Uniting America with a Common Language Imagine yourself in a country you have lived for many years‚ and not being able to communicate with the people around you. Your kids are in school‚ and you are unable to help them with homework‚ because you cannot speak English. You work two low paying jobs just to make ends meet‚ and at the end of the month‚ you still come up short. Your children are forced to go without the most basic needs. This is the reality of millions of families. All of this could be
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Research Journal of Educational Sciences ______________________________________________ISSN 2321-0508 Vol. 2(2)‚ 1-6‚ May (2014) Res. J. Educational Sci. English and Medium of Instruction: Dalit Discourse in Indian Education Dhanaraju Vulli Department of History‚ Assam University (Central University)‚ Diphu Campus‚ Assam‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in‚ www.isca.me Received 8th April 2014‚ revised 18th April 2014‚ accepted 30th April 2014 Abstract There are two types of school
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What is Bec ? The BEC is an interactive curriculum. This means that there is constant interaction between and among the teachers and students and also with the materials. In this respect‚ you are not the only authority in the classroom. You are only the facilitator‚ the guide to your students’ learning. You allow your students to “construct their own knowledge.” If they do‚ they will learn better than when you just “pour knowledge” into them. They are not empty vessels that need to be filled up
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Week 4 Lecture Regional & Social Dialects WHAT CAN YOU TELL ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE SPEAKERS? Notes on Examples Reasonable (even accurate) guesses about speaker’s various characteristics e.g. socio-economic or educational background esp. for English accents in Britain • With distinctive regional accent origin even from short utterance Holmes (2008) p. 127 3 Characteristics of Speech • Remember? No two people speak the same! – ∞ sources of variation e
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This page intentionally left blank Introducing Second Language Acquisition Written for students encountering the topic for the first time‚ this is a clear and practical introduction to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It explains in nontechnical language how a second language is acquired; what the second language learner needs to know; and why some learners are more successful than others. The textbook introduces in a step-by-step fashion a range of fundamental concepts – such as SLA in adults
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Report on TELECOM LIVE PROJECT in INDIA Name: Ankit N Gandhi. Reg. No.: PGM08080905 The multimedia information release project of telecom industry Overview: After a high-speed development‚ the competition of China’s mobile telecom industry has moved from technology to the service. In recent years‚ with the mobile users increase by leaps and bounds‚the number of two operators user in the market show rising‚ but there are all show a tendency of serious slump in the value of ARPU (average
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The Rise of English The rise of English as an international language has always been a debatable issue. Its critics condemn the global dominance of English as a form of linguistic imperialism‚ in which hegemonic powers like Great Britain and the United States extend their influence and interests by promoting the teaching and learning of English (Phillipson‚ 1992). In contrast‚ others have observed that the ascension of English as an international language has been supported by individuals in various
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English and Communication Skills for the Global Engineer Central Idea: Engineering graduates require an ever-increasing range of skills to maintain relevance with the global environment of the new millennium. Communication skills are an vital component of this‚ recognized by academia and industry alike. English language skills are also important given its widespread status across the globe as a lingua franca. Indeed‚ multilingual skills are considered a salient element in the make-up of the new
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| Perspectives in the Implementation of the Enhanced K-12 Basic Education Program in the Philippines | Issue: K-12 Basic Education Program | | PAOLO BAKAMO | | The K to 12 Program covers kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education‚ four years of junior high school‚ and two years of senior high school [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills‚ develop lifelong learners‚ and prepare graduates for tertiary education‚ middle-level
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Throughout American history‚ western ways have always led to prosperity and constant influence of leadership to the global world. It is not surprising that English is the universal language according to popular belief‚ and often times non native english speakers are therefore seen as ‘disadvantaged’ especially in the US. Fundamental truth states that cultures define themselves through languages and gives one the ability to communicate and exchange views. If so‚ do native speakers close themselves
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