to write in their native language rather than in the language of their former colonizer. Some of these writers argue that writing in their native language is imperative because cultural subtleties and meanings are lost in translation. For these writers‚ a "foreign" language can never fully describe their culture. Choosing a Language Achebe maintains the opposite view. In a 1966 essay reprinted in his book Morning Yet on Creation Day‚ he says that‚ by using English‚ he presents "a new voice
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Read the following passage from Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Discuss Marlowe’s use of language in this passage and how it contributes to the characterisation of Faustus. (Act 5‚ Scene 2) Written in blank verse iambic pentameter; non-rhyming lines of ten stressed syllables‚ Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is a morality play‚ a warning of what befalls those that deal with the devil. Faustus is introduced by the Chorus‚ a man who through scholarly pursuit has achieved much despite his upbringing; yet through
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THE ROLE OF GENDER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NIGERIA CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE BY HAUWA MAGAJIYA BALA (MRS) DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTERS DEGREE [MA] IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE [TEFL] SUBMITTED TO LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 2004 DEDICATION DEDICATION OF THIS PIECE OF WORK GOES TO MY BELOVED PARENTS‚ HAJIYA FATIMA ZAHRA AND ALHAJI YUSUF MUSA. MAY GOD BLESS THEM‚ AMEEN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the
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1. Based on the readings in this unit‚ what do the readings in this unit reveal about diversity within the new nation? Use at least three specific examples from the reading selections. Your answer should be at least one complete paragraph. Answer: I have found many different and diverse things in the selections‚ one being how Equiano and Philis Wheatley were slaves for parts of their lives‚ and how they were treated like animals. There was also a change in how people saw religion and celebrated
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English as Official Language of Oklahoma The English language is originated from the German language‚ which has its roots from England. The English language became known after the translation of the Bible by Luther from Latin into German. After that‚ during the reign of James the First of England in 1611 appeared the first version of the Bible in English called the Bible of King James (King James Version).The translation of the Bible has had a decisive influence on English literature and the English
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English for American Official Language When I was eleven years old‚ I was adopted from Russia. I came into American knowing no English at all. The struggle I went through to learn the language was almost unbearable‚ but with the help of others and my hard work‚ I was able to become fluent. I learned this language because there are no schools that teach in Russian in America‚ and I wanted to become part of American culture. English is spoken by more people than any other language in the world
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Speaker 1: I want to start off by saying that I know I have an accent and please don’t assume it’s Russian. More and more people are complaining about the GoTranscript test‚ about our rules‚ about the low acceptance rate and to be honest‚ I have pretty much had it with all this whining. First of all‚ the tests have we’ve had so far were easy. All you had to do is listen carefully‚ read our guidelines‚ and do some research. These things are in job description. Our clients don’t always have good quality
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1 out line : Should english be official language in the u.s. ? I Introduction Hook - English is good for official language in the U.S. - In the future China or Japan is powerful of business in the world so‚ people have to learn many languages. - Not fair for American people who can speak on English but Asian people ‚Mexican people they ‘re Bilingual. - Dose the U.S. should have official language more than one language? Explanation. Because of The U.S
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English Controlled Assessment The English language‚ although used by almost all across the United Kingdom‚ has been mutated and altered in so many ways that sometimes we cannot even understand it ourselves. One of the main factors that affects our understanding of the language is one’s regional accent. Although most words and phrases will be comprehensible some phonetics may have changed so much that all we can do is hope that the context of what has been said makes sense in order for us to ‘fill
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Sign Language is a very complex method of language that is used by the deaf community to replace spoken words. It is an extraordinary language when considering all that encompasses this replacement of words‚ such as gestures‚ vision‚ body language‚ tone‚ rhythm syntax‚ facial expressions‚ industrialization‚ and culture (Sign Language). The hand‚ body and facial gestures can represent objects‚ emotions‚ actions‚ numbers‚ letters‚ and can even ask questions. This visual mode of communication is
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