I was born in a Chinese educated family‚ the main language which is spoken in my family is Mandarin‚ second language‚ which is only spoken by my parents is Hokkien. They do not speak English because English was not being emphasis as strong as today during their school time‚ the medium of communication of them was Malay. So‚ English can be considered as the third language which I acquired‚ and I was exposed to English only since 5 years old‚ from my kindergarten teacher. Since primary school‚ I took
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A common language. There is no doubt that a common language used throughout the world would do much to brings countries closer to each other. Thought it is becoming increasingly easy to move from place to place‚ our inability to communicate with one another‚ gives rise to numerous misunderstandings and makes real contact between people of different nationalities impossible. Many attempts have been made to overcome this problem and they have all failed. The fear of foreign influence and domination
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1. Organizational Assessment : Effectiveness vs. Efficiency This journal is being chosen related to the Organizational Theory‚ Design and Change for chapter 1 about the Organization Effectiveness. i. What was the aim of the study? An organization had its own goals and mission. There were many ways that could be implement in order to make sure that the organization will achieves whether it short or long term goal. The term effectiveness and efficiency was always being the indicator of the
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Language Communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals‚ such as voice sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols. Such a system as used by a nation‚ people‚ or other distinct community; often contrasted with dialect. Global language A world language is a language spoken internationally which is learned by many people as a second language. A world language is not only characterized by the number of its speakers (native or second language speakers)‚ but also by its geographical
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Journal #2 The point of these journal entries is to see how my understanding evolves throughout this course. Looking back at this past month I realized just how many key factors we have covered some that I might have heard of before and others that were brand new to me. Although each and every discussion and reading were important there were two main topics I felt influenced my train of thought the most‚ privilege‚ and the impacts of a campus climate. Privilege Privilege is a difficult topic to
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March‚ 2013 Positive causes and effects about a new language. Learning and speaking multiple languages is beneficial in a fact paced world. Some people learn other languages in order to effectively communicate with people and businesses in other countries. In addition‚ students in China must learn one or two languages such as English or Mandarin in order to improve their education. I know from experience‚ learning a foreign language is not as easy as one might think. It takes time‚ good
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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL 2 Professor CRJ/220 March 1‚ 2013 The role I expect to hold in the near future would be a Federal Judge. Judges should strive to conduct themselves with integrity so as to sustain and enhance public confidence in the judiciary. Judges should make every effort to ensure that their conduct is above reproach in the view of reasonable‚ fair minded and informed persons. Judges‚ in addition to observing this high standard personally‚ should encourage and support it observance
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Reflective Journal When talking about psychology‚ I actually did not have any understanding about it in the past. The first time that I had touched this topic was when a drama called ‘Every Move You Make’ being broadcasted in 2010. It was talking about a police use his psychological knowledge to make investigation. I was astonished by the wide use of psychology. Therefore‚ when I knew I had a chance to study psychology in university‚ I was very excited. The content taught in lectures is very interesting
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reference to the above quote‚ please discuss how language calls to the child and how is language encouraged through the Montessori language exercise? Language is the ability to understand speech and a desire to convey one’s feelings and thoughts. It is a kind of difficulty‚ which encloses a given human being company‚ and separates it from all others. It unites men and they develop and expand according to the need of their mind. Language is a mean of communication‚ delivering ideas
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Dialectical Journal Quotes – Scarlet Letter "But she named the infant ’Pearl‚’ as being of great price- purchased with all she had- her mother’s only pleasure." Ah‚ but let her cover the mark as she will‚ the pang of it will be always in her heart. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Chapter II "The Market-Place" "the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun’s bosom. It imparted to the wearer a kind of sacredness which enabled her to walk securely amid all peril.” "he will be
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