English grammar

I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined myself being an ESL teacher. That was never the plan. But Guatemala changed me in ways that are indescribable. It was there that I found that teaching English as a Second Language is my passion. I am now starting on the journey of becoming a degree certified ESL teacher. I dream of continuing to teach ESL abroad and in the United States. First I fell in love with Guatemala, then I fell in love with Javier. I had decided before I met Javier that I…

native language is not English and provide ESOL (English For Speakers of Other Languages) classrooms for English Language Learners. The focus of a ESOL specific classes is to help students learn American culture and social skills as well as academic content. The ESOL specific classroom instruction differs from that of a general education classroom with a modified lesson plan. In each setting, ESOL students receive extra support to ensure they are becoming proficient in English.…

language, sign language, symbols, signs and traffic lights. Aboriginal cultures have used symbols for communication by carving pictures in rocks, giving insight on what life was like many years ago. Language can be heard through oral form. The different grammar, words and vocab used (dialect) can attach people to different identity and culture groups. An ‘accent’, the way a person or group pronounces words…

English is one of the most widely spoken languages, along with Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and French, respectively. There is no doubt that it has found its way into numerous countries. However, there is a difference between etymological mingling and lingual domination. I strongly disagree with the notion that everyone, in every country, should learn English. This suggestion seems almost barbaric and hateful. Globalizing English would demolish not only the history and culture of other…

Although I never knew the word “literacy” when I was a child, I realized its importance without even knowing the definition. My errors on learning a completely different language only pushed me to become more literate in English. While I still think the definition of the word “literacy” is the ability to read and write, the meaning is much more significant to a bilingual speaker since you are learning a completely new language, and forced to communicate in a different way…

Knob” Have you ever heard of a grammar Nazi or known someone who might not spoke proper English all the time? Where you still able to understand them? The article “If No Turn Knob: The Monument of Proper English” is an article is written by Josh Lederman. The article was written and published in Winter of 2013 on the stratter.com. The article is not very long and is only thirteen pages in length. The article provides examples supporting the main idea that proper English is not necessary…

of 2015, Sarah Palin demanded that all U.S. citizens needed to “speak American,” referring to the need for English as an official language (Sarah Palin Speak American). This demand, however, is not a new topic. Since this country’s birth, language-based discrimination has existed. For example, during the late 1700s, John Adams, a founding father and second president, tried to establish English as the official language of the United States (Schultz). One of the main arguments for an official…

American Sign Language and British Sign Language are the same things, right? Wrong. Just because both countries speak English doesn’t mean their Sign Language will be the same. We people who are hearing may not understand it, but for people all over the world who are deaf, they don’t have the same sign language techniques or even origins. Unlike, the American and English language, the two sign languages were not adopted from one another. Although, the two have minimal similarities the…

use the improper grammar and confusing sentence or even the incorrectly translate vocabulary. However, Bilingual school can also increase students’ problem solving ability positively. In this case, the problem solving ability is highlighted in language acquisition. Kessler & Quinn (1987) in Saunders (1988) stated that bilingual children have superiority in thinking. The example of this can be learned from the research by Carringer (1974) which studied that 15-year-old Spanish/English bilingual…

adults. There are many difficulties and obstacles facing those who want to learn a new language. Languages differ from each other, the most important way of reading and grammar. Learning a new language like a child at the beginning of learning to speak. According the essay “Literacy: A Lineage”, by Melanie Luken, who was a French and English major at the Ohio State University “Studying a foreign language can, at times, be just like learning how to read and write as a child”(135). This statement…