Essays on Pronunciation

Annotated Bibliography – MLA

Abdullah, Sayeh. “Challenges for Teaching English as a Second Language and their Remedies.” International Journal of Humanities and Management Science, vol. 3, no. 5, 2015, pp. 371-373. http://www.isaet.org/images/extraimages/P1215035.pdf. Accessed 16 January 2017. Abdullah’s paper discusses what he calles “language shock” (371) and how learning English is not just about learning how to read, speak, and write it, but to also adjust to learning the new cultural context that English is spoken in. This is very important to my own research as it helps me understand how words and sounds are not the only challenges in learning English. Ahamed, ...

Nobody has contemplated precisely on the complicated phenomenon why English has become so widespread and common all over the world. The ability to communicate in English fluently does not awake the feeling of surprise or pleasure on the foreigner’s faces. However, it is a rational and logical issue that English seems to be an international language or a lingua franca. From the historic point of view, one should mention Latin and its role all over the world. Many centuries ago, Latin was considered to be a lingua franca as well. However, after the Roman Empire lost its power ...

Introduction

Systems of writing have been cited as one of the earliest and greatest inventions of human beings. Kanji is a broad term used to refer to logographic characters widely used in the Japanese writing system. In Japanese, Kanji simply means “Han Characters.” Kanji is therefore inherently Chinese which was adopted by the Japanese due to their close interactions in trade in the early years dating back to around 57AD (Rodgers 25). As a result, therefore, some modifications and alterations have been done on the initial Japanese Kanji to fit it into the Japanese language. Japanese Kanji has undergone tremendous ...

Introduction

Learning a foreign language is a slow and progressive effort which requires constant and responsible practice. Independent study is absolutely necessary for progress, and the hours spent in the classroom are not nearly enough in order to achieve fluency. This is particularly true for languages which are considered difficult to master, such as Mandarin. In recent years, Mandarin has become one of the most important foreign languages studied in schools throughout the United States of America. Mastering Mandarin challenges students to a great extent, even though many of them choose to study this language. Consequently, many teachers use the ...

English curriculum

Maria needs an integrated English Curriculum that will enable her to improve her reading and writing skills, and subsequently, improve her class performance. English language learners are usually non-native speaker meaning that English is not their first choice. Therefore, they are likely to experience problems in their schoolwork as they have not yet mastered English, which is the medium of communication and instruction in school. They need help with the language so that they can understand the concepts taught and that way; they will achieve the objectives set for their class work. Sometimes, these students may understand the concepts ...

Research Paper

Judging the Quality of English Judging the Quality of English There are two main approaches that can be used to judge the standard of people’s English, both spoken and written. The prescriptive approach relies on the use of a set of rules and standards that prescribe how English should be used, whilst the descriptive approach relies more on an understanding of how English is used as a tool for communication in reality (McBee Oryulak, 2012). These two different approaches give an insight into how judgements can be made about the quality of the language. The purpose of this ...

Module

Matriculation Number Study Programme The Great Vowel Shift in the English Language is one of the most important events in the evolution of modern English phonetics and pronunciation. It occurred towards the end of the Middle Ages and carried on into the English Renaissance, culminating in the seventeenth century when vowel usage was more or less consolidated. The event was likely caused due to a complex combination of socio-economic factors as well as cultural and technological change, but its effects are of more immediate concern. The Great Vowel Shift is responsible for creating many of the rules of written ...

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Question #1 The three segments of spectrograms reflect three different sounds, the first one is consonant, the second is a vowel, and the last one is consonant as well. The first consonant is voiceless and the last one is voiced. The main evidence supporting this statement is that in the first case, F1 is below 2000 Hz, which characterizes the voiceless consonants that are formed without the utilization of the voice. Their pronunciation does not characterize with the vibration in the throat. The third consonant is voiced, which can be shown by its characteristics of the F1, which is ...

