socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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1: Introduction At present‚ speaking a foreign language represents one of the essential requirements of today´s society. Besides other skills and knowledge‚ it is considered as one of the most influencing factors while applying for a job or sustaining in a particular work position under the condition of advancing the language level. Based on my work experience‚ I can confirm that knowing a foreign language is a necessity for everyone in general‚ mainly for my students - soldiers. These
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LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE By Rebekah Richards Learning a foreign language has some obvious benefits: you can learn about other cultures‚ improve your job prospects and travel through foreign countries more easily. However‚ learning a foreign language has some disadvantages‚ too‚ such as the cost of language courses and the time it requires. Weighing the costs and benefits can help you decide whether learning a foreign language is the right choice for you. Learning foreign language study isn’t right
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the
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How to improve your spoken English Speaking the English language is easy for native people in English-speaking countries. But what about for people who come from other countries who are not well-versed in this global language? If you are such a person‚ you may be thinking that it can be quite a challenge to learn the rules to improve your spoken English. But it is always possible. With practice and a few tips‚ you can learn to improve your spoken English. Step 1 Study the English language. There
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English is important since it is a well known language and has frequently been referred to as a world language. Comfort with English is almost a prerequisite for success in the world today. Regardless of the industry‚ proficiency in English is an important factor in both hiring and promotion decisions.Being a student in College‚ English is the major language to communicate with our lecturers‚ friends and strangers in college.Most of the subjects are written by English too. We must practice
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first I could not comprehend why Korean-American to learn Korean language. Because‚ they are to learn Korean language‚ I think that identity confusion and educational obstacles. However‚ I thought about Korean-American to learn Korean language for the first time after reading this article. I also‚ think that it is important for Korean-American students to have pride in their mother language by studying in Korean and there are should learn to speak and write in Korean more perfectly. Therefore‚ changing
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"...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore
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truck driver delivered the packages quickly. Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet. My friends and I walked home after school. I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday. She was counting the ballots during social studies class. Hey! That is my seat. Will they finish the test on time? The diagram was pretty complicated for us. He will practice his musical piece soon. Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air. Her sister is the oldest member of the group. Check the score
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