English Pronunciation Pronunciation can be a tricky matter when it comes to the English language. Unlike with languages like Hindi and Tamil‚ letters in English take on multiple phonetic forms (think of the a in ‘can’ and the a in ‘war’); thus‚ the concept of pronouncing a word the way it is spelled does not apply. This is partly the result of derivation; English is a derivative language. It means that many of its words and phrases have been borrowed from other languages (cafe‚ boutique‚ cocoa)
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English III AP - AP( English Language and Composition Course Overview The English III AP (or AP( English Language and Composition) course objectives are to help students become “skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods‚ disciplines‚ and rhetorical contexts” and to help students become “skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes” (The College Board‚ AP( English Course Description‚ May 2007‚ May 2008‚ p. 6). Students are expected to read critically‚ think analytically
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1 Non-Native English Students Learning in English: Reviewing and Reflecting on the Research ■ Allan B.I. Bernardo and Marianne Jennifer M. Gaerlan De La Salle University‚ Philippines ABSTRACT: As more countries adopt English as the language of learning in schools‚ more non-native speakers of English are learning English so that they can learn in English. In this paper‚ we review studies (mostly involving Filipino-English bilinguals) that look into the experiences of bilingual learners as
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Muhammad Adil Rehman COURCE TITLE : English Comprehension & Composition TOPIC : IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUTION WHAT IS LANGUAGE ? Language‚ so far as we know‚ is something specific to
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In nowadays‚ English become an international language due to the English rapidly spread worldwide‚ there are majority of people are likely to speak or to learn English. During the medieval and early modern periods‚ the influence of English spread throughout the British Isles‚ and from the early seventeenth century onwards‚ its influence began to be felt throughout the worldwide. Undoubtedly‚ as an international language‚ English has contributed to different fields of the world‚ such as the advancement
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Languages & Literature‚ p 61‚ English in Malaysia has been categorized into three levels: the acrolect‚ mesolect and basilect. The acrolect is near-native. Only those educated in core English-speaking countries from early schooling up to university may be found to speak the acrolect variety‚ and only a small percentage of Malaysians are proficient in it. As with other similar situations‚ a continuum exists between these three varieties and speakers may
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India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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International Business English For: “Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages” (TESOL) Australasian Training Academy Pty Ltd 60-Hour Specialisation Certificate Course Available Online or by Correspondence 1 2006 Australasian Training Academy Pty Ltd Teaching International Business 2 2006 Australasian Training Academy Pty Ltd
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“Language families and branches”. English Language is one of the oldest Languages in the world. To become what it is today it has been through a series of changes in the course of history. English is commonly divided into three main periods; Old English‚ middle English and modern. All of these periods have been characterized by different influences which have made English a rich and complex language. Old English was the first period of English in which English started to acquire the characteristic
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