Benefits Of Learning English Essay
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INTRODUCTION Learning English has become a very important role nowadays. People have already used a lot of different methods to learn English. Besides from going to school to learn English, reading varieties of books, magazines, listening different kinds music, radio programs, watch movies, films, talk to native speakers or even travel aboard are good way to learn English. But what is the most interesting way to learn English? If you are tired of going to classes or reading books, there is nothing better than learning English through movies and film. Learning a foreign language is already a hard task. And the culture is different from your own. So I want to show you that learning English with movies and films will not only help you learn...show more content...
LITERATURE REVIEW
Why people should learn English through watching film or movie? What are the benefit of learn English through watching film or movie? Learning a foreign language is not easy and learners have to understand the culture, grammars, sentence structure, pronounce which is different from their country. Some of researchers found that if people found a way to learn English more enjoyable and feel unbinding, then it will be very helpful for learning English. And learn English through watching films or movies is one of most popular way and it can make people more motivating and enjoyable to learn. Kieran Donaghy, who won the British Council's Teaching English blog award for his post on his site he state; "The site promotes the innovative and creative use of film in English language teaching and learning. All of the lesson plans revolve around the use of video and film to teach English. The site promotes cineliteracy, the ability to analyze moving images, and considers cineliteracy as a 21st
My English Skills Essay
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Learning a language is one of the most difficult skills that a human can ever learn. Yet, it is also one of the most critical skills that everyone must develop to properly live in a civilized society. Learning a second language such as English is no different, except that it is for the great benefit of having the opportunity to be eligible for many more jobs inside and outside the birth country. Naturally, it is why developing English skills is the landmark goal that majority of people want to strive for. In my experience of developing my English skills, there are many things that I encounter as part of my development. The aspects throughout my English skill's development include how I developed the skills, the big hurdles hindering my mastery,...show more content...
The first time I have attended classes in an English–speaking environment dated back to when I was still a 7th grader, which is the grade at my high school that I have the choice to choose the so–called English Program course in which the teacher for every subject except Thai and History taught in English. Consequently, the constant exposure to English language classes up to this day is what formed the root of all the motivation I have today for maintaining my improvement on my English skills. Furthermore, as the result of the motivation, learning English by myself became the primary passive activity for all of my leisure time. Since the last decade, the online world has become the primary place where I always read and listen to everything in English. For instance, when watching YouTube videos, I always listen for the content that is spoken in the video. At the same time, I also exposed myself to all kinds of English accents, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, which in turn means lead to less effort on trying to understand real conversations in English. Indeed, the ways I have advanced my English skills is the backbone of all the motivation to keep it strong and
The Dreaded English Class
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The dreaded English 102. Could this be my final English course in my career as a student? I don't know for sure. I still need to decide what my major will be in. There is something that I know for sure, that is, needing to take this class to move on. I am not certain how my time in this class will go, but I plan to work hard to get the best grade that I can. Hence, I have decided to get this out of the way now, I look to fine–tune my writing skills, and I expect this course to help me understand my writing style. To start, I chose this class because I knew that eventually I would need to complete it. What better time to do it, than right now? I had recently completed a math course this past semester, so I did not want to take another stressful class that I find to not be my strongest subject right after. My brother and some friends have mentioned that this course isn't as bad as it is said to be. That is what pushed me to sign up and attempt to complete this course. Being a part time student and working full time is a lot to balance on ones plate. I have learned that from experience. I formally was a full time student and worked part time, but the roles tend to reverse once you find yourself struggling to pay bills. Seeing that this class isn't as costly as a math course, and isn't as time restraining either. This course will give me more time at work and more time to study. This sums up the reasons I chose to complete English 102. I hope to gain more writing experience in
Essay about The History of English
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The History of English
The most commonly spoken language in our day, would be English or as
some people might call it " The Lingua Franca ". It is a language, which is taken
almost a thousand years to evolve, mainly through its borrowings from other
languages such as French and Latin. It is actually classified as part of the
Germanic group of languages. Even though it is the most commonly spoken
language today, it is not without its faults, which would be its phonetic symbols
only, representing one sound and each sound would have its appropriate symbol.
Most European languages are very similar to those spoken in India and
Persia, assuming that most of the European peoples are descendants of the...show more content...
(Lecture notes, M. Disney)
Latin influenced English before the Anglo–Saxons arrived in England. The
Germanic tribes who later settled on the isles were in contact with small parts of
the Roman civilization. Some of the words borrowed by the Germanic groups
were:
Mint: Minet,
Street: strata via
When the first English tribes came to settle in England they made contact
with the people that had been part of the Roman Empire which probably spoke a
form of Latin. Some of their words past in to the language of the new conquerors.
