English for American Official Language When I was eleven years old‚ I was adopted from Russia. I came into American knowing no English at all. The struggle I went through to learn the language was almost unbearable‚ but with the help of others and my hard work‚ I was able to become fluent. I learned this language because there are no schools that teach in Russian in America‚ and I wanted to become part of American culture. English is spoken by more people than any other language in the world
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What is the future of English as a global language? The world is changing so rapidly‚ from national politics to people’s livelihood. Definitely‚ language is one of the most important characteristic among there. English‚ which is considered as the world language at present‚ facing with sophisticated problems. Actually‚ the situation could persist on till the future. In my view‚ the future of English as a global language may be as the concave and convex sides of a nutshell‚ it is hard to foresee that
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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY‚ HANOI HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES THE USE OF ARTICLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG SECOND YEAR STUDENTS AT FELTE‚ ULIS‚ VNU Student: Mai Như Quỳnh Class: K19C Lecturer: Dr. Ha Cam Tam Hanoi‚ June – 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE
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The playwright ’whose life is it anyway?’ written by Brian Clark is based around a sculptor called Ken‚ who has been paralysed neck down in a car accident and is told that he will never be able to move any part of his body again. Most of the action takes place around Ken’s paralyzed body and his bed. The story’s centre of attention is Euthanasia (whether Ken should be allowed to take his own life or not)‚ which serves as the main plot of the story; however there are more issues at hand. The theme
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Intervention Strategies for Children with Developmental Disabilities Faculty: Dr. R. Manjula Presenter: Mandira Bhattarjee & Varsha Jevoor Children with developmental language or speech disorders frequently benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) strategies. These children have severe
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Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Filler Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think‚ to create a pause or to hold a turn in
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NAME:___________________ Year 12 English Language Revision Pack 1. Complete many practice exams and correct them yourself (exams and suggested answers are on MOODLE). Do them under time constraints 2 hours with 15 mins reading and figure out a way to do them that suits you. Do them at 3pm. You will also be completing one in class during week 1‚ term 4. 2. Create flip cards with all the terms listed (unless you are 100% sure you know them) – give the word on one side‚ then definition
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Acquiring English as second language at schools Done by: Soumaya Shaitou Translation student April 28‚ 2013 Table of contents Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------page 3 Introduction------------------------------------------------------page 4 Can adults learn a new language better than children? ----page 4 Body--------------------------------------------------------------page 6 Methods of learning a new language-------------------------page 6 How English
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several issues and concerns raised by the author. The two concepts are mimicry and othering. Mimicry is best annotated through the main character‚ Vickramadas in the short story. He aspired to be an Englishman. He imitated the dress‚ manners and language of the whites. The othering is expressed through some characters‚ Miss da Gama and Miss Cunningham‚ who assumed that they were
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English has become an universal language. Do you think that the positive effects of this trend outweigh negative effects? The influence of English as a universal language is a subject matter. People are increasingly concerned about whether the popularity of learning English is a positive trend. As far as i know‚ its benefits are far more pronounced than its downside. In economic terms‚ the prevalence of English creates two benefits. One benefit is that it enables people to explore new business
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