Mother Tongue The essay I want to write on is Mother Tongue‚ which is written by Amy Tan. This article recalls me some adversities when the first few days I came to the United States. Amy is an ethnic Chinese writer who was born and living in United States. She was faced with language problem during her life. In this essay‚ Amy Tan talks about her mother’s broken grammar and the dialogue in English without grammar between her mother and her. But when Amy talks with other people‚ gives a speech‚
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In Tan’s essay Mother Tongue‚ she pointed that we all speak a different language without thinking and we are being categorized by the way we speak. Tan is an imaginary writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” and uses English language as her daily part in the work. In paragraph 2 and 3 Tan observed experience that made aware of the “Englishes” that she had been using. The first time she had noticed is when she was giving a talk about her book‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ everyone in the audience
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and some language is protected over time‚ whether through books or the human mind. In her work “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan explores the creation of her language and her mother’s role in it through her literary skills to relate to the reader‚ like me. As a first generation Asian American‚ Amy Tan believes that her English derived from multiple “Englishes.” The “simple” English she uses when speaking to her mother‚ the “broken” English her mother uses‚ her translation of her mother’s Chinese which she
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Cultural Particularities in Adaptation Process within Russian Speaking Immigrant Group. Many people alone and in groups move to United States from Russia and former Soviet Republics seeking a better life. They are in search of higher and more stable income‚ escaping from insecure economic and political situation and hardships with raising their family. An individual or family relocating to US is about to undergo tremendous changes in their life. Besides the normal adjustments associated with moving—setting
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Mother Tongue Not all people who speak the English language speak it the same way. A language can be subdivided into any number of dialects which each vary in some way from the parent English language. “Mother Tongue‚” an article based on the power of language; without standard language skills‚ one is identified as an outsider‚ often wrongly perceived and unfairly discriminated against. In the article Amy Tan describes her observation and thoughts about the use of the English language and the
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In this film entitled "American Tongues"‚ the basic message the viewer gets‚ is that many people have different dialects and that different people have different views about the people who speak them. Some of these views can be negative and offensive‚ while others can be positive and thoughtful. Regardless‚ we all can see that dialects have a huge impact on people’s lives. In my paper‚ I will argue that people should learn a standard form of English as long as they are comfortable with it. People
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Daniel Cardenas Fundamentals of Public Speaking Alfreda Handy Sullivan The fear that is felt to address the public is very common in most people‚ the main cause is that you are afraid of ridicule‚ which is overcome by practice and self-confidence. It is advisable to think that our audience is just a group of friends. The art of speaking in public includes being aware of the need to be honest with our audience‚ when speaking to a group of people it is easy to believe that they have authority
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Cover Sheet Year 1 Case Study: Fear of Public Speaking 1. Abstract 2. Introduction and Initial Consultation 3. Diagnosis 4. Treatment Plan 5. Session Content 6. End of Treatment and Results 7. Limits and Flaws 8. Conclusion 9. Attachments 1. Abstract H is a 27 year old female who generally describes herself as bubbly and very sociable. She was prescribed antidepressants when she was 18 and was experiencing some difficulties when moved away from home (she returned to her family home after
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populations together with a common bond. As powerful as this connection is to bring people together of the same group it is just as powerful to pull people apart that are not in the same group. Amy Tan writes about the power of language in “Mother Tongue”. Tan’s thesis statement - “I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language the way it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth”(Tan 633) - sets the tone for the article. I am in agreement with
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