‘’To have another language is to possess a second soul.’’ said Charlemagne‚ which may sound like a cliché but is actually very accurate. I believe that learning a language expands our life views and provides us some significant opportunities. Firstly‚ I strongly believe that the language we learn directly affects our way of thinking as we start to think in that particular language. For example Turkish is my mother tongue and I am learning English as a second language‚ so I know that there is not
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The use of first language or second language (L1/L2) is still used in teaching English classroom as a Foreign Language. Actually‚ the term of using L1/L2 in EFL classes is ongoing debates in some occasion by looking some consideration between pro and contra of using L1/L2 in EFL classes. In any cases‚ the term of first language is the first language that the students got from their mother and they may continue to use it in the rest of their life and second language is a language that the students
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Bangladesh has a master guideline for foreign policy from its constitution “friendship with all and malice towards none”. Foreign policy of Bangladesh is one of few sectors that has ever been unreformed since the birth of the nation. Bangladesh is obviously a prospective country of its unique position. In view of achieving its prospects‚ Bangladesh needs significant changes in foreign policy sector. The more the time goes ahead‚ the more the world becomes interdependent. In this age of globalization
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Should foreign language learning be compulsory in Uzbekistan. English is wide spreded all over the the world.That is why in many country it is added for curriculm as a second and foreign language. Each educational institution has it’s special curriculm that specialized for different profession. But in every where foreign languages are tought as an obligatory such as Russian and English. It is important to development of the country‚because in order to be a developed country the population of that
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«Why should students learn foreign languages» Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work‚ others travel abroad‚ for the third studying languages is a hobby. Everyone‚ who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries‚ read foreign writers in the original‚ which makes your outlook
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English is the only foreign language worth learning I likely diasgree with this statement. Every language is worth learning because it is how we communicate with each other. English is third most spoken language in the world‚ after Chinese and Spanish. I think English is leading language on this planet because Chinese and Spanish are spoken only in few countries. There are approximately 370 million native English speakers all around the world. On top that‚ there are roughly the same amout who
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What Makes a Good Foreign Language Teacher? It is not a secret that teaching has a great role in our life‚ it is everywhere. In our constantly changing world we have to get knowledge from everything: e.g. from people and things surrounding us‚ from different technologies‚ from our experience. But nothing of these can take the place of a teacher‚ who plays a great role in life of every person. During rather long period of time a teacher is an integral part of children’s life. A teacher does not
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Learning a Foreign Language should be Compulsory Primary school is considered the most important basic level of learning as subjects taught in this curriculum play an essential role in children’s future. Acknowledging this issue‚ many countries are starting to put a foreign language subject into this curriculum‚ while other states this subject should be taught in secondary stage of education. This essay will look at those critical reasons why should students start learning alien language at primary
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How does one‚ with Apraxia or its reminiscent effects‚ learn a foreign language? This topic is quite controversial; everyone has their own opinions and experiences with it. Some despise forcing kids to learn a language that they lack interest in. Some hate that their child already struggled/struggles with English‚ why on Earth would we dump ANOTHER language on them? This is a controversy I hope to address‚ at least by sharing my personal journey with it even though it is difficult to explain
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ENG108: Writing Project #4 22 April 2012 Why Foreign Language Should be a Core Subject in Public Elementary School The benefits of learning a foreign language go beyond learning a different culture or being able to communicate with people of different backgrounds. It is essential that Americans speak languages other than English in order to compete internationally‚ keep the country safe‚ and prepare children to be world citizens. Several language organizations‚ educators‚ and policy makers have
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