Essays on Native Language

English is the main language of communication used in the East Asia as a lingua franca in all types of international contacts. It is, hence, not surprising that the problem of appropriate teaching of English in schools, colleges, and institutions occupies not only the minds of professional tutors and young students’ parents, but also politicians who understand the importance of English in the world. The internationally recognized status of English as the major language of worldwide communication has been formed by a number of historical and economical factors, including colonization periods in East Asia and the international importance of ...

It is not a secret that learning process is hard. For mostly everyone it requires a lot of effort, power, concentration, persistence and of course motivation. Without knowing why we are learning this or that subject, without having any interest to it the result is not going to be fast and of course not successful. Planning a lesson a teacher should think about it as lesson is not just a process of giving knowledge it is also a tight combination with inspiration and motivation processes. So being a teacher of English or any other subject what should we remember ...

The establishment of the modern national education system in Malaysia is one of the major effects of the post-colonial development within the nation (Zohar, 2004). During the British colonial rule in Malaysia, education system could be considered socially and academically narrow since it did not confine multicultural dynamics of the Malaysian society as well as the demographics of the nation. After the colonial period in the 1950s, the education system reform was implemented on the nation and segregated linguistic ethnic streams which comprise their population. The period of the end of the colonial rule in Malaysia also marks the ...

Implication of Introducing Dual Language at an Early Age

Implication of Introducing Dual Language at an Early Age The acquisition of languages other than a native language has become a matter of great advantage throughout past several decades as the world continues to change. Whether it is the interest in other cultures or the academic and professional advantages it can afford an individual, the need to learn additional languages can provide several benefits. It is common for language practice to begin at earlier ages, but without reinforcement and continual practice it becomes less of a necessity and more of basic beginner’s course that may or may not ...

Studying abroad, in a foreign country is always an exciting and scintillating experience. Yet there are a few ‘hurdles’ standing in the way of international students when it comes to gaining admission into a good university abroad. These are the placement tests required to prove one’s aptitude and capability in order to get admission into any program in the chosen university. Many countries all around the globe require applicants to appear for placement tests before they can get admission into them. The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada and many other countries with some of the top ...

U.S. schools’ populations have been changing fast due to the arrival of foreign students, therefore classes have become more linguistically diverse (Spillett). The number of the learners, whose first language is not English, has increased significantly over the past years and continues to grow (Colombo). A large number of such students are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country in which they are studying. According to the federal rules, children have to take state tests during their first week in school. These requirements have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking ...

English 1312.04

Carrera-Carrillo, Lore. "“Some of us are learning Spanish and some of us are learning English”: A comparison of second language programs in Texas." Thesis. 2003. Carrera-Carrillo observes how dual language programs are gaining popularity throughout the United States and targeting both the minority language students as well as the majority language students. Studies have revealed that there are many advantages which are associated with the learning of the English language. The native language enables students acquire content with better insight and can relate more to these concepts later in the English language. Not all facilities which have embraced ...

The United States has the diverse culture where people from different ethnic, social and racial backgrounds have developed the interactive pattern on their daily routines. Since I have moved to the United States to persuade my studies and career, I have been an interacting number of group members every day. However, everyone makes use of English as his or her main course language to interact on a daily basis. I look back my childhood memories where I was taught English in the classrooms, and I read some books and stories that told about the American culture (Sedaris). Moreover, I ...

The focus of this study is to explore the contentious issue in the American context. The variety of education programs that have been implemented in the country. The study, therefore, seeks to investigate the effectiveness of the dual immersion programs in teaching English language in the California state. It will exploit the literature on the area as established in the area of focus. Several articles have been studied and the findings present own interpretation as they unfold in the study process. California states is known as one as of the most productive states in the American country. The programs ...

The title of the original text is “Reading in a Foreign Language”. It is written by Scott Esposito and published as a column on his blog “Conversational Reading” on January 26th 2007. The subject of the article is the author’s experience about reading in foreign languages. The main idea of the text is that a person can guess the meaning of the unfamiliar words from the context. People who are beginners in reading in a foreign language consult dictionaries, but it makes reading harder. As a person advances, they rely more on their common sense in order to ...

Over decades, Native Americans were facing fierce and severe oppression of non-Indians who targeted at ‘civilizing’ and ‘educating’ savages. Deemed they were helping English Americans were suppressing and erasing unique and beautiful Indian culture. Thousands of Indians were forcibly sent to schools in order to learn ‘correct’ language and values which damaged family relationships and distorted sense of belonging and cultural identity which brought Native American languages and culture in a catatonic state. However, despite all horrible deeds Native Americans try to rebuild and regain their cultural heritage in order to pass it to the next generations. A lot ...

Language is an important part of a person’s life because it connects one to other people. There are many languages used by people all over the world. Learning language other than the native language helps a person to communicate to more people. Personally, I experience this benefit by knowing how to speak two languages- Spanish and English. I was born in Dominican Republic where Spanish is the native language. Learning Spanish is greatly influence by my family and by the environment I lived in. In Dominican Republic, all people speak Spanish. That’s why I think that learning ...

Being from South Korea, I did not have the opportunity to experience the school system in America until much later in my academic career. I feel that the age I arrived in the United States made it much more difficult for me to adapt to the differences between the school systems because I entered in university when many of my peers had come earlier in high school to the United States or had grown up in the American schooling system. Upon my arrival, I first went to MT.SAC and then applied to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona. Cal Poly ...