(Lecture notes, M. Disney)
In the sixth century St. Benedict reintroduced Christianity. As the religion
spread English added a large number of Latin words to itself to express new
ideas connected with the religion. However, this lead to the loss of grammatical
gender of the language and therefore mixed the vocabulary. (Internet 1)
In the eighth century the Danes made continual raids upon the English
coasts which they later settled. They were then defeated by King Alfred the
Great. A hundred years later another Danish King invaded England and
managed to get his son, Canute, was put upon the English throne. These Danish
invasions, however destructive they were, had quite a tremendous influence
upon the English language. The English borrowed words such as skin, ill, get and
leg. (Lecture notes, M. Disney)
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Language is important because it's one of the main ways to communicate and interact with other people around us. It keeps us in contact with other people. English language is an example for the importance of a language because it is the international language and has become the most important language to people in many parts of the world. It is most widely used in communicating around the world, Also it is spoken as the first language in many countries. English is playing a major role in many sections like education, medicine, engineering and business. There are many reasons that makes English is the most important language in the world.
The article lists four reasons why English is important the first reason is that even...show more content...
Moreover the internet sites are in English and we can see the other languages sites gives options to translate into English and a lot of information we will find are written in English. Another fact is that it the writer thing is that it is the easiest language to learn and suggest that starting learning English for one week and see the results. If we understand and communicate in English it will be every easy for us while traveling and we can get help in English around the world. Many companies and governmental companies hire people who are good readers and writers and can speak English very well.
One of the most international languages is English. It is from the requirements from studying abroad and the textbooks are almost in English. If a person wants to get PHD degree English is important and helpful for them. The writer of the article wants to shed the lights on how to improve English skills. 1) students should differentiate between textbooks languages and real English language and focus on grammar and how to write without any mistake. The writer compared between the use of English and Arabic language. 2) How to get fluent English language speaker and explains the tips for it. We don't have to memorize each single word but only the phrases and statements. Also read and write stories, articles and conversation. Moreover download and listen to BBC, CNN, WEE and Euro news agencies to be familiar
Short Story
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English coursework
The End of the Road
It all started to go downhill when my boyfriend started speaking to another girl behind my back, sending text messages and meeting up with her for a 'chat' as he used to say. I never believed anything he said. Neither did my friends or family. Why should we have? Before we got together he was known as a player and someone who continuously flirted with girls even if he had a girlfriend, but after we got together he toned it down and I thought he had changed. I'm fed up with the way he is treating me, I know I deserve better. How did I know that the day I decided to confront him was the day I would never see him again?
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And that's when she told me. ''It's Daniel'' she said. ''He's been in an accident'' I fell to the floor, I hadn't spoken to him, I've been ignoring him, what have I done?!
''Is he hurt? What kind of accident?'' I asked her. She looked up at me through the tears in her eyes and I knew just from the look she gave me that it was more than a broken bone.
He was dead.
After Daniel's death I didn't leave my room for about a week, I didn't want to face the world, I didn't want to talk to anyone, I just wanted to be alone with my thoughts. But all I could think about was 'what if?' What if I hadn't ignored him? What if we weren't arguing, would he have been at mine that night?
I went on my laptop about a week after, I didn't look at my phone or my laptop because I didn't want any sympathy comments as I knew it would only make me feel worse, but that night I just wanted to see what people had put on his Facebook wall, the moment I logged onto my account, I had thousands of notifications. I switched my laptop straight off; I knew I shouldn't have gone on in the first place.
The next day was his funeral, I didn't think I would be able to cope, but I knew I would have lots of people there to support me, but I knew it would be harder for his family than it would be for
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For me, learning a language is a complicated process. It is different from learning other subjects. It involves a lot of practices and follow up. When I talk about my personal experience, I would say that I have a rich experience in learning English as a second language. English was taught to me for ten years starting from grade seven till graduation from university. After graduation, I felt that I should improve my language skills. Therefore, I did a lot of efforts personally to increase my fluency. Until now I still learn the language. Indeed, learning a language takes a lifetime.
I started learning English as a second language when I was in first intermediate. I still remember my first classes and my first teachers. I remember that my teachers changed frequently in the first year but all of them have much in common. All of them used grammar translation method. They used to write bilingual lists of words on board, then we, as students, were asked to copy these lists and memorize them by heart. All teaching concentrated on reading and writing skills, but there were no activities concentrating on speaking or listening. In addition, grammar rules were taught in that stage of learning the language as mathematics equations, and we were asked to memorize the rules as we...show more content...
