According to George Yule‚ in his book The Study of Language‚ regional variation is not only a matter of two or more dialects of a single language‚ but it can also involve two or more different languages within the same country. The author takes Canada as an example of a bilingual country‚ where both French and English are official languages. Yule mentions that Canada is essentially an “English-speaking country‚ with a French-speaking minority group”‚ which needs to learn English in order to participate
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1 Non-Native English Students Learning in English: Reviewing and Reflecting on the Research ■ Allan B.I. Bernardo and Marianne Jennifer M. Gaerlan De La Salle University‚ Philippines ABSTRACT: As more countries adopt English as the language of learning in schools‚ more non-native speakers of English are learning English so that they can learn in English. In this paper‚ we review studies (mostly involving Filipino-English bilinguals) that look into the experiences of bilingual learners as
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A CAUSAL – COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BILINGUALISM IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE LITERATURE AMONG GRADE 7 STUDENTS OF ANTONIO J. VILLEGAS VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL‚ TONDO MANILA‚ SCHOOL YEAR 2013 – 2014 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of College of Education‚ Global Reciprocal Colleges‚ Caloocan Philippines In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research 1 in English by ERIC D. GABON MARVIN C. MONGAYA CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Based on the studies of
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REFLECTION PAPER ON K-12 Michael Jimenez The Teaching Profession Dr. Roland Montes When news of K-12 curriculum spread 2 years ago‚ the common knee jerk reaction of Filipinos was of contempt---K-12 curriculum has just been prejudged as an ill-timed unnecessary additional expense. They can’t be blamed. The sound economic fundamentals were not really being cascaded to the grassroots level. Maybe a part of me even had that knee jerk reaction. But findings will tell us that K-12 is not ill timed;
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ARGUMENT ESSAYS* Essential elements of an argument essay: 1. Written on a controversial topic 5. Uses sound logic 2. Expresses a clear stance 6. Anticipates and refutes opponents views 3. Provides convincing support 7. Organizes information in emphatic order 4. Uses a reasonable tone 8. Appeals to the reader’s emotions‚ ethics‚ logic Reasonable tone: reasonable tone uses qualifying words: usually‚ seldom‚ some‚ few‚ many‚ most‚ often‚ frequently‚ perhaps‚ seldom‚ it seems likely
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Emily Zhang Professor Russ Frank ESL 33B December 4‚ 2013 Final draft English-Only Rules In the Workplace As the increasing of immigration in the Unite States‚ English as one of the Global language that is more and more important. Today 1.75 billion people speak English in necessary situation that means one in four of us. Yet English is the common language when employees come from different counties‚ the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and National Origin
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To introduce myself to all classmates and my instructor in English 1301‚ to let them know how did I blended into this discourse community when I was in high school for the last 3 years as a non-native English speaker. As the requirement of this essay I will use my experiences to identify the logos‚ ethos and pathos. Throughout my high school years I’ve been going through a hardship to get the community around me to accepts as a piece of them. The fact that I’m a non-native speaker that just moved
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The Debate Between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs Bilingual Education is defined as any school program that uses two languages. In a more theoretical sense it is any educational program whose ultimate goal is for the participants to be fully versed in all facets of both languages (i.e.‚ able to listen‚ speak ‚ read‚ and write in both languages). The definition of a coordinated‚ developmental bilingual approach has emphasized the goal of being equally fluid in both languages. Realistically
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Brain in early childhood takes what environment offers and learning environment that challenges and motivate children is the first preparation of child education. The education given in early childhood shapes foundation of the life and helps mental and academic development of child. It is very essential to recognize importance of early childhood education and how it effects to person’s life. Effective curriculum and education in early childhood encourage and develop language skill and ability to
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Do bilingual children have cognitive advantages over monolingual children? Bilingualism is defined as the ability of having two different mother-tongue languages‚ while monolingual refers to a person’s capability to speak one language. In addition‚ bilingualism occurs when a child’s parents came from different countries‚ so the child has distinct native languages‚ or when is grown in a different country‚ where local language is required to be learn. For instance‚ 56 percent respondents could speak
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