IF YOU are currently learning English in a school‚ college or institute of further education‚ you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However‚ as you try to memorise proper grammar‚ and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English‚ you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place. So‚ why is English important? After Mandarin‚ English is spoken by more people than any other language‚ and is the
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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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Madusha Nanayakkara April 14‚ 13 Bus10 The One and Only Original Recipe There were many qualities that Colonel Sanders had that set him apart from other entrepreneurs; two that stood out to me was his originality and determination to make a successful business. Coming from a poor upbringing‚ he was building himself from the bottom up‚ which is how many successful businessmen begin. At the time all men and women aspired to find some form of business that would bring them wealth‚ and Colonel
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the information learned throughout the course applied to different projects. For example‚ while gathering information for the debate on abstinence-only education in schools‚ it was important to take into account what life was like‚ and how our culture has evolved into one where sex is not a taboo topic anymore. With that in mind‚ having abstinence-only education made sense for students of a different time‚ but the information provided to students needs to change with the times. This is different due
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2012 The English Language English is a Germanic language that was introduced in England and is now one of the most globally tool of communication around the world. However the question is; is English the dominant language? Today‚ English is the most common foreign language taught‚ revealing that it’s widely spreading among the majority of countries. The Linguist Braj Kachru created the design of three concentric circles of English which defined the acknowledgement and significance of the language
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Vika Zabara’s Essay “Only well educated are free” Needless to say that a university degree often helps a person achieve his goal with more ease. However‚ do we attend some university or college just in pursuit of a degree? Education nevertheless is beneficial in such aspects of life as personal and social. Apart from the above education is the only possession that cannot be taken away from you. Nobody denies that knowledge is important because it opens up the windows of tremendous opportunities
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Krauthammer’s “Saving Nature but Only for Man” Charles Krauthammer‚ in his essay “Saving Nature‚ but Only for Man‚” argues against whom he refers to as a sentimental environmentalist. Charles Krauthammer is a well-known right-wing political columnist and commentator who has worked or contributed to a number of magazines throughout his career (Krauthammer 292) His purpose behind writing this article was to prove that nature is here to serve man and not the other way around. The logic of his argument
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My English Subject What is your favorite subject and why? My favorite subject is English because English is the basis of our ability to communicate with one another. English has taught me numerous skills and has helped me to become an analytically minded individual‚ changing my perspective on various issues. English has contributed to my overall growth as a young person‚ as it has showed me the many points of views‚ ideas‚ and beliefs of the human population. English has opened my eyes on many
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Education comes in all forms‚ and academic education is only one. We are influenced more by our parents‚ peers‚ and surroundings than education. Of course‚ history and global events are inspiring‚ and may motivate a student to study certain subjects or enter specific fields‚ but we cannot deny the powerful effects of familial relations and social environments on our personalities and outlooks. Even with all the scholarly knowledge in the world‚ one may not be able to handle difficult social situations
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------------------------------------------------- Background Scottish English results from language contact between Scots and the Standard English of England after the 17th century. The resulting shifts to English usage by Scots-speakers resulted in many phonological compromises and lexical transfers‚ often mistaken for mergers by linguists unfamiliar with the history of Scottish English. Furthermore‚ the process was also influenced by interdialectal forms‚ hypercorrections and spelling pronunciations
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