Oxford English Dictionary

in prison. He came to the sense that he needed to learn how to read and write after he couldn 't even read a sentence off a book after he got jealous of one of his prison mates knowledge. Malcolm, spent his time copying every single word in the dictionary and learning each and every word until he was able to pick up a book and actually understand what he was reading. He spent the rest of his time in prison, and even most of his time when he got out of prison, reading books. As Malcolm said,…

ENL: English as a Native Language is traditionally assumed to be a language that is acquired from birth without formal instruction (versus a language that was learned as a second or later language). ENL is also referred to as L1 (first language), mother tongue, or inner circle variety. An issue with the term “native language” or L1 lies in the fact that it is based on the premise of a monolingual society, whereas many societies are multilingual. In multilingual societies, a child may grow up…

do no merely reflect governmental and educational policies. The current constitution of Philippines states that both Filipino (Tagalog) and English are the official languages of the country. The concept of what language should be used as a medium of instruction is an occurring debate in the Philippines then and now. In this paper, you will see how the English language adapted in the educational system of the Philippines and how the mother tongue language sporadically spread in the Philippines.…

although proponents of specific approaches might say otherwise. I will be examining the Whole Language approach to see how well it fits into the entirety of language instruction in today’s classroom and with the increasing focus on diverse learners and English language learners.…

The Unseen Shame of Public vs. Private Conversations If you were to ask most people what the word “language” represented, you would likely be given a general and vague explanation such as, a system of letters and symbols with corresponding rules that when arranged to form words, and properly and uniformly pronounced allow individuals to communicate within their circles. The ability to communicate clearly is part of what holds a society together, it allows us to live and work together, and…

English has been spoken in America as a national language for so long. Every American knows how to speak and even right fluent English. The American English, though slightly differs with the British English. In the recent times, there has been an ongoing debate about whether the country should be multilingual or remain with the monolingual ways of speaking English as the national language. There have been various scholars writing about English as a language. Their viewpoints differ significantly…

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…

prominent hypothesis within the anthropological community. The primary language taught to any person during their early growth and developmental stages will ultimately determine and shape their reality. In particular, individuals who grow up speaking English as their native language end up having an altered perspective of the world around them and display a marginally different culture than those who hail from any other language. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf suggested that there is a…

opposition to the cruel laws imposed by the English. Swift did not write this because he particularly liked the Irish, but because he despised the inhumanity of the English. Swift’s unique view of the situation explains why he uses his satire not only to criticize the English but also the Irish. At the time that “A Modest Proposal” was written people of English descent had control over Ireland. England used its power over Ireland for the profit of the English with disregard for the effects upon…

technology, science, mathematics, geography, and philosophy is the reason the Renaissance era is what sparked the advancement of civilization. The term renaissance originates from the French word renaistre, which is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “to be born again; rebirth”. It…