THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE USE OF ENGLISH TEXTS IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: A CASE OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS ABSTRACT The status of the English language in Nigeria has not engendered a commensurate development of the language‚ especially in the school system. That the youths‚ especially‚ do not have adequate functional competence in the language is attested to by the rate of failure in the terminal senior secondary school examinations and the low level of performance in the General
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TEACHING TECHNICAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL ENGLISH Introduction English today has become more than the Lingua Franca of the masses. It has become the lifeline. The call of the hour is for the academia to well-equip itself with the most competent language skills. Only then can suitable help be extended to the beneficiaries‚ the students. My paper will focus on the nature of General and Technical English today. It will also attempt to show how Technical English and General English can be made more student-centric
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Language and the Internet By No Name Presented for Dr. English Department of English June 6th 2013 English 105 College Language and the Internet The internet is one of the most controversial yet revolutionary inventions in the world. It has spawned new media and industry but perhaps the greatest contribution the internet has given is the ability to connect to the world twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. However‚ this amazing technological feat is also regarded
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Let’s talk about English. It is the language of England and has International Standard. Many people think English as American Language but it is not true. In fact‚ when Columbus discovered America‚ he saw the country in the Stone Age with high illiteracy rate. Those were the European and English people who brought education and knowledge even technology towards America. There are several factors that make us to learn English Language to go through in the current time. First of all‚ it has International
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status of English as the global language is assured Since the globalization spreads rapidly throughout the world‚ the need of a global language has become more crucial than ever before. Despite this unavoidable demand‚ some people are afraid that English may have negative effects on their own major language when English become dominant. A few countries try to limit the use of English such as Brazil‚ Poland and France etc. as the governments want to enforce language purity. However‚ English which is
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The Role of Local Culture and Context in English Language Teaching -Mabindra Regmi The Relation between Language and Culture The structuralists portrayed language as an entity that could be segmented and through learning these segments‚ the totality would also be learnt. This method has been tested‚ challenged and in many cases discarded in the world of linguistics. The conception‚ propagation and inevitable discontinuation of ever new methods has prompted Sowden to express “there has indeed been
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people in the world now speak English? According to a recent report "...three billion people will be speaking or learning English within a decade." English is the language of globalization. It’s the language of international business and politics. It is the primary language used for most computers and for the inner workings of the Internet. English is the dominant international language in communications‚ science‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio and diplomacy. English is an important tool for operating
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ISSN 2039‐2117 Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol 3 (1) January 2012 Causes of rising failure of the students’ in the subject of English at Secondary Level Gulap Shahzada (Corresponding & Principal author) Institute of Education & Research University of Science & Technology‚ Bannu‚ Pakistan Gulap_786@yahoo.com Dr. Safdar Rehman Ghazi Institute of Education & Research University of Science & Technology‚ Bannu‚ Pakistan drsrghazi@yahoo.com Dr.
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ENGLISH IN INDIA In our country English is important for a number of reasons. India is a land of diversity. Different people speak different languages. A person of Tamil Nadu does not speak Hindi. So he can’t understand Hindi of a person from North India. However he can understand in English. So English is a link language. Different people can communicate with one another with the help of English. Secondly‚ all advanced knowledge in science‚ technology and medicine is available in English.
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American and British English Syntax As English continues to assert its dominance as a leading language used worldwide‚ it’s no wonder to learn that it is now an acknowledged global language and the standards that its users hold it to will splinter and change over time. Most of the variance can be attributed to differing national histories and cultural development. Today‚ English is used in a range of contexts around the world as the native language of millions‚ the official language of numerous nations
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