Essays on English

Introduction

The main concern of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is having an accurate and, fluent speech production. Suprasegmental phonology has the major role in the intelligibility of speech required for the interaction between the listener and the speaker; or native and non-native speakers. Rhythm and stress are particularly important for English, because English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners have significantly different stress systems in their L1.
Stress in this context is defined as the degree of force or emphasis with which a speaker utters a sound or a syllable. It is also defined as the degree

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English bay beaches

Since there is no curvey wave line on the shoreline, we concluded that there are no big waves. The waves present were characteristic of a combination of both transverse and longitudinal motions. When we stood at the beaches and watched the waves, we guessed that the water moved towards the shore. However, after careful examination, we discovered that water was not piling up on the beach. When we watched carefully at some debris on the water, we noticed that a crest of a wave moved it towards the shore, but it moved back the same distance with the wave’

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Summary

In the essay entitled Mother Tongue, by Amy Tan, the author portrays how hard it is for the Asian Americans to persist through the difficulties of coping with English language. In the essay mentioned herein, Amy presents the many languages of English she learns and uses while striving to understand English language. Additionally, she further presents how learning English is a problem subsequent to the fact that English is not her best subject and because her mother uses broken English. Though English poses a great setback to her, she achieves success subsequent to her hard work and persistence. After

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The story by Amy Tan and that by Jasmin Darznikboth talk about languages. For this reason, they come in handy in helping deduce the importance of language to an individual. Language is one very vital tool for the purposes of communication. According to Amy Tan, language is a way in which one can understand another person. Conversely, every living being has a language that he or she understands clearly. From the point of birth, human beings begin learning a particular language. The language learnt at the time of birth is the language that the person’s guardians speak. This

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Braveheart is a drama movie that depicts Sir William Wallace while at war for his country. It is a struggle that led to the independence of Scotland. During the 13th century, when he was young, Wallace saw his parents lynched by the English troops. As he grew up to be a man, Wallace married a lady near his hometown. It was at the hands of the same English troops, that his wife died. Filled with rage, Wallace declared to topple down the English crown. Wallace used the help of his allies: Robert Bruce, Princess Isabella and other friends. This

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I began learning English because I considered it as an important part of my education. Much of the world speaks English. I plan to travel and want to be able to communicate with many people. Learning a few of the languages that the majority of the world speak will make that easier for me. Being bilingual makes getting a job easier as well. Many classmates of mine have also learned English as a second language, a good friend of mine from South Africa, in particular.
When I began learning English I knew a few students who already spoke English.

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Kimmon Pech is a woman from Cambodia who came to the United States of America to learn as much as she could to benefit her home country. However, she has found learning English very hard, because the language is difficult and people make fun of her. She has tried many strategies and has made her English better. She is still not fluent, but will keep working hard on it.
Pech has used many strategies for learning English, ones being more effective than others are. The ones that have helped her most are classes, listening to news and watching movies

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Introduction

This assignment is a comprehensive discussion of a mathematics curriculum (the pre-kindergarten elementary math’s curriculum which was formulated and taken up by the prekindergarten school) in comparison with the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core State Standards is a set of standards ought to be adopted by curriculums within the state. It standardizes the learning and teaching of curriculums like English and Mathematics amongst others. The Common Core State Standards Initiative website gives a comprehensive discussion on the key shifts of both mathematics and English language initiated by the Common Core in order to standardize their learning

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The movie entitled ‘American tongues’ is a documentary film presenting a survey of regional American dialects. The film is entertaining and at the same time, very informative. The film begins at the scene when people express themselves through their different dialects. Onwards’ an African American lady is interviewed and asked whether she often uses a standard form of English or a vernacular dialect in her daily routines. She responds that she commonly uses both the two types at different times. Specifically, she speaks standard form of English when at work but during times with friends and family members, she

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Any Australian hoping to acquire a sustained career in Asian region will have an advantage if one can communicate to the locals in their own language. Even with professionals who want to work in Asia, what matters is not just what they know but also how well they can communicate with their colleagues and other people; otherwise their careers will be limited if they cannot communicate in the local language.
Gil provides an overview of a report titled Building an Asia-Literate Australia: An Australian Strategy for Asian Language Proficiency. The report argues that given the political importance and the

