analyzes the perception of BEED students of Taguig City University towards Mother Tongue Language as the medium of instruction from kinder to Grade 3. Through this study‚ it will identify if the students believe that the utilization of mother tongue in teaching Math and Science can elevate the competitiveness of every student. Based from the result of this study‚ it was found out that the BEED students prefer Mother tongue based education system in Math and Science. But they doubt their skills in terminology
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The Use of Mother Tongue in L2 Classrooms as a Tool of Target Language Acquisition Iasmine Oliveira Since the last century the discussion about the use of the mother tongue (L1) in Second Language Classroom (L2) has taken place. To use or not to use the L1 in L2 classes‚ that is the question. This essay will deal with the idea that the systematic use of L1 is a good practice. Although there are arguments against this idea‚ the benefits are greater than the problems. It will be discussed what
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the curriculum for Grade – I to III‚ the medium of instruction used in the classroom is the mother tongue. Mother Tongue‚ also known as native language or first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period or that a one speaks the best and so is often used as the basis for sociolinguistic identity. In some countries‚ the term native language or mother tongue refers to the language of one’s ethnic group rather than
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Symbolism of the Menstrual Cycle in ZZ Packer’s "Every Tongue Shall Confess" The menstrual cycle has long been considered a symbol of many different things in cultures around the world: in many African cultures‚ for example‚ it is recognized as the link to the passing on of life and as such is celebrated by many African women‚ and in many Judeo-Christian cultures it symbolizes uncleanliness to an unmentionable degree. In ZZ Packer’s "Every Tongue Shall Confess‚" the protagonist‚ Clareese‚ is on her
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Even though Tan and Orwell have two different approaches to showing a struggle to fit into society‚ they are actually in agreement that people who come from different places struggle to fit. This common ground becomes apparent through the emotion behind each authors’ writing. In both Tan and Orwell’s writing they show a variety of feelings. These feelings consist of sadness‚ anger and bitterness. The first illustration of both authors’ accord is the way each of them express sadness from the way
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individuals we feel the need to compromise the way in which we communicate our ideas so that we can appeal to the views of the majority. Two authors explore how their attempt to compromise almost caused them to become detached from their roots. In "Mother Tongue‚" by Amy Tan‚ Tan talks about growing up as a young child in America and learning the English language. She speaks about growing up as a writer and her mother ’s imperfect diction which had a major influence on her. On the other hand‚ In her essay
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To Be Is To Live With God The Effect of Using the Mother Tongue on Learning Vocabulary in Elementary Levels Compared to Using Dictionary Examples (A Research Proposal) By: Reza Rouhi Rad Supervisor: PhD Tahriri May‚ 2012 Introduction An inseparable part of learning every language is vocabulary. With poor knowledge of grammar and rules of pronunciation‚ one can communicate‚ but having an insufficient knowledge of vocabulary may lead to severe problems. Vocabulary knowledge is the most important
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In the article “Does your mother tongue shape how you think” Guy Deutscher argues that our mother tongue does indeed shape our experiences of the world. However‚ it does not do so as Benjamin Lee Whorf’s theory suggests but rather because of what our mother tongue habitually obliges us to think. Guy Deutscher takes a claim made by Benjamin Lee Whorf‚ a chemical engineer‚ who essentially stated that our native language constrains our mind and we are unable to grasp concepts that are not given
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set‚ deteriorating the sacred cultural connections established at birth. Sujatas "Search for My Tongue" and John Agards "Half-Caste" are both excellent examples of cultural conflict. In the both cases‚ the authors are attempting to depict the hardships involved with a clash of culture. In Search for My Tongue‚ Sujata Bhatt finds conflict between two languages: what would you do/if you had two tongues in your mouth (3-4). In Half-Caste‚ Agard protests the racial discrimination towards the Guyanese
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Hindi hai hum (hindi is our mother tongue) …….. are we really..??? Origin of ‘HINGLISH’ or as I say.. HINDIFICATION OF ENGLISH WORDS…!! After our independence‚ HINDI was declared to be the national language of our country. But this happened only in the paper‚ what came out in practice was much different. Few days back I was copying hindi notes from one of my classmate‚ shalini‚ now shalini hails from a Hindi-medium school which means that she studied all the subjects at school level in Hindi…
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