes ‘the study of development‚ structure and functioning of human society.’ (1) A sociological perspective studies human life and social interactions‚ along with how those interactions shape society as a whole. Sociological perspectives allow us to gain perception of social life‚ structures and individuals‚ supporting us in understanding links between what people do and the social settings that shape their behaviour. Similarly‚ links between individuals shaping
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