In the newspaper the Guardian there is an article titled I h8 txt msgs: How texting is ruining our language where a professor at the University of Wales‚ David Crystal‚ gives his views on texting and how it affects our language. He also points out the points of view from others as well as give examples to earlier times where people were always quick to be fearful and judgmental whenever a new language related ‘phenomenon’ was introduced to the world. Later he begins to point out his own view and
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Unit 2 Individual Project Vernacular Language Desiree DuBose American InterContinental University Author Note Desiree DuBose‚ Department of Information Technology‚ American InterContinental University Online This research was supported by Yahoo Search‚ AIU Library Resources Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Desiree DuBose‚ Department of Information Technology‚ American InterContinental University Online‚ Hoffman Estates‚ IL 60192 Contact: desiree.dubose1@aiu
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Some of the Difficulties I face in learning English Learning English as a foreign language has a lot of difficulties. We‚ Ethiopian students‚ learn this language with out getting the chance of involving with the speech community i.e with out much environmental support. I do have some serious difficulties of learning English particularly in the listening and speaking skills. Next to this I will try to point out my problems of learning English and their possible solutions to solve those problems
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EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH I always used to wander what would have happened to this world if no one had been curious enough to cross lakes‚ rivers‚ seas and oceans to see the other side. We would have still lived a life that we had studied in our first history textbook. Many call the Europeans especially the British‚ as cruel‚ opportunist‚ greedy conquerors that plundered and voided everywhere they went. Everyone boo them but I would like to applaud them. Now my readers please don’t come to the conclusion
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BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION The understanding of the native speakers’ language is the international problem for our people. Our secondary schools teach the students only the bases of the English language. Our universities do not prepare them to the British streets‚ accommodations‚ pubs where people use their own language‚ the language that differs from that of their parents. They use other words- they use slang. None of the most advanced and flexible ways of teaching English of any country
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"Politics and the English Language" is an essay by George Orwell published in 1946 where he criticizes the way written English language has evolved. Orwell uses five texts from various contemporary authors to identify in them the "perversions" in the evolution of the language. He then classifies these into four main fallacies: "dying metaphors" or cliches‚ "operators or verbal false limbs" or the elimination of simple verbs and the use of passive voice rather than active‚ "pretentious diction" or
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INTRODUCTION The English language is very important to know and to use in communication. It does give us the chance to communicate well with others. Knowing how to communicate using the English language will make our life easier and abundant. It is assured that English language give us the opportunity to connect and share different ideas and conversation with all the people. We are aware today that we are in a high technology generation‚ where we used computers and high technology gadgets and
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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE - THREAT TO SMALL LANGUAGES Slađana Butković University of Applied Sciences ˝Nikola Tesla˝ Gospić‚ Croatia Katica Balenović‚ Faculty of Teacher Education in Rijeka‚ Croatia Vesna Grahovac-Pražić‚ Faculty of Teacher Education in Rijeka‚ Croatia ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE THREAT TO SMALL LANGUAGES English becomes a global language of communication perception of English - a language of cultural prestige the promotion of monolingualism and monolingual mentality is
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Is English Important for Engineering Students? In this last blog entry‚ I am going to comment on the issue of whether English language competence is a significant aspect of an engineering student’s academic life and prospective career. I find the discussion of this issue is of great relevance to me as it allows me to see the importance of this course EG1471 in preparing me for my future engineering career. English language is an important language during my undergraduate study in NUS because
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Literature Review Speaking English is not a new concept to any one of us‚ every one in the school‚ office and in the society while conversing they speak in English. In our country English has become the second language and it is the most widely used language in the world therefore it is very important to have a good command over English language. On the other hand our English speaking is not as good as we want it to be in conveying messages. In this literature review‚ we will be focusing on some
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