is not enough for any person. When‚ we are talking about our mother tongue we learn the speaking spontaneously‚ but when we are talking about any foreign language the speaking skill has to be earned by practice. Since English is a foreign language‚ not our mothers tongue. It is difficult for all learns to learn this language perfectly. I think CLT is such an approach that is making the students enthusiastic in learning Speaking English because of its participatory and interacting manner. If English
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HOW TO TAME A WILD TONGUE The writer dialogue within relation to a dilemma she faced about her own language and how she represents herself through her language. Gloria Anzaldua who is a Chicano talks about how Chicanas have problems expressing their feelings. Since they lack a native language‚ instead it is a product of several languages. And their language Chicano Spanish has incorporated bits and pieces of several versions of Spanish. The author speaks about people who are neither Spanish nor
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Forked Tongue Andrew had thought he saw smoke when he filled his jugs from the spring. The old farm had been abandoned for years‚ since the fire that burned the house to the ground. He wondered if what was left of the rotted barn was on fire. Andrew had put down his jugs and started through the line of trees into the field to get a better look. Half way through the acre of dead‚ waist high weeds he stopped. There were two men and a young woman ahead. The woman was laughing and yelled at one
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Public Speaking Midterm Study Guide This exam covers all material covered in readings and class lectures/activities. The chapters from the Lucas text covered on this exam are: 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 6‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 12‚ 13‚ and 14. Remember items may be included on the exam even if they were not specifically identified on this study guide. The exam is worth 100 points and will consist of both multiple choice‚ true/false‚ and short answer questions. The aim is to test your comprehension of the material covered in
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Summary In the essay Mother Tongue‚ Amy Tan talked about her love and fascination of language‚ and how language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ and how it’s a tool she uses everyday in writing. She then goes into how she is aware of the different ways she uses the English language‚ she was in a middle of a speech‚ talking very precise about her book to a group of people using her knowledge of correct grammar that she has learned throughout school‚ and books‚ until she spotted her mother‚ and
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| Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of years. | | | | | A) | True | | | | | | B) | False | | | | Feedback: Public speaking has been taught and studied around the world for thousands of years. | | | | 2 | CORRECT | | Because people have different frames of reference‚ a public speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular audience being addressed. | | | | | A) | True | | | | | | B) | False |
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A abstract A summary of a magazine or journal article‚ written by someone other than the original author. abstract words Words that refer to ideas or concepts. acceptance speech A speech that gives thanks for a gift‚ an award‚ or some other form of public recognition. acronym A word composed of the initial letters or parts of a series of words. active listening Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker’s
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STI College of Dasmariñas Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts Dasmariñas Barriers in Speaking Skills of First year HRS and HRM Students In partial fulfilment for requirement in Communication Arts 2 March 4‚ 2013 Final Period TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Problem and its background A. Definition of Terms B. Objective C. Scope and Limitation D. Significance of the study Chapter 2 Review of Related literature A. Communication Skills a. Reading Skills b. Listening Skills
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Introduction 04/20/2013 Introduction There are thousands of languages in the world‚ such as Spanish‚ French‚ Chinese‚ English…However‚ No one can do better job in the second language than their mother language. In the article Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan emphasized her idea that we speak different languages unconsciously and we are categorized by the way we talk. The author talked about her mother who is a Chinese emigrant wanted to provide her daughter a better environment to grow up and
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March 2013 Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan Summary: In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ she narrates how her mother’s “broken” English affect her life and her career choices. She talked about the “kind of English” her and her family uses all the time. Tan mentioned her difficulties and struggles she had to deal with‚ when she was in school because her English wasn’t perfect. For her‚ learning English wasn’t easy. It wasn’t her strongest point. She was complimented with how well she does with Math
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