German Empire

The 21st century has become an era where the globalization of English has become a worldwide phenomenon (Northrup, p.1). With this globalization of English happening at a fast rate, many aboriginal people in Canada are facing a reduction in their common traditional languages (Duff and Li, p.3). These differing languages remain important for diverse cultures in aboriginal communities. Unfortunately with the global economy pushing small communities to choose between the lingua franca and their…

We now talk about Englishes rather than English and multiliteracies rather than literacy Throughout this assessment, the focused discussions will be on my understanding of the diversity of English across time, geography, culture, and class, and explaining why it is essential for teachers today in the twenty-first century to be aware of multiliteracies and language variation. These topics will be discussed further by the use of the weekly readings and further research gained. To gain a better…

I have strong Spanish conversational skills which I have developed over the past eight years through rigorous Spanish courses. I have also traveled extensively to Latin America where I have put my language skills to practice. The Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing rapidly. Given this fact, coupled together with the fact that I am of Mexican descent, I am eager to apply my passion for the language and culture to create better lines of communication between constituents and legislators.…

Ladino, is a language belonging to the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family. According to an article written by the University of Bamberg, it was originally spoken by Jews in Spain, but proceeded to flourish in regions of the Ottoman Empire after these Jews were thrown out and forced to migrate. This language is derived from medieval Castilian Spanish. Today, it is mainly spoken by Sephardic Jew communities in Israel and there are approximately 112,000 speakers worldwide.…

I have many example about that myself. I am Puerto Rican and I moved to the United States some years ago. When I moved here, I started to know people from other countries like Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. In Puerto Rico we speak Spanish and I knew that in Mexico and Central America the speak Spanish as well, but I did not know that their Spanish was different from ours. I assumed that everybody that speaks Spanish use the exact same words, but moving to the United States helped me learn…

In the United States it is reported that 55.4 million people spoke another language other than English. Bilingualism only gets more common as the years pass. In 1980 only 11 percent of Americans spoke more than one language at home. Many families, strive to live in a bilingual home, because it is said that Bilingualism is the future of America. It keeps alive cultures, and is known as a natural resource. It also enhances a person social sensitivity, problem solving, and rule-discovery tasks.…

If told to pick out an American in a group of people, many would probably get it wrong the first time. America is a diverse place with diverse people and trying to identify one is a little tricky, however one thing we all share is the English language. A nationwide connector that is adaptable and flexible in many ways. So why is it that when people who don’t “look American” speak English, no one takes them seriously? Being in the Korean Culture Club (KCC) and the Future Teacher Learning…

In modern society, English transcends its native countries and has become one of the most prominent language for communications all around the globe. For all humans, communications plays a huge role in life. The United States is so strongly monolinguistic, it has never had a need to learn and appreciate other foreign languages. Thousands of languages are spoken across the planet, some more similar or different than others. As our country increasingly globalizes, we need to extend beyond English.…

Doppelgänger is used intensively in German film of the early 20th century to represent cinematic themes throughout particular movies, usually in the form of reflection, shadows and impersonation of different characters. In the cases of The Student of Prague and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this cinematic technique is used throughout these films to link two or more images of the main character to illustrate a larger idea of film making history in Germany. In The Student of Prague, doppelgänger…

German Expression: Nosferatu Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror directed by F.W. Murnau in 1922 is one the first and few German Expressionist films created. It was coined as a horror film and a unauthorized version of Bram Stokers novel Dracula written in 1897. Nosferatu is about a vampire, Count Orlock, it was also one he first horror films ever produced. German expression was shown in great detailed in this film. There were. A few points that stood out to the most. Some were symbolic of…