2012 Mary Beth Nipp, Instructor English language learners have been the talk for many years. They are coming to America each and every day. Most of them speak different languages as Spanish, French, and some already speak English. It has been debated and voted on in five voter driven states. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Oregon. The voters have been asked to make decisions about the education of the English language learners (Mora, 2009). But only three
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to follow the American dream. In this process he learnt three important things about what it means for immigrants to live the American dream. First they’ll have to learn the language to be able to participate in the society. “First, learn the English language (...) so you can participate fully in the life of the nation and make the most of living in this country.” - line 13-16. The next important thing is to take an active share in the democracy to be a part of the USA which builds on democratic
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English Homework The play is set in England in the early fifteenth century. The political situation in England is tense: King Henry IV has died, and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assumed the throne. Several bitter civil wars have left the people of England restless and dissatisfied. Furthermore, in order to gain the respect of the English people and the court, Henry must live down his wild adolescent past, when he used to consort with thieves and drunkards at the Boar’s Head Tavern on
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English Should be the Only Language Immigration, legal or not, has been a problem for the United States for a long time. In the U.S., promoters of bilingualism have supported the use of other languages for public services, including government documents, hospitals services, voting ballots, and bilingual education. In their essays “A Nation Divided by One Language” and “Viva Bilingualism”, James Crawford and James Fallows claim that it is not necessary to declare English the official language of
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this country for religious reasons. They wanted to worship as they believed was correct. They did not want to be a part of the Church of England or belong to the Catholic Church. Many of these people wanted Queen Elizabeth to make changes to the English church and the religious services. She would not do this. For this reason the Puritans, as they called themselves because they wanted to purify the Church of England, started their own church. Because of this, the queen and the people of England persecuted
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world could take her, so she spent all her time in deep water. The Courser only went through the English Channel once. It was a tight squeeze, so Old Stormalong had the sailors coat the entire outside of the ship with soap. Even then, Old Stormalong barely slid the boat through, and so much soap scraped off one side of the boat at Dover that the cliffs there became permanently white. After that, the English very politely asked Old Stormalong to go around the long way, and that is what he did. The deck
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that would be a problem because now you would feel like an outcast. On top of being an outcast you have no way of communicating with anyone because your native language is, let us say Spanish, and you live in Houston where the dominate language is English. But, after a while you learn your second language and can start passing up your downs and receive your advantages of being bilingual. As your growing up your learning your “new” language but before that you were “socially disadvantaged” as said
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of words and combinations of words is defined by the language’s semantics. The latest and the most advanced discoveries and inventions in science and technology are being made in the universities located in the United States of America where English language is the means of scientific discourse. The historical circumstances of India (having been ruled by
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or language skills ( Kasapaoglu-Akyol,Pinar, 2010) Some of the research questions: Do they practice on their own or what are the skills they use to learn the English language. Six students were interviewed. Studies are performed to see what methods foreign student use to technology to improve their communication skills and learn English outside a classroom setting. The goal of the study was to make sure that foreign teachers and student know what technology in the US is available to them in order
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globalization of languages, where different languages of the world are integrated through a global network. The English language is a language of communication and official language in many countries. With the powerful internet, english is now no longer the sole domain of the native English speaker. Non-native English speakers now far outnumber those born to the language. As the popularity of English continues to grow in the world community, the flexible and organic nature of the language will encourage
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