English grammar has minimal inflection compared with most other Indo-European languages. For example‚ Modern English‚ unlike Modern German or Dutch and the Romance languages‚ lacks grammatical gender and adjectival agreement. Case marking has almost disappeared from the language and mainly survives in pronouns. The patterning of strong (e.g. speak/spoke/spoken) versus weak verbs (e.g. love/loved or kick/kicked) inherited from its Germanic origins has declined in importance in modern English‚ and
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English as a Global Language English was first spoken in Medieval England‚ what we now know as England‚ by the Angles and the Saxons. At the end of the 16th century there was about 5-7 million people who talked English in England. English is now the language that is most widely used in the whole wide world. Except the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Ireland‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ there are a lot of Caribbean nations who use English as a first language too. I will show how and where
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ELL 240 Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Learners Instructor: Jerrica Mesquita Antoinette Richardson September 30‚ 2013 In this paper we will explain the theory behind English language learners‚ and give the benefits Of the program. One will show how important it is to practice and or adopt this program as a teacher. In the scenario the teacher was caught off guard he know nothing about using‚ programs to help him teach the
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is undeniable that English is not an easy language to learn. Malaysian ESL students oftentimes find English to be rather confusing and difficult to learn. Pronunciation seems to trip most students up. Though the English language syllabus makes room for pronunciation skills to be included in classroom practices‚ many often have problems with the pronunciation of certain words. According to Abbas and Muhammad Reza (2011)‚ many ESL learners have “major difficulties” with English pronunciation even
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Introduction: It has been almost two centuries that English education was introduced in India and since then it has been playing an important role in our national life‚ not to mention our educational system. Most people believe that the then British rulers needed some cheap native clerks who could work in their offices much like what Lord Macaulay called “a class of people‚ Indian in blood and color‚ but English in taste‚ in opinions‚ in morals and in intellect”. But I personally don’t hold this
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AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING KUMAR KISHOR BORAH FLASH BACK:- Of all the languages in the world today‚ English deserved to be regarded as a world language. It is the world’s most widely spoken language. It is the common means of communication
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INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN OLD ENGLISH AND MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD 1.1 The development of Futhark 1.1.1 The runic alphabet as an Old Germanic writing tradition 1.1.2 Old English literature in the period of Anglo-Saxon ethnic extension 1.2 Linguistic situation in the Middle English 1.2.1 Linguistic situation in Medieval England after the Norman Conquest 1.2.2 Dialectal Diversity in the Middle English Period 1.3 The Middle English corpus 1.3.1 Geoffrey Chaucer and his lending
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ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE Abstract This paper is intended to raise awareness on the aspects which define English as an international language‚ by examining the characteristics of an international language‚ the number of users‚ how it spread to reach global status‚ what factors may impede its continued spread and what dangers are involved in the development of English as an international language. English’s
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Politics and the English Language The essay “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell shows that most individuals use the English language improperly. Writers should “get one’s meaning as clear as one can through pictures and sensations” (Orwell‚ 8). Many individuals are aware of the common misusage of the English language today‚ but in general do not believe that they are capable of taking action. If action is taken‚ individuals will be able to understand the language more clearly. Orwell’s
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The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him he meant socially because his parents didn’t speak English that great but they were able to speak it to the attend of people understanding them and getting
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