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    Specific Reasons Why Second Year Students of MSU N – IDS have Difficulties in Learning English Grammar I. Introduction A. Difficulties in learning English Grammar. B. The specific reasons why second year students of MSU N – IDS have difficulties in learning English grammar can be the basis of idea for instructors to develop and enhance the efficiency of the students in English grammar. II. Body A. Importance of Grammar 1. Grammar as an enabling skill 2. Grammar

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    in English. The word suicide comes from the Latin word suicidium. Sui in the word means oneself‚ and cidium which means the killing. The Latin word translates to the “killing of oneself”. When compared to the English translation‚ the Latin translation comes off as much more natural‚ or far less malicious than the English translation. The use of the word “murder” gives the English translation a very negative perception of the action of suicide. Of course for this paper the English translation will

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    objectives of this bachelor thesis are euphemisms and their usage in today´s English. Euphemisms are indirect expressions that are used instead of harsher ones to avoid unpleasant moments‚ embarrassment‚ or offence. They are used in sensitive social areas where direct speaking is unsuitable‚ like death‚ diseases or sex. The concern of indirect speaking can be either on the side of a speaker‚ on the side of an audience or on the side of a third side. Euphemisms are use to replace social taboos‚ swearing

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    “The word style is originally derived from the Latin word ‘stylus’ which meant a short stick sharp at one end and flat at the other used by the Romans for writing on wax tablets”(Galperin 11). Nowadays the word “stylus” according to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary means “a special pen used to write a text or draw an image on a special computer screen.” We clearly see that the meaning of the word style has been changed greatly. According to Longman dictionary “style is a particular

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    5.15 Pandora Type your translation below each Latin paragraph. Then answer the question about Prometheus. Pandora Forma feminae ab Vulcano* creabatur de terra. Ab Minerva ei (to her) vestes (clothes‚ nom. pl.) argenteae* donabantur. Etiam ei (to her) ab Vulcano corona aurea donabatur; Iuppiter ei (to her) ollam* donavit. Dei feminam pulchram amaverunt. Quod (Because) dei ei (to her) dona donaverunt‚ nomen (her name) erat Pandora. The form of the woman was created from earth by Vulcan. Clothes of

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    TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH TRANSLATION Principio del formulario The authors of this subject argue that translation is a valid tool for instruction. Present arguments for and against the use of translation in your own specific teaching situation or in an imagined teaching situation. (Before arguing‚ explain clearly what this situation is). STUDENT RESPONSE The authors of this subject argue that translation is a valid tool for instruction. Present arguments for and against the use of translation in your

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    tough. English is one of theses difficult languages. In some countries‚ learning English is very difficult because they start learning it in a late ages. Actually‚ learning English is difficult because of its various vocabularies‚ complicated grammar‚ and its hard accent. English language has a lot of words. These words are not easy to remember for most of English learners. Most English words have different parts of speech like adjective‚ verb‚ and adverts. This division of English words

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    applied language‚ advertising English has its own linguistic style and features. Its language is original and beautiful and full of connotations. Its sentence structure is succinct. Advertisements‚ giving the charm of language full play‚ use the simplest language to express the most complex meanings. The purpose of advertisements is to stimulate people ’s desire for shopping. Therefore‚ many kinds of rhetorical devices are used in advertisements to create new meanings. English pun is one of the important

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    International Journal of Instruction e-ISSN: 1308-1470 ● www.e-iji.net July 2011 ● Vol.4‚ No.2 p-ISSN: 1694-609X DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING GRAMMAR IN AN EFL CONTEXT1 Abdu Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi PhD.‚ College of Education‚ Sultan Qaboos University‚ Oman rayan3@gmail.com Ramani Perur Nagaratnam PhD.‚ Ministry of Manpower‚ Oman The role of grammar instruction in an ESL/EFL context has been for decades a major issue for students and teachers alike. Researchers have debated whether grammar

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    Historical background of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British English II. 4. Social and cultural

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