Background

Mad Men is a renowned American television series show about men and women at an advertising company. It is created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series consists of 7 seasons and 92 episodes. The events of the series are set around late 1950s and early 60s in the New York City. Mr. Don Draper is the main character in this series who owns an advertising agency in Madison Avenue in New York. He is struggling to stay on top of the heap in the competitive sphere of Madison Avenue advertising firms. Don faces a dilemma ...

Factors Contributing To Language Change

Introduction Besters-Dilger, Dermarkar, Pfänder and Rabus (2014) define language change as the variation in the language’s morphological, phonetic, syntactic, semantic among other features over time. Language is always changing across social groups, space and time. In Nigeria exploration contributed to the development of English language in the country. Explorers associated with Nigerians making the citizens to learn and adapt to the explorers language for effective communication. From one generation to another, new pronunciation emerges, new and additional words evolve or invented by the population, morphology decays or develops over time. Hickey (2003) records that, although the rate ...

Language and Identity

Languages are viewed as universal abstract systems that are considered as independent and self-sustainable such that they can be extracted from an individual. The implication is that, whereas the language systems are of the individuals, they can be extracted and studied independently of the users for clearer insight. Individual plays no role in shaping the language systems as they are independent of the users. However, they can manipulate them to communicate and express themselves as they deem fit. Identity is a significant component of a language; it refers to the ay an individual perceives his or her relationship to ...

The class that was observed was a vocabulary class in which the teacher was teaching students at a first grade level different terms that were related to travel. The class began with various vocabulary pictures of terms such as: the train station, bus station, the suitcase, and the hotel, (Class Demo Simulation, 2016). The way that the teacher engaged these subject matter was that they stuck the different vocabulary words on the white board and asked the students what they thought that they were going to be learning about in the lesson, (Class Demo Stimulation, 2016). This was a ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Part 1 Curriculum/Research

The current resources and techniques used to teach present simple tense in ESL classrooms include the use of present simple dominoes. The technique is an enjoyable dominoes game fit for reviewing the simple present tense in ESL classroom. The students are grouped into pairs and are awarded a set of dominoes. They use the dominoes to make a complete sentence in simple present tense (Alsagoff et al., 2012).

Part 2 Disabilities

One of the major problems exhibited by students with disabilities in learning simple present tense in ESL classroom may include pronunciation and accent difficulties. Additionally, the students may have difficulty in ...

In an increasingly globalized world, the knowledge of a second language has not only become common but also a must. Language teachers are constantly in demand and use different methods to teach a second language. There are many methods and approaches to language teaching, but there is no evidence that one particular method is the most effective. “The art of teaching does not lie in accessing a checklist of skills but rather in knowing which approach to adopt with different students, in different curricular circumstances or in different cultural settings (Klapper 17).” Some of the methods that were used ...

In my essay, I will be defending my position that there is a universal definition of ‘word’ that can be applied to all languages. For proving my point, I will provide example of two totally different languages systems: Chinese and English. These two languages are considered to be used by the most number of people in the world (Wan & Yim 507). First, I will discuss the case that the origin of these two languages system is similar. Both languages originate with similar rules: hieroglyphic words and eye movement. I will provide many interesting examples about eyes movement in from “ ...

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In my essay, I will be defending my position that there is a universal definition of ‘word’ that can be applied to all languages. For proving my point, I will provide example of two totally different language systems; Chinese and English. These two languages are considered to be used by the most number of people in the world (Wan & Yim 507). First, I will discuss the case that the origin of these two languages system is similar. Both languages originate with similar rules: hieroglyphic words and eyes movement. I will provide many interesting examples ...

Abstract

Chinese government and Chinese people were working out new conceptual framework for practices that departed from the traditional philology of the Chinese dialects. The essay not only discusses the differences between Wenyan and Baihua traces the progress made by modern Chinese, leading to a new type of literature. The discussion sheds light on the ancient Chinese language and the struggle between classical and vernacular literatures and how baihua promoted a sense of immediacy as compared to wenyan. Chinese ‘language’ and its dialects’ are as complex as their long history. One cannot deny the impact of Western’ languages on the ...

