Diversity In this country the English language rules the land. Although English hasn’t exactly always been the official language of America‚ it is now. In the early period of our country America was basically a melting pot for cultures‚ languages‚ religion etc. Things have very much changed since then. English may be the dominant‚ but millions of Americans speak more than just English at home. Bilingualism is all around us; in a country that is dominated by English I think bilingualism would strengthen
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Factors influencing the learning of a second/foreign language Some students learn a new language quickly and easily than others. This simple fact reflects the hard work and persistence of the learner. However there are other crucial factors influencing the success that are totally beyond the control of the learner. These factors can be categorized as: 1. Age: second language acquisition is influenced by the age of the learner. Many studies have found that adolescents learn more rapidly than
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development of foreign language learners. This article presents the activities of a four-week program aimed at developing students’ pragmatic competence by focusing on two speech acts‚ openings and closings. 16 J U L Y 2 0 0 4 E N G L I S H T E A C H I N G F O R U M 04-0219 ETF_16_21a 6/23/04 11:21 AM Page 17 The role of pragmatic competence Communicative language pedagogy and research into communicative competence have shown that language learning exceeds
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Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ both students and people in business are required to have ability of using a second language. Learning a second language is not necessary but it is getting important ability. First of all‚ people who want to learn a second language want to seek self-contentment. Besides‚ that people can realize their potential to succeed‚ and they do not need to stay in their own small world either for outward or for personal fulfillment. That people can attain new ideas
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Intricate process of second language learning with reference to Yorio’s classification of learned variables (1976) with a interview of Non English Speaking Background (NESB) student who has recently completed an ESL course will be presented in this paper. We will start our analysis with a detailed personal background of the student‚ in order to see the influence of important factors of from different areas in relation to Yorio’s Taxonomy. Analysis is going to be constructed on the some important
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Coming to the United States from a Spanish country means facing many challenges such as learning a new culture as well as a new language. Learning English has alway been a challenge for everyone. However‚ this gets worse when you’re learning English as a second language. This is because the second language English learners fears of getting bully. Another reason is that they’re scare of getting people laugh because of the way that they pronounce the words or their accent. At the same time‚ they scare
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with their first language. Many will never even bother to consider learning a new language. While they ponder on whether or not studying another language is necessary‚ they tend to forget what good can come from it. This may sound like a predicament that happens all over the world‚ but these thoughts are frequenting the minds of many American students’ more than foreign students. Should they or should they not be required to learn a second language. By learning a new language‚ a student can be
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‘English Seen as Co-star among Global Languages’ and ‘ Can English Be Dethroned?’ Decide which article is more persuasive in your opinion and why. Use examples from the articles to support your ideas. Nowadays‚ all people say that English is the most essential and easiest language that people could use to communicate in different countries. As I read thoroughly the two articles‚ which are called “ English seen as a Co-star among Global Language” and “Can English be Dethroned”‚ I’ve found out
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SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT: APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE IN THE CLASSROOM CONTEXT GENERAL INFORMATION: The subject assignment consists of doing three short exercises. To do so‚ keep the activities statements and answer just below them. This assignment must be done in groups of two and has to fulfil the following conditions: * Length: between 6 and 8 pages (without including cover‚ index or appendices –if there are any-). * Type of font: Arial or Times New Roman. * Size: 11. * Line
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very universal language and well known in other foreign countries‚ however here in the United States more and more students are being deprived of being bilingual. Monolingual English speakers at a huge disadvantage because not only does learning a second language help ones communication skills but it also allows one to get connected with a foreign culture and understand situations through their perspective. “Students who do well in a second language do better in their first language” which means not
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