Communicative competence is use of correct grammatical syntax in communication. It’s about when to make correct grammatical utterances. According to Hymes (1972), since its introduction, Communicative competence has been important in demonstrating and teachingforeign language. Also, it has attracted importance in recent years since it was introduced in the 1960s. Also, communicative competence involves the use of language syntax and alignment of language as well as the knowledge (Hymes, 1972). Hymes asserts that the knowledge of language rules is actually determined by the commitment of using the language syntax appropriately when faced with different circumstances. As noted, speakers ...

Introduction

Dual language programs involve teaching students through two languages. Teachers ensure that they introduce bilingual programs whereby all native speakers benefit from a second language instruction. Teachers also use two-way immersion programs whereby one half of the students are native while the other half is constitutes speakers of English (Wayne and Virginia, 2012). This paper is meant to persuade school administrators to adopt dual language programs so that they improve learning among students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I argue that dual language program promotes academic achievement and multicultural competence for all students. Discussion focuses on aspects such ...

The film “Lost in Translation” is really about the difficulties in translation, but not so much in the linguistic sense, as in the human, - translation of others’ feelings ("Lost In Translation (2003)"). The film is not so much the words as the information, the mood and emotions are not concluded just in words. This is perhaps one of the few movies, where the characters’ silence can be comfortable and talk about many things. A slow, as it might seem, dragged action is not the lack of pictures – that's the essence of the whole atmosphere of loneliness – the characters ...

What are cultural traditions for us? Why are they important? These are not the types of questions that we get to hear often. Moreover, there are certainly people who did not think about it even a single time during their whole lifetime. This may be rather surprising at the first glance because our cultural traditions seem to be so critical and essential to our lives. But after careful consideration this becomes understandable – it is bound to us this strongly that we do not even doubt or reflect on it. This, however, raises another question: should the cultural traditions be ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

The recipe for Greek mussaka and good advices I received from my neighbor who originates from Greece. Mussaka is a main course dish that is prepared in all countries of the Balkan Peninsula and is considered as a national meal in every one of them. The difference is in the meat and some people, according to taste add two egg yolks in the bechamel sauce and change the bottom or both layers with potatoes. The word béchamel has a French origin and it came much later with many other words as names to the similar things, prepared in ...

The death of a language also usually occurs with the death of the language’s last fluent speaker. The motivation of the younger generation to learn their native language is often mired by the lack of opportunities their native language will provide them. In exchange for learning a more widely used and regarded languages, native languages are starting to die out. The motivation of the new generation to learn a native language is a determinant of a native language’s decline and subsequent death, in exchange for learning a more widely used language. Three basic theories have been widely ...

Learning a second language can be a challenging experience for a person of any age. The general population typically believes that second language acquisition or SLA is easier for children than adults. Some regard this as a myth while others insist it is true. Studies show that the way people learn languages at different ages can vary and that can affect the ease or difficulty in ability to learn. People learn a second language for many different reasons: a) individuals may be raised with two languages spoken in their home, b) students at school are often required to learn ...

Philosophy

Language is the main form of communication between people. Effective transmission of information would be impracticable without it. Such a "talent" appeared from immemorial time and allows groups of people to communicate, exchange news, ideas and feelings. However, before the onset of globalization, this communication was limited to the level of individual nations and peoples. Contact with other people is difficult without the common means of communication, which will certainly lead to isolation. This problem is partially solved with the help of translators. It is necessary to choose a single international language - lingua franca, since neither the worldwide ...

Indigenous Language

Introduction Language is a very essential communication tool across the globe. It is defined to be the capability to use and attain different systems of complex communication that people use. There are many different language systems that are used all throughout the numerous races in the world. Linguistics is the scientific study mainly focused on language. Way back in the 20th century, there had been so many arguments about the origin or language. One is that language arose from the logical and rational thought while the other argument would be it arose from emotions; Immanuel Kant is one of ...

America is the home to a number of cultures, race, and languages. On a daily basis one can hear Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and a variety of Caribbean dialects in the workplace, schools, homes and the neighborhoods. The truth is that the United States is the “melting pot” for a number of immigrants who bring different cultural and linguistic framework to the language that is spoken in the United States. Each cultural group brings new variations to the language and culture of the United States and has created a "bi-nationalism" concept. For some critics, the United States is no longer ...

With the changes in the American cultural and the movement across countries, America is experiencing global changes that have impacted on the language and the people in the country. These changes have brought about new languages that allow persons to speak more than one language. But what do these changes mean for the society? Being bilingual does not change the way in which people live and adjust to the norms in the society. Instead, bilinguals are able to communicate on different levels in the society and among different cultures. Bilingualism stems from the influx of immigrants to the American ...

The issue of bilingual learning has been a hot topic of debate for some time now. It is a consequence of the influx of immigrants into the United States whose first language is not English. Some people have felt that forcing them to learn a second language is stripping them of their heritage while others believe that the only way the immigrants can be fully assimilated is by learning English. I subscribe to Richard Rodriguez and Gloria Anzaldua posit in their essays “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” respectively, except for ...

Growth of the internet affecting various cultures, leading to a western, homogenized world culture

Today, the world’s most prominent piece of technology is the internet. Present in every home, school, college and workplace of the developed world, the internet is also present in the developing parts of the world, and its influence and use are only multiplying with the passing days. The internet has brought convenience and expediency into the lives of its users, and it has changed the way people communicate and retrieve information. The internet has altered the way people maneuver their lives, and it has become so deeply ingrained in everyday tasks in the present day, that life is ...