Corpus linguistics

unconsciously. This is particularly noticeable from a linguistic point…

When I was sixteen, my English teacher wrote this comment on the bottom of my Macbeth essay: Have you thought about majoring in English? She didn’t know that I spent all my free time reading and rereading my favorite books, or that I was working every night on a new chapter of my novel. In school, I struggled to get through the reading material and I wasn’t the most reliable class participant—often shy and unwilling. I wasn’t the best English student in the class, or even particularly good at…

35 Foreign Language for Cadets One growing aspect at most major colleges in the United States is the requirement to learn a foreign language. The service academies are no different in this aspect and require all cadets to take at least one year (two semesters) of a foreign language. What makes them different is the selection process for your language. D-Lab During basic training, cadets will take a test to identify their ability for foreign languages. Cadets will be presented with a fictitious…

During the time that I was observing in the second grade classroom, I was able to observe a few methods the teacher was using during the writing period. Writing periods are usually teacher directed and include prompts or copying words in cursive. The only time that writing is student directed is when they free write (during any free time) or when they are working in groups. Throughout the school day, the teacher set aside 50 minutes of writing for the students. The writing period was used for…

Academic English: Necessary for success Even though other variety of English are more expressive, Only Academic English should be allowed in universities because it makes writings to the point and does not stray from the original purpose of the writing as Academic English consists of a specific vocabulary and grammar. Academic English provides a set of ground rules which enables the individual to make their ideas accurate and precise. The range of students in a university includes local and…

Linguistic Category of Reading Perspectives Linguistic Perspective Definition Linguistic theories focus on the structure and use of language. These theories emphasize the role that knowledge of semantic and syntactic structures of language plays in the comprehension of text. Description and Explanation of Linguistic Theories and Models Psycholinguistic Theory suggests that reading is primarily a language process, and that readers rely on language cueing systems to help them read (Tracey &…

students. I always study grammars or spellings that are confusing and try my best to reduce same errors. The native speakers, even though they fully understand the rules and forms, still make speech errors. This type of challenge is called The Model of Linguistic Performance. According to Chomsky, we sometimes unintentionally make errors even though we already understand correct forms of a language. For example, “Me and John went to the gym” is grammatically wrong; however, we cannot ignore the…

“And what matters in this journey-at least initially-is not what kind of car you’re driving, but where you end up.” This quote spoke to me on levels beyond writing. When you get to the end of your life, you will be less concerned on the little aspects of life, but more on the journey and outcome of life. I find “The Importance of Writing Badly,” an incredibly mind opening essay. I have truly never thought from Bruce Ballenger’s point of view. I completely agree with the writer. He writes about…

When providing lessons in English Language Arts, teachers should include activities that encourage verbal collaborations, reading, and writing aspects. Moreover, these should be done with accommodations for any student with English language barriers based off of individual skills levels (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2013). Using Speaking / listening, reading, and writing activities in lessons is important, because they are all forms of producing and processing information with language; which would…

the future, can be created to benefit a society, and can influence on cultures as to how people will see the world. How these things happen will be explained as follows. According to McWhorter’s (2015) article, he believes that within time, the linguistic world will be different than what it is today. He states that the current 6000 spoken languages around the world will be reduced to just 600 by 2115. English remains the popular language in the world and it is believed that it will continue to…