Language acquisition

chapter discussed the different languages that contribute to the English language and the history of how those languages have influenced other cultures’ language development as well. Over 2000 years of different cultures and their language deposits as they visited different countries can be accounted for as contributing to the English language. Many of the words in the English language are made of parts of Anglo-Saxon, French, and Greek,…

English has come a long way. At today, it is at the peak level of it has ever reached before. Speaking English, became a positive label for people. Every person is trying to learn English as a second language. Even some families are trying to make their children native English speaker even while they are still living in their home countries. Moreover, almost every country’s school syllabus has an English course, even at kindergarten schools, they teach English. All these are facts comes from the…

Immersion programs, sometimes called the cooperative immersion or dual language education, are an enhancement method of bilingual education in which English learners and native English-speaking students are joined through the entire school day and taught the minority language for fifty percent or more of the day. There are two mutual differences of dual immersion programs: 90/10 and 50/50. In a 90/10 model, the second language is taught to students for about ninety percent of the day starting in…

TITLE OF PAPER: RELATION BETWEEN MEDIA AND LANGUAGE: USING LANGUAGE IN THE KURDISH MEDIA NAME: RAWEZH KAMARAN AHMED STUDENT NO: 143021324 COURSE: MEDIA AND LANGUAGE (SMN 504) LECTURER: ASSOC.PROF.DOC NERIMAN SAYGILI INTRODUCTION In our days mass media have a important role upon our live and society, and the main element which is media use it for communicate with their audience is by using language, so the relation between media and language is strong and both they have influence for…

1.2 Statement of the Problem In the history of teaching English as a foreign language, there have been a great deal of studies investigating motivational factors for learners and teachers. (Hiromori, 2009; Manolopoulou and Sergi, 2004; Amrai, Elahi, Azizi Zalani, and Parhon, 2011). These factors can be grouped into three types as followings: a) integrative / instrumental, b) extrinsic / intrinsic, and c) global / situational, and task". According to the teachers, six factors are identified as…

2.2.2.2. Speech Acts According to Searle (1969) it is a subfield of pragmatics which is concerned with the ways in which words can be used not only to present information but also to carry out actions. According to Searle's view (1969), there are only five illocutionary points that speakers can achieve on propositions in an utterance: assertive, commissive, directive, declaratory and expressive illocutionary points. Speech act is the use of speech focusing on the speakers’ intention of…

There are massive native English speakers and non-native speakers live in Britain together in recently. It is also able to hear different languages occasionally when people walk on the streets. However, the majority of people still use English as common communication languages in Britain and there are some differences between native English speakers and non-native speakers. Therefore, the aim of this essay is to examine the range of being an English native speaker in Britain can be considered as…

This paper discusses the ineffectiveness of English language learning as implemented in English medium schools. I believe that by adapting multi skill approaches and communicative approach effectively in Differentiated Instruction, the English language could be learned without any stress. These methods will motivate the student to improve their four skills, enhance their knowledge and build confidence in them. These approaches will be a valuable guidance and an excellent activity to the learner.…

One strategy is to make it visual. The teacher should not just lecture the whole time and use only the textbook as a visual. English Language Learners have a more difficult time processing spoken language. Use many pictures and gestures to help the students understand and make connections. And modeling what needs to be done and what is expected is very helpful as well, especially for new skills and activities. Modeling…

Popular Culture Introduction Culture refers to characteristics and knowledge of a given group of people that is defined by several factors, for instance, language, nations, tribe, religion, habits, music, cuisine and social habits among others. According to the center of Research on Language Acquisition, culture refers to shared patterns of conducts and interactions, intellectual hypotheses, and understanding that are acquired through learning. The word "culture" stems from a French word that…