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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...

Language And Syllogisms

and the Internet could well be viewed as a foreign language. For example, consider the word mouse which is a creature, and undesir...

Chivalry

for both of these elements are indicative of the distinction between ordinary love and that which extols virtue, honor and courage...

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...

Effective Communication and Language Barrier

these people as humanitarian gestures. This signaled to these people that other nations, despite differences in culture and langua...

Language and Communication in South Africa

of people in the nation are illiterate (Kenny, 2003). When examining poorer populations, most people who live on one dollar per d...

Language and Prejudice

for they will immediately assume this doctor is an idiot, despite the fact that language, ones particular style of speaking, has n...

Benefits of Acquiring Another Language

Recent research has found that parts of the brain grow when adults learn another language, which would make this endeavor very hel...

Language and Thinking

A major debate for decades has focused on whether or not language shapes thoughts. Can language influence thoughts so much as to s...

Iraqi Languages: Kurdish

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

Fr. Andrew Greeley Book

This essay discusses one of Fr. Andrew Greeley's many books. The topic of this essay is: Great Mysteries: Experiencing the Catholi...

Language and Comprehension Issues in Primary Research

The writer considers a scenario where a recent survey was used to gather results from a sample were 34% had only achieved an eleme...

Pagan Religions and Christianity

Did Christianity borrow ideas and practices from pagan mystery cults. This is an allegation that has been popping up since the 19t...

Approaches to Teach Foreign Languages

the learning process; enhancing the students personal contributions in the classroom; and attempting to link what is learned in th...

Problems in Communication

iPhone as a result of a new app I had downloaded. This appears to be an easy conversation, but it did not go smoothly. The first...

Specific Language Impairment Article Review

language abilities develop. The languages themselves may be different, but the underlying acquisition processes appear to be the s...

Amelie, A Film Review

understand the main thrust of the film without subtitles, as it follows Amelie from childhood to adulthood, showing the main event...

The Shift from Latin to Vernacular Language Use

This resulted in a gradual shift, and reflected not only the lower level of influence of Rome, but also the declining influence of...

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...

Computer Operating Language Python

used; this decreases the costs of the learning process as well as the programme maintenance processes. The language supports modul...

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 (...

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...

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...

ESL

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

Issues of Qualitative Research, Language, and Ethnography

In six pages the issues that pertain to qualitative research, language, and ethnography are examined within the context of the art...

COBOL and Chase Manhattan, A New Way?

The programming language COBOL is discussed in relation to modern corporations, particularly Chase Manhattan Bank. One of the firs...

Pat Barker's Novels

This paper examines language's role and truth perceptions as depicted in the novels of Pat Barker in 10 pages. Eight sources are ...