Of course, there are certain defects or gaps in my knowledge or ability to use the English language like using idioms and the appropriateness of some vocabulary. Idioms have many connotations and denotations in the English language. Sometimes I use an idiom and I mean something, but the connotations of the idiom means something else. Another gap of my knowledge of the language is the appropriateness of using certain vocabulary. English language entails high sense of using the appropriate word for describing or narrating something. To my mind, I have not reached this point
English Is The Most Difficult Subject
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Once you start going to school you are given many subjects to learn. Just to name a few: History, Science, Math and a few other subjects as well as English. And as you're going through elementary and high school into college you are learning about all of these subjects. Most people view the difficult subject by the amount of homework given or even by the amount of time spent learning it. English is in a category all its own. Without English none of the other subjects would even exist on paper. Or within word of mouth either. And this is one of the reasons it can be a difficult subject. There is a lot of weight riding on you being able to understand and comprehend the language you are native to. So it would be safe in saying that English is not only a hard subject but that English is the most difficult subject of study to humankind.
In the English language there are many different types of words and some words meaning other words and other words telling you the story behind other words. English is just a way of life in this world hence this essay I'm writing. Words can be spelled in many different ways and pronounced in different ways too, depending on your accent mostly. And here is where some of the problems occur. You see if you learn by the spelling alone and then you try to pronounce the word without assistance. You may end up saying it wrong. For example the word 'tough' could be pronounced as 'tuf.' But at the same time if you look at the word 'dough' it isn't
Essay About My English Class
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I can remember seeing that I had to take an English class my first semester of college. I was already overwhelmed with starting college, and having to write college essays made me get even more nervous. I sat down with my mom and decided to look at the English classes available, and I finally decided that I had to take an evening class to make it work in my schedule. The first day of English came and now looking back it was not as bad as I thought. It made me a better writer and be where I am today. It may have taken me some time to get where I am today, but at least I am on the right track. English Composition helped me realize that I am my own author and have strengths that I did not realize I had. When I first started college I did not know what to expect with an English class. I liked writing about topics that interested me, but high school did not allow me to do that. I took American History and we would have to write...show more content...
I learned many techniques from my professor. He helped me realize that it is okay to have your own opinion as long as you back it up. He showed me that I am an author when I did not think I was. He also told us to read our essays out loud when we proofread, and I always did this technique before submitting all my essays. I can remember having to write my first essay and I was scared, because I felt like I had to get a good grade. I started thinking about what tools I could use to help me, and I decided to go to The Learning Center to help with my essay. When I went there they would make edits to my essay and then explain what I should change. The tutor noticed I used multiple choppy sentences and commas in spots there should not be. Sometimes I would even go twice to make sure I did not miss any minor mistakes. Going there helped me feel more confident as a writer and I learned from my mistakes. I had many helpful techniques from multiple people that shaped me into the writer I am
Vocabulary Essay In English
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Learning another language is never easy. It requires a lot of effort to become competent in that language. Many things have to be considered to be able to learn well a target language. One question that a learner has to ask himself is what he could focus in learning a language.
Vocabulary plays a vital role in learning any language. Vocabulary is "the knowledge of words and their meanings (Nash & Snowling as cited by Hansen, 2009)." With vocabulary knowledge, a person can enhance his/her understanding of the written and listening inputs that he/she encounters. Learning words entails reading and listening, yet, this becomes unattainable without knowing the meaning of the words. As Hazzlitt (1993) says, "if you do not know the word, you can hardly know the thing (p.51)." Also, vocabulary aids in conveying ideas, thoughts and emotions, may it be written or spoken. Hence, vocabulary is an indispensable tool in every language....show more content...
This makes the country as the fifth English largest speaking country in the world. However, although Philippines is considered as an English speaking country, its English hold is now declining compared to its proficiency before. Philstar.com (2002) reported an article, "Study Shows Filipino College Studes not Proficient in English," stating that college graduating students' English proficiency is only at the basic level of working proficiency which means that they could hardly understand native English speakers. Also, Macasinag's (2011) article "On the Decline of English Proficiency" stated that Filipinos are losing their competitive edge with regard to English abilities and that our claim as one of the top speaking countries may no longer be
English in My Life Essay
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When my teacher said "good morning" to me on the very first day of school, I knew that she would be teaching a tough subject. She didn't get any answer for that greeting because back then, I knew nothing about "good morning". Surprisingly, as I went through the class session on that day, I realized that "good morning" wasn't the first English phrase that I'd known. English has been rooted in my society long before my country achieved its independence and shockingly I've used some of its words in my daily speech without realizing it because the words were fully modified by the society so that they could be installed smoothly into our language.
