English 101 seems to be the most challenging class I ever took. It requires critical thinking, research, literary, and rhetorical analysis. As a non-English native speaker, I have never thought that I would be able to make such improvements in my writing skills. After taking this class, I have gained the aptitude to articulate what I want to tell the...
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Culture and language are indivisible. Language is culture. They are components of one system. Losing oneās language is losing oneās distinct cultural identity. Through our language, we generate our customs and traditions distinct from others, thus building our own identity. āThe French Quebecoiseā is a term used to portray the people of Quebec. Understanding its history, the threats and challenges...
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Over time, the English language has experienced significant changes which have brought it to where it is today. There is a wide gap between the spelling and pronunciation of lexemes in the past in comparison to today. A quote from Heraclitus states: āThe only thing that is constant is changeā. Change is inevitable and society must adapt linguistically to accommodate...
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In the essay āMother Tongueā, the author, Amy Tan, offers a different, extra upbeat standpoint on the exclusive types of English that immigrants talk about adapting to American culture. Using easy language to increase her argument, she communicates casually to the target market rather than informs it in a way that helps the audience apprehend what is being presented more...
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In today's world, language plays a fundamental role in portraying the ideas of specific cultures over time. Some of the earliest forms have been around since the Common Era, Old English being one of the most developed languages. In the essay āMother Tongueā by Amy Tan, readers are engaged in her unique writing style as Tan expresses her childhood growing...
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Introduction With a long history and widespread impact, Spanish is among the world's most widely spoken and culturally significant languages. The language is a bridge between many cultures and records, as it is the official language of several nations in Latin America and Europe, including Spain, Mexico, and much of Central and South America. A language praised for its beauty...
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āPeople ignore design that ignores people.ā ā Frank Chimero I believe the responsibility of an Information and Interface Designer, in principle, is to provide a seamless user experience. Usability and efficiency are both key constructs within user design. The task of creating this is very much harmonious and congruent with understanding human behavior. This is because of the reality that...
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Roland Barthes is a French critic who distinguished two levels in which we can interpret signs. Barthes (in Hall 1997:39) says that in order to get meaning from an image we need to decode the signifiers into their suitable notions. The first level is the literal meaning of what the image is made up off. He (Barthes in Hall 1997:39)...
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Women or men, which group is more likely to learn a new language and what effect does gender have on the new language learning process? Are women more inclined to learn a new language or men? Is there a connection between bilingualism and gender? What gender characteristics affect the mastery and learning of a new language? These questions have always...
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Music is sound that is composed in such a way that contains rhythm, song, and harmony, especially sounds that is produced by instruments and can produce rhythm. Although music is a kind of intuition, phenomenon, to create, improve and present it is an art form. The reason I chose this topic is because music is important for the balance of...
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The origins of this phrase are not very clear. Its first mention was in The Times of London in May 1960: As far as building up a basis for profitable negotiations is concerned the two sides are back at square one. (Quotation found in Quinion, p. 238) The phrase is believed to have its origin in the early BBC radio...
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Have you ever wondered where the English language came from? How it was developed and how it became what we know today? It is common to suggest that there are three main categories concerning the evolution and history of the English language. First, we have Old English. It started from 450 to 1066 and it begins with the coming of...
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When I first started this English class, I was not sure how well I would do. When I met my professor, Rebecca Samberg, I gained more confidence because she explained the materials in such a way that helped stimulate my interest. I feared I would struggle through the course but being under the supervision of professor Samberg, it got easier...
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Anthropology is known as the scientific study which seeks to end the infinite curiosity about humans(HASKINGS-WINNER, COLLISHAW, 2011, p. 7). Anthropology does not focus on one research about humans, it is a broad study seeking why, when and how people appeared on earth as well as how they have changed and got distributed around the world. Anthropologists also want to...
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it is important for every child to acquire listening and speaking skills before starting to attend their primary school stated darwissyah irwan d nunun indrasari 2019 there are many strategies and techniques that promote and encourage listening and speaking skills in the foundation phase in this assignment i will critically analyse the types of listening and speaking skills activities to...