Language assessment

In making the linguistic assessment of CG language, it is important to have knowledge on the standardized English language or rather the most accepted English dialect. There are three major patterns that are important including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. In making assessment though it is also crucial to have a good understanding of the background of the person to which assessment is being made. This is because people from different background are likely to speak in different dialects of English (Hudley and Mallinson, 2010). These dialects are as a result of the first language influence or influence from the ...

The communication or interaction is always a two way process. The listeners and speaker and then again the listener/s and speakers, this is the process of conversation. In our communication process, we use 55% non-verbal communication, 38% of tone of voice and the contribution of actual verbal communication is just 7%. Hence the tone of voice, pitch, stress pattern are the important attribute to make the conversation effective and fruitful. The non-verbal communication is no doubt important but the intonation and stress pattern in conversation is also required to study. The intonation is very important in communication. There are ...

(2) The scored Student Oral Proficiency Rating rubric for each student with all information completed at the top & bottom of the form. Only one score should be given for each language component. (3) For each student, the completed sheet (see sheets above) providing a rationale for how you evaluated him/her on each trait on the Student Oral Proficiency Rating rubric (1-2 sentences) for each category.

Rationale for how the student was rated on the SOLOM Teacher Observation sheet

Provide evidence from the student’s retelling to support your ratings. Comprehension: 3 Fluency: 2 Vocabulary: 2 Pronunciation: 4 Grammar: 2 Rationale for how the student was rated on the SOLOM Teacher Observation sheet ...

The language of Early Modern English is the language of W. Shakespeare, C. Marlowe, B. Jonson and many other talented playwrights and poets (Vaught 73-75). This period in the development of English can be rightfully called the highest bloom of English literature. The 15th century, however, was poorly productive in terms of literary achievement, but was rather a period of crucial and productive linguistic changes regarding both form of words and the structure of a sentence. With the loss of the flexion, the word order acquired a larger significance that it had in Old and Middle English (Jespersen, McCawley ...

One of the oldest traditions of the human intellect is naming objects, actions, characteristics, abstract phenomena and relations. This custom of the real world’s linguistic enforcement contributed to creating all the languages, which mankind operates today and operated in the past. Logically, proper names have become a characteristic trait in these languages, people, countries and even continents. Each of what was mentioned has its celebrated and recognizable representatives as a result of development of history, culture, and religion. In Leave Your Name at the Border, Manuel Munoz chooses the issue of proper names to address the questions of ...

Influence of cultural background on appropriacy of understanding of English by learners

It is difficult for learners of a foreign language to understand and correctly use the features of appropriacy. This occurs because appropriacy is not only specific in the context, but also in terms of culture. Among the brightest models of appropriacy there is the development of English in Africa. English is widespread in Africa due to domination of the British Empire. In total, Africa has about 430 languages and dialects of the black Africans. Most of these languages have no written codes. The penetration of European settlers to Africa began in the 15th century. During the 17th, 18th and ...

ENGLISH

Introduction More research needs to be done in the English grammar; this would be more beneficial to the students and the world as a whole for communication purposes. The teachers who teach grammar in different levels in schools should be more educated in the language so that they can give the students a better understanding of the tongue. I believe that more problems may arise when people decide to question grammar. In other areas such as the mathematics, there are given rules that are defined in solving a problem, the procedures of solving a problem are clear. The same ...

THE MONOLITHIC TERM ‘STANDARD ENGLISH’ IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT IN THE 21ST CENTURY. DISCUSS.

Introduction

Now, this is an expression for ‘by the way, I would be right back in five minutes.’ This is how English language is being used these days. The metamorphosis of English, predominantly driven by technology, has been well accepted by the pundits of classical English and the trusted Oxford dictionary has added several of these to its Standard English. Is there a dilution of standards or is it simply that English language is adapting to the changes of the 21st century and keeping pace, eventually ...

