International Journal of Language and Linguistics 2014; 2(4): 32-38 Published online September 10‚ 2014 (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijll) doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.s.20140204.15 ISSN: 2330-0205 (Print); ISSN: 2330-0221 (Online) Review of computer-assisted language learning: History‚ merits & barriers Dara Tafazoli*‚ Niloofar Golshan Science & Research Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Iran Email address: Dara.tafazoli@yahoo.com (D. Tafazoli)‚ golshanniloofar@yahoo.com (N. Golshan) To cite
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Malú Buil Think Piece Identify There’s a disorder called mythomaniac disorder that’s when people go on lying forever until they are indeed living in a lie. These people actually believe the lies they say. Sometimes when I listen to a song that has nothing to do with my life I adapt it to my life and get really angry if the singer is feeling that way or romantic if that’s the case. It happens to me so often that I thought that I was somehow a mythomaniac‚ but just lying to myself not to the world
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thoughtful reflections. * “No time to think: Reflections on information technology and contemplative scholarship”‚ David M. Levy. (2007) * “Speed and the Unsettling of Knowledge in the Digital University”‚ Ray Land‚ (2011). * TED Talk “5 ways to listen better”‚ Julian Treasure‚ (2011) Distractions serve anything but the knowledge It is true that today’s digitisation and networking tools speed up the pace of our communicative exchanges. In the other hand‚ these increasingly attractive tools
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Arman Abbasi Dr. Erin Walsh English 101 15 April 2013 “Good Country People”: The Twin Dragons of Image and Language “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor tells the story of a thirty-two year old handicapped woman originally named Joy but later Hulga with a PhD in philosophy. Towards the end of the story‚ the supposedly intelligent and cunning Hulga is seduced by a supposedly simple‚ naïve‚ and innocent-looking Bible salesman by the name of Manley Pointer. As in Revelations
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Why are some countries rich and other countries poor? Introduction- In today’s society‚ money is more consequential than ever. There are more billionaires today then ever before. However the reality is that most of the world still lives in complete poverty; an estimated 40% of the world still lives on less then 2$ a day {1 (January 2013 Written by Anup Shah)} and almost 75% of children world wide do not get secondary level education. However 200years ago‚ the average income around the world was
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus Caribbean Civilisation Foun1101 Think Piece: Liar King Kellyander Morris #620049710 June 12th 2015 The Caribbean is beautiful place‚ with distinct culture‚ filled with many talented singers and songwriters.The song King liar was written and song by one of fellow “caribbeanites” Lord Nelson(aka Robert Nelson). He was born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago but seeked fame in the United States of America and found it in his own backyard as a calypso artist
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THE INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY Introduction: We are very proud because the UNESCO gas declared the 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. It is such a prestige that we cannot find the right words to express our sense of jubilation. How it happened: The 21st February‚ our Martyr’s Day‚ is unique in the history of the world in the sense that in no other country have lost lives and suffered for the preservation of the mother tongue. So judging the significance of the
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Our Mother Language Day (21st February) UNESCO’s declaration of 21st February as the International Mother Language Day has brought fresh glory and prestige to Bangladesh which is making significant strides towards peace‚ progress and prosperity at home and discharging international obligations abroad. After 1952‚ the people of Bangladesh have been observing every year the 21st day of February as their glorious and unforgettable Language Martyrs Day. What happened on 21st February 1952 is
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How Languages Shape Lives Learning new languages may shape our ways of talking and thinking. Also every language to another has many different ways in how we communicate with other people who speak the language we have learned. In “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?” Lera Boroditsky explains how a new language can affect the way we are thinking. The new language (second language) is one of the most important things that can change the way of thinking. Most of people who speak more than
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Certainly The End of Something or Other‚ One Would Sort of Have to Think- Quote: “John Updike… has for decades been constructing protagonists who are basically all the same guy… who are all clearly stand-ins for Updike himself” (Foster Wallace 53). This quote is a representation of several different personality traits that can be classified simply by who the characters are like. The author is someone who creates a variety of characters who are all similar to himself‚ and one another. This
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