on its own right. Discuss. It has become increasingly difficult to ignore the issue about the usage of Singlish in Singapore. Singlish‚ short for Singapore English‚ is a modified version of standard English‚ spiced by the commonly used Hokkien‚ Mandarin and Malay slang in Singapore. The addition of utterances such as “lah”‚ “leh”‚ “lor” and “mah” at the end of sentences and several other seemingly funny words like “Alamak!” or “Fuyoh!” at the beginning have attracted a global audience to this peculiar
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TESOL: Domain 2. Culture states that “Candidates know‚ understand‚ and use major concepts‚ principles‚ theories‚ and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct supportive learning environments for ELLs”( TESOL‚2010). When I was able to teach overseas‚ adapting and understanding the culture was an asset to my teaching experiences. I’d like to share a few experiences that required me to understand and adapt my life experiences and expectations to my teaching
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The differences between Australia and China Australia and China are known to be different in almost every characteristic According to Hofstede’s Cultural dimensions. These two countries are different in all the five aspects‚ which are‚ individualism‚ power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ masculinity and long term orientation. Begin with China; Chinese people are very collectivism as they like to do things in group‚ high in power distance as inequality is considered to be normal and low score
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Da Yuan Instructor: Nicholaus Meyers MUSC 100: Music Appreciation 11th November‚ 2012 The Popular Music in Hong Kong When talk about the popular music we know the 1960s was the golden age of world’s popular music‚ and also the rock and roll. Hong Kong also followed the world’s step. The Hong Kong music was full of happy and freedom atmosphere since Hong Kong economic started to fly at that time. Young people began to contact the western trend. Radio became the main channel of music. The
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Advanced Diploma in Secretarial and Administrative Studies (ADSA) Course: Human Resource Management Course Assessment: (Topic Seven) Propose a Job Specification for a Management Trainer employed in a training department of a company in the service industry. Explain the various requirements proposed in the Job Specification‚ with special reference to the management training requirements in this type of companies and the achievement of effective transfer of training.
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Australia. With over 800 million native speakers‚ Chinese Mandarin is the most spoken native language‚ followed by Spanish and English. English is one of six official languages of the United Nations‚ as well as French‚ Russian‚ Spanish‚ Arabic and Chinese Mandarin. More countries use English as their official language than any other. French is second. There are thirteen languages spoken by more than 100 million people. They are: Mandarin Chinese‚ English‚ Hindi‚ Spanish‚ Russian‚ Arabic‚ Bengali
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refresher trainings approximately once per year until they are 35 to 40 years of age. Since the ethnicity of Singapore is so varied‚ there are many languages spoken in Singapore‚ but the government recognizes four official languages: English‚ Malay‚ Mandarin‚ and Tamil. The national language is Malay‚ but English is used as the main business language. English was brought to Singapore by the British in 1819 when the British had a port and later a colony on the Island. When Singapore became independent
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As an American-born Chinese‚ I am in a difficult situation. I am American by nationality and Chinese by ethnicity‚ but combine the two and the lines become blurred. Ever since I’ve started learning Mandarin‚ I have become more aware of how displaced I am. When people see me they will question where I’m from. I reply with “Chicago” but there’s always the follow up question of “No‚ where are you REALLY from?” Before I started school‚ my reply would always be “Chicago! I was born and raised here
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Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and the Vision Navigation: The Man: Introduction Biography Family Awards His Quotes The Singapore Story: Political Career Merger Independence Successors His Legacy: Policies & Campaigns Legacies Reflections External Links Bibliography Project Narrative The Man: Introduction Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore to independence and served as its first prime minister. He was prime minister from 1959 until he stepped down in 1990. He ruled with the up most authority
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affordable and rivalrous. Product adaptations Style Same to Canada‚ Chinese youngling prefer sportswear much better‚ the leather bag and wallet also very popular in China. Labeling Since the main China use Mandarin‚ the following information should print both English and Mandarin on the products. a. Size b. Brand name c. Percentage of cotton The bilanguage is not only for easy understanding the feature of products but also indicated that is made by foreign manufacturer. The foreign language
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