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The Evolution of Language

a variety of human factors have all served as a focus for study and research in a number of areas. Because language is one of th...

Three Perspectives on Problems with Teaching English

learn the ways in which standard English developed -- that no language remains "fixed" but is rather a constantly evolving, adapti...

Global Language of English

speak English at some level of competence, and it would be counter-productive to try and establish another language as the one whi...

Pros and Cons of Learning a Second Language

among the most notable. Essentially, he believes that natural language and conversation is the best means of acquiring a second l...

Language Competence and Language Performance Differences

a play we can look at this further. The role of a play may be to entertain and inform, yet, whatever the purpose of the play there...

Connection Between Written Communication and Verbal Language

Forbes, 1997, p.293). Indeed, people experience language in different ways. People with difficulties such as stuttering, or those...

Spanish Language and the Arabic Influence

well. "Besides being spoken in Spain, it is the official language of all the South American republics except Brazil and Guyana, o...

Language Performance versus Language Competence

has been directed by the supervisor to deliver a speech at a meeting. The person, being extremely nervous, may stutter, stammer, f...

Social Construction or Cognitive Development in the Relationship Between Emotion and Language

is a complex one and not one in which all researchers are in agreement. This question is central, however, to understanding of ho...

War Concept and the 'Language of War'

Language. Orwell explains that in his time at least, political speech and writing were primarily done to defend the indefensible (...

ESL

of nationalities, which speaks to the continual need for effective English instruction. Some of the inherent difficulties and cha...

Cooperative /Collaborative Language Learning; PowerPoint Presentation

This 10 page paper is a presentation concerning the use of a collaborative/co-operative approach to language teaching. The present...

Dual Language Programs - Two-Way Immersion

p. 145). These programs are called dual language programs and they are the only programs with empirical data that concludes childr...

How Computers Weaken Language Skills

a poem as well as a human being, the real problem is not skill, but in ideology. That is, many people tend to rely on computers an...

McWhorter/Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

Another feature that is unique to English is the way in which English uses the that "-ing thing" (McWhorter 2). In English, the pr...

Sppech Pathology and ADHD

Center for Health Statistics, approximately 6.7% of children aged 5 to 17 were reported to have ADHD in 1997-2000" (Attention Defi...

English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities and One School Setting

population of zip code $ 50,000 - $59,999 11.0% $ 60,000 - $74,999 12.3% $ 75,000 - $99,999 11.5% Source: (Income and Housing,...

Language Learning Context and Second Language Programming

2. Which part of your plan relates directly (or involves) your developmental objective? How does this aspect of your development...

A History of Foreign Language Curricula in American Schools

of the world speaks languages other than English. Hence, there is good reason to speak the language. Yet, American public schools ...

JavaScript and PHP-MySQL

This 5 page paper looks at JavaScript and PHP-MySQL, considering each language and identifying the differences between the two lan...

Parts of Linguistics

Linguistics is the study of language and how people make and understand the meanings of 'utterances.' There are numerous component...

Academic Writing and ESL Students

This research paper pertains to the problems faced by English as a Second Language (ESL) learners when faced with the challenges o...

Iraqi Languages: Kurdish

This research paper pertains to the Kurdish language, which is a principal language spoken in Kurdistan region of Iraq. The writer...

Relationship Between Language-Based And Learning Disabilities

Beyond that, however, is the fact that any student who is struggling with language will not be able to read and write as well as a...

Psychological Article Reviews

article acknowledges the perceived weaknesses within a particular culture; however, it also identifies the fact that all students ...

Students Are Note Learning Languages

In today's global world, it is necessary for businesspersons and others to be proficient in at least one other language, yet, enro...

Language's Collective and Individual Consequences

them into question some three decades prior to Lorimer and Gasher (2000). Berger and Luckman (1970) recognized even during the fl...

Language Delay and Speech-Language Therapy

This research paper briefly review three research studies in speech-langauge therapy that address developmental language delay in ...

Chinese Language Learning and Building Language Ability and Intelligence

this process on language acquisition and thinking ability over time. For elementary school children, the use of this kind of com...

Language's Gendered Nature

taking care of her man and of nurturing the home and the family. It was apparent to me that her sense of femininity and womanhood...