Spanish in the United States The United States is home to a large and rapidly growing population of Spanish speakers. With over 35 million speakers‚ Spanish is the second most commonly-spoken language in the United States. According to data from the US Census Bureau‚ it is spoken in about 12 per cent of all U.S. households. Hispanic citizens constitute about 16% of the U.S. population now and this figure will rise to 30% by 2050. By 2050‚ the U.S. will become the largest Spanish-speaking country
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TEACHING TECHNICAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL ENGLISH Introduction English today has become more than the Lingua Franca of the masses. It has become the lifeline. The call of the hour is for the academia to well-equip itself with the most competent language skills. Only then can suitable help be extended to the beneficiaries‚ the students. My paper will focus on the nature of General and Technical English today. It will also attempt to show how Technical English and General English can be made more student-centric
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1492. d) Name 1 territory occupied by the Maya. (7 mks) 2. Explain why most Taino and Kalinago settlements were located near the coast or by streams. (6 mks) 3. Explain why Maya technology is considered
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History invisible armada (Spanish armada) In January 1588‚ Philip II sent a serious message to the Castile‚ the assembly in which the representatives of cities gathered: "You know all the business in which I have set for the service of God and increasing our holy Catholic faith and benefit of these kingdoms [...] This requires very large and overspending‚ because it does not go unless the security of the sea and the Indies and even their own homes. ""Enterprise" to which the king was referring to
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The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England‚ who speak the English language. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin‚ when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn. England is one of the countries of the United Kingdom and English people in England are British citizens. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles‚ Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain in the fifth century AD.[8] Historically‚ the English population is descended from several peoples — the
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ANEST MAROLLI READING V 03/09/2015 SPRING TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A POWERFUL TOOL Nowadays the world is becoming smaller by globalization. It is becoming so not only for the fact that you can be transported easily‚ and in a few hours or days to the farthest location on Earth‚ but also for the incredible speed you can be deliver and receive information from anywhere in the world. But these new features that our global society is experiencing‚ need also a skilled and well approved language
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Why English is important in Job Requirement? A study conducted by one of the biggest agencies‚ Job.com‚ founded that lack of communication skills in both speaking and writing has caused the main reasons for the failure of graduates in seeking jobs. An English lecturer of University Utara Malaysia’s school of cognitive science and education‚ M.Puveneswary who taught English at the University for about 11 years said‚ there was a gap between English at the workplace and academic environments
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the Spanish and the British methods of colonization. The British had colonization all over the world and the most abundant were Americas. I believe that the British methods of colonization have the similarities with the Spanish in the western hemisphere. Both Spain and Great Britain’s goal of colonization was conquest‚ settlement‚ and rule over the hemisphere. Spanish were motivated by Catholic Church and expectations of treasures (gold)‚ glory‚ and the return to Spain wealthy. Spanish exploration
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History Essay “What was the impact on White Settlement on Indigenous life between 1788- 1861? Describe the meeting of two cultures that we see in Bennelong and William Buckley.” 1. Early years in Sydney- Arthur Phillip and Bennelong In 1788‚ led by Captain Arthur Phillip (Australia’s first governor)‚ the Europeans had arrived in Australia with the first fleet. They saw no sign of life and had no idea that the Indigenous people had been living in Australia for thousands even tens of thousands
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English English class has never been one of my strong aspects of life‚ I would say the grammar part of English I am more knowledgeable at‚ but when it comes to me having to write papers I am never very fond of the idea. I was required to take the class for my pre-requisites for dental hygiene; and lets just say when I had seen that English Composition one was on the list I was not the least bit thrilled. My experience in this class brought me to the realization that English is not as bad as I had
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