For example: We asked him for help. In the sentence, “we” indicates the speakers, which is considered as the first personal pronoun. Second personal pronouns refer to the listener of the speaker or the reader of the writer: You/you. For example: You should be aware of what you are doing. In this sentence, “you” indicates the listener, which is the second personal pronoun. Third personal pronouns refer to people who are not in the conversation: he/him, she/her, it/it and they/them. For example:…
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread” (David Crystal). This quote from David Crystal expresses how much is English dominant and it could to the term Linguistic Imperialism. At first I would like to define, what linguistic imperialism means and how it is explained, then I would like to define some other important terms connected with linguistic imperialism. Linguistic imperialism, sometimes called language imperialism, can be…
communicate and to work. In general, first language appears to be more proficient than second language. Given that first language is developed throughout an individual’s daily life, while the second language is often required in a classroom setting. Despite the bilingual individuals who master two language at a native user level, most of people are differentiated in behaviour and thinking process under their first and second language environment. Many studies have been done that showed the use…
Reading Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue", I came across the idea of language being "fractured and broken". In the essay, she provided examples of how her mother's limited English caused her to be given poor service at department stores, banks, and restaurants; stating how people would usually consider a lack of depth in their thinking due to their "broken" or "limited" use of language. Conversely, she thinks that her mother's English is "vivid, full of observation and imagery". Indeed, Chinglish is…
Introduction English pronunciation is a major problem among some ESL learners. Majority of the cases the degree and type of difficulty depends on the learner’s native language. Despite the differences between countries, there are certain common mistakes among ESL students all over the world. According to (Pesce, 2017) there are seven common pronounciation mistakes among the ESL learners.Pronouncing the letter “th”,it is the most tough comsonant to produce. There are three different ways to…
Intelligence tests are usually based on cognitive skills and learning that are needed in a Western society in order to succeed both in an educational and occupational setting. Intelligence tests usually are formulated under a Western ideal of ‘clever’ and can not account for various other ways in which ‘clever’ might be idealized in other cultures. It also usually relies on strong verbal content and the products of western schooling. Behaviour or intellect surrounding certain subjects may not…
In Jelena Brezjanovic Shogren's paper, Analysis of Code-Switching and Code-Mixing Among Bilingual Children, they are defined, one as “the juxtaposition within the same speech exchange of passages of speech belonging to two different grammatical systems or subsystems” and the other as “the embedding of various linguistic units such as affixes, words( unbound morphemes, phrases and clauses that participants in order to infer what is intended, must reconcile what they hear with what they…
“Hola, mi nombre es Sra. Rose. Como estas?” that was the first question I heard in Spanish while starting out in preschool. I pretended to go along with it even though I could not understand what she was saying. She continued with saying words in Spanish until I finally could make out what she was talking about. Ever since then I have been exposed to Spanish and now have the understanding and ability to speak it when I want to get a job. I have also been able to help Spanish speakers when they…
1.Introduction What is the most effective way of learning a new language? Every language learner has their own study experience from different back ground. They have different purposes and motivation. The motivation is most important develop language knowledge, a motivated person would not quit at the first mistake. From my own experience, I have already had a challenge to learn English and had the opportunity to learn Italian for 5 weeks. The learning process of Italian was more mindful; I…
Name: Jette Lykke Møhl, Silkeborg Ungdomsskole Age Group: 4th to 10th grade Title and competence area: • Integrating the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in English • Kompenenceområde 2: Sprogtilegnelse og fremmedsproglig kommunikation • Kompetenceområde 4: Fremmedsprogsdidaktik Name: Jette Lykke Møhl Age Group: 4th to 10th grade Title and competence area: • Integrating the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in English • Kompenenceområde…