1919:’We have room for but one language here‚ and that is the English language‚ for we intend to see that the crucible turns out people as Americans and now as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house’ (Daniels‚8). The question that has been around for hundreds of years: “Should English be declared the official language of the United States?” is still the controversy – refighting the same old sociolinguistic issue of the 1970s. Yes‚ English should be the sole language of the US‚ because of increased
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Motivation in foreign language learning is a very complicated and important phenomenon. One can define it in two ways. Firstly‚ learners will be motivated to learn second language if they want to fulfill their professional ambitions or if they are forced to communicate‚ using the second language in a lot of social situations. Secondly‚ if students like and respect native speakers of the language‚ they will want more contact with them. A teacher`s positive attitude can motivate learners‚ inspire
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I wait for the library to open and went there and took the assessment test and also it was a lot helpful with the tool and practice also the audio they use to explain to you how it’s been done and how you use it. It’s detailed and also when you want to hear to make sure you could go back and replay. I may be rusted and forget about some of the verbs and noun. Well going through the audio‚ it helps a lot. I was surprise for my grade for the assessment I took I didn’t know I was that bad‚ but I’m
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Undoubtedly‚ English is the most important language in the world. Therefore‚ Proficient in English will have numerous advantages. fortunately‚ I have realized the importance of learning English and worked hard since I was a child. However‚ after 10 years of learning English experience I could hardly communicate in English and definitely unable to write an essay‚that realy made me frustrating . then‚ I realized I must make too many mistakes in learning English. it was translating English into Chinese
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merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British rules introduced English in Indian schools with
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Version : 2.0 15/01/12 General Certificate of Secondary Education English/ English Language Unit 1 H Tier Understanding and producing non-fiction texts Mark Scheme Version 2.0 2012 examination - Jan series Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered‚ together with the relevant questions‚ by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme which was used by them
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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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Questions in English (yes/no & information questions) Prepared for the Communications Competencies Center University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Title V Project Aníbal Muñoz Claudio August 2006 Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………….…i General objective …………………………………………………………………………ii Specific Objectives …………………………………………………………….…………ii Directions: How to Use this Module? ………………………………………………........... Diagnostic Activity……….………………………………………………………….. …… General Review: English syntactical
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Language is a constant. It is a component that will be forever intertwined into the fabrication of our global society. This multi-sensory means of communication‚ consists of not only the verbal and writing‚ but also touch‚ smell‚ sound‚ body‚ and gestural elements. As human beings are social animals‚ people have the instinct to communicate with others‚ to share our feelings and thoughts‚ and as a result‚ language development in each individual becomes an instinct (Pinker‚ 1994). Since language is
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University‚ where you need to speak in English fluently is difficult for me. It is easy for you because your first language is English and you come from UK‚ while my first language is Malay as I come from Malaysia. My language skills are not sufficient to embark on a university degree. A: There’s no need to worry about that. This university will consider you pre-sessional courses. These can last for 3 weeks to an academic year. So this would help you on your language skills. B: That’s great‚ but not
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