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The research revealed that a certain prototype for artificial bone marrow has been discovered as a potential source of hematopoietic stem cells. Accordingly, the porous structure of the prototype coincides with the properties of the natural bone marrow. This can be used as foundational stem cells for laboratory cultivation. This breakthrough may lead to possible treatment for diseases like leukemia (Karlshure). The contextual structure of this paper constitutes the usage of scientific terms. The roots of these scientific words derived from Greek and Latin origins that have so greatly influenced the modern science are detailed in this paper. This

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Admission Essay

Given a chance by the administration of USC Rossier, I not only expect to gain from their teachings, but also expect to contribute significantly to the academic and professional community. I will do this by utilizing my personal, educational, and employment background. I have a wealth of experience ranging from working at a Pre-Visa English school where I was training students who wanted to go to English speaking countries to teaching adopted Chinese children. I believe that the experience I have gathered from my employment background will enable me to contribute to the course development, reviews and upgrades at

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When Arabic speaking three year old children are introduced to English as a second language how does this affect the “use” of both Arabic and English?

Introduction

The subject of research in this paper is Emergent Literacy Inquiry. The main objective of this paper is to explore the difficulties and challenges faced by Arabic children, when they are exposed to using both Arabic and English language together. Young children face difficulties in learning languages, when they are exposed to more than one language at their initial stages of learning to speak. They tend to get confused with the languages and

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Have you ever considered the origin and significance of the language with which you communicate on a daily basis? For some, this method of communication is merely a fact of life with little import beyond facilitating an exchange of information. Only when they come in contact with another language or dialect do they briefly consider that another system of communication exists. However, language serves a much larger purpose than simply interaction. Ultimately, language serves as the culture boundaries through which one views their society as well as the secrets of their native environment.
Language at its

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Interaction between ELL Families and the Schools

Family involvement in the English Language Learners is very important in the teaching and learning process. This will go a long way into helping the learner deal with the challenges that come with learning a language other than their first language. Parent involvement is so good because the parents will take part in helping out there children where necessary. It will be different if a learner does not get support outside of the learning environment. Parents and siblings are, therefore, encouraged to use English in the home setting or any other place that is outside of the classroom (Shatz &

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Introduction

Joan of Arc is a French traditional heroine and a Roman Catholic saint. She was born in an era when France was experiencing a series of wars resulting from disputes over succession of the French throne, which had been going on for several years. In addition, the economy of France had also been affected by the chevauchee tactics of the English army. Joan of Arc became highly appreciated in the French society as well as among the Roman Catholics because of the role she played in liberating France and her religious beliefs.

Short Biography

Joan of Arc was born in Domremy

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For anyone, the pursuit of education becomes harder as the years go on. As years go by, the classes become harder and the work really becomes hard work. During this time, I know that it is tempting to give up and I have seen some people drop out. Though my academic career has only really begun, I feel as though I have gained valuable insight into myself and my ability to succeed. Through my academic career so far, I have been lucky to have figured out my strengths and focus on them in order to reach my future goals.

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Introduction

Second language acquisition refers to the process through which people are able to learn a second language over and above their first language. It is essential to note that second language acquisition connotes what learners of such a second language do, rather than the practices involved in the teaching of such language. More significantly, the concept of second language acquisition may extend to cover the learning of a third, fourth or any other subsequent language in addition to the first language of a person (Norris and Ortega 23-26).This reference is a book. In this research paper, I examine

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English: the best way(s) to motivate high school students

English: the best way(s) to motivate high school students

During my high school years I can reflect on the times when motivation filled my heart after seeing hocks to sentences on my English essay assignments denoting that they were excellently constructed. Below at the script’s end my subject teacher would always place an encouraging compliment such as ‘great job! Continue the excellent work.’ This emotional excitement would extend throughout the week as I read and re-read these essays congratulating myself on a being an above average student.
When these essays are shown to my parents the compliments

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Purpose of the study and research questions

The primary purpose of the current research was to assess if listening strategies that have been utilized for a long time in different studies are correctly collated to measure the use of language be the English learners. The research questions comprised of the following;
- Whether the listening strategies utilized by the university students at the department at the department if English Language Teaching, Mersin University exhibit any differences with regards to proficiency levels.
- Which are the primary listening strategies utilized by Turkish EFL students.
- Whether listening strategies utilized by the university students at the department if

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Admission Essay

My Self
Having been born in Saudi Arabia, I have very close ties with my home culture, and to that end I wanted to work as much as I could at home, while also learning about English and the West. To that end, I chose to dedicate myself to a challenging field that would enable me to conduct a great deal of international business, such as chemical engineering.
I majored in English at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah City, graduating in 2008/2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering; while my GPA was at 2.33, this was due

