(Excluding PR). 5 million more than the entire population of Canada. B. In 1960 people of Hispanic origin only equaled 6% of the US population. Since increased to 13%. C. 332 million people in the world speak Spanish. Second to Chinese Mandarin: 885 million‚ English speakers third‚ with ten million less than Spanish. Need Step I. The continual growth of the Hispanic population increases everyday‚ but the number of Americans not of Hispanic descent who speak Spanish fluently‚ is a mere
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English as an International language – Good or Bad? Are we witnessing the definitive rise of English as a truly global language? This prospective development is an issue that is heavily discussed. English has for a long time been the world’s dominating language. There are two prime reasons for its high frequency all over the globe. First of all‚ the vast influence of Britain as a former colonial power; secondly‚ the subsequent dominance‚ politically and economically‚ of the United States.
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Assumptions behind Singapore’s language-in-education policy: implications for language planning and second language acquisition L. Quentin Dixon Received: 30 September 2007 / Accepted: 14 January 2009 / Published online: 27 February 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract Singapore’s officially bilingual education policy‚ in which the majority of children are schooled through a non-native medium with their ‘Mother Tongue’ (an ethnic heritage language that is not necessarily
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Total Physical Response in a Beginning Language Class Contents: 1. Shortly About Teaching Methodologies ....................................................... 3 2. Introduction ………………………………………………………………... 3 3. Background of the TPR Approach ………………………………………… 3 4. Approach …………………………………………………………………... 5 4.1. Theory of Language …………………………………………… 5 4.2. Theory of Learning ……………………………………………. 6 5. Why TPR Works? Brain Lateralization …………………………………… 6 6. Goals of TPR Approach ……………………………………………………
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Learning a second language is when a person acquires a language that is not native to them. Many people believe that learning a second language should be required for children and believe that it is beneficial. However‚ many also believe that it is not necessary and additionally‚ may be malign to students and leave negative long-term effects. People who are for the requirement of learning a foreign language have their reasons to support that opinion. One major reason people consider it important
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Social Media on the English Language 1 of 8 Table Of Content: Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Literature review 3 Significance of Research 4 Research Question 4 Methodology 4 Ethical Considerations 4 Limitations of the study 4 Expected results 5 Conclusion 5 References 6 Appendix 7 2 of 8 Abstract: Giving the popularity of social networking sites lately‚ it has made an effect on the English language either in a positive
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In her essay‚ Linda Moore tries to persuade her audience that learning a second language should be a requirement not a luxuary. She tried to persuade her audience by using facts and experiences from other countries and to touch the reader’s feeling to make him/her on her side. Firstly‚ she compared the number of Chineese student who are learning English with the number of American students who are learning Chineese. The difference is HUGE. She used that to demonstrate how highly regarded this skill
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of him being a slave since he was eleven years of age. How he was able to buy himself out of slavery at twenty-one‚ he is describing to the reader how terrible and wrong it is to have treated another human being in the way that he was. The second writing would have to be the letter that Benjamin Banneker sent to Thomas Jefferson. In this letter he was sending his writing of an almanac to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson about abolishing slavery. Banneker felt that Thomas Jefferson would
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English Language Learners Cooperative groups are used as a strategy for teaching ELL students. This strategy has been proven effective for teaching content material as well as a second language. In a cooperative group situation students are each given the opportunity to speak and participate. As students work in a group with their peers they can observe the natural conversational language. These face-to-face interactions will promote language skills among students that are learning English
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Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Filler Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think‚ to create a pause or to hold a turn in
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