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    socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes

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    Language as a Cultural Indicator There are over 3‚000 languages in the world. The major language groups are: Chinese | 950 million speakers | English | 550 million speakers | Hindi | 350 million speakers | Spanish | 330 million speakers | Portuguese | 180 million speakers | Language and Culture Language is a powerful expression of culture and is closely associated with identity. * Language is a means of uniting people. * Language is also a means of controlling people. (Gaeilge)

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the

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    Socio-Cultural Analysis South Korea has been commended worldwide for having an education system that supported it to transform the country and rapidly grow its economy over the past few decades. Based on the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report‚ they stated that South Korea holds the highest tertiary rates at 97.97 % for the total population‚ and it was higher than any country in the world (UNESCO‚ 2014) . Furthermore‚ according to the latest OECD education

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    English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to

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    "...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore

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    International Business Paper “Language Barriers” Table of Contents Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………. pg. 2 Introduction ……............................................................................................................ pg. 3 Charleston‚ WV Immigrant Statistics…………………..………………………………. pg. 3 Common Cultural and Language Barriers……………………………………………… pg.4 How to Help…………………………………………………………………………… pg. 5 Summary………………………………………………………………………………. pg. 7 References………………………………………………………………………………

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    Knowing common language is essential for communicating effectively with others. A group of people living in one place or community often speak in one language to ensure that these individuals are able to understand each other. Some countries have become distinct from other countries due to the unique language that is commonly used by its inhabitants. Some nations’ states have declared a national language in their constitution and there are others that did not‚ especially those countries that have

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    Rhetorical Analysis: “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan Amy Tan‚ the Author of “Mother Tongue” very well makes the point across about cultural racism without showing any anger or specifically pointing out racism; Amy makes the reader realize how really not being American can affect how well you could handle everyday situations. The fact that this story was written by an immigrant‚ and provides real life stories about her mom and herself struggling in America‚ makes this novel a wonderful eye

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    You are here: / Why / Socio-cultural impacts The socio-cultural impacts of conventional tourism described here‚ are the effects on host communities of direct and indirect relations with tourists and of interaction with the tourism industry. For a variety of reasons‚ host communities often are the weaker party in interactions with their guests and service providers. The impacts arise when tourism brings about changes in value systems and behaviour‚ thereby threatening indigenous identity.

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