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Englishes she spoke was when she was giving a speech about her book, “The Joy Club”, when Tan saw her mother in the audience she remembered one major difference that made the whole speech sound wrong to her, she realized that she had been using the intellectual language that she learned from books, a language she had never used with her mother. The second time she noticed that her English changed was when she was talking to her mother and husband, she said: “not waste money that way” (pg.1)…

Students should be required to take a foreign language class to increase global understanding, to improve employment potential, and to improve chances of college and/or graduate school entry. That is only some of the reasons behind this claim though. Foreign languages are important. If you know even one foreign language you will have a lot more opportunities in life. Learning a new language can increase global understanding. For example learning a new language gives the learner of that…

first type is second language learning and next is foreign language learning (FLL). Learners from English language speaking environment are categorized as English language learners (ELL) and theylearn English as a second language. In contrast, foreign language learning is when the language studied by the learners is not spoken in the native country of the learners. There are key differences which are relevant to teaching and technology integrated strategies between ESL and FLL.The major…

should analyse development as discourse. In the second part of this essay, I will…

“Mother Tongue” Analysis “Mothers Tongue” by Any Tan was the topic I chose for my final assignment. This writing piece shares the sentiments of the writer based on the different types of English she has known and uses in her everyday life. With the few examples shared, It can be noted that if you lack the fluency of verbalizing the English Language you are faced with the chances of being ridiculed, judged and misinterpreted but it does not defy one’s faculties of being astute. I am not…

A major impact to my literacy development occurred when I was only four years old, and reminds me of the quote from Nelson Mandela, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes into his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes into his heart.” (Mandela). I can relate to this quote because Arabic is my first language, not English, so when someone speaks to me in English the translation has to first take place in my head so that I can make sense of it. However,…

for English Language abilities. This expansion has taken many forms and has both positive and negative effects on English Language Learners. According to the article, English today consists of three major circles of use including native speakers, non-native speakers who have learned English as a second language, and non-native speakers who only use English as a foreign language in restricted settings. These three circles are known as the inner, outer, and expanding circles of English within the…

circumstances surrounding the signings. The speech also addressed those opposed to the Accords. This speech had special significance for the following reasons: First, it is the first speech directed to the Egyptian people after signing the Accords. Second, it was delivered after the positions of those opposed to the Accords had become clear; hence, intensifying the speech’s role in directing the conflict between supporters and…

preferred second language. There is an ever - increasing demand amongst learners for learning the language. This stipulates the need for quality English Language Teaching. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES English Language Teaching has…

Recently, a lot people around me have asked me why I always smile and never show my anger or my sadness. That is probably because overcoming obstacles have made me into a positive person. Throughout my nineteen years of life I have had five major surgeries that including life-threatening tumor removal, skin grafts due to fingers were not growing after burns, retinal hemorrhage after being hit by a soccer ball, tonsil removal as I had breathing difficulties, and extracting four wisdom teeth at…