condition of sports in India. Despite our huge size in terms of population‚ we have not been able to leave our impact on international sports. Otherwise also Indian sports has not been able to achieve the standard which they were supposed to achieve. Athletes have been much below the standard and since the Olympic games started India has been able to bag hardly a few gold medals. Moreover‚ most of the medals were bagged either by our Hockey team or by our wrestlers. Does it mean that the people
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General English standard of students Question 1: How bad is the situation? 1. HKEAA recently completed the first administration of the TSA of Primary 3 students to assess their performance against professionally defined competences in Chinese‚ English and Mathematics. Surprisingly‚ there are 25% of students who fail in English. 2. In the 2009 HKCEE and HKALE English examinations‚ there are some unacceptable mistakes such as some students spelled banana wrongly to ‘’banna’’ and ‘’bananna’’
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In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by
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The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this‚ as it acts as the structure of communication‚ ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang‚ netspeak and textspeak‚ which helps to develop and enrich the language
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ENGLISH-SECTION ONE Question One: Visual Text I. What does this cartoon suggest about belonging? The image shown suggests that the talking cartoon character feels he needs to isolate himself from the world until it is a happy place again that he wishes to live in. It is as if he only wishes to belong to places in which he believes are positive. II. What features of this cartoon suggest this message? The main reasons that suggest this is the text shown from the cartoon character and his body
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steroids. This provides instant energy and boost in the performance manifold times. But‚ ethically it is wrong as sports are all about honest Endeavour‚ commitment and fair play. Being ethical while playing is of great importance. To improve the standard of the game it is really important to give the selection committee a free hand so that there can be no chances of foul play and favoritism. NGO’s should make efforts to promote all types of
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tool to deliver and receive information. In view of English has been the most powerful language nowadays‚ people tend to question what Standard English is and which Standard English to be used by everybody; Standard British English or Standard American English or any other standard. 1. What is Standard English Debate? To know what Standard English is‚ people need to know from where it has been derived and why it is chosen as the standard variety that people prefer to use. It is originated
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Origin of Standard English Standard English refers to the form of English accepted as a national form by any English speaking country. The history of Standard English is very conveniently split into three parts‚ Old English (450 - 1100 AD)‚ Middle English (1100 - 1500 AD)‚ and Modern English (1500 - present day). Across this period development‚ the English Language has been influenced by many other languages‚ mainly German‚ French‚ Dutch and Latin. In 402 AD three German Tribes: the Angles‚
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Malaysian English versus Standard English Introduction Many countries use the English Language as a second language or perhaps its official language. When we talk about English Language‚ the most acknowledged kind is called Standard English (SE). In Malaysia‚ English is widely used‚ as it is our country’s second language. However‚ the type of English that is more commonly used here is known as Malaysian English (ME). Malaysian English (ME) Vs Standard English (SE) ME is quite different
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Ebonics Vs. Standard English For my paper‚ I chose the topic of Ebonics vs. Standard English. I chose this topic because when we read the different articles‚ Jones “What’s Wrong with Black English” and Delpit’s “No Kinda Sense”‚ they talked about the usage of both languages and how we should use them. That sparked my attention because some people don’t know when to turn off or turn on either language. Jones perspective was that we should continue with what we’re doing‚ which is insisting that
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