variety, but classical Arabic is still taught in schools and is regarded by many as “more beautiful” and therefore more appropriate for written texts; the Swiss-German community, where all children learn Standard German in schools, and most books and newspapers are in Standard German, but the people continue to use the local Swiss-German dialect on an everyday basis; the Tamil community, where the language taught in classrooms and used in literature is sharply different from the colloquial variety
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Sviatlana Pirazhok Language Homework assignment Every language has its own set of rules. They can be divided to: --Phonological rules --Syntactic rules --Semantic rules --Pragmatic rules Phonological rules is the way we pronounce the language. I could say there are differences in the phonological systems of Russian and English. Therefore, it is relatively difficult for Russians to acquire English standards of pronunciation. For example, Russian language has only 6 vowel sounds with
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“To what extent was rapid economic growth the cause of social tensions in Wilhelmine Germany?” In Wilhelmine Germany, an industrial revolution was taking place. By 1910, Germany had almost caught up with Britain on the production of industries such as coal and steel, with the rate of growth overwhelmingly surpassing that of the Britons. Germany was also home to new industries, like that of chemicals, which quickly saw 90% of the world’s hair dye exported from Germany alone. However, the impact
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Why do we teach English? On his article “What is the second most useful language?” of May 29, 2013, Michael Skapinker, an Assistant Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times tells about this anecdote that he had: “The day before I was due to interview a leading French industrialist some years ago, I got a call from his press officer to discuss the arrangements. At the end of the conversation, she said: ‘By the way, the interview will be in French.’ I spent the afternoon in London anxiously
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THE USE OF CHOICE: 1. Pick each of the statement below and put it in the correct column. The first 2 statement have been done as an example: A. Teacher development | B. Learner autonomy | If there is sufficient time in the course, teachers have relevance supplementary material available and can choose which is appropriate for their students. | If there is sufficient time in the course, students have relevance supplementary material available and can choose which is appropriate for themselves
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Should English Be the Official Language of the United States? Timothy Robinson Week 8 Assignment English 215 Official English benefits every resident of this wonderful place called America. The country works-because we have a common language. English is the key to opportunity in this country. It empowers immigrants and could make us truly united as a people. Common sense says that the government should teach people English rather than provide services in multiple languages. What would happen
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Bismarck: A Brief Summary Of Accomplishments Otto Von Bismarck was the first chancellor of the German empire (1871-1890) and is well known for the unification of Germany. Germany had existed as a collection of numerous separate principalities and Free Cities since the formation of the Holy Roman Empire. As a large result of Bismarck's efforts, the various German territories were united into a single country. He was appointed chancellor during the reign of Wilhelm I and was also chancellor to
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Introduction to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-level version Preparing Oregon’s Students When Oregon adopted the Common Core in October 2010, our state joined other states in the pursuit of a common, standards-based education for our students, kindergarten through high school. Common standards can increase the likelihood that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success
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significant stylistic variations within the German Expressionist films, ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’, ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘Metropolis’. German Expressionism is the term used to describe the creative arts and film movements that were happening post war, in the early 1920’s. They are associated with themes of death, depression, darkness, insanity and distortion, which depict the state of the country and its civilians following the devastation of the war. German Expressionist films are significant to the
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RELATA, Redentor C. April 4, 2014 ALINGASA, Marjun T. GLOBPRO Case No. 5: Spain’s Telefonica 1. What changes in the political and economic environment allowed Telefonica to start expanding globally? * The changes involved in political and economic environment were the Spanish government starts privatized the company and deregulated the Spanish telecommunications in the market. Due to these changes, followed by a sharp reduction in workforce, rapid adaptation of new
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