a Wild Tongue‚” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ she describes her childhood along with the struggles of adjusting to the many different types of languages that her culture provides. She begins her experiences with a dentist appointment she had as a child and how the doctor was struggling to control her tongue while he cleaned her roots. That experience made her curious as to how one actually tames a wild tongue. Growing up in the American public school system‚ she would often be punished for speaking her native
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depressed with yourself iii) The next way is don’t stay idle iv) Also‚ you have to respect yourself v) Another way is you also can pretend like you are having fun vi) Furthermore‚ don’t let this person know that you’re hurting Internal Summary: Let’s pause for a minute to summarize what we have found so far. First‚ we have seen that we need to make up our mind by look for closure‚ don’t feign our memory and try to find someone else to think about. Second‚ we have seen that
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International students in English speaking universities Adjustment problems Introduction With the brisk pace of economic globalization‚ higher education is becoming more internationalized as well. An increasing number of students choose to receive higher education abroad in countries like the US‚ the UK and Australia‚ where there are many world-class universities that are expected to provide high-quality education for both domestic and overseas students. However‚ due to various reasons‚ and
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Amy Tan’s story “Mother Tongue” starts by the affirmation that she is not a scholar of English or literature. She is just a writer and the person who understand the power of language. From Tan’s observations from her daily life‚ she realizes that there are different types of English that she uses. The first time Tan notices the difference is when she gives a speech on her book “The Joy Luck Club” using academic English‚ the one that she never uses to talk with her mother. The second time is when
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In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua shares her feelings of social and cultural difficulties that Mexicans face living in the United States and In “Se Habla Espanol” Tanya Maria Barrientos tells of being Latina who doesn’t speak Spanish. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Anzaldua describes her growing up in two different cultures. One thing she was expected was to speak perfect and adhere to the English Language. Anzaldua describes‚ “Being Mexican is a state of soul not one of mind.” This
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Useful Expressions Various Expressions used in asking for and expressing opinions Function | Expressions | Asking for an opinion | What’s your opinion on…What do you think of…What are your views on … | Do you have anything to add?Don’t you think that… | Giving opinions | I believe that..I am certain that..I must say..It is quite clear that..I maintain that ..I am sure that …As far as I am concerned ..I suppose . .. | From my point of view ..In my opinion..I think that…I would say that …It seems
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Teacher | Observer | Date | Lesson number | Class level Elementary | Number of students | Timetable fit | Previous lesson: Reading and speaking skillThis lesson: Listening and speaking skillNext lesson: Listening and speaking skill | for the teacher) | * To provide an engaging lessons for students and improving their listening skill. * To monitor closely and make sure the lesson is successful. | Objectives (for the students)
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I believe How to Tame a Wild Tongue showcases a rich blend between tone‚ symbolism and metaphors. Gloria Anzaldua is able to raise awareness to the issues at hand while keeping her emotions at bay. Anzaldua begins her story with an anecdote. She describes a dentist appointment‚ in which a cleansing is taking place. The dentist was getting extremely frustrated because Gloria could not control her tongue. Whenever the dentist would try to touch something‚ her tongue would block his way. “‘We’re going
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How to Tame a Wild Tongue (Rough Draft) Gloria Anzaldua is a Mexican woman who faced troubles growing up because she spoke Chicano and had trouble learning English bdue to her native tongue. She faced quandaries as a child because she had trouble grasping English and spoke with a Hispanic accent. She explains that “At Pan American University‚ I and all Chicano students were required to take two speech classes. Their purpose: to get rid of our accents. Attacks on one’s form of expression
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Mother Tongue Summative Task Part One (Questions One and Two) 1. Discuss the significance of the following statements in the essay: a) “And I use them all—all the Englishes I get up with.” Point Form: This statement is important because it tells the reader how important the dialect of her mother is to her. It also shows the reader how all the dialects and languages you listen to affect the way you speak. It highlights the differences in our speech patterns and the different dialects we use in
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