20 February 2014 (21 February) After reading the strongly “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tran‚ it shows a great deal of strength from the Asian American Culture. Throughout the reading it showed how hard it was and still is for Asian Americans to work through the difficulties of the English language. In her essay Amy Tan writes about the problems immigrant families have with speaking English‚ by reflecting on her own experience. While reading Mother Tongue‚ I remembered the difficulties I faced when I
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While completing our service learning with the Master of Science in English Education program by meeting with our conversation partners throughout the semester we have each come across some difficulties our partners face. It is often difficult for them to pronounce certain words and syllables‚ using pronouns correctly‚ understanding our "slang" and social norms‚ learning to speak less formally‚ writing (sentence structure)‚ and English words not having a similar meaning in Chinese. Often when meeting
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Gullah‚ also known as Geechee‚ is an English-based creole used by African-Americans living in what is now referred to as the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. This corridor is an approximately 400 miles long strip that runs from St. John’s River in Florida to Cape Fear River in North Carolina. In North and South Carolina the language is typically called Gullah‚ and in Georgia and Florida it is typically called Geechee. Gullah began as a pidgin language used by the slaves who lived on
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The future status of English as the global language is assured Due to the first industrial revolution in the 1760s‚ Britain became prosperous and rose quickly. In order to accumulate the capital‚ the Britain Empire began its colonial expansion‚ during which English‚ as a kind of language‚ was transmitted across the world. Nowadays‚ English has become a global language. It is estimated by David Crystal that about 350 million’s first language is English‚ along with 250-350 million speaking English
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Language plays and important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world‚ English is considered as the international language The British rules introduced English in Indian schools. English is a window language. It is the most widely spoken language in the world. Through this language‚ India can establish her contacts with the developed nations of the world. Although Hindi has been pronounced as the national language in India‚ some non-Hindi speaking states have not yet accepted it
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Report 1 Learning English Summary : Why learning English is important? Because English is the language for doing international business and to communicate with others around the world‚ so that’s why learning English in a school‚ college or institute of further education is a must. To increase your English skill‚ you must always learn as often as you can and practice as well. Try to use proper grammar when you write‚ pronounce well when you speak or something like that. As you know‚ English has
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Cricket Tongue Mother tongue by Amy Tan begins by explaining herself as a writer. How she feel in love with the English language‚ how it has had in impact with all her emotions‚ the way she thinks‚ and the way she sees things. Not to long ago she recently discovered of the variations of English’s that she uses. When she talked to a large group of people she spoke to them in a language that her mother was not familiar with. With the group she would talk to them with complex English but with her
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A STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH COMPETENCY IN MALAYSIA EMPLOYABILITY Introduction Background of study -background of my topic -what employability is -malaysia context -relation of English competency with employability -cite who was doing research anchoring this study outside Malaysia -cite () inside Malaysia In the new landscape of global employment‚ most business organizations require employees to possess not only industry-specific technical knowledge but also employability skills
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ANEST MAROLLI READING V 03/09/2015 SPRING TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A POWERFUL TOOL Nowadays the world is becoming smaller by globalization. It is becoming so not only for the fact that you can be transported easily‚ and in a few hours or days to the farthest location on Earth‚ but also for the incredible speed you can be deliver and receive information from anywhere in the world. But these new features that our global society is experiencing‚ need also a skilled and well approved language
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EBONICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE In December of 1996 a national controversy erupted when the Oakland school district suggested that "ebonics‚" which is also known as Black English‚ was a genetically based second language. Since Oakland California’s decision to allow the teaching of ebonics in its school system‚ ebonics has become a national issue and has sparked a heated debate form coast to coast. A large part of the ebonics controversy is the fact that many of today’s students do not get a good
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