Traveling to America for the first time for my studies will remain to be my greatest adventure. Just like any other international student would behave, I was equally too nervous to see this aspiration come true. I got scared immediately I landed in the United States about the culture, the country I had only read in textbooks during my junior years in school, about their prowess regarding technology, economic strengths, and the military superiority. This also marked the first time I made my first flight to a foreign nation. How were these people going to treat me? Will they ...

Two Ways of Belonging in America is an essay written by Bharati Mukherjee and it is about the experience which she and her sister; Mira, had in the United States. They were both different than the rest of their family, but their lives in America were completely different from each other as well. While Mira chose to marry an Indian and remain her cultural identity, Bharati married an American-Canadian and embraced the American culture. All of this led to various difficult situation during the period of over three decades. The story of two sisters of Indian heritage in America ...

Listening and speaking are the best means of learning any language. Reading and writing only complicate the process of learning. I am talking about my experience with English language, which I believe is the most complex language I have ever come across. Coming from Kwait, Arabic is my first language. English, being a global language, has had a huge impact on my country. Consequently, the children there are supposed to learn English since grade one. English had always been a trouble for me. It was difficult because I didn’t have the favourable atmosphere at home. As I told ...

In this paper, I will analyze the dialectical variations of early modern English across England. Even though the country is not as vast as the United States, the linguistic complexities are apparent in the ways different communities use the same language in different ways. As Parkin mentions, “It has been widely recognised that the regional distribution of certain bynames and surnames, from the medieval period up to the present day, can represent regional distinctions in Middle English (ME) dialect lexis and phonology” (Parkin 24). Parkin is, of course, referring to names, but this same variation and complexity is present ...

Impact of Video Games in English Learning

Impact of Video Games in English Learning Technological changes have brought new ideas, software, video games and many other developing applications in computer use. Adults and children are using computers to distract their minds and perform challenging tasks that improves their innovative skills. Children play video games primarily for fun and education. There are different forms of video games that can be found over the internet via YouTube and many other technological sources. Children tend to choose the kind of games meant for their age levels that keep them interested. There are many different kinds of games available. For ...

As a native speaker of Arabic, learning to speak and write in English as my second language has been a very difficult task. While I love English, I think that its rules of grammar and pronunciation are very difficult for most newcomers. The main challenges I have faced in mastering the English language have been learning a new alphabet, and a new way to read and write. Whereas Arabic speakers write from right to left, English speakers write from left to right. In addition, there is a completely different alphabet, of 26 letters. Many times, when a person takes ...

Authors come up with great works by following a set of instructions that help their workflow. There are various ways an author might categorize their work such as problem-solving, attention and awareness. The information should come out clearly for the reader to understand and keep up with the author’s ideas. For that to take place, the author needs to streamline the ideas and give depth to it for the reader to experience. A good flow brings about the best read or understanding of a topic and excites the reader to keep looking for the author’s other works and similar ...

At the beginning of the semester in this English 101 course, I expected that I will be able to develop and improve different aspects of the English language such as reading, writing, speaking, pronunciation and grammar (Nunan and Lockwood 2). I am particularly hoping to enhance my writing skills and grammar. At the end of the semester, I also aimed to develop other skills such as understanding the details of conversations, pronunciation and deeper analysis from reading for gist and how to use the English language more fluently. One of the strengths I have learned is the proper sentence ...

Languages, just like various cultures, influence each other, as they are not sufficient on their own. The language intercourse contributes to the development of relationships among the parties involved. The French-American English dialect has gained popularity in various regions, such as CU Boulder. English has borrowed some words from the French language. Dialects have a significant influence on the automatic speech recognition; it is imperative to detect and classify various dialects to understand their originality and influence in the commonly used languages. The Standard English and American-French dialects have some similarities, as the languages borrow some words from each other. ...

