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    [pic] [pic] [pic] ❖ GENERAL INFORMATION o Cagayan the "Land of Smiling Beauty"‚ is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west‚ and Kalinga and Isabela to the south. Cagayan province is distinct from the city in Mindanao named Cagayan

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    "RESOLVED: THAT THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ENACT LEGISLATION MAKING AMERICAN ENGLISH THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." This sentiment was established by the English Only movement‚ which began in 1981 when Senator Hayakawa sponsored a constitutional amendment to make English the official language of the United States. Variations on his proposal have been before Congress ever since; the Language of Government Act has been pending before the House and Senate since

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    CONTENTS Page Introduction 2 Problem Statement 2-3 Importance Of Study 3-4 Objective Of Study 4 Findings 5-6 Results 7-10 Conclusion 10 References 11 1.0 Introduction Communication occurs in everyday life whether it is at home or even within the work place and is respondent to the culture of the parties involved in the communication “Human Communication is the process of knowing something

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    policy. During the same Council Resolution there arose a debate as to whether the current practices of language teaching were sufficient/appropriate for realising this stated ambition. The conclusion was ’no’. This was hardly a novel conclusion. The Lingua Programme‚ set up in 1990‚ had already declared the importance of ’promoting innovation in methods of foreign language training’ (Eurydice‚ 2006)‚ and the 1995 Resolution itself spoke of; ’...encouraging exchange with Member States of higher education

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    To help preserve the local culture of our host nation‚ we want our employees to display the local culture with the way they act and dress. Language is the primary barrier when conducting business in foreign nations. Even though English is the lingua franca of the international business world‚ it is a priority for our representatives to learn the local language. By doing this‚ we could effectively bridge the gap between the changing social trends that are occurring and upholding their traditional

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    Since the dawn of civilization‚ revolutionary advancements in cultural and technological development appear to erupt suddenly and seemingly without reason. For instance‚ Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire inadvertently led to a golden age in many fields of art‚ literature‚ mathematics and science which lasted for centuries. A few hundred years later‚ Constantine’s Edict of Milan and his contributions to religious tolerance set forth the entrenchment of one of the largest and oldest

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    Demographics of Pakistan

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    Muhajirs 7.57%‚ Balochi 3.57%‚ other 6.28% Religion: Muslim 96.4%‚ Non-Muslim 3.6% Languages: Punjabi 48%‚ Sindhi 12%‚ Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%‚ Pashtu 8%‚ Urdu (official) 8%‚ Balochi 3%‚ Hindko 2%‚ Brahui 1%‚ English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)‚ Burushaski‚ and other 8% Literacy Rate: 54.9% of Total Population (Male 68.6% and Female 40.3%) Total Male Female Percentage Population Percentage Percentage 0-14 years 34.7%

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    Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study The English language is the global lingua franca. In approximately 1762‚ the Filipinos were introduced to the English language by the British invaders. However‚ the English language only became significant in the period between 1898 and 1946‚ when the Philippines was under the United States sovereignty. Since then‚ the English language remains the country’s official language. On July 14‚ 1936‚ the National Language Institute selected Tagalog

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    India come from rural background as India is primarily an agrarian society. If the learners coming from rural background want to succeed at international horizons‚ they need to learn/ acquire English which is a second language of India and also a lingua-franca of the world. In this paper‚ we are trying to find out motivation variables that help learners especially coming from rural background‚ to overcome fear of English language and to master it. Meaning of Motivation: However‚ the term motivation

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    I. Introduction General information about the problem (survey results) In 1920-1990s‚ during decades of Soviet cultural and political domination‚ almost all people in the Republic had to speak Russian whether they are Russians or not. It wasn’t forbidden to speak Kazakh‚ but if people did not know Russian language well‚ they would not succeed and couldn’t get good paid jobs; they belonged to uneducated and to a lower social class. Since that time‚ most families sent their children to Russian schools

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