English-language education

Indian English Poetry: Origins, and Predominant Themes and Styles The emergence of Indian writing in English has a long history which dates back to the colonial times when English used to be the language of British rulers and a few aristocratic Indians who were deeply enthralled by this language of their subjugators. Makarand Paranjape in Indian Poetry in English mentions the two preconditions that were to be met before Indians could write poetry in En¬glish: “First, the English language had…

English is a language that has a variety of dialects; particularly, there are different major English segments. And the reason is that the English language was introduced to America through British colonization in the early 17th century. It also spread to many other parts of the world because of the strength of the British empire. Over the years, English spoken in the United States and in Britain started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to a new dialects in the form of…

Discovering the English language may be the most crucial experience one can endure as an American citizen. For Helen Keller, Malcolm X and Christine Marín, it was, and there are extraordinary similarities despite their extremely different situations. Helen Keller was an upper class deaf and blind girl living in America during a time where handicapped people were dehumanized and negatively looked upon. She was taught to read and write three months shy of her seventh birthday by…

across a group. It provides structure to the morality and behavior of a community-not only directing their actions, but providing context as to why they act that way. Naturally, the culture one grows up in helps build their identity, as does the language they speak, the social class they belong to, and the country that breeds them. How atrocious, then, is the act of transforming one’s indigenous culture into something flashier, yet manufactured and alien? How ruthless is the practice of taking…

ideas. Some of the great things that happened were that Languages spread which made it easier to communicate, many new ideas traveled throughout the world, and the natives got exposed to other religions and cultures. First thing that was a big plus that came from imperialism was that languages spread which made it easier to communicate. For example most of South America speaks Spanish now which makes. Most of North America speaks English which makes it easier to do things across North America.…

our nation has created numerous forms of accents and regional terms to amass what we define as English in America. We all see the way we communicate to be justified even though we aren’t speaking our very own language in the proper form. Some people oppose this and find that if we all speak English within the proper context, we could communicate towards one another to a better extent. In “Why Good English Is Good for You,” John Simon uses anaphora, similes, personification, allusions, and…

due to their lack of learning English properly, and others problems. However, others make better progress in language, integration and social interactions. America can be the land of opportunities for some people.…

Standard English is the structure of language acknowledged for being intelligent and accepted as the national norm in English speaking countries. Alterations in pronunciation and spelling that is not standard is associated with being uneducated, therefore stereotyped and frowned upon. This is evident in the essay “Speaking in tongues” the author conveys, Obama’s ability to be flexible with the dialect he use to engage diverse crowds invoked a “great fear” in voters, insisting Obama had “double…

In English instruction, both slang and dialect are treated as unsatisfactory forms of communication. The emphasis on proper English in the classroom neglects to acknowledge the diversity of the speakers who constitute the Diaspora of English. Consequently, many English speakers do not even know the difference between slang and dialect, and are unaware of how their own speech is affected. For instance, if a young person were to say “I ain’t got no homework today”, this may be interpreted as slang…

was raised in the City of Bell, CA in the United States, but was rooted by Mexican culture. Growing up my parents wanted me to respect and learn of our Mexican culture. One way they did that was by teaching me how to speak Spanish. Spanish was a language my family and I used to communicate with ease. Knowing Spanish was very helpful especially living in a Latino community. We used it for everything like ordering tacos in the street, school activities, sing the piñata song “Dale, Dale, Dale no…