Essays on Language and Linguistics

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English as a Global Language: Teachers' Challenges

2 pages / 1080 words

Teaching and learning English has established itself along recent history as a necessity in a more and more globalized world. English has surpassed the use of Latin as the language used for communication between people who did not share a common language. The colonial history,...

English Language Teaching

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Emerging Technology to Address Language Barriers in Urban Areas

3 pages / 1199 words

Abstract This paper explores published articles from online resources (internet) that depict a probable solution to near real-time language translation in support of targeting, situational understanding, and/or information collection. As technology shrinks the distance between nationalities and cultures, language remains a barrier that still prevents...

Language Linguistics

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The Effect of Automatic Adaptive Corrective Feedback: L2 English Question

4 pages / 1743 words

After reading the title, I properly can get the idea of the article that the author tries to convey. As the title is talking about the effect of automatic adaptive corrective feedback on L2 English question, the author had provided enough the evidence that support...

English Language Reading Books

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Analysis of Orwell's "Politics and The English Language

2 pages / 790 words

The content in Orwell’s thesis states that political language is watering down our very own English language, and when this occurs language withdraws the depth and quality of your personal thoughts. This causes a significant downturn in overall communication abilities as well as intelligence. Made-to-order...

Book Review English Language George Orwell

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Lisa Delpit's View on Different Languages, Stereotyping and How Students and Teachers Relate in Other People's Children

2 pages / 901 words

I am a white female and attended a high school that had a total minority enrollment percentage of only 18%. Growing up in a town with few minorities I never really witnessed any acts of racism. Up until this course I was pretty sheltered and...

Language Diversity

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Why You Should Consider Using More than One Language in Your Studies

3 pages / 1569 words

In recent discussions of identity and language diversity there has been a controversy on whether there is one correct way to speak a language or not. Authors such as (David Foster Wallace, Gloria Anzaldua, Amy Tan, and Silvia Montrul) present the different ways that language...

Language Diversity

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A Comparative Analysis of The Portuguese and Spanish Empire Between The 15th and 17th Century

3 pages / 1176 words

From the 15th to the 17th centuries, the Spanish and Portuguese Empires were known for their global colonization power. From trading posts in Asia to structured colonies in the Americas, Spain and Portugal were among the first to realize the power of colonization and global...

Portuguese

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Spanish and Portuguese: Comparing Places, Goals, and Means

2 pages / 765 words

The Spanish and the Portuguese were both maritime superpowers who left their mark on history between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spain and Portugal shared a common location on the Iberian Peninsula, and both had free access to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean....

Portuguese

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A Study of The Rate of Mortality in The Trans-atlantic Slave Journeys Under The Flags of Brazil and Portugal Between 1800s and 1866

2 pages / 716 words

In the textbook, Freedom on My Mind, the writers mentioned that the mortality rate for female slaves and child slaves is typically lower than that of male slaves. The primary source document, “General Observations on the Management of Slaves, 1700” by James Barbot Jr. describes...

Portuguese

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Examining Why Language is More than The Speaking of Words

2 pages / 1106 words

There is a lot more to language than spoken words. The words that are said or written can easily make a break a relationship, job or friendship. Often times we believe that putting things out on the table and speaking about our feelings when we...

English Language

239

How Copying and Interrelation of Various Tongues Has LED to The Blossoming of First and Second Languages

4 pages / 1616 words

This is a summary of the various factors that are related to language acquisition. Various theories related to language acquisition for a major part of the discussion. The study majors on imitation or interactionism theories and how they influence the formation of first and second...

Second Language

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A Study of How Tprs Can Be Used to Learn Another Language

6 pages / 2781 words

TPR Storytelling (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) is a method of teaching foreign languages through reading and telling of stories in a classroom setting. The method was invented by a Spanish teacher by the name Blaine Ray, in Bakersfield, California, in 1990. The method...

Second Language

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The Benefits of Speaking a Second Language

1 page / 550 words

Second Language Language is one of the best inventions of humanity. It goes back to the prehistoric times with the use of symbols and art. Nowadays, language is expressed through sounds and symbols in order to have clear and successful communication with all the people....

Second Language

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The Language of Medicine

1 page / 463 words

Medical Terminology is language used to describe the human body, extensive and rich history in Latin and Greek languages. Both cultures merged, resulting in medical concepts regarding in disease treatment and containment. The medical terminology that we use today is to attribute to Hippocrates the...

Language Medical Ethics

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Definition and Features of Endocentric and Exocentric Phrase

1 page / 424 words

The terms endocentric and exocentric are used for the phrases and its functions. Endocentric phrase is one which functionally equivalent to the one or more constituents. That is a word or a group of words, which as a definable head. Usually noun phase, verb phrase,...

Linguistics

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A Study on The Tactics of Linguistic Phenomenon

6 pages / 2941 words

In today’s society people are consistently voicing their feelings, opinions, and emotions in effort to try and enlighten others about what they believe is right and wrong. Many of these opinions that are voiced are concerns are topics that closely relate to our society and...

Linguistics Literature Review

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Understanding The Benefit and Significance of Teaching Students in Two Languages

2 pages / 1016 words

In recent years, bilingual education, a dual-language program designed to provide equal educational opportunities to students of limited English proficiency, has become a controversial topic in the United States. While some people firmly believe that one has the freedom to speak whichever language one chooses,...

Bilingualism

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Understanding Educational Strategies that Involve Diverse Cultural Backgrounds

3 pages / 1473 words

Activity #1 The court case that brought about the Consent Decree was the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) et al. v. Florida State Board of Education on August 14, 1990. The basis of the lawsuit was that the LULAC believed that the state...

Bilingualism

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The Reasons Why We Should Have Bilingual Education at Schools

1 page / 558 words

Did you know that our world has about 6,500 languages and maybe even more? Sadly, about only 20 percent of Americans speak a language other than English. The new generation of students is growing up in a society that is increasingly bilingual. While foreign language...

Bilingualism