Essays on Language Diversity

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...

“The Language is the road map of a culture”, which tells us where the people came from and where they are heading. The way an individual speaks, hears, and reads influences society by impacting an individual’s cultural identity. Language is an imperative tool that manages...

Language, the ever-morphing, colossal structure of words, grammar, syntax, and pronunciation, inspires awe when considered from an impartial angle. The construction of a coherent, descriptive form of communication, rich with delicate connotations, innuendos, and nuances, is simply an unimaginably demanding task. For this reason, language...

For as long as I can remember, people have always questioned me about my upbringing, race, ethnicity, and background. This haunting question makes me nervous, erupting multiple questions through my mind. Why do I have to justify my ethnicity? Are they asking me about my...

Language is an integral part of how people in a community reinforce their solidarity to one other and according to most sociologists, is often the basis of any community. Through the use of language, each member of a community is able to express his or...

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...

Communicative Language Teaching vs Traditional Methods of Teaching: How different teaching approaches effect students‘performances? Introduction No need to explain why nowadays everybody wants to speak good English! But what are the most efficient methods to teach a learner in the 21st century? In this research...

Introduction The project explores how social identity of immigrant youth is achieved at workplace interactions. I propose to study workplace activities that are accomplished through interaction. For this project, I would like to focus on two types of interactional activities at workplace: (a) task-based activities...

From the title, you probably already guessed it right. Mother Tongue is indeed at risk of extinction in Singapore. It is a common sight to see younger Singaporeans speaking English fluently, but when it comes to their mother tongue languages, they face significantly more difficulty...

Introduction Nowadays, many researchers suggest that children who are introduced to literacy in the early age are more likely to develop better language skills, broader vocabulary, and a higher level of abstract thinking in the future. For example, the verbal interaction during reading could be...

New York City is currently the most linguistically rich location on earth, with 800 different languages, but is also the place, or “graveyard”, where many languages go to die. Around the world, many languages—especially those of the indigenous—are becoming extinct because of the superior advantages...

What are idioms? Idioms are commonly used expressions by native speakers of English to make the language to be so fluent. How can you use idioms to learn English? It’s very important to know the most common idioms because you can’t miss them in conversations....

Information processing (IP) is a theoretical framework that focuses on cognitive process involved in second language acquisition (SLA). IP came into existences when behaviorist view of learning language failed to address the cognitive process involved in SLA. Although IP emphasis on learning (SLA) to be...

The five top languages, in terms of numbers of speakers, are Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, and Hebrew. Arabic and Hebrew represent the Afro-Asiatic language family. Persian and Kurdish belong to the Indo-European language family. Turkish belongs to Turkic language family. About 20 minority languages are...

Before 1971 the seven emirates have been together known as the Truncal states, a call that originated from maritime agreements between the British. The leading sheikhs of the tribes inhabit the southern coast between Qatar and Oman. In the first half of the nineteenth century,...

Theatre-Based Language Instruction Programme (TBLIP) is an art-based language developed programme that trains students to use Theatre-Based Instruction techniques. The TBLIP strategies aim to connect student’s personal experiences in a manner reliable with authentic instruction principles. The objectives of this programme are to focus on...

Language learning strategies are methods that facilitate a language learning task. Strategies are goal-driven procedures and most often conscious techniques. Learning strategies usually used especially in the beginning of a new language task. The more learning strategy becomes familiar the more language student gains automaticity,...

The qualitative study of Landmark and her team was participated by Norwegian physicians and patients as they explored series of recordings of physician’s prescribed therapy to their respective patients. Through these records, the presence of a patient-centered care and a shared decision making approaches were...

Chapter six focuses on the recent development of knowledge pertaining to the relationship between L2 development and native speakers. We are reminded of terms, such as: Input Hypothesis, recasts, prompts, and Output Hypothesis which help us formulate and identify aspects of L2 language development. The...