Competence and English as an International Language Language is used for expressing our thoughts ‚ and for verbal thinking‚ problem-solving‚ and creative writing‚ but it is used essentially for communication. What makes it difficult to grasp the language user’s systems of representation for communication with others is the fact that the capability of individuals to interact with others through language is a unique quality and at the same time a universal human quality. The successful language use for
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Language is a key entity for survival in life. Without language‚ people would not be able to communicate. It is used in a variety of different ways and there are many different sounds languages make throughout the world. It is especially used for communicating in the business world. Since the United States is a world power‚ many say that English has become more prevalent in the global marketplace. Is English really becoming a worldwide language? Charles Foran answers this question in his essay‚
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As supporting notes The practitioner we were most inspired by was Katie Mitchell. The crucial idea behind Katie Mitchell is that of Stanislavsky‚ naturalistic but with a contemporary twist. We chose to explore an extract from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Being‚ a naturalistic play‚ we thought that by using Katie Mitchell as our practitioner‚ we would be able to put a slight twist onto the dated play‚ and gain more knowledge of the characters. This involved us researching the era of the play‚ the
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Technology is ruining the English language. Do you agree? The English language is always evolving and technology is only advancing the way we interact. Language has to continually change to stay relevant with technological advances in the modern times. Although it may appear that slang is destroying the English language‚ it is simply progressing‚ just as language from Shakespearean times has progressed to how we speak now. Secondly‚ the English language is just that- a language; it is something that
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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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and English Languages People who are beginning to learn English‚ many of the features of English language can seem incomprehensible and totally redundant. For example‚ students can ask a legitimate question: why we should learn 12 tenses‚ when Russian we learn three. Also they don’t understand‚ why they use articles‚ if everything is clear without them in Russian. The best way to get a start in learning a language this is to understand‚ how it compares and contrasts to own language.
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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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of Philology Department of English and American studies TOPIC: INTERACTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH MASTER’S THESIS GRADUATED STUDENT: Костадинка Иванова Господинова Faculty number 0603598075 Plovdiv 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction 2.Theoretical part – Interactive methods of teaching English 2.1 Interactive audio-visual teaching method 2.2 Brainstorming method 2.3 Debate method 2.4 Think-Pair-Share method 2.5 Jigsaw reading method 3.Practical part
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interact with exceedingly capable speakers of non-native English all the time‚ from the translators and copywriters who are our colleagues to many of the clients who give us work in the first place. I am regularly blown away by the sheer competence displayed – the breadth of vocabulary‚ the grasp of idiom‚ the appreciation of (let’s face it‚ difficult) British humour – but‚ and it’s a big but‚ I can’t help wonder WHY such a strange‚ hybrid language should have become so popular. Is it the spelling? Definitely
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