CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the
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Similarly‚ in the above excerpt extracted from an interview‚ the early childhood teacher affirmed that the stories were great techniques that motivated and excited her pupils‚ and that enabled them to learn the target language‚ “todo lo que fueran las imágenes grandes‚ los cuentos‚ las historias‚ todo eso les gustaba entonces son técnicas muy buenas que los profes también utilizaban para que los chicos eee pudierannn aprender”. At the end of her statement‚ the in-service teacher stresses on the
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Analyzing the Effects of the English Language on Our Nation A. Language. We see‚ hear‚ and use it every day. Language may vary in form and size. Today‚ English language is recognized as a world language and commonly used in many cultures. However‚ hundreds of different languages exist in the world and some issues may arise when English is not the native language of a speaker. The languages differ widely in terms of the number of people who use them. Stereotypes and generalizations are formed on
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om 0500/22 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 6 1 2 9 3 6 9 5 7 9 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and
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different interest between the two entities‚ apparently‚ different from those that are experienced in Africa. Notwithstanding these different interests‚ a common feature on trade and economic relations have reached remarkable results and the overall effect has enabled growth in business exchanges‚ widened scope in the relations and essentially yielded benefits to the people of China‚ West and Africa. The China-West and China-Africa co-operations are different in many aspects and it is only prudent to
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Welcome‚ to As It Is. President Obama will give his fourth State of the Union speech Tuesday. The speech signals major policy goals for the coming year and reports‚ as the name suggests‚ on the current state of the country. Today‚ we hear about two issues that could be in the speech. And we talk with a Congressional expert about its tradition. Political candidates in the United States often talk about immigration reform during election campaigns. Now‚ lawmakers from the two main parties
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Learning a new language is a challenge for most people. All over the world‚ many people can speak two or more languages. There are hundreds of languages among the countries. Chinese is spoken by the largest population; however‚ English is one of the most popular languages around the world. What are the secrets to learning Chinese and English? This paper is going to discuss the differences and similarities between learning Chinese and English. Firstly‚ knowing the differences between Chinese and
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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EF Education First (EF) says that English is a key component of economic competitiveness at both the individual and national levels. According to EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI)‚ higher English proficiency correlates with higher incomes‚ better quality of life‚ more dynamic business environments‚ greater connectivity‚ and more innovation. My student‚ Gustavo Gardea-Martinez is a thirty-two-year-old student who is attending IMAC Inglés Total in Guadalajara‚ Jalisco‚ México. Martinez stated that
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socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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