Politics and the English Language

Bonjour Monsieur, et mes amis. Aujourd’hui, je veux vous présenter: La France. Can you guess what language i was speaking? That’s right! French. Today, I will mentioning the three aspects that France is most acclaimed for: Food, Language, and Fashion. But let me begin with some basic history. Do you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of angry men? It is the music of the people who will never be slaves again! Does this sound familiar? Yes, it is from the movie that is a global sensation: Les…

books were written, but literature was passed by word of mouth. During this period a lot of different languages were spoken in Britain, for example Celtic, Old English, Latina and a certain dialect of French called Anglo-Norman. During the medieval period the language of the upper class was French, which meant that French was the language of worldly education and literature in Britain. The language of the Church, however, was Latin, so a big part of learning also took place in Latin. An…

and how silent they can be at times. In the boarding house, the girls are not allowed to talk about politics, religion or their lovelives at the dinner table. For many of the girls this is difficult because they have become extremely immersed in the American culture where gossip is acceptable, but for Eilis this is not much different than the rules at home. Compared to Eilis, Tony’s use of language is extremely different. Tony talks a significant amount more than Eilis and it makes him feel…

may not be suitable in one way or another. Often, the teacher feels that it is necessary to use additional readings as supplements. When presented with a reading text, many of my students became passive. I gave them simplified exercises, easier language input, a choice…

Name: Zichao Lan SID: 861120291 English 1B Instructor: Colin Innes The First Paper Question: The paper is based on question 2 and 4 under the Critical Writing Questions. Lao-Tzu, the Idealistic Sage and His Utopia Preface Before starting to write the main paper, please allow me to write a preface for this essay because this topic is special and important to me. Although I majored in Chinese History and Chinese…

The English language is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is known as a bridge language that is often used in global trade, business, diplomacy, and communication. Although the United States does not have an official language, English is the primary language that is used and taught across the country. Meanwhile, English is the official language of many other countries and English speakers are found on each and every continent. Yet how did this come to be? Where else is…

Austin Marquis Professor Covey English 100 CRN# 10212 16 October 2017 Fortitude Resilience, Willingness, Habits. These are all things that describe the word tolerance at least in the English language. Tolerance. This word that dates back to the 15th century it is used now as a politically correct; good to teach openness and sympathy that gives an excuse to hide the snobbery and rudeness, but there is still a connotation to the word when it is spoken whether it be negative or positive. With…

policy-making in the United States, “Enrollment of limited English proficient students in US public elementary and secondary schools reached 4.4 million in 2011/2012, or 9% of total enrollment, and is growing much faster than enrollment of other students” (Chin). This is the outcome of a massive influx of immigrants from all parts of the world exacerbated by globalization. Naturally, newly emigrated students who did not grow up in an English speaking country tended to perform worse than their…

definition of culture in the Cambridge English Dictionary is as follows, “The way of life of a particular people, especially shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs.” So the fact that no society exists without the culture has made the learners to be motivated to learn about the culture as well as the language of the target language to achieve pragmatic competence in the target language. As an EFL instructor, I have…

many ways today. With a surplus of ethnicities, there lie a surplus of cultures. These cultures represent themselves with different traditions, customs, and languages. The nation is growing with the number of immigrants and thus, increasing the use of vernaculars other than English. The U.S. Census Bureau Reports at least 350 languages are spoken in U.S. homes (Census Bureau Report,…