FIFTY YEARS OF LANGUAGE PLANNING FOR MODERN HINDI The Official Language of India 1. ABSTRACT Hindi - according to the 1991 Census of India‚ is the mother tongue of 233‚432‚285 persons (22% of the entire Indian population)‚ and is spoken as a language (which includes 47 or so mother tongues cobbled up under it) by 337‚272‚114 persons (42.22% of the entire Indian population). It is also used as a second language by another 6.16% of the population‚ and as a third language by yet another 2.60% by
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Factors influencing the learning of a second/foreign language Some students learn a new language quickly and easily than others. This simple fact reflects the hard work and persistence of the learner. However there are other crucial factors influencing the success that are totally beyond the control of the learner. These factors can be categorized as: 1. Age: second language acquisition is influenced by the age of the learner. Many studies have found that adolescents learn more rapidly than
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WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY A PAPER PRESENTED TO DR. CLARK LIBERTY BATIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF DSMN-500 BY TAKYSHA CRAWFORD JANUARY 29‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 EDUCATION‚ DISCIPLESHIP‚ AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION 1-2 SIMULARITIES AND DIFFERENCES 2 CHURCH MINISTRY 2-3 CONNECTION TO WORSHIP 3 ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY 4 EVIDENCE
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The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the West. Bob Allen Professor of Economic History Oxford University Graham Lecture‚ 2008 Why are some countries rich and others poor? Since 1500‚ incomes have risen in most of the world‚ however: • Incomes have risen fastest in the countries that were richer in 1500 • Consequently‚ world inequality is much greater today than in 1500 • In 1500‚ average income in the UK was only 30% higher than in India • Today‚ the average UK income is ten times that
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The Different Factors of Individual Language Learners in Second Language Acquisition Recently‚ Second Language Acquisition (SLA) play important role to language learning and teaching as second language that SLA refers both to the study of individuals and groups who are learning a language subsequent to learning their first one as young children‚ and to the process of learning that language that the additional language is called a second language (L2)‚ even though it may actually be the third‚ fourth
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“What factors contribute to infant mortality in developed and less developed countries?” “Infant mortality is the number of deaths among live-born infants from birth to under age one” (Sidscenter.org‚ n.d.). According to a National Vital Statistics Report in 2006‚ the leading causes of Infant Mortality in the U.S. were deformities‚ low birth weight‚ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome‚ maternal complications‚ unintentional injuries‚ respiratory distress of the newborn‚ bacterial sepsis‚ neonatal
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By Tan Kabra April 29th‚ 2009 Why Countries Go To War There are many reasons why countries go to war. One country may want to go to war to take revenge on something that another country or countries did to them. Germany‚ for example‚ wanted to take revenge on the rest of the European nations after they all unanimously agreed that the responsibility for the First World War should be laid upon Germany. Countries also go to war for another reason‚ territorial expansion. The
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South Korea is a country that proves to be unstoppable‚ during the development of the nation for many years‚ South Korea still became targets of corruption and war. Historic wars such as the Korean war and the Japanese war proved that South Korea is still strong during the times when they were overrun. However‚ South Korea has gained their independence and has proven to be a powerful country alone‚ with a strong economy‚ good trading partners with other countries and most importantly hold a lot of
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I strongly believed that languages were learned mainly through imitation. Unfortunately‚ after discussing this proposition with my classmates and teacher‚ we concluded that this statement was false. In my experience as a helper of teachers in ESL classes‚ I saw that‚ the Audio-lingual Method gave very positive results. On one hand‚ this method was designed to develop the ability of oral fluency in a second language in 9 months‚ which was also supported by a number of American linguists (Ellis R.
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Australia is a lucky country Introduction “Australia is a lucky country‚ run by second-rate people who share its luck”. Donald Horne wrote this quote in 1964. To understand this quote‚ we first have to understand‚ who is Donald Horne? Donald Horne’s full name is ‘Donald Richmond Horne’‚ or for that matter‚ Professor Donald Richmond Horne. He was born on the 26th of December 1921‚ and deceased on the 8th of September 2008. He was an Australian journalist‚ to say the least. He was also a writer‚ social
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