Omar Alfaro Reyes ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Why learning English as a second language? Nowadays learning another language is important because it is the most common language in the world‚ almost 60% people in the world use English regularly. Sometimes people think that learning English is difficult because most of the students can have different difficulties and problems in learning another language for example they make mistakes in their pronunciations
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The linguistic situation in Scotland has been dominated by Scots and Scottish Standard English‚ where Scots is a descendant of Old English and SSE is a compromise between Scots and southern English. Scottish Standard English has been formed since 17th century as a result of contacts between Scots and British English. Scots and SSE are distinguishable from each other more than any other pair of English standard/vernacular varieties (Johnston‚ 2007: 110). However‚ there is still no general agreement
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Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other notable
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Lection N 1 The formation of the English Nation and the English Language. 1. Celtic invasion and its influence. 2. Roman invasion and its influence. 3. Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence. 4. The spread of Christianity. 5. Danish invasion and its influence. 6. Norman invasion and its influence. 7. The formation of the English language. Different borrowings. 1. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. a people called the Celts spread across Europe from the
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differences is on the way they speak and pronounce the words. There are some different vocabularies of American English and British English‚ but actually they have the same meaning. That’s way‚ if we learn a language‚ we have to learn the culture too‚ in order we can understand the meaning of certain expression or what they mean. There are some different expressions of American English and British English I found in The Parent Trap movie. It is based on word variation ( pronunciation‚ grammar‚ accent‚ spelling
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Narrative Essay It began in middle school. The experience that has made me the student I am today–a determined one. Having English as a second language has had a huge impact on how I view things as a student and as a writer. Being bilingual has its ups and downs. One of its downfalls is being placed in ELD class‚ or English language‚ class. Being put into ELD is very different than regular English classes. Having learned Spanish since birth it is a big change from English. For example‚ when you say
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The Medieval Times‚ also known as the “Dark Ages” is criticized as a time of stagnation‚ where learning and technological advancement were halted by both feudalism and manorialism. During the Medieval Times‚ Europe pales in comparison to other civilizations and empires. While Europe’s Dark Ages were a time of ignorance‚ China had invented several revolutionary items such as clocks‚ and Medieval Islam had a “Golden Age” in which scientific discoveries advanced greatly. Europe was virtually the only
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650CE until 1550CE that occurred after the fall of Rome in 476CE and if often known as the darkest and bloodiest period in history in which castles were established. Survival in the Middle Ages was based on power and your social standing which is why castles were introduced. After William the Conqueror defeated the English in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 he introduced castles to help defend the land he had conquered. William the Conqueror was an important figure in The Medieval Period as he introduced
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The middle Ages began in the 1000’s and lasted until the 1500’s. The Byzantine period influenced the middle Ages and the middle Ages influenced the Renaissance period. Early Middle Ages art mainly revolved around Pietistic painting (religious painting) except it was more in the form of mosaics‚ manuscripts‚ and fresco paintings rather than portraits. Eventually‚ their art style moved on to the Gothic era‚ which revolved more around the idea of realism‚ and artists began to use more symmetry and brighter
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Elementary School and Middle School: The Differences and Similarities What is it like to transition from elementary to middle school? That is a question many kids ask each year. Having experienced both‚ I can tell you that there are plenty of similarities as well as some very big differences between the two types of schools. Elementary schools and middle schools have many traits in common. Typically‚ both are open five days a week for a set number of hours each day. Students sit at
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