Second World

Before we started writing, I told Triven we would be writing for ten minutes and that he could write a narrative or true story on any of the topics that we listed the day before. It took him ten minutes to write two sentences, so I gave him some more time. We spent a total of fourteen minutes writing, I had to prompt him to keep writing about 3-4 times. Triven is in 3rd grade and he exhibited very little enthusiasm when reading his piece back to me. He mumbled and didn’t seem very confident with…

Taking the English standardized tests tends university students to pay more attention to English. Due to the fact that the purpose of the English standardized tests is an evaluation of the students' English language proficiency, consequently, the students certainly are enthusiastic to learn English more than usual for passing these English standardized tests. As Orie (2008) said that she took the practice exam of TOEIC and she collected more than 500 points then she wanted to improve her scores…

Analyzing Humorous Text Does this sentence make sense: “ Are you ok, what happens?” I don’t think so. Well many schools have had to cut the past tense out of English Programs due to the lack of funding. While this may seem crazy, schools have saved over $3 million. The Onion found this news very amusing and used this bizarre event to write an article that uses ridicule, folly, and low comedy. The way this article uses ridicule is when Utah Sen says “ The past tense is, by definition is outdated.…

In a globalized world, people are gradually aware of the benefits of mastering of new tongue, such as more knowledge, more opportunities in massive life and even more chances to develop themselves. Being a bilingual can help people broaden their mind by approaching a huge fund of knowledge from all over the world through foreign documents, books and news in a proactive way with no language obstacle. As a result, this might lead people seeing the world from a different point of view.…

Hearing is considered one of the first of the five senses to develop in a fetus. The human ear begins developing early on, at 5 weeks into the pregnancy, starting with the inner ear. At week 6, the canals of the inner ear will form, then at week 8, the shell shaped parts of the ears will form, and at week 11, the outer ear will already appear, low set on the baby’s head, until they will settle in their final position at week 16. At 18 weeks, the ears start to stick out at the sides of the…

Every language has unique patterns, words and grammar structure, it is why while using google translator, it is more accurate to translate a single word rather then a paragraph. Another example would be idioms, which referring to phrase or word with native cultural understanding. For an American born and raise, the phrase “charley horse” usually referring to a muscle cramp in the leg. However to a foreigner or someone who didn’t grow up in a traditional American family, the phrase may be…

Throughout history, many have found it hard to believe that the United States of America does not have an official language. When you take a moment to think about it, the United States of America is one of the major centers of commerce and trade, and as a predominately English speaking country, many have always believed that English is the country's official language. Despite many efforts from numerous officials over the years, the United States has no official language. Almost every session of…

I was introduced to the world of foreign languages at a young age by my Polish mother who used to read foreign literature in translation to me as a child. From first reading ‘Le Petit Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, I knew that I had an interest not only to communicate with others but also to learn more about the world and it’s different cultures, something which I feel can only truly be done through the medium of language. Recently, I have decided to challenge myself more by reading French…

It's normal over here to start learning different languages at an early age. In elementary school you get the basics, which are Dutch and English. And in the first two or three years of High school (it depends on your level) you get the basics, and in addition to that you get: German, French, and sometimes Spanish or Latin. When I was younger they would only subtitle cartoons, so you either learned how to read fast, or learn English. Ah, I never really thought of it like that. The times I did…

The Essay Mother Tongue was written in 1990 by Amy Tan. This was written for people like her, who had trouble accepting the way their parent´s spoke. It was written to share an experience not many have and is about what she had to do because of her mother´s speech. These things can be known by inferred from the text and read the small bio before the reading. This text takes the form of an essay. this is apparent because it is written in a more formal fashion and is written in spaced paragraphs…