that many individuals are aware of the common misusage of the English language today‚ but in general do not believe that they are capable of taking action. However‚ Orwell has a different point of view; he describes a weakening of language by political and economic origins‚ which results in misleading communication. He claims that the language is dimmed and that English speakers are thoughtless‚ and their carelessness of their language only exacerbates this. He makes the point that they can reverse
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recommended some of the articles that I included in this literature review. The key words are engagement‚ motivation‚ English language Learners‚ reading‚ struggling readers‚ parent involvement‚ home literacy‚ literacies‚ home-school connections‚ and funds of knowledge. Introduction Of all student populations (aside from participants in Special Education programs)‚ English Language Learners (ELLs) face the most academic challenges—especially on standardized evaluations emphasizing academic literacy
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Professor Greg Loyd Refutation Paper ENC 1102 23 September 2014 Texting While Driving “Despite the dangers of texting while driving‚ many behind the wheel just can’t seem to stop. One idea from Apple could put up more of a roadblock. Published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office‚ an Apple patent called “driver handheld computing lock out” proposes a couple of different ways to cut off texting and other cell phone features while a person is driving. In one scenario‚ Apple’s
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The Evolution of the English Language Did you know an estimated 750 million people speak English in the world today? English comes from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language tree and evolved on the island of Great Britain. From commercial‚ political‚ and military influences‚ it has become an international language. It is the official language of air traffic controllers and the Olympic Games‚ and is the majority of the world’s second language choice. English has changed throughout history
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things discovered is texting and while texting is helpful it has a lot of disadvantages and downfalls. If texting could be listed as a skill‚ many of my friends would qualify as highly skilled in that area. I am glued to my phone and always texting so I know firsthand just how much texting can be abused and its less than helpful qualities. Texting kills some good old fashioned phone call conversations‚ face time‚ and is making annoying phrases part of everyday talking; texting is an obsession for
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English Language Learners (ELLs) are students who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds. These students need to have modified instruction in their academic courses so they can learn how to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. There are many issues that are arising pertaining to this specific group of students. By 2025‚ about one out of every four public school students will be an ELL‚ so this problem will only get larger and affect more students. Only 29% of ELLs scored at or
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The Proliferation of Texting by Teenagers Texting and social media are getting to be more of an integral part of the lives of future generations. More and more teenagers are getting to connect with the outside world online. In the passage‚ the author talks about the proliferation of texting by teenagers and the pros and the cons of having teens using social media. She adds reinforcing evidence to get the data to be more accurate. The author builds her argument‚ that social media affects teens‚ by
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Language censorship in English movies and television Lam Pui Ling UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Lim Woei Hoa UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Ooi Chee Ling UCSI University Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Abstract This paper examines the issue of censorship in English movies and television programs mostly in the Malaysian context‚ specifically from the language aspect. A simple introduction is given in defining language and censorship. The procedure used to conduct the
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Modern methodologies in English Language Teaching Effective ways to teach Grammar By Ms.K.RajalakshmiTherichselvam Assistant Professor – I Department of English Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil. In teaching English to the learners‚ one must aim at making them efficient users of the language. The learners should be enabled to use the language for all their needs of communications. For the last several years‚ the teaching of grammar on schools has been the subject of criticism. There are
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culture is a reminder that the history of English is a story of culture during the past 1‚500 years. The English language people use today went through three stages. Namely‚ old English ‚middle wnglish and modern English. if people look back to the history of English‚ it’s certain to say that many elements have helped to shape the language‚ but one element that so crucial that we should pay special attention to is the influence of Christianity. II.on English General Vocabulary In the west‚ Christianity
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