Learning English was always an interesting yet tough experience...show more content...
When someone speaks English in my society, he or she feels a sense of withdrawal because they are set apart to a very small group in the society. People tend to belittle this group for speaking other languages, and normally they will end up speaking their first language to comply with the larger group in the society. With all these reasons, my interest towards English was completely gone when I enrolled in secondary school, six years after my formal `encounter' with the English language. For having this negative feeling, I became a member of a large group of students who had never realized the significance of the English language.
One day was unusually dull. I was waiting for the teacher to come to the class and instead of revising my past English lessons that I rarely cared about, I prayed that she wouldn't show up that day. After ten minutes' wait, she entered the class saying "good morning". The greeting didn't bother me much, but when she came to me asking for the assignment that she gave the day before, I was speechless and I just gave her the blank handout that I was supposed to complete for that day. Her face showed no emotion and with that she ripped the paper into pieces. That day marked a massive change in my attitude toward English lessons and the English language in general. The incident was very important to me because I then realized that even in a subtle way, language represents people and to respect the language means to respect
English Composition Reflective Essay
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English composition has taught me everything I know now, from how to effectively write a thesis to grammatically fix my essay. This class fixed my writing skills to speak and write incorrect terms. English composition gave me the edge I need to take my writing skills to next level. This class has helped me understand the importance of documentation in a research skill. English composition showed me that sources either make or break your essay. The true honesty of this course was that I am glad I took it. At first, I hate this class so much, because this class required so much extra work to be done, but over time I realized that the extra work really pushes you over the edge to make your essay great. The extra work justifies your essay and molds
Black English Essay example
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"Black English" Another Way to Classify Humans
"To open your mouth
You have confessed your parents, your youth, your school, your salary, your self–esteem, and alas, your future ". After reading the two essays, "From Outside, In" by Barbara Mellix and "If Black English Isn't a Language Then Tell Me, What Is?" by James Balwin, I came to realize a few things one of them being that the way we speak, is a means of identifying somebody's culture and background. Much in how a license can tell a person your name, age, were you live etc. a person can tell your race, what kind of education you have and were you are going in life just by hearing you talk.
When slavery began, a time in human history that I assume many people would rather...show more content...
She would never make me feel "shame" or any less because I was being myself. It must have been hard on Mellix to be told that your language and the language of your forefathers was not "proper" by you own mother.
I believe that learning a language is fine for the right reasons. Expanding your knowledge or going to a different country, these are both legitimate reasons to learn a language. Learning a language because you will be ridiculed is not a proper reason. As Fanon stated in Mellix's essay to speak is, "
above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization2". So what Fanon suggest is that when you take on a language it is to become part of the culture almost to change your identity, and I agree with that. I find when I meet somebody who can speak multiple languages I look at them with more respect than I would if they only spoke one. Not to say I would look down on a person who only speaks one language, I just find it admirable for somebody who would take the time to learn a new language.
Throughout this essay you may have noticed quotations around the terms "black English" and "standard English". This is because I find it ridiculous to split English into two categories. When an Australian speaks and we find it hard to understand them we don't call it "aussie English", or when a person from England comes and we find their English hard to understand we don't call there language "brit English". You see
Explain My Expectation Of English 1101
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Of the many expectations I have of English 1101, three are very important to me: improving my vocabulary, communication skills, and the ability to enhance my writing skills. During college the most fundamental class will be English. English will help me with all subjects in my curriculum, by building better communication skills, and will help with me with everyday life. In today's world of increased communications, particularly of a digital nature, writing skills are an important aspect of expression on a personal, professional and educational level. People send written communications more frequently and quickly than ever in the form of text messages, emails and social media updates.
One important expectation I have is improving my vocabulary. The way you speak is just as important as your appearance. An improved vocabulary means you sound intelligent, you sound confident in your...show more content...
When enhancing my writing skills , this will also help improve my poor grammar and spelling. Having good writing skills will help you succeed in your academics and professional career. Better writing skills communicate intelligence, professionalism, and competency. The inability to write clearly and effectively communicate through the written word significantly impacts your ability to land a new job or promotion. Enhancing my writing skills will allow me to advance further along in my career.
