www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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The English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how
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Environmental Awareness among Prospective Teachers of Himachal Pradesh Dr. Ajay Kumar Attri Lecturer‚ Deptt. Of Education‚ MLSM College Sundernagar‚ Mandi (HP) ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to compare the environmental awareness of male and female‚ science and arts and rural and urban prospective teachers of Himachal Pradesh. The sample comprised 260 (130 male and 130 female) prospective teachers. For the study Environment Awareness Ability Measure (EAAM) was developed and standardized
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Instructional Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Math EDU 534: Diverse Family Structures October 10‚ 2012 Abstract This paper investigates and examines the needs of English Language Learners (ELL) in our classrooms today. It defines who they are‚ gives statistics at three different levels‚ nationally‚ statewide and at the school level. A few general concerns about ELL are discussed and also some positive
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to
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Phonological development is the acquisition of knowledge about the sound system of a language. Some important milestones that could be impaired by lead exposure include decreased reaction to sounds‚ delayed babbling‚ and an inability to differentiate between sounds. This inability could arise as a result of inattention‚ a side-effect of lead exposure. Being unable to differentiate between sounds can inhibit word learning and the inability to babble in order to communicate will obstruct the child
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History of the English language From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from History of English Language) Jump to: navigation‚ search English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially‚ Old English was a diverse group of dialects‚ reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these dialects‚ Late
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Kevin roc‚ ESSAY please forgive the for the bad grammar this is a draf . I’m kevin‚ i have no great story to tell‚ but my goals are larger than life itself. i want to go beyond the boundaries of the universe‚ to invent the next big thing‚ primarily to grow as a human being ‚20% of my efforts to help those I can in the process. neither science nor religion on its own has the answers i’m looking for‚ thus i find myself baffle walking between them. i believe that the highest sciences is religion
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socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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