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“On the Variability of Interlanguage Systems”

as well that varied in accordance with whether or not their speck was formal or more casual. These consistencies varied with the ...

“Interlanguage”

"the error pattern and ultimate fossilization which characterize the interlanguages of adult second-language learners" (475)....

“On Variation in Interlanguage: A Response to Gregg”

unknown and that a learners performance is optimal at all times. In reality, Tarone argues, this optimal situation is seldom in p...

Universal Grammar in Second Language Acquisition

linguistics which are extrapolated from the study of linguistic generalisations. These are that is A is true then B must be true, ...

The Power of Language in "The Tempest" and "The Birthday Party"

does the chicken cross the road?") that they might as well be physically beating him. Instead, they have the power in the play bec...

The English Language

are considered quite strong. How did English emerge? What is its history? A few hundred years ago, English was simply a hodge pod...

The Importance of ESL in the International School Curriculum

meet the demands that society dishes out, and cultural demands as well. This is becoming increasingly more significant as the worl...

Language & Critical Thinking

Critical thinking has been defined as "the ability to construct and/or extrapolate abstract meaning in and from a variety of setti...

Informal Time Terms

of vague terms, they clearly have a place in it. But what about terms that are ambiguous? As noted, the complexity of language su...

Mardi Gras and Effects on the New Orleans Economy

quickly become important ("The History of Mardi Gras," 2007). Some call it Fat Tuesday, which is what the term Mardi Gras actually...

Historical Changes in the English Language

our purposes, its important to note that "... the Latin tongue did not replace Brittonic as the language of the general population...

Oral Language & Lessons Plans

twice-weekly in 15-minute sessions. The adult reading the books asked both literal and inferential questions of the children using...

Violent Crimes and Female Perpetrators

"The mythology of Myra Hindley reveals, above all, that we do not have a language to represent female killing..."....

English-Language Learners

do with teacher preparation. Surveys during faculty meetings reveal that 70 percent of the teachers do not feel they are adequatel...

Balanced Approach and the Impacts on Teaching Literacy

that the most important result of these skills is that the "children can shift their attention away from the content of speech to ...

Nabokov & Use of Language

that fit with their role within the novels "deck." Martha Dreyer, Nabokovs "Queen," is a calculating woman with sharp intelligence...

Summary of “Listening in the Native and Second/Foreign Language: Toward an Integration of Research”

human understanding, theorists such as Aristotle and Saint Augustine also considered the same subject as did Hobbes and the Port R...

The Debate over Bilingualism

third report was a meta-analysis of the subject matter; done by a non-education professional it is assumed to be relatively free f...

Is Black English Vernacular a “Real Language?”

This idea, she says, is not hypothetical; the grammar and syntax peculiar to Black English Vernacular have been known for several ...

Phonological Awareness and Reading: The Process of Language Acquisition

a part of the construction of spoken language. Specifically, phonological awareness if the conceptual view that spoken language c...

Coping Strategies & Influences on Student Nurse

study intervention that addresses strategies for helping student nurses cope with high levels of stress. This studys findings stre...

Early Language Acquisition/Syntax

as a child adapts to the language requirements of the native environment (Gliedman). Animal studies verify his perception in that ...

Speech Analysis / King's 'I Have a Dream'

Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...

The Development of Language

The fact that our use of language varies in accordance with social stimuli is, in fact, well appreciated among linguists....

The Most Important Trait in a Leader

through a symbolic manner, as it involves language. He notes, "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a g...

Race Relations in Kankakee, Illinois

been brewing in Kankakee that is connected to a "personal matter" concerning Dr. Brian Ali, the Superintendent of Kankakee School ...

Puerto Rican Language

that they are seen widespread throughout many states in the nation and as such have developed very diverse language adaptations of...

Significance of Language, ELL Instruction

This research paper/essay pertains to the repercussions of what it would be like if all other languages besides English became ext...

Impact on Language Learning, Global Issues

This research paper explored organizational websites of intuitions that focus on global issues, such as environmental issues, pove...

Research Proposal Evaluate Adult ESL

How effective are adult ESL courses? This is a question that often generates great debate because assessments of the impact of the...