The most important expectation I have of a college–level English course is developing excellent communication skills. Having excellent communication skills means I will be able to comprehend more things adequately. Everything you do in the life results in a from communication. Reading, writing, speaking and listening are forms of communication that we use everyday. These skills are very important when communicating in careers where peoples lives could be on the line, money is involved, or even when good customer service is
Longest Paper Ever
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Mlomeister has given me a link to this site. One day I am not going to get so angry at these types of things. It's a fact of life and an age–old issue, one that is almost pointless to fight and refute because it is an incredibly emotional topic and requires a lot time and effort to understand. Not only that, but there are hundreds and hundreds of sites like this, each one gathering information from each other so they've created their own religion against religion. Not too many people will delve into the 'why's and how's of things like this, it's way easier to just nod and shake your fist, close your eyes and form your opinions without doing anything to make sure that your opinions are based on literal fact, on truth. I was definitely,...show more content...
But I can certainly see how others might, when they are twisting and misconstruing information. Here is an example. I wrote, "It's like saying "all Muslims" are terrorists, when obviously they all aren't. " Snip off the last part of that sentence, and suddenly I am someone who just made a really unfair and untrue statement, "All Muslims are terrorists." But someone makes a webpage about it, and all of a sudden its "Scarlett Is Anti Muslim" and then that statement has babies and all of a sudden I'm misrepresented. Really easy to do. Here is an example taken from the page that started this whole thing for me:
"Death to the Rape Victim (Deuteronomy 22:23–24 NAB) If within the city a man comes upon a maiden who is betrothed, and has relations with her, you shall bring them both out of the gate of the city and there stone them to death: the girl because she did not cry out for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbors wife."
It is clear that God doesn't give a damn about the rape victim. He is only concerned about the violation of another mans "property".
That last bit is the author of the webpage's opinion. ( I did a quick search on this fellows page to see if I could find out his accreditations, not surprisingly there are none. Also not surprising is his unwillingness to respond to his emails that he gets generated from his site. Oh but you can
English 101 Reflective Essay
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English 101 has been such an adventure. I know that sounds corny, but I just couldn't help myself. When I decided to do a short–term English class, I thought it would be fun and challenging; My expectations were correct. As I write this reflection, I look back on the topics and assignments that existed in this short period of time from post 1 to the multi–modal project. I will list the challenges I experienced which creating the creative project, what I learned from the beginning of class to the end, and what I need to work on in the future. This English adventure started on post 1 and 2 and ended at the multi–modal project.
When I first did post 1 and 2 ,I was excited because we were incorporating fallacies to our discussions. I previously learned more about fallacies and ethos, pathos, and logos from a previous communications course and I appreciated the review. I found that it was challenging to respond properly to posts created by other classmates. My initial response was always to support each and every classmate by telling them that they did an awesome job. I had trouble analyzing their work without agreeing with every claim. The multi model project brought tears to my eyes and I do not mean tears of joy. At first I loved my ideas and was excited about the outcome, but my stress and nervousness...show more content...
For some reason, transitions are the hardest aspect of writing a paper. I will try my best to practice writing the best transitions. My summaries have been unnecessarily lengthy because get excited about my writing or the topics I write about. I felt so bad for Professor Granillo because my second essay has a summary that was a page long. She must have been so annoyed, but I thought I was giving her the proper information. I just need to remember that the bulk of the information goes in the following body paragraphs. I have some things to work on, but feel comfortable with my growth as a student and a
Essay about Prejudice
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In today's world, there are many social issues, like poverty, vandalism and unemployment. However, prejudice has become the most dramatic one. Prejudging people for their appearance is a common practice that humans perform. People are not only ridiculed for their color, but also by their religion, sex or age. Therefore, I consider that racism, ageism and sexism are the three major problems in our society and we need to cease them immediately. Much of our world's history were based upon racism. In the 1600's, white men used Africans as slaves and treated them as they were not human. "Colored" people were not even allowed to use the same drinking fountains as white people. Fortunately, in the last three decades, race...show more content...
