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    From the article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ I realize that language nowadays is very important because it is the only way to communicate with many other people. We born in many different places and learn many different language since born. She is telling us that she is Chinese and majoring in English language‚ but most of Chinese people tends to learn engineering or math related major. She also feel that she is better in math and science than English‚ but she enjoy challenges and choose the opposite

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    Gloria Anzaldua‚ who was an activist and writer that grew up in Texas and endured several forms of oppression‚ covers several topics in her essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” including her feelings on the social and cultural difficulties that Mexican immigrants face when being raised in the United States. Among one of the things Anzaldua describes Mexican immigrants must endure is the judgment from other Mexicans for

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    Summary of “Mother Tongue” In the book‚ “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan asserts that language is a tool of communication. Tan herself speak two kinds of English‚ standard English and broken English. She realizes that she always speak in perfect English‚ the standard English‚ when she gives a speech‚ when she is giving a speech which her mother attends. However‚ when she talks to her mother‚ she changes her language into a limited English‚ broken English‚ without any transfer. This is because the language

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    Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan This is a narrative essay because is telling a story‚ and it is organized chronologically. It means that is organized in the order that they occur. Amy Tan is a writer that describes her relation with her roots‚ through the language that she learns which is English. She is sharing her story‚ how she gets to use the language in the way she is‚ and how affected her imperfect English of her mother. This essay use pathos appeals that refers to appeals based on emotions. For

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    My response is on “Mother Tongue” which is the story of Amy Tan’s successful mother and her struggles with societies views on different dialects of English. The main idea of this story is that society may take a somewhat offensive stance on accents and dialects and assume many things. I agree with this idea for the pure fact that‚ yes people do judge people based on certain things‚ that is just how animals work. Is it unhealthy to stereotype people? Of course. Is it natural of humanity? Undoubtedly

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    Language: a method of communication that is used in a particular group or community. Prior to reading How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚ I always assumed that languages are what keep people connected. However‚ after reading Anzaldua’s article‚ I was exposed to a new perspective regarding language and identity. It was Anzaldua’s Chicano language that distanced her from other Americans and Latinos around her. Compared Amy Tan‚ who did not relate to her mother’s “broken English”‚ Anzaldua embraced her Chicano

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    English 112 14 March 2014 What is Your Tongue? Language is developed to allow people to interact in communities and it allows oneself to create an identity. In “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ she writes about how her mother’s broken English‚ and about the extent that it affected her language. She writes this piece in a method that is easy to understand‚ and she simply expresses her personal opinion: That whenever someone doesn’t speak proper English they are susceptible to criticism and bad treatment

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    MUET SPEAKING  You are in the selection committee for the special teacher award in conjuction with the teacher Day Celebration . which teacher should be give the award ? Candidate A : the teacher who produce the best academic result (Akirah) Candidate B : the most creative teacher ( Azliza ) Candidate C : the most caring teacher ( Iena) Candidate D : the teacher who has served the longest in the school (Liza) TASK A CANDIDATES A     Good morning to the examiners and my fellow friends

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    PASIG CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has added seven more languages from the current 12 major local languages as medium of instruction from Kinder up to Grade 3 under the Mother-Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE). The additional languages are Ybanag for pupils in Tuguegarao City‚ Cagayan‚ and Isabela; Ivatan for the Batanes Group; Sambal in Zambales; Aklanon in Aklan‚ Capiz; Kinaray-a in Capiz‚ Aklan; Yakan in Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao and Surigaonon covering Surigao

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    Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education in Philippine Schools Mar 8‚ 2012 by braincontour Scenario: A Waray-speaking couple from Samar decided to relocate in Cebu for job opportunities. Tagging along with them is their first-grader girl. Deficient of finances‚ they decided to enroll the kid in a public school. It so happened that the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) has introduced the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) program. This is a program that uses your

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