Second Congo War

coverage, a diverse cast of characters, and a realistic storyline linking all the dialogues and readings. In the third edition, Level 2 has also been split into two parts to match the format of Level 1. This new arrangement covers the material from the second edition --with 10 lessons in each part -- yet allows for additional exercises in each lesson and accommodates more flexibility in teaching…

answered the two research questions of the study. In response to the first question, the language samples were analyzed in both languages and stuttering and non-stuttering like disfluencies are clearly listed in the results section. To answer the second question, the disfluency characteristics found were further analyzed and the frequencies were presented as percentages in the results…

In the accompanying article, “Learning a Second Language”, the writer, Meg Butler, mentions that students learn a second language through making flash cards and spending hours memorizing verb conjugations. Although children may be able to gain a firmer grasp on second languages before the age of 10, I am not sure that they would be as receptive to the same method of teaching. The article points out that certain schools “like Language Stars capitalize on this window and are able to teach children…

The ongoing dispute between Israel and Palestine has been a constant struggle since the mid- 20th century. The novel, “The Attack” by Yasmina Khadra exposes the horrific reality of the brewing conflict between Israel and Palestine. The two groups lack understanding towards each other's views, have a strong hatred for one another, and the Palestinians pursue extremist acts to fight for their rights. The Israeli and Palestinian conflict has been arising for years, with no pause, declining to any…

The SIOP (sheltered instruction observation protocol) model is a program that helps address the needs for English language learners. Teachers learn how to integrate students and use specific content and instruction to address the students. From the SIOP model there are eight key components; lesson development, building background, comprehensible input, strategies, interaction, practice, delivery, and review/assement. Under the eight key components teachers promote a healthy positive learning…

most of these second and third generations, Spanish is commonly spoken in the house and English is learned through schooling or just interactions with other English speaking people in one's community. A stigma that derives from this homemade language is that the person who speaks Spanglish might not know enough Spanish or they might not know enough English, therefore, they interchange, share, extended and do code-switching. This phenomenon leads to the person who speaks Spanglish to second-guess…

Have you ever tried to join a conversation that was already in progress and the minute you showed up you noticed that something had changed? No, you're not imagining that. A linguistic element in that particular conversation actually changed. That element is called code-switching. If you're not familiar with the term code-switching, this refers to switching between languages or registers while speaking or signing. Bilingual and multilingual individuals do it all the time and reasons vary. For…

Imagrating to a new country is never an easy task for any immigrant, especially if the person immigrating has not idea what the customs and language is for the country they are migrating to. Learning the language can not only help the people already in the country but the person migrating have a better quality of life. There are many reasons on why someone imagrating should learn the language and customs of the country including, basic survival, unites a nation if they all speak the same…

Why Good English Is Good for You (333-341) The audience is towards an educated class of individuals. The purpose for this writing is to reason that proper English is valuable. If one were to read the essay, one would soon discover that the essay is written in a scholarly manner. John Simon, the author, utilizes a higher than standard way of writing which comprises of vocabulary and sentence structure. The use of both of these led me to the conclusion that the audience is directed for an…

Languages have been vanishing from different regions. An endangered language is a language that is most likely to become extinct in the future. Most of the languages that have been disappearing are being replaced by other popular languages that are being widely used in nations, such as Spanish in Mexico and English in the United States. Many languages today have only one native speaker still living, and once the person’s death arrives, it will also be the death of the language. It will no longer…