English language

analysis is from a young English Language Learner’s journal. The topic of the student wrote about is a current news event—bombings that occurred in New York and New Jersey in September of 2016. There is no verbal speech involved in this analysis, so I will be focusing solely the student’s writing. In order to understand the student’s comprehension of the English language through writing, I will have to look closely at the sample to see their recognition of their L2, English. The goal of this…

Achieving literacy in the English language is impressive, being literate in a foreign language as well is an accomplishment. Literacy in the Spanish language for me means that I have a strong understanding of the language and am able to comprehend what is being communicated to and around me. Thanks to Señor Jimenez, what I learned in my Spanish classes is something that I can take and practice for the rest of my life. The road to get there was not painless, but it was worth it. After four…

common line is, “Speak English, you're in America” or “Why don't you go back to whatever you came from, we speak English here”. These comments are always targeted at our people who minds their business and is being insulted from people who believe they're higher in power. English is not the official language, although it's the native language, according to Kaitlyn skye hipple on “Why The United States Does Not Have An Official Language”. There should not no official language for the U.S,…

Why is English Language continuously changing? English language is a language spoken throughout the world and its changing for several reasons. It changes because the needs of its speakers change, it could be as a result of the introduction of new words, swearing words, slangs, pronunciation, and technology for clear and efficient communication. New words like “Twerk” and “selfie” have been introduced and even added to Oxford Online Dictionary, English is becoming shorter…

This is an essay especially created to illustrate the, quite few, but evident, the flaws of the English language. Though easy to learn, versatile and beautiful, the political evolution and the political power shift, have created a certain stereotype, and people tend to write, some sort of, robotic sentences, using a lot of words to express a short, simple message. Humanity didn’t do this on its own, politics and snobbery played crucial roles in this development. Instead of using simplicity, we…

up my English-language school is Singapore. The reason that I chose to establish an English-language school in Singapore is because they are a small island country that relies heavily on international trade and treaties to continue growing their economy. Their economy is fueled by imports and exports. The reason I think Singapore is a good location to establish an English-language school is because they need to maintain strong ties with major economic powers of the west. The English language is…

question in every grade, “Why does my English suck?” In school, I was the student that would just get by with C’s and barely grasp the concepts that I’ve been taught. I could not understand why I wasn’t good in English, but it was my first language. Then I realized that I wasn’t great in English because I disliked reading, and that was one significant way of learning it. Eventually, I found myself in a classroom full of students who can barely speak and write English and I felt bitter. By the…

History is an obvious evidence of males’ higher position in society. They were rulers and contributed to English language. Labour division in communities is one factor of discrimination in language. Women were fixed with housework and lowly jobs, so some prestigious job words are not for women. Besides the cause of society, language also represents tradition and culture. Cameron agreed that sexist language is a symbol of cultural representation of gender (Cameron, 1990). From early childhood, we…

today’s civilization and culture is language. The ability to be literate is a privilege and a necessity in a world that relies on common speech, systematic administration and communication through writing. English has been a vital part in today’s society within hundreds of cultures worldwide; however, English has not always been as popular or familiar to those who speak it in the modern world. Indeed, like most things in a constantly changing world, the English language has undergone multitudes…

and particularly English Language Learners (ELL), is using model programs that help make lessons more applicable to ELL students. One example of a model program that has shown success is the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation’s creation of the Every Child Ready model. Noted in the textbook, Using the SIOP Model with Pre-K and Kindergarten English Learners, “The mission of the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation (“AppleTree”) is to provide accelerated early language and…