on race In the 2008 speech titled ‘A More Perfect Union‚’ then-senator Barack Obama speaks about the current issues affecting the country. In this forum‚ Obama discusses the many challenges that were facing the nation heading into the upcoming election. This famous speech would later go on to be called ‘Obama’s speech on Race.’ In a political forum telling stories of racially charged situations‚ Obama speaks on the need for unity in the nation. While explaining the effects of the racial barriers
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Franklin not to get creative with his instruction. Naturally‚ Leeds already has his mind set on his teaching plan and proceeds to play loud rock music in class in order to teach the students to feel the vibrations of the music and get them to try to speak phonetically. But a new element enters his life when he meets the attractive custodian‚ Sarah. An exceptionally intelligent yet extremely bitter young woman‚ Sarah is a graduate of the school who has decided to remain there‚ in the confines of her
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Task 2 English‚ the undisputed champion of the world Today English is used in every corner of the globe‚ and it is definitely the most spoken language on Earth. A lot of countries use English as their mother tongue and the inhabitants speak fluent English. Other countries give children English courses from a very young age. Most people have easy access to English via television and the Internet‚ and it is quite easy to learn because of its large amount of speakers. English is becoming a bigger
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“I was beginning to think and feel in the language I used‚ to find my own voice in it‚ to sense that how one speaks influences how one means”‚ Barbara Mellix discussed in her memoir “From Outside‚ In” (298). Barbara Mellix grew up speaking three different types of English‚ black English‚ standard English‚ and college English. She understood where and when it was acceptable to use each of these languages. Black English was to be spoken with her family‚ while the standard English was spoken in public
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communication by internet or traveling abroad the world‚ they are two advantages for learning English. Also most of the students think to learn English is difficult because they speak English as speak Spanish or because students have lack vocabulary and they are two disadvantages to learn English as a second language. The ability to speak English fluently opens up a world of information and communication for a person. Information and communication by internet is a good idea for people or students that can
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me‚ they only see my pigment—white. They don’t see the Spanish part supposedly until I tell them‚ then they give me a “Right” or “I see it now” as if they’ve known or had been guessing all along. I can brush it all off my shoulder until I try to speak Spanish to others which I
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or groups they just end up chatting in their own language * When all the students speak together it gets too noisy and out of hand and I lose control of the classroom * Conclusion * References Why should we teach speaking skills in the classroom? Motivation Many students equate being able to speak a language as knowing the language and therefore view learning the language as learning how to speak the language‚ or as Nunan (1991) wrote‚ "success is measured in terms of the ability to
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“Englishes” I have spoken or used‚ as well as how many I have heard in my life-particularly while in the military. For example‚ how I speak with authority figures versus friends‚ and how I speak with my daughter as opposed to “educated” adults. Although the English I speak with friends and coworkers is often filled with slang and swear words‚ I would never speak like that in many other settings. One of those times is‚ when spending time with my parents‚ it is always a “please and thank you” environment
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Amy Tan opened the essay with this quote to show the audience that the English Language can be used in May forms‚ Many styles ‚ and have different meanings. Everyone speaks‚ writes‚ and reads a different way. 2. Tan speaks in different types of English‚ the "broken/ fractured" English she speaks with her mother and the English she speaks at large group speeches using "carefully wrought grammatical phrases". These divisions are important to Tan because she grew up with understanding her "mothers tongue"
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Many people speak different languages‚ but every person speaks their language in two forms. As in the story "Mother tongue" by Amy Tan. The children start to use this strategy to make others feel comfortable‚ and not be judged by others. This language comes naturally to those who use it. There are some appropriate moments to use each English‚ and there are moments that are not so appropriate. For example‚ if you speak to any adult in a not proper way‚ they might think you’re not as educated. Sometimes
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