Introduction:

The interview for Mr. Nguyen, a third-generation Vietnamese-American covers the aspects of the immigrant issues and cultural variations in America. Mr. Nguyen owns a Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant in Milpitas. Mr. Nguyen has a unique and diverse background in relation to the cultural foundations of the immigrant issues in America. He is well endowed with the cultural information pertaining to the cultural variations and diversity in America. The interviewee has a detailed background as far as the cultural conflicts and diversity is concerned in America. He knows well about the cultural values among the people of America and the ay such values affects the economic ...

Intervention Strategy

The proposed intervention strategy is centered on improving English language proficiency within the Gulfton community. The premise behind this strategy is that improved language proficiency will facilitate better communication skills that will lead to (better) employment, improved knowledge around legal status and rights, better healthcare and other amenities, and improved outcomes relative to children’s education.

This is a multifaceted strategy that aims to reach out to multiple groups of residents. In laying out an intervention strategy it is highly important to determine up front how to articulate a plan, implementation, refinement, etc. This will be laid in greater detail in ...

1. In her TED speech, Brene Brown does a good job supporting her points and she uses a variety of methods to do so. For example, she supports many of her central messages through personal experience such how she describes the role of vulnerability in making her own research and life choices. She also discusses the role of vulnerability from the point of view of other person’s lives, as she describes reviewing the interview records of her research subjects to understand how vulnerability affects them in their life choices. Finally, she supports the message that we are numbing the feeling ...

In order to know the appropriate English Language Learning level that an English Language Learner should be placed in, it is prudent to assess the student’s performance on various categories of language development. One of the assessment methods used in such cases is the Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (most commonly abbreviated SOLOM). SOLOM’s main purpose is to assess the oral proficiency of a student in the English language. The categories in which the student is assessed on include comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, grammar, and pronunciation. Each category of the assessment is measured on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 ...

Child development is an area that was largely ignored for a very long time throughout history. Children were not given much thought because they were considered as smaller versions of adults and therefore incorporated in any study that targeted adults. Their cognitive abilities, language and physical growth which normally take place early on in life was not given the necessary attention. As theorists and scientists warmed up to this area of scientific research, so many theories came up in a bid to explain child growth and development and one such theory is B. F. Skinner’s operant conditioning. It is a theory ...

English is the Main Language of Work in Modern Society

Introduction Language plays a crucial role in workplace communication between employees. Since globalization has turned the world into a melting pot of various cultures and ethnicities, it has become a regular affair for people of different national identities to work together in harmony. In order to maintain a harmonious relationship in the workplace, language plays an important role. Lately, the technical advancements have closed the geographical gap between nations and have turned English into a lingua franca used by people not only in their day to day communication, but also in the workplace. The term "workplace English" refers to the professional interaction, business ...

There are five principles of verbal communication and a further five for nonverbal communication. These principles are important for the sender and receiver to achieve effective communication and establish a shared understanding (Cheesebro, O’Connor & Rios, 2010).

The first principle of verbal communication is to recognize that all languages have value. There is no language that is better than the other in terms of logic, ability to convey thought or complexity.

The second principle is to understand that everyone speaks a dialect. A dialect is a regional variation of language. It includes unique pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Despite the differences in dialects, ...

The Role of Functional Radicals – A Report

ABSTRACT Research is limited on the benefits of explicit teaching of Chinese second language (CSL) adult learners about the functions of radical components of Chinese characters. The following research, analysis, and discourse provides how CSL adult learners indeed benefit from the explicit instruction of all components of the radicals of Chinese characters at the onset of their learning. This connects to providing them a better understanding of the Chinese language as a non-alphabetical based framework especially for those students with English as their primary language. The following findings researched how a better understanding of such aspects of radicals including phonetic and ...

