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    Child Language Development

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    Language plays an important role in a child’s intellectual, emotional and social development. Language can be both seen and heard. Language is a guide to social reality (Sapir, 1949). For example, body language, sign language and the social convention about how to combine words, express and connect ideas to interact with other people. All language including written, visual and spoken developed from cultural and social contexts and understood in people's social and cultural background (Green,…

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    Besides, Chang and Roebl (2011) point out that L2 listening difficulties come from text, listener, speaker and task. Additionaly, they added two more factors ¨input chanel and surroundings¨ and ¨relevance¨. In the same line, Yang (2011) divides listening comprehension problems into five categories: text, listener, listening process, speaker, and task. On the other hand, according to Hamouda (2013) EFL learners have crucial problems in listening comprehension because universities pay…

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    of them in communication. When talking to each other human not only just simply exchanges messages but also exchanges variety of meanings and emotions through verbal communication (consist of 6 main elements: voice tone, voice speed, voice volume, language, vocabulary and grammar) and nonverbal communication (involve different aspects: facial expression and gaze, kinesics, haptics, vocalics, proxemics, physical appearance, chronemics and the environment ). After researchers of the two aspects of…

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    (1959) believes that "culture is communication and communication is culture" (p. 169). Every culture has its own unique language; language made of beliefs, traditions, ideals and values which is a strong determinant of how one describes an experience and behaves in a situation. Different culture perceives the world in a distinct way, unlike any other culture which forms a language and acts as a means of communication. In the article “Cultural Variability in Communication”, Gudykunst (1997)…

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    My Nickname Essay

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    The list of nicknames that have stemmed from my given name of Marygrace is actually quite long when I think about it. The most obvious but least used nickname being Mg, while other names such as Mig and Mur are what dominate people’s minds when they speak to me. Other nicknames have come and gone such Pigeon and Magnesium. However, overall each nickname I have gone or go by represents an important part of my life. Mig is typically not a common name or even a common nickname. The only person…

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    A human, a primate species that walks the face of the Earth, is defined by the complex emotions that they produce, otherwise unachievable by other species. Human emotions are still a mystery to most people, by seeing how quickly we are able to change to one emotion to another. The fact we are even able to be able to have all of these emotions is remarkable. As researchers dig deeper they find out unique or emotions are and many other things that are able to categorize us as humans. Sympathy is…

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    B-Indirect Idioms : Are idioms which have no equivalents in native language. Here learners attempt to translate idioms are encountered by absence of direct equivalents, grave mistakes usually occur when translating this class of idioms. Examples include: 1-Wild goose chaseعقيمة / لا طائل منه محاولة 2-Separate/ tell the sheep from the goats الغث من الثمين يميز 3-With a heart of gold/عطوف جدا/ رقيق رحيم 4-kick the bucket يموت 5-Rob…

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    the Table 2.5, it would seem that it is translated precisely, yet there are some words changed, thus the idea becomes different than it should be. Using an idiom with the similar meaning but different form should sound very natural in the target language. In Sweeney Todd, the translators managed to achieve a different rendition of the musical piece by using Lithuanian idioms and sayings. In the first example of the table, Lithuanian common saying feels more natural than it would be rendered…

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    Introduction What makes us humans? Is it the way we walk? The way we talk? The way we experience certain life events or emotions? How could we possibly be different than other animals? We all share some sort of basic life cycle e.g every animal (including humans) can produce offspring, we are made up of blood and flesh, we breath the same air as well so what exactly makes us so different? Primates vs Humans It is believed by scientists that we share 99% of our DNA with chimps. If we share 99%…

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    Surrounding: room size, lighting, decorations, furnishing.  Body language (kinetics): facial expressions, gestures, postures.  Sounds (paralanguage): voice note, volume, speech rate, whistling. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION In written communication, written signs or symbols are used to communicate. A written message may be…

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