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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Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria ENG2601/1/2014–2017 70055491 InDesign HSY_Style ii content STUDY UNIT 1: English Language systems: persuasion and narration/rhetorical analysis 1 STUDY UNIT 2: Language and Meaning 22 STUDY UNIT 3: Register and Genre 34 STUDY UNIT 4: Text cohesion 43 STUDY UNIT 5: English language use and variation 58 STUDY UNIT 6: Academic English 73 ENG2601/1/2014–2017iii
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English Words ‘The air is always thick with our verbal emissions. There are so many things we want to tell the world. Some of them are important‚ some of them are not. But we talk anyway. A life without words would be a horrendous privation.’ (from the Introduction) Words and language‚ keys to human identity‚ are fascinating subjects. The aim of this book is to arouse curiosity about English words and about the nature of language in general‚ especially among students who are not intending
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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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The Impact of Cultural Differences on English Learning and Teaching I. Introduction Nowadays‚ culture plays a very important role in the foreign language classroom. Because cultural differences may give rise to misunderstanding that exists in intercultural communication. So the teaching of culture in the English classroom has been becoming a heated topic and people pay more and more attention to the cultural studies and intercultural communication in recent years. Therefore‚ culture teaching
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English Prepositions List © Josef Essberger 2009 EnglishClub.com 23 King Street Cambridge CB1 1AH England‚ UK http://www.englishclub.com First Edition 2000 Second Edition (revised) 2005 Third Edition (revised and extended) 2007 Third Edition (revised and extended) 2007 Fourth Edition (revised) 2009 All rights reserved This ebook is distributed in the universal PDF format. Printing: this ebook will print out on A4 (297 x 210mm) or American Letter size (11 x 8.5in) paper Viewing: this ebook may be
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English 203 Midterm exam Part 1: Answer only 2 of this following in short answers of 1 or 2 paragraphs 3. Define “lyric” Lyric poems are short‚ personal and motional. Moreover‚ the lyric poems express the feelings and thoughts of the poets. The poets didn’t tell stories which describe characters‚ actions or even heroes. Specially‚ the lyric poems address the reader directly and clearly the poets ‘feeling‚ perceptions and state of mind. For example‚ the poem Last night‚ as I‚ the queen‚ was
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Why is it difficult to decide how many speakers of English there are around the world today? Introduction A language is a socio-cultural aspect of any given society. It is important to note that languages tend to evolve thereby making it impossible to establish their evolutionary paths and developments. As a result‚ there have been enormous challenges in the attempt to establish the historical path of such languages. With English language‚ the situation becomes even worse simply because it is widely
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English Lexicology Ecaterina Albu‚ MA‚ senior university lecturer unilateral‚ bilateral‚ trilateral‚ multilateral monogamy‚ polygamy inflexible‚ imbalance‚ irrational‚ illegal download‚ copyright‚ mother wit‚ green wealth We summered in Spain last year. English Lexicology(I) 2 skate‚ skim‚ skin‚ ski‚ sketch‚ skid This fox goes well with your cap. He is too fond of bottles. blue-collar workers‚ white-collar workers‚ gray-collar works‚ pink-collar works‚ gold-collar
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1.Explain why is it more important to have a clear idea of learner’s needs in Business TESOL than in General English? 2.Describe the difference between an organization’s need and the cognitive needs of an individual? 3.Why is it important to consider the learners’ cultural background and interest when planning a class? 4.How can online sources and other electronic tools play important roles when designing and delivering a business class? 5.How can the lexical method be used to teach grammar points
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