DISCUSSION BOARD

According to Matlin (2013), a simple sentence is the one that is considered to have the three most basic elements namely; a subject, verb as well as the object or a completed thought. An example of a simple sentence can be formulated as follows; James went to school. In this case James is the subject, went is the verb and school is the object. According to Matlin (2013), a sentence deep structure is basically considered as a basic structure of the sentence while a surface sentence is considered as an actual form of a sentence. The following are examples of the sentences “You push the chair” ...

The Canterbury tales is a collection of stories which were written in the Middle English at the end of the 14th Century by Geoffrey Chaucer. Most of the tales are in verses though some of them are also in prose form. The Canterbury stories were part of the story telling contest by a small group of pilgrims who travelled together on a journey from Southwark to Saint Thomas Becket where their shrine was located. Chaucer used the tales and the descriptions of his characters to paint a very critical and ironic paint of the English Community at the time in particular the church ...

Weeks 1 and 2: Throughout the first two weeks, reading lessons will emphasize learning the names and sounds of all the consonants and vowels in the alphabet. Identify words with the long -a, long -e, long -i, and long -o sound, and distinguish them from words that contain short -a, short -e, short -i, short -o, and short -u sound. Sound out words containing vowel pairs. A vowel pair consists of two vowels together. Sometimes the first vowel is pronounced long while the second is silent, or sometimes the second vowel modifies the pronunciation of the first. ...

Introduction

Reading is the most essential skill a student should acquire. Strong literacy skills are vital to a student’s educational success and their overall success in life. Regarding the importance of English, Arabic students must learn to read and comprehend more quickly, read critically analyze any written information. Despite living in a digital era, the Arabic students still need literacy skills to succeed in the field of education (Mutawa & Kailani, 2009). Instructors must learn to share enthusiastically a variety of genres, topics, and styles with the students to improve their understanding and make them enjoy life (Zemelman, 1998). There are certain skills and ...

The topic of telling whether there are similarities or differences between Japan, Korea, and China is very broad. There are notable differences between Korea, Japan, and China, but my major interest is on the similarities of these countries. This is because the countries have a lot of similarities which completely out way the slight differences noted. Therefore, my analysis is based on the similarities that exist between the three countries. There are a variety of differences and similarities that could be clearly cited between Japan, Korea, and china. All these similarities and differences could be perceived as three different societies or ...

Metalinguistic awareness refers to the ability of language recognition as an object. The objectification of language makes it easy for study with respect to transfer of knowledge between languages. Therefore, Metalinguistic awareness is the recognition by an individual of their knowledge of a certain language. For the complete knowledge of a certain language, an individual must possess a grasp of certain facets of the language for their reference as individuals who are wholly conversant with the language. These facets are phonology, semantic, morpho-syntactic, pragmatic and literate. Phonology is the study of sound arrangement within a language. This being so; the acquisition ...

Section A: Front-end Analysis .3

Target Audience Description 3 Procedure for Determining Information Processing Steps 3 Learning Objectives .... 7 Terminal Learning Objective .. 7

Enabling Objectives . 8

Section B: Instructional Strategies, Specifications, Documentation .. 13

Background .13

Terminal learning objective 13 Expanded Events of Instruction 14 Introduction . 14 Body . 15 Section 1: Basic Words 15 Section 2: Advanced Words 15 Conclusion 17 Teaching Elementary Children To Read A Second Language Section A: Front-end Analysis - Target Audience Description The target audience is elementary school children. To learn any new language, children must start early. The ...

Though originally a West Germany language, English is presently a global lingua franca following its wide use and the national language of several sovereign states. The knowledge of English has become a basic requirement for a number of professions, fields, and occupations. Its greatest impact is attributed to the reduction of native linguistic diversity across the world hence promoting mutual understanding amongst mankind of different backgrounds (Todd, pg. 7). Like any other discipline, the English language has evolved over time following the contribution of the Greek language. This discussion looks at Greek and Latin plurals borrowed into the English language citing plurals such ...

