ABSTRACT: This paper is an exploration of the letter songs among the Mappilas of Kerala in the second half of the twentieth century. The letter songs are an indication of simultaneous deprivation and accumulation of power. On the one hand it displays a jealous guarding of boundaries‚ thus establishing the kernel of a capitalist economy‚ thus signaling a transformation from the earlier anti-capitalist ethic which characterized the community‚ and a newly acquired material prosperity. The locus
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English as a global language English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication. English is‚ after the Chinese one‚ the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often named as a “killer language” that wipes out smaller languages
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Language plays and important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world‚ English is considered as the international language and in recent years‚ English is more and more popular in the world. this language is learned and studied by a higher number of people with every passing day because of its two importance in this modern world: a mean to communicate and to create a greater opportunity for a job. Saudi Arabia is a developing country and everyone has to learn English because today
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English is the most widely used universal language in the world and so it is no surprise that there will be many external influences from other languages. It continues to change and evolve as the years go on. There are many external influences that effects how language changes. An individual can choose if they want to follow the influences or choose to stick to what is to be believed as Standard English. It’s no secret that TV has had a great influence on the modern culture. TV often sets trends
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Demographics Arlington is a district which includes students from more than 114 countries‚ and 99 different languages are spoken in homes. English Language Learners [ELLs] comprise 19% of Arlington Public School [APS] students (APS‚ ELL Students‚ 2014). These students enter APS with ranges of knowledge. Their language proficiency levels range from WIDA Level 1 “Entering” to Level 6 “Reaching" (Fig. 1). About one-fourth of the students are at WIDA Level 1‚ and about three-fourths of the ESOL/HILT/HILTEX
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Discuss the positive and negative impacts of having English as global language Over the last decades English has played an important role around the world as common language for economic‚ education‚ scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and in particular between people. The positive aspect is that English language open doors in terms of global communication and business‚ because this language has become a powerful tool in terms of improving productivity and driving growth
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many discussions about making English the official language of the United States. And not only has there been discussions‚ but people are starting to act. There have been movements‚ unity acts‚ and even laws have been proposed to make this a reality. So why isn’t English our official language yet? To me the United states has always been a cultural diverse nation. And because it is diverse‚ it is the reason why America is what it is today. Holding a barrier to one language takes the flavor out of the
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Is English a ‘Killer Language’? The Globalisation of a Code Tanja Eckert‚ Andrea Johann‚ Anna Känzig‚ Melanie Küng‚ Bianca Müller‚ Cornelia Schwald‚ Laura Walder Abstract: Does English act as a Killer-Language or not? The fact that English has gained the status of a world language goes back to British colonialism. English was imposed on the indigenous populace in order to strengthen the power of the colonists. As the example of Papua New Guinea shows‚ this can have serious consequences for people’s
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Nguyen Thanh Hai ITIU09090 English – the international language At the moment‚ about 2.000 million people speak Chinese as their mother tongue‚ whereas about 450 million speak English. As follow this criterion‚ Chinese must be the world’s global tongue. However‚ people all over the world like to use English as the second language rather than Chinese and currently English is becoming more and more popular as the international language. In my point of view‚ I agree with this opinion
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Paper II How to Select Songs to Teach Language Skills. Yogita Bhamare. Songs are part of daily life of most people. The benefits of songs in ELT have been well-documented by many researchers. English language teachers can use songs to open and close their lessons‚ to illustrate themes and topics‚ to add variety‚ present new vocabulary or recycle known language. Practically all grammar
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