UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM - DALTA UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM - DALTA MOLINO CAMPUS MOLINO CAMPUS Molino III, Bacoor City Molino III, Bacoor City English Proficiency of Grade 9 Students of University of Perpetual Help System – DALTA – Molino Campus Francia Lasala Maria Angelica Anne Velasco Kurt Wilson Arias James Oliver Niango Eduardo Delima III Lester Evangelista Rovic Kalugdan Alexander Acedilla RESEARCHERS Figure 1: Respondent’s Mother’s Educational
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British National Corpus. British National Corpus, often referred to as BNC, is a 100 million-word collection of samples of written and spoken British English, gathered during the later part of the 20th century (The British National Corpus, 1992). The material that is being examined in this essay consists of swear words limited to the spoken British English language and each swear word represents itself in a separate category. The samples consist of a wide range of sources across six age groups
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Multicultural Families Tammy Thomas Liberty University Abstract This paper discusses the dynamic issues involving the diversity of multicultural families in regards to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic, gender and sexual orientation. This paper will also highlight same or different minority or cultural backgrounds, identity and biases involving multicultural families. How multicultural families incorporate their beliefs, cultures and values into a family unit as well as the transformation of acculturation
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Before reading this article I already knew that men and women spoke the same form of English. Although, if I had been raised in a different time I can see how I may have been tricked into believing otherwise. In current literature women are portrayed as being intelligent and independent. Even novels I grew up with as a kid had leading characters that were intelligent and in depth women, such as Nancy Drew. But if I had been raised in a different time I would have only read novels about intelligent
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assimilation into American popular culture. The acquisition of English language skills as well as American argot was a vital step in the Garcia girls' forging of their dual identity. Their struggle with the language is symbolic of each sister's struggle to create a cohesive cultural identity that blends their Old and New World heritage. For the Garcia girls, the manner of speech, how they sound as they talk, matter as much as their grasp of the English language. The stories are told in first person narratives
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increase of use of textese between teenagers. • People started to worry about the future of English and many other languages such as Arabic. • Through different generations from the past people tended to use common language other than the standard language. • Some people argue that texting in mobiles can improve the skills of teenagers and children. • Texting help teenagers to practice reading the English language. • People who text more get better and higher scores in literacy test. • Every
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preceding the original” in terms of her research on Japanese women’s language and then comparing it to the works written by Agha (2003), Moore (2007; 2011) and Kiesling (2004). Agha (2003) concerns himself on the subject of accent and standardised English within Britain, while Moore (2007 & 2011) looks at accent within the Irish context and how the media directly influences its production. The last of these, Kiesling (2004), looks at the origins of the word “dude” becoming an integral part of conversation
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came up with these items. Some of the main items I would take are a campervan because it can drive you around in the bush and it also has hygienic and foodful purposes that come with it. I don’t even know if foodful is a word and I am writing an English assignment. I would also take a sniper because it can get you some good meat. I don’t know how to skin animals and cook them but it should have something about all of that in my Bear Grylls handbook that I will also bring with me. Of course, I will
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Maddie and Her Second Language In schools around the world many young children have the opportunity to learn a second language. Some languages taught are: Spanish, French, German, Latin, and English. Even I studied Spanish in grades fourth through twelfth and it turn out to be a fun experience for me. But not every child enjoys learning a second language. Some kids may find it hard and confusing. There are many advantages and disadvantages for children who grow up learning a second language from
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place that certain language should be speaking because language has fatal consequences. I agree with Baldwin, there is a time and place for everything. I also agree that language can be dangerous, even fatal. In James Baldwin’s essay, “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” Baldwin confronts the topic of “Black Language.” Baldwin states, “Language incontestably, reveals the speaker” (Baldwin, 648). The language one speaks can say a lot about a person. People may speak the same
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