merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British rules introduced English in Indian schools with
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The English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how
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education and social status‚ even if you are completely the opposite. You might by highly educated‚ yet sound like an ignorant teenager and the latter is what is perceived of you since the way you speak is your first impression to the listener. Our manner of speech portrays to others our identity as described in the text and in this case our accents can be associated with our levels of education and socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om 0500/22 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 6 1 2 9 3 6 9 5 7 9 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and
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The Effects of Social Media on Communication Skills May 20‚ 2013 Abstract This paper summarizes the effects of social media on hindering communication skills and reducing social activity in the world. Each reason is supported by evidence by referring to four published books and some articles online. It focuses mainly on social media via the Web‚ such as‚ Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and MySpace‚ to which many of the youth are exposed to nowadays‚ and this exposure has led to addiction. This paper
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Today‚ using social media is one of the most common activities of children‚ adolescents‚ and adults. The term social media refers to the websites that are built for interaction among people. These sites include social media websites‚ such as‚ Twitter‚ MySpace‚ Facebook; virtual world and gaming sites‚ such as‚ Second life‚ and Sims‚ Videos websites‚ like YouTube etc. These website provide entertainment and communication to the masses‚ and significant part of these masses‚ is children and adolescents
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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This experiment was conducted to see if a correlation could be made between social media usage and comprehension skills the following morning. Two test groups were selected. Test group A spent less than one hour on social media while test group B spent an hour or more. The hypothesis states that test results from group A would show significant difference on their level of performance considering their access to social media was limited. The results proved otherwise. There were no significant correlations
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A growing concern of the violence outbreak in social media has been increasing over the years. Social media is one of the causes of physical abuse‚ sexual violence‚ recorded torture‚ and even shootings. Even though technology has increased the epidemic of violence‚ it is beneficial for law enforcement to develop facial recognition of gang members. Furthermore‚ because of the advancement of technology‚ we are able to use Facebook live and other recording devices. With this in mind‚ individuals may
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Research Journal of Social Sciences_____________________________________ ISSN 2319–3565 Vol. 2(5)‚ 30-38‚ May (2013) Int. Res. J. Social Sci. Review Paper English Language is a link language in Social Strata: A Critical Review Ms. Neelam Institute of Technology and Management‚ Aligarh‚ UP‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in Received 12th April 2013‚ revised 22nd April 2013‚ accepted 4th May 2013 Abstract This paper is based on” English language is a link language in social strata: A critical
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