Thesis statement

Learning various languages expands the boundaries for people and provides the different opportunities to cross-cultural dialogue, business development and employment. About 60% of the World population speak more than one language. Acquiring correct and intellible pronunciation, according to general observation, is one of the hardest tasks for all language learners. Most of the additional language learners develop an accent, that allows other people to distinguish non-native speaker and to make suggestions about her origin and native language. Presence of an accent commonly does not change intelligibility of the speech (perceived phonological constancy, Mulak et al., 2013), that is ...

Oral presentation connotes to the delivery of information or rather a speech by means of verbal presentation. An effective oral presentation often requires adequate preparations. The mentioned preparations often need ample time. The speaker, who is the presenter frequently, requires performing a self- assessment prior to the occasion. The paper, therefore, intends to establish the necessary preparations and strategies for an effective oral presentation.Ethical responsibility. The speaker should ensure appropriate ethics. The cited ethics often determine whether the audience would concentrate or recognize the speech. The speaker needs to appreciate the presence of the audience before commencing presentation. Ethically, appreciating ...

Vocabulary Instruction

Volume of Words The number of words presented every week should vary depending on the needs for the class topic. Often, vocabulary words are related to what the students are learning in class. If the current topic has a lot of unknown words that the students need to grasp, then the vocabulary list for the week might be longer. However, vocabulary list should be kept short, of possible. According to Bromley (2007), teaching a few, meaningful words is more effective than teaching several words that have little to do with students current subject topics (p 8).

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i) the similarities and differences between L1 and L2 ii) psychological factors iii) social factors.

Then, drawing upon relevant literature, consider implications for language teaching/learning [250 words max].

This question as worded below specifies the student’s age, gender, L1 and country of origin. However, you may vary this question for gender, L1 and country of origin, if this would render it more useful for you. The student’s age, and other details as below, must remain the same. Ahmed is a nine-year old boy of Arabic background who immigrated to Australia through the family reunion scheme one year ago. He is living with his parents and two younger sisters in ...

I haven’t made many public speeches or presentations before, and the time I got to make a presentation before the class came as a shock. I generally don’t talk much, but having no option to pull out, I had to dig deep to instigate myself to stand before the class and make the presentation that I ‘managed’ to contrive. I was nervous and this reflected in the way I began my presentation. My voice was feeble, and I just couldn’t put words in my mouth. However, knowing the consequences of my action, I began my presentation. I had ...

Commonly referred to as “Southern,” Southern American English (SAE) is spoken in most states in the South-central and South-eastern parts of the U.S. This paper is a literature review which will critique the phonology and features of various sub-dialects in the Atlantic dialect of the Southern. The general American would be easily coaxed into the SAE accent due to its unique choice of words and pronunciation. Though it may seem insurmountable, the Atlantic dialect of the Southern is interesting to study and learn about. In keeping with Nagle et al. (2003), irrespective of the great disparity between the pronunciation ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number 3. Initial ESL Collection Development The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...

Introduction

Feng Shui is the Westernized term for the word ‘Fung Soy’, which is the correct pronunciation in Cantonese (Si, 2011). In other Chinese dialects the pronunciation of feng shui is quite different as it was originally, ‘Fung Shway’ (Levitt, 2000 p.1). Although there are varied pronunciations for feng shui, the characters remain the same in all dialects. Feng Shui means ‘wind’ and ‘water’ (Levitt, 2000 p.1; Feng, 2014). The field of feng shui was considered the ancient art and science of locating a sacred place on earth (Levitt, 2000 p.1). Originally, feng shui was used by the Chinese emperors in ...

The Advantages of Learning English in America

English is very useful for everyone and learning it has many advantages in United States of America. Learning English in an English native speaking country is very helpful. When a foreign language speaker studies English in USA, he or she tends to learn English better, faster and in perfect US form. An addition, studying in the United States to learn English has three other advantages like having to practice English for daily activity, native English teachers and general English speaking society. In the process of learning English in the United States, you can practice the language by talking with ...