in genetic code or nor acquired by magic‚ language is learned. Learning a language affords wondrous opportunities for growth and development in young children‚ and it also provides an extraordinary way to communicate. Some evidence suggests multilingualism correlates with improved cognitive development and abilities as well as a greater sensitivity to other cultures‚ creeds and customs. Also‚ in a globalized economy‚ it is increasingly more imperative to know a second language for career success
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policies‚ the hegemony of one particular language has never been an objective. So what has happened? Is such hegemony a good thing? If not‚ what credible alternative could be suggested? Keywords: English as a lingua franca‚ linguistic policy‚ multilingualism Introduction Europe and the world at large seem to have agreed that English should become their lingua franca. There have been linguae francae before in history but this is the first time that one language has become global‚ worldwide
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Cause and Effect Essay Topics A cause and effect essay aims at explaining the reasons and results of an event or situation. • It is one the most popular essay types in the academic world. • It is beneficial for a student to write a cause and effect essay because it propels him to think of the situation in depth to come up with the reasons for the birth of that situation and its eventual impact on everything it affects. • It encourages the mind to think analytically and investigate a situation
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IHRM Case Study Q1: In a first time the Macdougall family is used to live as expatriates thanks to their three Chicago‚ Philadelphia and Singapore’s experiences‚ moreover these experiences were successful for Lachlan in professional terms and also for the family as Lisa gave birth to their first child‚ Amelia. In the US they never had any problem to settle down in their new environment and they always met the cross-cultural suitability challenge by joining local clubs for example. The cultural
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PARLEZ. TOKO. SPRECHEN: VARIOUS REASONS 1 Parlez. Toku. Sprechen: Various Reasons Why International Studies Students of De La Salle University are Motivated to Study a Foreign Language Miguel Angelo A. De Matta and Kurt Callum S. Famanila Students‚ College of Liberal Arts‚ De La Salle University April 1‚ 2014 Abstract International Studies (IS) program is a program offered by several universities‚ like De La Salle University (DLSU)‚ both locally and internationally. The program’s goal is to incorporate
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Nowadays‚ the composition of the American classrooms has seen many changes. Due to the increased immigration‚ culturally diverse student population has been constantly growing. The statistics predict that by 2030‚ more than 40% of students in the United States will be students of color. The wide cultural diversity may cause misunderstandings and controversies in the teacher-student relationship. How should the teachers respond to this situation? What do they need to know and what can they do to prevent
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Pakistan is a Muslim country and Islam is the official religion. Islam is the religion which is professed and practiced by the people of Pakistan. Pakistani culture can be called as "Mixed Culture". The majority of people in Pakistan are Muslims by birth and faith. The society and culture of Pakistan comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the Baloch and Pashtun in the west and the ancient Dardic in the north. These
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socialists and left-win communist forces”‚ and the leadership was held by Lee Kuan Yew‚ Goh Keng Swee‚ Sinnathamby Rajaratnam‚ Toh Chin Chye‚ and Kenneth Byrne (Chee‚ 1990). The main tenets and arguments of the PAP were the concepts of multiracialism‚ multilingualism‚ and multiculturalism. In 1959‚ when Singapore was still a part of the Federation of Malaya‚ it won its first landslide victory by winning majority of the seats‚ and Lee Kuan Yew won as the country’s first Prime Minister (ibid‚ pp. 71-74). Since
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constructivist theories are properly integrated in this paper in order to create an effective assessment plan in a two-way bilingual early educational program. Montessori Method promotes the 21st Century Competencies such as problem solving skills‚ multilingualism‚ culture‚ awareness‚ and critical thinking. Teachers‚ as passionate educators‚ should rely on professional development to engage students and inspire them to accomplish their individual goals as well as to promote successful assessment practices
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CULTURAL BACKGROUND: DOES IT INFLUENCE MATURE TRAVELERS EVALUATION OF HOTEL ATTRIBUTES? ABSTRACT The mature traveler segment offers huge potential as they generally have more leisure time and fewer demands on their available income than younger travelers; therefore understanding their needs and desires is ever so important. The current study explores the impact of cultural background upon mature age travelers’ evaluation of 35 hotel attributes presented in a self-administered questionnaire
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