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    English Language Testing

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    [pic] An Evaluation of English Language Testing In the Secondary Level in Bangladesh Session: 2011-2012 Semester: Fall Module Leader: M. Akram Hossain akramhossain33@yahoo.com ID No: 201120382(8th B) (c)Asian University of Bangladesh Chapter-2 Statement of the Research Problem

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    Ruining English Language

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    educated audience. The point of this article is for the middle aged classes to wonder‚ and be convinced that the use of the abbreviations and made up words by youth and media are ruining the English language. We can tell that the text is targeted to these groups of people as this is a criticism towards the modern language that the youth has created. This was mostly due to the use of technology in young people’s lives‚ such as texting and computers‚ chatting and social networks and even the media. Some

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    228 ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE RICHARD LEDERER Concord‚ New HaITIpshire The English language is the ITIost widely spoken in the history of our planet. The English language has acquired the largest vocabulary and the noblest literature in the history of the hUITIan race. Nonetheless‚ English is a crazy language. In the crazy English language there is no butter in butterITIilk‚ no haITI in haITIburger‚ and no cottages in cottage cheese. To add to the in­ sanity‚ blackboards can be green‚ hot dogs

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    English Language Teaching

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    Characteristics of English Language Teaching Methods: COMPARISON Adapted from Richards and Rodgers (2001) and Gültekin Boran‚ http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/gboran/eltmethodstogether.doc T: teacher‚ S: Student; SS: students Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method |METHOD |Grammar Translation Method |Direct Method | |Proponents/Advocates

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    The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him he meant socially because his parents didn’t speak English that great but they were able to speak it to the attend of people understanding them and getting

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    History of the English Language One thing that makes human culture possible is the language‚ not thought. We cannot form a precise though without the power of words. Surely‚ we can relay on pictures‚ but language is the tool that will help the idea construct more completely‚ precisely‚ with more detail and finesse. Animals communicate‚ but their way of communication is based on cries consisted of limited number of symbols which have general meaning. Example: In case of danger: - A human

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    does the English language enable us to express ‘politeness’? The definition of politeness is ‘Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people’(Oxford Dictionary) it is a social construct that has formulated by humans to communicate in society. They are usually taught in the home and in society through our norms and values of socialisation .Linguistically‚ politeness is a form of pragmatic‚ ‘the study of how interlocutors use their own knowledge of a language to convey

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    Languages Department English

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    MALTEPE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT ENGLISH PREP LEVEL B (SUMMER TERM) WORKSHEET NO: 5 KEY JULY 3‚ 2009 PART A: GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH TASK 1: Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences. 1. It will probably rain‚ then I will stay at home. (IF) I will STAY AT HOME IF IT

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    English Global Language

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    ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE: ITS HISTORICAL PAST AND ITS FUTURE Zuliati Rohmah Abstract: This paper discusses English as a global language. The description of its history is offered to enable us to detect the underlying motivation of spreading English world-wide. How English plays a role on the death of other languages is presented to make us aware of preserving our own language‚ while making use of English. The future of English is predicted to give us a direction to our activities in relation

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    ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE Abstract This paper is intended to raise awareness on the aspects which define English as an international language‚ by examining the characteristics of an international language‚ the number of users‚ how it spread to reach global status‚ what factors may impede its continued spread and what dangers are involved in the development of English as an international language. English’s

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