INTRODUCTION Based on the discussion of the validity of Noam Chomsky’s perception of Universal Grammar (UG)‚ some past & current researches which maintain & contest Chomsky’s UG from different areas are represented. The essay focuses on: 1) Chomsky’s Universal Grammar in brief‚ in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) context; 2) Evidences supporting Chomsky’s UG - views offered by linguists such as Williams and White‚ etc‚ to provide arguments to support UG pertaining
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- Benjamin Franklin My greatest fear is dying without being remembered by the masses. Death is the end of the worldly journey for all. From birth to death‚ every human creates their own story. We build on this story daily until we pass away. For some people‚ this life story is a boring‚ lonely tale. But for others‚ this adventure is filled with emotions including failure‚ success and building a legacy that will last a thousand years. Personally‚ my greatest fear is that my life will not be
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Lecture 1 The importance of studying theoretical grammar English is generally acknowledged to be the world’s most important language. Why? 1) One criterion is the number of speakers of English‚ which is more than three hundred million‚ and English ranks well below Chinese. 2) The second is the geographical dispersal of the language. 3) The third criterion is that it is the language of Shakespeare 4) English is a language of powerful‚ productive and influential nations
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Teaching Grammar Goals and Techniques for Teaching Grammar The goal of grammar instruction is to enable students to carry out their communication purposes. This goal has three implications: * Students need overt instruction that connects grammar points with larger communication contexts. * Students do not need to master every aspect of each grammar point‚ only those that are relevant to the immediate communication task. * Error correction is not always the instructor ’s first responsibility
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prepared before the problem occurred. Among various methods to stay focused on a particular subject‚ the frequent repetition of seeing the subject’s material helps to engrain it into one’s memory. The use of daily grammar "warm-ups" helps students to have better long-term retention of grammar terms and vocabulary. Throughout the course of my high school education‚ English tests always proved to be difficult for me. I had trouble remembering terms and vocabulary‚ despite the fact that my memorization
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What Challenges did George Washington Face as President? Washington was popular and was rich. George Washington never ran for President. He was unanimously elected and got 67 votes. At Mt. Vernon he had a large plantation and he loved it. In 1789 he was elected President when he was 56 years old. New York was the capital when he was in office. What problems did George Washington face while in office? The three problems he faced was the feud between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over
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ZIONISM’S GREATEST CONCEIT For a people whose traditions and rituals originate from the age of Egyptian pharaohs‚ modernity can be a relative term. The Jewish people have one of the oldest traditions of any culture on earth and have been a part of nearly every major civilization‚ from the ancient Egyptians‚ to the Persians‚ Romans‚ Byzantines‚ Ottomans and British empires. Over the centuries‚ they have traditions both of successful self-governance but also of persecution‚ hostility and exile
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Many students have a certain identity that sets them apart from other students. I believe my greatest quality is my ability to get along with others and being able to work well in groups. This quality makes me who I am. I am a chill person that does not create conflict with anybody else. This could be shown with the numerous activities I have been part of. I go to a charter school whose main focus is on science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and math. There are many labs that involve working together
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Mrs. Norton English 9 22 February 2008 FDR: The Greatest President Who was the greatest president of the United States? There have been many great presidents in the history of the U.S. Many presidents have led our country through very trying times. Some people believe Lincoln was the greatest president. However‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led our country at times when a great leader was needed. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the greatest president of the United States because of his New Deal
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leaves‚ she is technically still married. Hester’s spouse left her abandoned in search for something new. She committed adultery herself which is what she gets punished for. The fact that Dimmesdale thought of being with Hester is already sinning. Dimmesdale is supposed to be a leader of the church. Being a leader‚ you follow the word of God‚ and believe in what you preach. For Dimmesdale to know that Adultery is in the book of the bible as a sin‚ he still commits it. The author goes to explain how Dimmesdale
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