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    Inclusive language means speaking in a way that includes and respects everyone, whether that be speaking about their thoughts and feelings, or their experiences. Speaking inclusively is not holding any judgements about a person prior to getting to know them. This is hard to do as many people unconsciously have judgements about people based on their own experiences. It is also easy to unknowingly offend someone by saying something or doing something they do not agree with. The only way…

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    formatted in which it helps plan produce lessons to teach , but more important to help engage students to the lessons. The phonological system of a language includes an inventory of sounds and their features, as well as rules in which specify how sounds interact with each other. Linguistically morphology is the patterns of word formation in a particular language both goes hand in hand in formatting words expression and comprehension. When I was teaching third graders in a European country, I…

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    Watching the video “With and Without Words” made me reflect about my last career choice and how I unknowingly used several forms primitive peripheral linguist as a means of communication with hand signals, non verbal code, visual non verbal and facial emotions. The backbone of the California food service industry is dominantly from a lower ecomnomilcal background and most are not fluent in English which can make communicating difficult at times.Working in a high school kitchen for five years and…

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    Language is a method of shared, social and cultural rules of communication people use to interact with one another (Gee & Hayes, 2011, p. 6). It can vary between formal and informal registrars, depending on the relationship of its participants and is dependent on the context in which it is used. Within each relationship or community of people, communication and expressions transmitted through language purposeful – it is fundamental for human sustainability and functionality. Language can be…

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    Whereas Kennedy's speech gave the people exactly what they wanted to hear. Kennedy's speech contained much more figurative language than King's speech, although King did include a fair bit. I think Kennedy's speech was more developed than King's speech because Kennedy had more literary devices and structure to his speech. Obviously Kennedy had highly educated speech writers to…

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    cope; nevertheless, some may believe in spiritual values and assume the ill family member is in a better place. More importantly, thoughts associated with good or bad memories effects the thoughts made whether they are adversely or favorable. Language is a medium for interpreting communication in order process thoughts. The way messages are communicated and delivered reiterates the way the message is encrypted into the brain. The tone and word choice enables the thought process to…

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    roads, people talking and laughing on the streets, everything seems a little odd; like a piece of the puzzle that is fit in a wrong place. On top of every challenging thing, the language that I’ve used for 12 years was no longer understood by the people around me. Language naturally shows who you are as a person. Language is your identity. Loosing that part of me was frustrating and terrifying. When you think about the relationship between identity and community, it is fascinating how so many…

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    Focusing on the teaching aspect of the CALL project, it was vital that certain criteria was met and fulfilled as it is an important method of presenting a new language for learners. From teaching previously, relating the target language to a realistic situation is beneficial. As Swartz & Yazdani (2012:224) says, 'presenting vocabulary in realistic situations provides learners with a rich context that provides adequate semantic information ' and this was considered when collecting examples…

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    The relationship between thought and language holds a diverse range of theories. Much of the background literature suggests that the connection between the two begins as early as infancy, with some research into the field of anthropology. Three key figures in its origins are Vygotsky, Piaget and Sapir-Whorf. Vygotsky held a cultural, or ontogenetic, view on the origins of thought and language. In his view, language and thought held two separate roots that developed on a parallel which had…

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    Growing I was a part of a Caucasian family whose mom’s family came from England, while my dad’s family came from the East Coast. Both of my parents spoke English as their primary language so I naturally spoke English as well. I began to talk at an early age, and my parents say that I loved to communicate with people I knew. I remember when I read my first word at a coffee cart in Denver, and since then I have enjoyed reading books of all sizes. I don’t remember my parents reading novels when…

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