The importance of the English Language today. English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes‚ other languages are important too‚ but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is‚ maybe‚ the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values
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some would argue that foreign languages have diluted the purity of American English‚ I believe English was never a pure language to begin with‚ and the dilution of it has occurred in the past and is bound to happen because America is a nation of immigrants. Before we even consider blaming other languages for diluting American English‚ we must ask ourselves a question; how can one call American English pure? British English is derived from French‚ Arabic‚ Hebrew‚ German‚ and many other languages (Harper)
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English is a rich and colorful language which is highly synonymous all over the world. Like any language it has been in constant flux. As members of a society grow and develop so too must the tools they use to communicate with each other. One reason for this is that there are so many variations of the language itself. In addition‚ it is such a widely spoken language‚ and it is spoken by people in all parts of the world. ’Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers 3 to1’. In addition
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
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English nowadays is considered as the universal language; for which it is understood by almost all countries around the world. It is used by most people as their second language. First‚ it is a way of communication in business‚ negotiations & especially in academics. It plays an important role in the basic education‚ particularly to speaking and writing (Kumar‚ 2009). English proficiency must be treated as an additional skill. In reality‚ a country needs to build familiarity‚ friendship and collaborate
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everybody‚ I’m very happy when i read this page. The difficulties in learning English and how to overcome them The difficulties in learning English and how to overcome them Beginners of foreign language always meet difficulties from the outset. For me‚ I had to overcome these problems when I started learning English. English pronunciation is my first obstacle. The pronunciation in English puzzles me a lot because the same letter has different sounds. For example the letter “a”
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simply smile casually‚ and sometimes sheepishly reply “I came from an English speaking school”. I came from an English speaking school‚ that’s why I’m fluent in English. English is generally noted as one of the languages commonly used in the Philippines. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country‚ the other being Filipino‚ a standardized version of Tagalog. Sub-varieties of Philippine English is emerging based on the regional location of the speakers. Code-mixing
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF PNTC STUDENTS INTRODUCTION This thesis presents the declining of English Proficiency of PNTC students. Followed by the problem statement and the aims of the study used in the data gathering. An assessment of the selection of participants as well as the instruments is included. This is followed also by a discussion used for data gathering‚ procedures and how it was conduct and analyzed. An evaluation follows with the conclusion thereafter. In order to get the effectiveness
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Breaking Down Filipino English Filipino English most common variations in Standard English are on sound system‚ rhythm and on stress.I will explain why these are so in contrasting the interviewer‚which is using the standard British English and the interviewee‚ a Filipino English speaker‚or the CNN interview to President Benigno Noynoy Aquino. First in sound system ‚I observed that the Filipino English was always compared to their vernacular counterparts.For example‚when Pres.Aquino said
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Amber O’Brien Colorado Technical University Online ENGL101 Instructor Eric Stephenson Phase 2 IP 03/01/2013 I am going to look over the pros and the cons of smoking regular cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. I am a smoker and I have wanted to quit for a while its really hard just quitting cold turkey. I have heard about the new electronic cigarettes so I wanted to see the pros and cons of each. I am going to compare the dangers of each and the positive of each and then at the end I will
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