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āImmigrants should speak English in their own homes to help prevent 'schizophrenic' rifts between generations of their families as almost a third of British Asian speak only their native languageā. It is ironic that David Blunkett is demanding immigrants to speak English, yet in my household the language English was not allowed. Despite having a father born and raised in...
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Around the world 7,000 languages are being spoken, and most of us only speak one or two. Our identities are formed by a lot of aspects: by the people around us, the books we read, the music we listen to and the work we do. But, speaking a second language, can lead one to create a different disguise and help...
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Linguistic identity refers to a situation whereby a person considers himself or herself to be part of a certain group that speaks the same language. Most people become fluent in a second or third language at risk of losing their identity. My linguistic background is that I was raised in a linguistic environment where I used Xhosa as my home...
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Introduction āWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness [ā¦]ā (Declaration of Independence, 1776). Just as the U.S. Declaration of Independence, both the U.S. Constitution (14th Amendment, Section 1)[footnoteRef:1] and the U.N. Universal...
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The connection thought music They say music is the universal language of mankind, attracting people from all different types of cultures, and uniting them as one. Each musician is born with their own heartbeat which essentially is the source of said language. Music isn't simply typed, it's a picture painted onto silence. Music has the ability to allow the listener...
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Language is what we use every day, a way to communicate. Itās composed of characters and pronunciations. And, characters include words from all over the world, all the countries, like English letters, Chinese characters, Arabian numbers, etc. However, what makes all the languages so different is another thing called āpronunciationā, which makes English sound like English, and Chinese sound like...
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1. Introduction Not many people use English as a language to be spoken the most, but itās the official language in many countries. 2 Billion people in the world use English as their communication language! Thatās why English is the main language in influential countries. It is also used as a dominant language for business matters and it has become...
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My linguistic constellation consists of Polish (L1), English (L1), Spanish (FL), and Hebrew (FL). The first two also appear in my dominant language constellation as I was born bilingual. My mother and her side of the family are Polish, so we use polish to communicate. I switch to English when speaking with my fatherās side of the family, and when...
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Through increasing globalization, English established itself as the dominant language around the world. People who donāt know English would then be at a disadvantage since they canāt be understood on their own by the majority. This doesnāt mean that monolingual English speakers escape being disadvantaged. I agree up to a point that English monolinguals can get by fine in the...
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Teaching philosophy is an important statement for a teacher to create a clear portrait of their personality as a teacher. Every teacher has to write philosophy on how, what, and why they want to teach. This essay will introduce a teaching philosophy as English language teacher. Teaching Philosophy I believe that all students have different needs and expectations from education/school....
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Introduction This essay aims to analyze the dynamics of the urban socio-spatial dialectic with reference to the key themes and traditions within urban geography. The essay will begin with unpacking what is understood as the urban socio-spatial dialectic followed by insights into the dynamics of the urban socio-spatial dialectic itself. Continuing, the theme of the urban commons and practices of...
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It is an irrefutable fact that in the cosmopolitan world bilingualism is considered the most advantageous skill which includes educational and social benefits. Although it has some drawbacks such as losing national identity and decreasing in the usage of mother tongue, the advantages of multilingualism outweigh all drawbacks giving opportunity for individuals cognitive improvement (yielding studying abroad, mental flexibility, language...
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Introduction: The Multifaceted Advantages of Bilingualism Famous psycholinguist Frank Smith once said, āOne language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.ā In today's modern global world where it is possible to communicate with anyone anywhere on the planet at any time, there are still a few barriers to communication remaining. One of...
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The world is filled with many people, and the one thing that can make someone stand out is the culture they come from. Imagine if you had to live in a world where you must be a certain way just to please someone! In 'How To Tame A Wild Tongue' By Gloria Anzaldua spoke Chicano Spanish and was not treated...
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The Crucible is a play that was written by Arthur Miller in 1952. It is the play that preceded Death of a Salesman, his first success as a writer for which he won a Tony award and the Pulitzer Prize. The play is based on the Witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts where 20 women accused of being witches where hanged...
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