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The effects of bilingualism in a minority language on third language acquisition

Abstract
In the area of language acquisition, bilinguals differ from monolinguals in several ways. It is accepted that previous language knowledge is facilitative in developing proficiency in a new language and both the learner’s native and non-native languages can be sources of influence in acquiring a new language. Given the evidence that in some social situations knowledge of a second language is facilitative in learning a third, the paper investigates to what extent knowledge of a widely-spoken but non-official local language can be shown to be facilitative in this way. The students

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Candidate: Ian Keith Sinnott

Degree: E900‐Doctor Of Philosophy
CRICOS code: 006244J
Campus: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Finish Date: 25/032016
Enrolment Category:Off‐Campus / Full‐Time
Associate Supervisor(s): Dr. Rod Nielsen and Dr Alex Kostogriz
Thesis Title: Evaluating the impact of Instruction of English through the use of the iPad on the English Foundations Studies Program at Abu Dhabi Men’s College [ADMC], Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates.

Colloquia: First year confirmation

Ethics: This project will require ethics clearance
Chapter One
Context of the Research
1.1 Background of the study
Technology has augmented learning in the classroom setup in terms of coming up

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Language has been preserved in a number of ways in the south west. Some of these modes used to preserve the sanctity of language as a means of transmitting cultural practice as well as lifestyles are namely; through the media, through teaching, evolving it and excreta.
There have been teaching programs that have helped in language preservation as well; as revitalization for example, the Springs Hualapai program. There has been so many challenges that have confronted the development of the local language such as; the development of a federally, subsidized housing program. This led to the weakening of the

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An online class requires the student to be in control of their learning. Taking this into consideration, I found the online class being very challenging and fascinating as compared to a face-to-face (F2F) class. This term has been a very busy term where I was supposed to participate in weekly various group discussions. Despite the many challenges associated with an online class, I successfully completed it and below is an analysis of my participation in the course.

Presentation and analysis of class participation

There were several questions that were posted by active team members. I strived to respond many of the questions, citing various sources

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The aim of this essay is to present you with the reflections drawn upon the article titled. ‘Moving to US and Amassing a Fortune, No English Needed’ by Kirk Semple which was published in the Times in November in 2011. Semple approaches an issue which has been generating lots of heated debates among people since it provokes various reactions and beliefs. The issue on which Semple focuses is the extent to which the knowledge of a country’s language is or should be a prerequisite for immigrants who have decided to move to this country and settle down there.

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Introduction

The Trainspotting is a Scottish novel authored by Irvine Welsh. The novel was released in 1993. It features a collection of short stories that are written in Scottish English, Scots or British English. The main theme in the novel is addiction. It revolves around individuals who reside in Leith, Edinburgh. These residents either use heroin, have befriended a core group of people who use heroin, or take part in destructive activities that are similar in function to heroine and are therefore implicitly depicted as addictions. The novel has since revolutionized Scottish fiction especially after the success of its film

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Vasco da Gama disembarked at Calicut, western coast of India in 1498 and his successful expedition stimulated several other European powers to rush towards India, in quest of money, trade of Indian spices, power and religious conversions. European had heard a lot about natural resources as well as richness of India and economic competition among Europeans compelled them to explore new destinations. This paper intends to discuss arrival and interest of Europeans in India and further examines how Europeans influenced different aspects of India.
Equipped with powerful superior canons and modern devices, Europeans challenged supremacy of other voyagers like

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Thesis Statement

Language depicts as well as enriches the culture of a community. In essence, this is what informs linguistic, the study of languages. Linguistic is premised on creating a better comprehension of languages, promoting usage of languages and preserving the endangered languages in the society.
Egypt is multi-lingual country, comprising some forms of Arabic and a host of other languages. As such, challenges that come about with having many languages being used in a region are experienced. Some languages have become endangered due to the modernization brought about by globalization in the world.
Developing countries are growing ever susceptible to

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Chinese are the single largest Asian community living in America. According to United States Census Bureau, there were about 17.3 million Asians in US in the year 2012. The Chinese accounted for about 22% of the Asian community. This figure translates to about 3.9 Chinese Americans. It is also estimated that close to 70% of Chinese America are immigrants who were born in China or other foreign countries. The American Community Survey of 2010-2012 findings revealed that 84% of Chinese Americans could not speak English very well. Meaning, a big proportion, more than half of the community members do

