Paper I : Poetry-I Unit 1 : Explanations with reference to the context from the starred texts Geoffrey Chaucer : “General Prologue”* to The Canterbury Tales The Nun’s Priest’s Tale John Donne : “The Canonization* “A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning” “The Sunne Rising” “The Ecstasie”* : Paradise Lost‚ Book I : Essay on Man* : “Introduction” “Earth’s Answer” “The Tyger”* “London” (from Songs of Experience) Unit 2 : Unit 3 : John Milton Unit 4 : Alexander Pope William Blake
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American English Chapter 12 Monday‚ 4th of Feb. Haifa Almotiary 1. How did the values of “Puritanism” and “republicanism” contribute to the will to simplify American English during the 1770s--1830s? The first ideal may be linked to the Puritanism value of thriftiness and the second to republicanism‚ that is‚ democratic ideas about social sharing and the role of any privileged class in interpreting language for other less privileged classes 2. What are some of the simplifications
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In nowadays‚ English become an international language due to the English rapidly spread worldwide‚ there are majority of people are likely to speak or to learn English. During the medieval and early modern periods‚ the influence of English spread throughout the British Isles‚ and from the early seventeenth century onwards‚ its influence began to be felt throughout the worldwide. Undoubtedly‚ as an international language‚ English has contributed to different fields of the world‚ such as the advancement
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Languages & Literature‚ p 61‚ English in Malaysia has been categorized into three levels: the acrolect‚ mesolect and basilect. The acrolect is near-native. Only those educated in core English-speaking countries from early schooling up to university may be found to speak the acrolect variety‚ and only a small percentage of Malaysians are proficient in it. As with other similar situations‚ a continuum exists between these three varieties and speakers may
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The Importance of English in the World of International Business ‘English is now a global language that belongs to all those who speak it.’ (Nigel Newton‚ publisher) It is the technology that allows people to travel further and faster than ever before. It is the Internet that links people regardless their nationalities and countries they live in. And technology is also the reason why lots of business people are active globally and why more and more entrepreneurs are on the move than ever
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( 2003.by teachers of English speakers of other languages‚ Inc‚ TESOL ) In Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) the first domain of five. This is an important factor in ELLs to learn and understand the language knowledge from the diverse backgrounds. The most recent survey says in (2005-2006) the population of ELL’s is up approximately 10 percent of the total public school enrolled and increasing every year.(Why TESOL? pg 5-6) Why TESOL? States‚ "Providing for the English Language learners is one
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India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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LANGUAGE? __________________________________________________ English isn’t managing to sweep all else before it -- and if it ever does become the universal language‚ many of those who speak it won’t understand one another by Barbara Wallraff ECAUSE I am interested in what happens to the English language‚ over the past year or so I’ve been asking people‚ at dinner parties and professional gatherings and so on‚ whether they think that English is well on its way to being the global language. Typically
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“Language families and branches”. English Language is one of the oldest Languages in the world. To become what it is today it has been through a series of changes in the course of history. English is commonly divided into three main periods; Old English‚ middle English and modern. All of these periods have been characterized by different influences which have made English a rich and complex language. Old English was the first period of English in which English started to acquire the characteristic
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