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Edward Said's 'Self' and 'Other' Concepts in an Examination of English as a Global Language

have English as a second language, and in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres English is already widely used, since it is t...

English Language Teaching Methods Critically Compared

speak English as a native language; rather, the extent to which focused training serves to mold an effective ESL instructor is bot...

ESL is Better than Bilingual Education

(Bilingual/ESL, 2004). Carrasquillo and Rodriguez (1996) point out that mainstreaming LEP students is one of the most significan...

1984 by George Orwell and Language's Power

everyone gets the aggressive tendencies out of their system in a controlled fashion) the Ministry of Truth is really full of decei...

Language Characteristics

service in that it ensures that all involved share a common understanding of the terms being used. It also provides a means of cr...

Language Dies as Globalization Lives

recognized, this is the death of languages. The impact of language change and evolution has been linked with globalization (Mufw...

Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, T.S. Eliot's 'The Mill on the Floss' and Narrative Perspective

had a daughter who loved him"; however, Maggie received no such indications either from her father" or from Tom--the two idols of ...

Comparative Analysis of Procedural and Nonprocedural Computer Programming Languages

Because the object-oriented languages and paradigms (i.e., non-procedural) ended up providing a stronger return on investment for ...

1st and 2nd Grade Self Assessments

Journals can be used also but depend on the childs command of written language. A rubric is an authentic assessment tool that is...

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...

Language Teaching Naturally

predominant line of thinking is that the antiquated approaches are just too stringent and are actually insufficient. There are ma...

Gendered Interpretations and Development of Language Relating to Childhood Cognitive Development

century, psychologists, social theorists and educators have considered the notion of cognitive development and the progression of ...

The Educational Framework for Language Arts in California

the framework (California Department of Education, 1999). This draft was critically reviewed by an external researcher to validate...

1st and 2nd Amendments' Examination and Revision

the Constitution (and its Bill of Rights) is a living document, which was written in such a way so as to fit the times. While this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

2nd Meditation of Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes' Second Meditation is analyzed in 5 pages with sensory information interpretation and truth the primary focus of di...

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...

2nd to 3rd Generation Mobile Communications Movement

It is only if we consider the movement between the first generation, limited brick like telephones and the second generation telep...

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...

Computer Operating Language Python

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

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...

Shame and Respect Expressions

In six pages this paper considers the relationship that exists between shame and respect social norms and language as represented ...

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 ...