The most popular watched sport in America, NBA basketball, is played by over 87% of the African decent. Nevertheless, racism is still a issue that will never completely go away. Ageism is also a worrying problem in our society. Though many people think that this is not a serious problem, people are being harassed about their age everyday, whether they are "too young" or "too old". I have dealt with this problem myself, as many other teenagers have. When I walk into some stores, I am asked to leave my purse at the counter and I am often followed around by employees. They watch every move I make to make sure that I will not steal anything. I know that theft is a dilemma that many businesses have to deal with , but when it gets to the point of being untrusted due to your age, it is completely ridiculous and inappropriate. Men and women have never been equal in the world and that is what we call sexism. For example, if a man and a woman who have the same knowledge ask for the same job, the boss will probably pick the man. Even though they both get the job, the man will maybe have a better salary than the woman. People always believe that men work better than women but no one can give a satisfying explication to support that thought. Fortunately, sexism is decreasing constantly but it will never diminish to the point of complete equality. We can never judge someone by their
Essay On English Language Teaching
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English Language Teaching Methods
Many countries in Asia like China, Japan, UAE, Sri Lanka, Singapore etc., adopted English as a foreign language not as a second language. Because considering English as a second language and as a Foreign Language is different in their view point. They view that outside of the classroom, English is not that much useful. They teach all the subjects in their mother tongue but in India if one is unable to speak in English he becomes a tabooed person. Many Asian countries treat the pupil's age, sex, race, attitude, intelligence and grasping power in teaching English. Indian teachers neglect this aspect. For ex: a speaker from Hyderabad emphasizes more vowels before many words because of the influence of Urdu. Straight – Istraight. And a Bihari pronounces 'sh' as 's' because of the influence of Kharboli. Teachers don't take into consideration of this aspect and mistreat students. So teachers have to choose the methodology as suit their classroom and environment. If teacher takes all the factors into consideration classroom becomes more meaningful. All the methods are not meaningful when teacher choose them as per the needs of the classroom.
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Sometimes more than one method is used to bring out the anticipated outcomes in the language classroom where communication develops the key factor of teaching–learning process. Unless students learn to utilise the classroom method to express thoughts and feelings outside into the real world situations, the learning cannot be effective no matter whatever teaching method is applied in English as a Second Language classroom. Teacher– student role becomes the centre in bringing out the maximum within the limited time in a
Essay On English Grammar
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English grammar is an extensive and complicated set of rules that govern how we speak and write using the English language. Grammar has evolved over many centuries, and the rules change from time to time. Teaching grammar plays a central role in every ESL / EFL teacher's classroom. The topics cover a range from letters and sounds, parts of speech, vocabulary and stories to dialogue and conversation, listening comprehension, reading comprehension and written composition. English language and its usage have become extremely emotive issues in recent years... 'An Introduction to English Grammar' is an invaluable guide to the study of English language in an accessible format. Generally the authors begin with an introduction chapter on the nature of grammar and on the varieties of English and move on to provide an outline description of English grammar.It is to be understood that "Recognizing the goal of the grammar course is to improve students' grasp of English grammar, and not to make students into linguists. Many authors have written streamlined, concise textbooks they avoid getting caught up in details that are interesting to linguists...show more content...
In my remarks I hope to dispel some of the misunderstandings that promote its continuing existence. But, before viewing the role that grammar has played in the history of second language teaching, let's first explore the nature of grammar. Linguists define grammar as a set of components: phonetics ,the production and perception of sounds, phonology ,how sounds are combined, morphology ,the study of forms, or how elements are combined to create words, syntax ,how words are strung together into sentences, and semantics or meaning. Because all languages are characterized by these components, by definition, language does not exist without
English Essay: English As A Global Language
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The English Language
A language that is spoken internationally is called "Global" or "World" language. A global language is a language in which people speak internationally on a daily basis, in international organizations and diplomatic relations. It is a "lingua franca", a language that helps people from different backgrounds to communicate with each other. Not many languages that have been established in human history have reached to the point in which they are called a global language, amongst those few languages is English. Approximately 2 billion people around the world use English as a native language, a second language or a foreign language. English is used for many causes, such as; technical and scientific communication, education and employment.
The reason why English is a global language is because people tend to learn easier languages. English is a language that doesn't use complex grammar and can be consumed relatively easy. Moreover, there are no grammatical differences between different genders and it consists of less auxiliary verbs than any other language. Another factor that has led English to its popularity is the political and...show more content...
Native English speakers are the ones who were born in countries in which English is the official language, therefore; their mother language, and such countries are The USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, these are called the inner circle. English as a second language is used by people whose countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ghana, India, Kenya, etc.) have been invaded by nations that use English as an official language and are called the outer circle. There are also countries known as the expanding circle (China, Japan, Israel and Russia) that teach English as a secondary language in schools and institutes for educational and touristic purposes, therefore being used as a useful tool. This last type of English is called English as a foreign