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Introduction

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is widely acknowledged as the greatest English language playwright. He was born and raised to a middle-class glove-maker in Stratford-upon-Avon, England (Cohen, 6). He wrote masterpiece poems, plays, short stories and books about 400 years ago and his works have been timeless. Two of Shakespeare’s most celebrated works are the play titled Macbeth and the novel titled Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare’s upbringing in a middle class family and lack of adequate education predisposed him to a challenging life which motivated him to write as a way to express to future generations the turmoil and

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In the course of this semester I have grown tremendously as a reader, writer and thinker in various and important ways. I have improved my reading as well as engage in critical thinking about the text. I have become a better writer following my capacity to revise and rethink what I am putting down on paper. Good grammar skills has enabled my writing be more understandable and accurate. My thinking skills have also improved since I can understand what different authors are trying to put across as well as have my own opinion of the topic under discussion.
Before

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Written by Forster Edward, A Passage to India narrates the ideas and events that unfold around Quested Adela and Mrs. Moore from the point they depart England for India. In India, they meet other English nationals working in the country and with whom they are quickly acquitted. However, the Indians in the novel are not quick to befriend the English people in their area as according to them, “the English are a comic institution” (25). On the other hand, the English men have a stereotype associated with the Hindus and do not shy

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Difficulties ESL Students Face When They Come to America

English as a Second Language or ESL students, study in the United States to fulfill more of their dreams. As what have mentioned, there are difficulties and challenges that ESL students are experiencing in which they need to face along with their native speakers classmates.
Yasuko Kanno and Sheila Dermer Apple Baum (1995) claim that ESL students are having an issue of raising their concerns in the classroom as they have limited vocabulary or some students may have not the awareness that they have the same right to raise their concerns (Kanno & Baum, 1995). This kind of issue is

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Introduction

In the history of California, it has been considered one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. However, according to some researchers as well as statistics from different database, California is fast losing its rich heritage of the indigenous languages (Hinton, p. 83). Out of the at least 98 native languages initially spoken in the boundaries that have now been covered within the California State, research findings have established that 45 of these languages have no fluent speakers left in the present century. Additionally, these researches have also determined that 17 of these languages have only one

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Summary

In this chapter, the author gives a candid history of America. He precisely traces the historical developments which took place a lot of years ago. This started during the pre-colonial era when America was inhabited by the indigenous ethnic groups such as the (red) Indians. Just like any other society, the pre-colonial America as a free society in which people mingled with less barriers. Life was much better because the few available people would live in harmony. The kind of communal life adopted was quite necessary for promoting cohesion and understanding. It was such a beautiful environment endowed with

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Introduction

English language had long existent before it began to be called by the name “English”. Notably, this language emerged sometimes in the 5th century. The origin of the language is attributable to some Germanic tribes originating from northern Europe, collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain (McArthur, 2001). These tribes had several indigenous dialects, which they introduced in Britain on their arrival. In the years following the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, the tribes established roots within Britain, where they spread out across the country. Because of their settlement and interactions with the natives, of Britain at

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The aim of this essay is to present you with the etymology and history of three different words, each of one belongs to a different historical period. The periods which are to be presented in this essay are three. The first period is the one of Old English language which ranges from the middle of the 5th century till the mid-12 century A.D. The second period which is to be presented here is the period of the Middle English period which begins approximately in 1150 and ends in 1500. The third and last period is the period of the

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Introduction

American Tongues is a sociolinguistic documentary produced and directed by Andrew Kolker and Louis Alvarez in 1988. This documentary examines the American English accents and dialects as well as perceptions thereof. Rich in regional color and humor, this hilarious film uses language prism to disclose our attitudes about how other individuals speak. From Black Louisiana teenagers to Boston Brahmins, from New York professionals to Texas cowboys, American Tongues bring about funny, perceptive, at times shocking, and continuously telling comments on the American English in entirely its diversity.
People have feelings/beliefs/attitudes about the language in general, language of the other

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The evident identity of Louisiana as an exceptional yet unique kind of integrated cultures has been captured using many phrases by many scholars. This savory mixture has also been identified alongside its historical dishes, gumbo. Capturing this unique and complex assortment of cultures has eluded many scholars, researchers and anthropologists. Some authors have however come close to identifying this complex assortment describing tradition, folk life and folklores.
A major event labeled Louisiana Purchase that occurred in 1803 played a major role in shaping the future of this state. This marked a major experiment to incorporate the very diverse state

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