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    essay about my experience of learning second language language has been defined variously by various scholars. Generally‚ language is taken as the means of human communication. Learning a language is a mysterious task of human beings. Especially first language learning is too much amazing task. Sapir (1921:8) defines‚ “language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas‚ emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols.” Language is the unique property of human

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    teenagers start to think of the disadvantages of their own county comparing to the other countries which they like. Up to a certain extent it can be true. Because in order to be a qualified worker‚ you should get a foundation of it well. By studying in an undeveloped country it might be hard to get used to the correct methods. Another advantage is if students are in a very rural country‚ they may not know the language properly‚ specially the international language. So these will affect the student’s

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    his case this time-consuming process is completed on the spot. As many other artistic professions‚ interpreting also has two sides of the coin which are advantages and disadvantages. But before that‚ what qualities apply to this profession? The interpreter is a person of great enterprise. He has got a craving for widening his scope‚ learning by experience and‚ thus‚ perfecting his skills. Of course‚ he needs to be competent‚ self-confident‚ and motivated and be ready to face up to immense responsibilities

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    society is where people of different races and cultural backgrounds come together to form a community. In most thriving societies‚ the community members are diverse such as Australia‚ Singapore and Canada. In this essay‚ I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of diversity that will affect the society in terms of cultural‚ economical and social development. A diverse society can contribute to the progress of the economic development of a country by creating an open mindset due to exposure to

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    THE EMPIRICAL BASIS OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE LIKE LEARNING A FIRST? 1.      PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MECHANISM Dulay and Burt began with the premise that first and second language acquisition in children were the same process‚ and that the kinds of errors made by a second language leaner would be the same as those made by a first language leaner of the same language. Children learning a second language are usually older tan L1 learners; they are further along

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    observer. An attempt is made to avoid imposing categories from outside. Participant observation is the method of anthropology‚ although it is used in a wide range of sociological studies when the researcher has ’become part of a daily round‚ learning languages and meanings‚ rules of impersonal‚ relations... and in short‚ living the life of the people under study.’ (Hughes‚ 1976). Traditional participant observation is usually undertaken over an extended period of time‚ ranging from several months

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    People often do not see any disadvantages of having computers; I will try to show you good and bad sides of using them. In the first place‚ a computer is a really comfortable‚ convenient and helpful thing; it often makes lots of work for us which normally consumes plenty of time.Another useful thing is that computers now are often small and we can take them wherever we want. We can use them f. ex. in planes‚ restaurants or in same waiting rooms.An additional advantage of using the computer is that

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    People were learning self­reliance and self­government. The attempts to strengthen the Church of England in America and to transform the colonies into royal provinces only fanned the spirit of independence which they came to America for. But the Americans did owe much

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    another war as costly as this one that had been. This would have to be done in both the economic aspects and also politically. This would be good for Europe that everyone would get an advantage from this unification and get more dominant as a whole. Now let’s look up advantages and disadvantages of EU. One of the advantages of the EU is that both the democratic system of the state and also the peace within the countries would be maintained‚ and there would be an increase in safety. It also makes sure

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    Natural resources are the building blocks on which modern society depends. Knowledge of their physical nature and origins‚ and the web they weave between all aspects of human society and the physical earth can lay the foundation for a sustainable society. We agree with the above statement because natural resources are important‚ as human beings would not exist without them. We use natural resources in everything we do. Therefore we should use our resources with minimal wastage and even ensure

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