Ruining the English Language. [Youth Radio]. Available from: http://www.youthradio.org/news/is-texing-ruining-english-language [accessed 4 June 2010] Author‚ A. N.‚ untitled. [accessed 7 June 2010]. Christopher Dawson‚ 2007. Text messaging and the death of the English language. [Zdnet]. Available from: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/text-messaging-and-the-death-of-the-english-language/1021
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The development of English as a universal language is a fact that we cannot deny‚ as we cannot deny that the language is inextricably tied to the culture of the country that it represents and even though it is true that an international language can give small languages a better chance to survive‚ it is also true that in the case of English‚ the language is been used as a weapon‚ something to control other countries and to have advantage over them in scientific research‚ technology and world affairs
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2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved Handbook of Neuropsychology‚ 2nd Edition‚ Vol. 8‚ Part II S.J. Segalowitz and I. Rapin (Eds) CHAPTER 4 Cognitive development in deaf children: the interface of language and perception in neuropsychology Rachel I. Mayberry * School of Communication Sciences and Disorders‚ McGill University‚ 1266 Pine Avenue West‚ Montreal‚ PQ H3G 1A8‚ Canada Introduction What does the sense of hearing contribute to human development? To answer the question
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Against English as Official Language About 10% of the students at my High School are not Caucasian and probably speak a different language at home or might not speak English very well. English should not be the Official Language because of its unfairness to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t know the English language well. English should not be the official language because it would be unfair to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t have proficient English. Students who do not have very good English or don’t
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You can also keep up and understand compound sentences and some complex ones. You showed comprehension by asking questions and giving reactions. Beginner (speaking and grammar) Low: You have zero to very limited ability in speaking English. You know very few simple and common words. You speak in words only and never in complete sentences. You speak with mainly verbs only. Middle: You can introduce name and age. You can’t make complete
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Literacy Narrative - English learning I’ve been learning English for nearly three years by now．Many years ago‚ the Chinese Education Authority decided that English should be a required course for The National College Entrance Exam and ever since children in China have to start learning English at the age of 6. Nevertheless‚ most of us won’t treat this language seriously until high school. The reason for this is that in order to get accepted by any of the colleges‚ senior high school students
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need to speak in English‚ the language that can be understood in many places. To change another words‚ learning English is indispensable for the people in Taiwan. No doubt‚ I am included. Even though the reasons I mentioned above are the motivations which encourage people to learn the language differing from their mother tongue‚ they are simply two of the causes. Every individual has their own reasons to learn English. Some want to show off their skills of speaking another language; others feel like
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International Journal of Instruction e-ISSN: 1308-1470 ● www.e-iji.net July 2011 ● Vol.4‚ No.2 p-ISSN: 1694-609X DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING GRAMMAR IN AN EFL CONTEXT1 Abdu Mohammed Al-Mekhlafi PhD.‚ College of Education‚ Sultan Qaboos University‚ Oman rayan3@gmail.com Ramani Perur Nagaratnam PhD.‚ Ministry of Manpower‚ Oman The role of grammar instruction in an ESL/EFL context has been for decades a major issue for students and teachers alike. Researchers have debated whether grammar
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Greek and English languages were not in direct contact until modern times‚ borrowings were necessarily indirect‚ coming either through Latin (through texts or various vernaculars)‚ or from Ancient Greek texts‚ not the living language. Some Greek words were borrowed into Latin and its descendants‚ the Romance languages. English often received these words from French. Their phonetic and orthographic form has sometimes changed considerably. For instance‚ place was borrowed both by Old English and by French
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English Language is Globally Important English is the major language in such fields as international diplomacy‚ business and commerce‚ science and technology‚ and the travel industry. How did English become such an important global language? British Colonialism Took English to North America‚ the Caribbean‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ and the Indian sub-continent U.S. rise as a strong economic and strategic power Pop Culture English became the language of diplomacy
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