English Language: Key to Global Access By: Kyle A. Tumapang “Language is the blood of the soul in which thoughts run and out of which they grow‚” as once said by Oliver Wendell Holmes. We cannot deny that we are all experiencing the effects of globalization. Globalization‚ as we all know‚ is the process of interaction‚ and integration among peoples‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations. Due to its continuous rise‚ the unity of people around the world is greatly needed. But how can unity
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OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The history of the English language is very extensively. It contains parts of French‚ Latin‚ German‚ Norse and of a few less known tongues. Before texts were written in English‚ they were mainly written in Latin and were reserved to be read only by the Pious and royal. The language how it is spoken today was formed only after Centuries of fierce battling‚ governments being overthrown‚ and a period of time known as the Dark Ages. During this time‚ the language began
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Over the past few years‚ the English language is seemingly getting worse as each year passes by. Through George Orwell’s essay‚ Politics and the English Language Orwell gives us insight to the ongoing problem in the English language‚ although the essay was published in 1946‚ it is still an evident problem today. Additionally‚ Orwell talks about how the English language can become “ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish‚ but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have
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using English as an official language in higher judiciary was “a legacy of the British rule” which should be scrapped. The Department of Official Language in the Ministry of Home affairs filed its affidavit in response shooting down the idea of amending the Constitution to make Hindi the official language for conducting court in higher judiciary‚ and relied upon a report by the law commission in this regard. Now the Issue that arises is that whether it is practical to use any other language as means
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focused and unfocused written corrective feedback in an English as a foreign language context) there are many different opinions regarding the efficacy of written corrective feedback. Truscott reflecting the views of teachers who adhere to process theories of writing ‚ advanced the strong claim that correcting learner’s errors in a written composition may enable them to remove the errors in a subsequent draft but has no effect on grammatical accuracy in a new piece of writing. While Ferris disputed
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People whose native language is not English‚ but who wish to learn English as a second language‚ must learn English as a new language‚ as a skill‚ as an additional means of communication. They have to learn how to pronounce strange words‚ and which syllables to emphasise‚ and what rhythms and tonal pitches should be used. But people whose mother tongue is English do not have to go to school to learn these things‚ they learn it automatically‚ from their parents‚ their relatives‚ their friends
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Today English seems to act as lingua franca in some areas of the world. Studying for English has become a priority for students seeking to secure a good future in this rapidly changing world. There are mainly two kinds of classes for studying language which are the monolingual and multilingual classes. Both classes give students different studying environment. This essay will discuss the benefit and drawbacks of each class. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages when students participate
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[pic] KOCAELI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEMESTRE WORKSHEET 1 for A- C CLASSES LISTENING A. Read summaries 1-4. Listen and match them with speakers A-D. Summary Speaker 1. S/he doesn’t buy things on the Internet. ________ 2. S/he doesn’t trust people in chat rooms. ________ 3. S/he uses the Internet to find cheap things.
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only some languages‚ but not to the language they themselves speak. The misconception about primitive language must quickly clear from our mind. All human language are equally complete and perfect as in instrument of communication. It is not the fault of language if not all groups of people are equally competent in nuclear physics or psychology. The Eskimos can speak about snow with a great deal more precision and subtlety than we can in English‚ but this in not because the Eskimo language (one of
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FUNCTIONS ANALYSIS CHART |Context and details of how language will be presented | |Using Mini-situation: "you are coming home by bus. The window is closed and you feel that it’s too hot. You want to open the window and you don’t know the one sitting next to you so you feel it’s impolite if you open it without asking
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