Sociolinguistics

address the question of what role language plays in the ethnic identities of second generation immigrants. While there is a broad body of work on the subject of migration and language spanning several fields, including population studies and sociolinguistics, much of the associated literature is based on quantitative studies. For instance, Rumbaut (2012) used survey data to examine immigrant families’ language retention rates, while Cherciov (2012) and Medvedeva (2012) respectively studied…

Language is used by human being for interact with each other. Language is a tool for express an idea, opinion, and feeling to other people. In its development, language can’t be separated from other factors out the language, especially the speaker’s background. Many kinds of speaker’s background makes variation of language. Other factors out the language which influences the variation of language such as social class, sex, age, culture, ethnicity, etc. One aspect that is interesting to discuss…

The Boundaries of Appreciation and Appropriation Have you ever had something that was yours taken? It is not a pleasurable feeling and its negative impact is increasingly more severe when something that has belonged to you and your culture has been seized. At some point in every African American child’s life they are immersed in hip-hop culture. I was practically raised off Run-D.M.C., Missy Elliott, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. When “Rock the House” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh…

Is teaching, and more particularly, the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), a political domain of professional practice? There are two aspects to this issue: first of all, is teaching a professional practice, and secondly, is such practice political. This essay is going to focus on the second part and discuss the politicalness of teaching practice under the presupposition that teaching is a profession. It will argue that teaching, and especially TESOL, are highly…

Option 2 There are different ways through which questions of language and power can be looked at. First, the concepts of language and power can be looked at through analysis of the power play within institutional contexts such as the legal institution (Eades 2006) and the medical institution (Crawford 1999). Language can also be discussed in the context of gender and sexuality. Cameron (2005) points out that when looking at socialization, gender linguistic behavior and gender identities are…

necessarily different language from English altogether (79). Despite backlash as a result of the article’s printing, the article’s inherent bias toward linguistic differences in AAVE was clearly not a new phenomenon. The media’s manipulation of sociolinguistic differences drew a clear divide between Standard English practices and AAVE practices by the wording of the article’s title…

Communicative Competence: The principle goal of CLT is to develop learners’ communicative competence in the second language through communication and interaction with others (Brown, 2002)the role of grammar ص40 ريتشارد اند او مدري مين The notion of communicative competence was first mentioned by Hymes. He invented this term to compare between a communicative view of language and Chomsky's theory of competence. Chomsky(1965) mentioned that the main concern of the linguistic theory is to define…

1. Introduction Gender stereotypes, as well as the relationship between gender and language have been an object of great interest for the general public and researchers in the field of sociolinguistics for a long time. Gender stereotypes are represented in generalizations about female and male roles. These generalizations are neither positive nor negative, but inaccurate in providing female and male realities. The stereotypes are oversimplified and cannot describe the attributes of every…

A curriculum can be defined as a written plan that describes the goals for children’s learning and development, and the learning experiences, materials and teaching strategies that are used to help children achieve those goals (Head Start, 1998; National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2005c, as cited in Bredekamp, 2011, p. 299). However, this definition of a curriculum lacks the possibility of explanation and adjustment to individual needs and circumstances. According…

Argumentative Essay Hate Speech in Social Media According to Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” (“Nelson Mandela,” 2015). Although, hate speech is thought of as a form of freedom of expression, it does not respect or enhance the freedom of others. Therefore, it is not truly a form of freedom. Hate speech is the advocacy of hatred that promote…