Asian writers Nick Joaquin Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín (May 4‚ 1917 – April 29‚ 2004) was a Filipino writer‚ historian and journalist‚ best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. He is considered one of the most important Filipino writers in English‚ and the third most important overall‚ after José Rizaland Claro M. Recto. Joaquín
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The Importance Of Accuracy And Fluency English Language Essay Accuracy and fluency are two key components of second language acquisition. In today’s world‚ it seems that learning the usage of grammar and focusing on accuracy are emphasized by many language students over fluency. This topic of accuracy and fluency has been a controversial issue that has been discussed for many years. Although some formalists argue that learning a language means learning forms and rules‚ some activists take a
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several issues and concerns raised by the author. The two concepts are mimicry and othering. Mimicry is best annotated through the main character‚ Vickramadas in the short story. He aspired to be an Englishman. He imitated the dress‚ manners and language of the whites. The othering is expressed through some characters‚ Miss da Gama and Miss Cunningham‚ who assumed that they were
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styled according to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic
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RESPONSE: “ON BECOMING A WRITER” In “On Becoming a Writer‚” the author‚ Russell Baker‚ expressed his interest in writing as a way of thinking about himself and forming an identity. “The only thing that truly interested me was writing‚ “he states. “It was the only thing for which I seemed to have the smallest talent…” Even though he used to dislike English classes in high school‚ in his third year‚ the chance of being a writer knocked on his door. When Mr. Fleagle‚ the English professor‚ with an out
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The Implication of National Language Policy on English Language Teaching in Malaysia. Introduction • Malay‚ Chinese‚ Tamil and English are the major languages spoken by the different ethnic groups in Malaysia. • Due to the British colonization‚ the English language once has become the official language of the country. • In 1956‚ Malay language was given the status of national language in The Razak Report‚ and supported by The Rahman Talib Report in 1960. • Both reports became the basis of
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identity to language‚ identity to culture and identity to being a Filipino‚ my answer is Nationalism. The essay of Vicente L. Rafael talks about these issues and tends to awaken the Filipino. In the essay‚ the closely related issues of identity and language have proved us that we are indeed cultureless and left without identity. The essay talks about the hierarchy of English‚ Spanish‚ Tagalog and “Taglish”. Today‚ you can no longer distinguish the class of a person by the language he uses. You
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it’s thinking of yourself less. Humility is the quality of being modest‚ respectful‚ and lacking pretence‚ but is often misunderstood as being meek. A while ago‚ somebody mentioned to me that "windowsill" was voted the most beautiful word in the English language. What many people don’t realise is that words have enormous power. They can make us erupt into laughter or bring tears to our eyes. They can influence‚ inspire‚ manipulate and shock. They can build and destroy. Some words have different effects
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On Becoming a Writer William Gould Strayer University Eng 115 Mrs. Eackloff In the essay “On Becoming a Writer” Russell Baker want to become a writer. Baker realized that he wanted to become a writer since he was sixteen. But he also felt that he was in a world all by himself because According to Baker (1982) sixteen year olds did not come out of high school and become writers (p.66). Eventhough he had that frame of thought he always thought of himself as a writer. “I told people I’d like
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English 101 3/21/14 Me‚ Myself‚ and I One of the few things that I and most people do on a regular basis‚ is speak multiple languages. From day to day conversations with family‚ friends‚ and coworkers we speak multiple languages and we don’t even realizing it. Now I am not saying that everyone starts there day off speaking English and transitions into Spanish followed by Italian. I mean the way we speak from person to person is different and that difference is like a different language. Some
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