World of Languages Languages may not be the most important thing in the world‚ but without them people like us would not be able to communicate with each other. Many jobs require more than on languages to communicate with customers‚ most of these jobs are well paying jobs. Those who speak more than two languages are more likely to get a better paying job than one just knows one language. Many students may not agree that High School may have to require students to take two years of a second language
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community the importance of errors in language learning process. Corder (1967) mentions the paradigm shift in linguistics from a behaviouristic view of language to a more rationalistic view and claims that in language teaching‚ one noticeable effect is to shift the emphasis away from teaching towards study of learning. Corder further argues that in L1 we interpret child’s ‘incorrect utterances’ as being evidence that the child is in the process of acquiring language and that for those who attempt to
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while at the same time opening the door to learning a second language. This allows the students to be comfortable with their language rather feeling forced to learn a new language. This supportive type of learning and communicative environment allows the students to embrace their culture and language while moving on to learning a second language. It sets the stage for learning when teachers respond to students who speak borderland languages by allowing them to write‚ speak‚ and express themselves
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11/27/12 High School Foreign Language Each year‚ high schools around the country waste money on unnecessary foreign language programs. Although learning a second language can help get a job‚ or help adapt to a new country that doesn’t speak English‚ if there was a choice‚ most students would not choose to take a foreign language class. Also‚ most students who take foreign classes just to acquire the credits to graduate and usually do not even end up using the language later in life. If students
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Language Identity Are the people who become fluent in a second or third language at risk of losing their own identity? Language has been a way of communicating with each other for thousands of years‚ maybe even more. Since the day we were born we started to learn to speak the language of our fatherland and we’re all still learning. I don’t believe that you can necessarily lose your identity because you speak two or three languages. Identity is a very big word to use and is influenced by many
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Globalization and Language Globalization is the process of something becoming global‚ being transformed from a local or regional phenomena into a global one. With globalization‚ there is a movement of people coming together‚ unifying into a single society and functioning together. This process is not only an economic one‚ but also affects the technologies‚ politics‚ and cultures of the entire world. It is facilitated by the media of communications. Through radio and satellite information‚ we
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In most Asian families‚ most kids’ first language is their native language. My first language is English but my second language is Vietnamese. It has always been equally important to me in my life. My parents spoke English‚ but little of it. As I was getting a little older‚ one day I heard my parents talking in Vietnamese and it was something about me because they said my name‚ I got really curious and asked them. They would not tell me anything and would just laugh so it made me angry. I realized
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instruction in language acquisition for students whose first language is not English. Upon enrollment‚ students are administered the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test (WAPT) to identify his or her level of English proficiency and to determine eligibility for ESOL instructional support. Educators use the results from WAPT to determine placement‚ monitor student process‚ and to design effective instructional plans that meet the specific language needs of the student. The students who qualify for language support
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A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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Running head: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES Language Acquisition Theories Donelle Brown Grand Canyon University ESL 533N March 23‚ 2009 Language Acquisition Theories Acquiring the necessary English vocabulary to succeed in the United States is very difficult for the ELL or ESL student. It takes time and patience on their and the part of their families. Of course‚ with most of these students‚ the primary language is spoken by the parents who have never had the opportunity to learn
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