communication between one person and another. Even though some would argue that foreign languages have diluted the purity of American English‚ I believe English was never a pure language to begin with‚ and the dilution of it has occurred in the past and is bound to happen because America is a nation of immigrants. Before we even consider blaming other languages for diluting American English‚ we must ask ourselves a question; how can one call American English pure? British English is derived from
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student’s writing is assessed on the following criteria: Content: successfully communicating all the points required in the task; taking the opportunity to use original content when appropriate. Accuracy: using structures and vocabulary correctly. Range: using own structures and vocabulary (i.e. not just the structures and vocabulary given in the instructions). Register:appropriate use of register (e.g. formal/informal‚ persuasive‚ complaining‚ etc). Organization/cohesion: organizing and linking parts
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different hopes‚ different dreams.” What he meant by that was America is a very diverse country. Without the difference of its people‚ America is not America. In the novel‚ The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez‚ the story centers around the Rivera family adjusting in the United States. Also‚ it focuses the life story of the people around them while in the short story‚ “The English Lesson” by Nicholasa Mohr‚ it focuses on how immigrants see the United States. Both readings were able to
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Muhammad Adil Rehman COURCE TITLE : English Comprehension & Composition TOPIC : IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUTION WHAT IS LANGUAGE ? Language‚ so far as we know‚ is something specific to
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Discussion on the origin of English Euphemism and its social communicative function Posted:2008-5-22 17:06:00 views:14621 [Abstract] Euphemism‚ as a common linguistic phenomenon in world culture‚ is widely used in every social class and field. English euphemism‚ as one of many euphemisms existing in the world‚ has its own deep origin‚ which include both the religious origin and the historical‚ literary origin. This thesis will try to discuss the origin of English euphemism from every aspect
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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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Britain. +/- 800 BC - 55 BC Celts (5th century BC) 2. Roman Britain. 55 BC – 400 AD 3. The Old English or Anglo-Saxon Period 500 – 1066 Soon after the romans left‚ Britain was attacked by Germanic tribes‚ mainly Angles and Saxons. Anglo-Saxon settlements (410 AD – 800 AD) The Vikings (The Danes) (800 AD – 978 AD) Downfall of Saxon England (978 AD – 1066 AD) 4. The Middle English Period 1066 – 1500 5. The Renaissance 1500 – 1600 The Early Tudor Period (1485 – 1550) The Flowering
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International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever Communicator Vincent Smidowicz Bridget Bloom Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever/Communicator Introduction This booklet provides a taster of the new support materials created for Spoken ESOL. All the sample exercises included here have been selected from Book 2‚ which covers the Achiever and Communicator levels. This new and important resource (see Key features) is designed both to help
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3/22/10 The economic and political success of the Dutch and the English between 1570-1766 How the Dutch and English became successful was not only in trading but being merchants and bankers as well. When the other countries were busy fighting each other the Dutch were specializing in trading with them. Out of 20‚000 trading vessels 16‚000 of them were Dutch ships." In the early 1400’s two thirds were based in Amsterdam."The English and Dutch went to war over trading not only once but three times
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24p. Guides – Classroom – Teacher English (Foreign Language); Listening Comprehension; Listening Skills; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods Teaching Listening Skills This paper discusses the importance of listening comprehension in learning English as a foreign language (EFL) and argues that more emphasis should be given to listening comprehension. It cites significant research findings in second language acquisition and reviews the relationship between listening comprehension and language
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