Mixed language

De Saussure refers to “The signs of life within society”. As said by Saussure, a sign contains two parts- the signifier and the signified. The signifier is the word that language provides and the signified on the other hand is the concept that the word provides. It could be different for different people. For example: The language…

Knowledge can be distinguished in two different types. Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) describe knowledge as existing in two dimensions – tacit and explicit knowledge. In essence, knowledge is most commonly categorised as either explicit (coded) or tacit (that which is in people's heads). Tacit knowledge is the personal and context specific knowledge of a person that resides in the human mind, behaviour, and perception (Duffy2000). It evolves from people's interactions and requires skill and…

Communication is a connection that allows humans or species to interact and communicative exchanges among themselves, such interaction can vary from personal experiences to day-by-day encounters. Spoken-words are one of the many things that mark our distinction from animals; words, are not just simply letters written on a sheet of paper, or random letters put up together to create meaning. They’re the most useful tools of humans regardless of their race, ethnicity or social class; they can…

1999, p. 54). On top of that, it ensures a greater degree of cognitive depth due to the mental effort involved, this again adds to the memory. More importantly, when the problem-solving is done in pairs and in the target language, the learners get the opportunity to practice language even more. Furthermore, discovering rules for themselves prepares learners for greater self-belief, and for this reason conducive to learner autonomy. The inductive approach supports pattern-recognition and…

The table above shows that most of the students agreed to consider that task difficulty, meaning focus, and time pressure were the factors of their disfluency in speaking. Planning, preparation, and task repetition aspects were not considered to be disfluency factors. Based on the findings of the analysis on the fluency level and the disfluency factors, it shows that the students’ speaking fluency level is on level 3 which means “good” but it is also seen that they should have been…

Understanding someone’s language is a hard task because the culture is an important tool in the most difficult thing in this world. However, the major issue is that the person is still having a major time with a language because the person is not understanding the details. An overall judgement was to be confirmed that the language is to be a major problem. Amy Tan “Mother Tongue” and James Baldwin “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me What is?” explain the facts of language and its…

“Coal” by Audrey Lorde expounds on the power held by the spoken word and the labels put upon people. The narrator begins by referring to herself as the “total black”, the label that has been put upon herself, and elaborates on how those words and the others used to describe her leave a lasting effect. The narrator goes on to explain that while these words are used to put her down, the words only add to her power. Using vivid imagery and powerful metaphor the narrator states how her blackness is…

simple language, Tan states, “We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: ‘Not waste money that way’” (700). Tan describes her mother’s English as ‘simple’ and ‘broken’ throughout her essay. When she quotes herself using this same common vernacular, however, she connects to multitudes of people by displaying that she can relate to them because she went through the same situation. Analyzing her family’s language, she says “It has become our language…

3.3 Benefits of CALL While there are those who are still skeptical about the use of a computer to teach language (an inherently human activity), the many benefits of a CALL program have been generally accepted. Some of these come from the general field of CAI, while some are specific to language learning. Individualization Probably the most important benefit is that of individualization and learner autonomy. With a CALL program, learners can work at their own pace and control their own learning…

“Speak clearly, if you speak at all, carve every word before you let it fall” a renowned quote by an American jurist Oliver Wendell Homes a quote that spoke volumes to people. The purpose of communication is to share clearly with other acquired knowledge. It is merely uttering words and awaiting a reply, it serves a significant purpose that allows for human intellectual growth. Thus the way in which we communicate and share information with others is important. Public speakers need to therefore…