Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans‚ it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language‚ spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history; other systems‚ such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary‚ were previously used. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script‚ and was in turn the basis of the Latin‚ Cyrillic‚ Coptic‚ and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds an important
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adults to falter in their learning. This is the reason ESL beginners are a real joy to instruct and can make your job as a teacher so fulfilling. It’s crazy if you think that when kids are motivated and interested they could retain around 80% of a language lesson - this places them miles in front of the majority of adults! Here are a couple of ideas to ensure that you’re giving kids the most appealing learning experience possible and getting the most reward out of your time with them as you can:
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Prècis The body language plays an active role in our daily lives and reveals us what until now has been a gray area in communication: harnessing the power of nonverbal cues‚ get what we want out of every aspect of life‚ from professional encounters to personal relationships. I have chosen to present this theme because we use gestures in communication all the time in order to convey a message and express ourselves. But this powerful expressive technique in non-verbal communication should be
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that language is a tool for power? How do you think that men in the past arrived to power? This is a really good question involving not also the brightness of these people‚ but also the way they could easily convince people to vote for them or to follow them. From the early ages of human history with the first tribes‚ to the actual campaign for a Presidency all around the world‚ men and woman have used their abilities as good speakers to convince people to join their cause but is language a tool
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Language and Self Identity Have you ever considered that language can be more than just a means of communication? With roughly 6‚500 languages being spoken in the world today‚ linguistics is one of the most complex subjects out there. One thing intriguing about linguistics is how we use language to create our own identity and to identify others. Neither language nor identity are fixed ideas; both are dynamic and constantly changing depending on our surroundings. The varying uses of language are
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Tamil /ˈtæmɪl/[8] (தமிழ்‚ tamiḻ‚ [t̪ɐmɨɻ] ?) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of South India and North-east Sri Lanka. It has official status in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil is also a national language of Sri Lanka[9] and an official language of Singapore[10] It is legalized as one of the languages of medium of education inMalaysia along with English‚ Malay and Mandarin.[7][11] It is also chiefly spoken in the states
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Organizational Language A human language is a kind of code. It functions on the basis of words which is unique verbal symbols which correspond to all the objects or ideas which the speakers of that language need to communicate to one another. It also has rules‚ followed habitually by its speakers‚ for linking the words of the language together. Languages in the sense in which we understand them have developed as the common means of communication of large groups of people who habitually communicate
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Coming into Language “There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground.” This quote by Edward Gibbon illustrates the intensity of writing and what gratification it can hold. When one writes‚ they are not confined to one certain formula. A person is able to express their thoughts and feelings in any way they choose. Language is a border for many people in that some cannot comprehend a certain language‚ understand how to use it‚ or recognize what is being said to them. On the
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There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties‚ the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription
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Language Analysis: When teaching a grammar or function lesson‚ submit this LA sheet with your lesson plan. Target Language: (write the target sentence/s from the lesson here)This coat fits me‚ but it doesn’t suit me (Elementatry). | Meaning: (try to state this in student-friendly language)The coat I’m trying on is the right size (fit)‚ but it is a wrong colour‚ shape etc (doesn’t suit) | Context / Conveying Meaning: (state the context and how you will convey meaning) By showing different
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