Language Innovations in a Multi-lingual Classrooms Multilingualism is noticed all around the world. Connotatively‚ multi as several or many‚ and lingual as language‚ combined‚ basically meaning the use of multiple languages. It does not simply dictate the language they use but also the place where they have been influenced and had grown‚ thus‚ even reaching out to multiculturalism‚ meaning multiple experiences‚ influences‚ cultures‚ ideals‚ and more. It is clear furthermore that the above linguistic
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Introduction As the technology improves‚ it shrinks the borders among different regions and brings the world closer together with no hindrance. Under the effect of globalization‚ interpersonal communication is facilitated. And English becomes the common language over the world. In the 2000s‚ the number of English speakers worldwide increase to over 1800 millions. The European Union reports that almost half of Western Europeans speak conversational English. From a 2012 article in English Today
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enly used interchangeably. World English refers to the English language as a lingua franca used in business‚ trade‚ diplomacy and other spheres of global activity‚ while World Englishes refers to the different varieties of English and English-based creoles developed in different regions of the world. Historical context History of English Main article: History of the English language English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought by Germanic invaders
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English has become a very universal language and well known in other foreign countries‚ however here in the United States more and more students are being deprived of being bilingual. Monolingual English speakers at a huge disadvantage because not only does learning a second language help ones communication skills but it also allows one to get connected with a foreign culture and understand situations through their perspective. “Students who do well in a second language do better in their first language”
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the significance of studying english history Report Theme: “The significance of studying history of English language and its connection with the other disciplines” Effectuated by : Rotaru Cristina‚ group 402 B Chisinau‚ 2012 English Present and Future The History of English language as a cultural subject It was observed by the remarkable twelve-century chronicler Henry of Huntingon that an interest in the past was one of the distinguished characteristics
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English spoken within the outer circle has mainly been a product of colonization. Fundamental linguistic synthesis has evolved. Within a country like Nigeria‚ to such a level that a variety of Nigerian English [broken or pidgin] has become the lingua franca for the majority of the country. Zambia a country located in the South of Africa is landlocked by the DRC Democratic republic of the Congo in the North‚ and Botswana and Zimbabwe in the South. Whilst Nigeria has one of the largest populations
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compendia had been written in the Hellenistic world‚ Islamic authors systematised information‚ making it easier for practitioners to apply it to actual cases. (Brunton‚ 2008‚ pp. 165-167) With the rise of the Catholic church‚ Latin became the lingua franca and the body of medical knowledge slowly went through another transformation from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. The reconquest of Europe brought the Latin speaking world into contact with Arabic knowledge. Economies‚ trade‚ and urban
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use of English originated with the colonisation of so much of the world. Colonisation brought evangelist missionaries teaching English as a means to spread their gospel making English even more wide spread. English was on its way to being a lingua franca (used by people who do not have the same first or second language) by the end of the twentieth century. Now English “is by international treaty‚ the official language for aeronautical and maritime communications. It’s the official language of
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Argument/Persuasion Essay (Baker Common Assessment) Argument/Persuasive Essay (Baker Common Assessment)—Have you ever noticed the ways in which media present arguments? They often make a statement without providing valid support to their claim. A sound argument makes a claim and offers reasons and evidence in support of the claim. In addition‚ it acknowledges opposing viewpoints and refutes them. Characteristics of an argument include: • an arguable‚ clearly defined‚ and narrowed issue; • a specific
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the hotel‚ the desk clerk will speak your language‚ as well‚ probably‚ as the bellhop. (His tip depends on being polygot.) Go to any internet café and the keyboard code that will get you best results is what you are reading now: English – the lingua franca of our time. . . . The spread of English is the product of naked linguistic superpower. Sutherland tells us that a favourite axiom among linguists is: ‘A language is a dialect with an army behind it.’ Follow the big armies (Roman‚ Norman‚ Chinese
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