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We all know that the earliest writing systems were drawings usually done on rock, sides of mountains and cave walls. Doesn’t that seem pretty tedious? Though of course it’s beautiful, imagine writing a 10,000-word essay for a college class all done on several clay slabs with thousands of pictures. Aren’t you glad we evolved our way of writing? The earliest writing systems evolved separately and at pretty much the same time in Mesopotamia and Egypt, but current information shows that…

Context and Meaning, Teaching Vocabulary The following exercise concentrates on the techniques how a specific word could be explained to ESL/EFL students. Teacher provides material and students will try to create sentences. smooth The word 'smooth' can be used in different context. The meanings can be explained by realia or pictures and even through a video clip. Each definition of 'smooth' can be an object for a short in-pair presentation to verify understanding. Some interesting realia to…

What is the topic? For this assignment, my topic focuses on how language is a primary necessity for immigrants. Throughout the years, education systems for immigrates have adjusted the techniques to create a positive effect on the individuals involved. Furthermore, after researching, it is obvious that there is a positive correlation between the individuals and the needed human reaction though common terminology. Therefore, demonstrating that individuals immigrating need to have a common…

1) Do you feel that the kids are at a disadvantage in comparison to other children? Explain how they are at a disadvantage and why? I strongly feel that the children are in disadvantage from other children. They live very far from the actual city, so the task of taking a bus to go to the school is not an easy task as a regular child. The food that the children eat may not be the best so they are not well nourished as a regular child. Simple resources like pencils, books, note books and others…

Its official language is English which makes expanding there much easier than to a non-English speaking country. Columbia International College is one of Canada’s top private boarding schools. It offers academic programs from grades 9 – 12 as well as Junior Middle School programs (JMS). It offers English as a Second Language (ESL) programs to assist the second language English speakers to learn better. Columbia International College offers a Scientifically…

Don’t worry I thought the same thing. Most people think;Western or English. They would be right for the most part. There are different types of western; roping, barrel racing, trick riding, and the most commonly known is trail riding. Western is more of taking it slow, where as English is a lighter saddle and is meant for going at a faster pace. Just like there are different types of of western there are different types of English. Jumping, racing, hunt seat, hack, dressage, and my favorite…

Bonjour, Hello, and Hola, these are three of the ways in which I can say “Hello”. As a fellow Mexican-American, selecting French as my foreign language was not viewed as the norm, but it seemed more challenging and most captivating to my eye. It was not just because my older sister told me that we would have crepe days once a month, the french language always interested me. My French teacher was a foreign exchange student in France in her years of high school. As she spoke of her experiences…

school, she takes karate classes that she greatly dislikes. Catherine is fairly new to the Bluffton community. Beforehand, she attended a private school in Findlay where she took ESL classes. She is a bilingual student and can fluently speak both English and Spanish. When asked what language is primarily spoken at home, she said it was mostly Spanish. Catherine has mastered the short vowel sounds. She has a habit of reading unknown words as words that she is familiar with, and that are visually…

” Smith, an English settler, referred to Powhatan as an “Emperour” that “ruleth over many Kings or Governours.” Therefore, the Native Americans in Virginia under the rule of one authority, who has conquered many territories to build what would be considered an empire. So, are the English an empire? The English at the time, could be categorized as a kingdom, but not…

of the words in English used today are shorter or simpler variations of original words derive from both Olde and Modern English. The change of language comes from the influence of popular sources such as book, newspapers, public figures and humans in general. Known people…