George Orwell was an English author‚ best known for his novels‚ Nineteen-Eighty-Four‚ and Animal Farm. Orwell used his work to raise political questions. In his essay "Politics and the English Language"‚ Orwell questions the authenticity of the English language. According to Orwell‚ the English language has become "ugly and inaccurate‚ because our thoughts are foolish‚ but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." He believes that this is the reason why we
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Education in the Philippines Education in the Philippines is based on the education system of the United States‚ with some variations. Generally‚ compulsory elementary education runs for 6 years‚ while secondary education takes 4 years. After high school there are vocational courses or colleges which offer courses for a varying number of years depending on the course. University courses leading to a bachelor’s degree are usually 4 years long. The school year‚ which is at least 200 days or 40 weeks
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AP® English Language and Composition 2011 Free-Response Questions About the College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today‚ the membership association is made up of more than 5‚900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year‚ the College
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gifted with a special value: language. Engrossed in the theory of Chomsky‚ I have been intrigued by the human’s innate language acquisition structure and have grown up flourished by my passion of being intellectually able to seize this concept. This idea‚ in combination with my personal experiences‚ has made me consider studying English Language and Linguistics in further depth. My early years as a child were undoubtedly full of interaction with the English Language. I clearly remember the first
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Language and power 1 Power is gained in many ways throughout the text. Text I has been written‚ primarily‚ to persuade an audience to share their (bwag) views on the new Sainsburys being built in their “medieval heritage” town of Bishops Waltham‚ therefore it is aimed at residents of the town who are old enough to write a valid letter of complaint – age 18-70. Firstly‚ imperatives are used to be assertive right from the beginning of the text. The word “write” in “write a letter today” immediately
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A Different History - Sujata Bhatt A Different History Sujata Bhatt Summary: The poet here talks about the affects of colonization or globalization for that matter. Whatever the case she addresses a sudden change in the way society thinks and how we should try to preserve it. She also talks about the loss of culture that comes with globalization and the loss of part of our history as we reject the teachings of the old culture and of our old heritage. It could be for this reason that she decided
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Unit 1: Resource for advanced English language learners http://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness/videos Youtube HBR videos—look for other business-related channels This source of materials seems amazing to me. After a quick review on the material‚ I may admit that it is a good tool for me to develop my English learning in the long term. Harvard Business Review is a prestigious organization that can provide us intensive academic research on a variety of different topics. From this source
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the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job‚ she acted like a Scrooge‚ and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Ambiguity uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language The lady hit the man with an umbrella. Anachronism
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several issues and concerns raised by the author. The two concepts are mimicry and othering. Mimicry is best annotated through the main character‚ Vickramadas in the short story. He aspired to be an Englishman. He imitated the dress‚ manners and language of the whites. The othering is expressed through some characters‚ Miss da Gama and Miss Cunningham‚ who assumed that they were
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styled according to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic
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