Second Lieutenant

Literacy development is a term used to refer to the process of learning how to write, read, and understand various types of text, symbols, and illustrations. It aims at equipping the learner with the ability to compose and comprehend text. In the current century, literacy development is shaped by various factors, for example, technology, contexts, and participants. Literacy is the center of learning of all subjects in school because all students must be able to read and make sense of the texts,…

Language is the medium that is responsible to change on how the world interacts and has always been the one of the most prime knowledge that the human civilization ever invented. Without language, none of the historical articles that can be found in the latest version of history textbooks will ever exist. That proves how important the power of language can be and in the modern 21st century, English became the world’s most essential tool to decrease the language barrier worldwide as it is used in…

Introduction For the past 25 years, digital technologies have been swiftly changing the world in business, communications, and politics. Technology has been changing the way humans think, interact, and behave and these days more and more children are growing up accustomed to technology. Long exposure to technology can interfere with the dynamic of face to face relationships. Most people are now accustomed to communicating online, where they can say whatever they want, with little consequence and…

Affective predictor variables: Attitude/motivation and self-efficacy. Empirical studies in the extant literature have indicated a strong correlation between second language anxiety and two affective factors: attitude/motivation toward learning the target language and self-efficacy (Cubukcu, 2008; Liu, 2012; Mills, Pajares, & Herron, 2006; Shams, 2008;). To examine how students’ target language learning attitude and motivation orientation predict their level of language anxiety in the classroom,…

evidence suggests that the ability of a child to learn a second language does not suffer if the primary language used for instruction in the entire primary school is the first language. The fluency in mother tongue lays a special foundation for the learning of other languages. If mother tongue is used to instruct a child in the primary schools and then he or she gradually adopts learning using the second language, their rate of learning the second language increases (Benson, 2005). This…

The workforce is comprised of several different ethnic cultures, national origins, and races, which demand communication to be modernized to fit the diversity of their work population and to create inclusion for all employees (Nichols, Homer & Fyfe, 2015). However, there are several challenges for a diversified workforce. Globalization poses problems for organizations due to language barriers, age of employees and generational groups. Diversity training needs to be developed for…

Spanish books in the classroom is a brilliant idea. ELL students are learning a second language, but that doesn’t mean that we are trying to eliminate their first language. This will show ELL students that educators not only care about their education, but want to involve their first language into the classroom as well. I think labeling items in Spanish also helps ELL students recognize the item in their language and the second language that they are learning. These items are every day tools…

A brand resides in a name. The way one makes others make impressions about their character is the way a business should run. For any company to polish their brand, business dictates that the company makes constant reminders on the advantages of using that particular brand over other brands that already exist in the market. Marketing involves use of merchandizers and media advertisements to woo consumers to buy the product. An effective advert should capture the highest number of viewers as…

people in New York City are against forcing school students to learn more than one language. Given that United States education requirements have schools teaching English, this means the people are against learning languages other than English. The second half of what Henry says, connecting it to “giving” to immigrants, implies the people view language as power and a sort of necessity that they want to hold on to. They do not want to give immigrants a place in education,…

In “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell laments that the English language has deteriorated over time. He is particularly frustrated with the misleading and abusive language used by the politicians, especially in the context of the wars and economic issues that were prevalent in the 1940s. In “The World of Doublespeak,” William Lutz elaborates on the same idea, but terms it “doublespeak.” He describes four different types of “doublespeak” and how they are being used to misinform…