...Washington State may be well known for its camping. Fishing and its skiing in the mountain ranges or for the wide open space of the flat land, but Seattle and some of its businesses comes to everyone’s mind first. The two biggest companies from an employment point of view is Boeing and Microsoft, mainly due to the fact that there products are used by the largest group of people in the world. Out of those two companies’ the most well-known name is Bill Gates. Bill Gates came from a modest home in Seattle and while growing up he could of did what a lot of kids were doing back in those days, which was to follow in his father’s footsteps and became a lawyer, instead he went off in a totally different direction. After only two years of college he dropped out and with a friend by the name of Paul Allen, came up with an idea that someday would change the world. Bill and Allen put their heads together and came up with an idea that would make a computer as easy to work with as a one year old can work a spoon. Sure Bill didn’t invent the computer but his programs, software and eventually his games would be seen in just about every business and house hold around the world. As time went by a lot of small or medium business became bigger because computer became small and easier to use and you could communicate with each other and that meant more computers were needed and that meant more programs. Suddenly people were working at home and when the adults weren’t on the computer the...
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...English Cultural Studies 2014 Teacher’s Name: Mohammed A. Sahir Email: mohammed.sahir@educhina.com.cn Office Hours: 9am till 5pm - Monday to Friday Course Description: In this course, you will improve your Basic to intermediate English vocabulary skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through the study of various cultures, mostly Western from European to American. You will learn about cultural differences in language, behaviours, the arts, and society. This class will provide a summary of different cultures, and you will participate in considerations, online forums, and written and verbal conversations on the subjects discussed. Rules & Procedures Attendance: Students are required to attend all classes. If students miss class, 1. They must first submit the EduChina Student Leave Request Form to the teacher at least two weeks in advance. 2. Students are required to complete all assignments missed upon return. 3. The teacher will decide the due date for these assignments. 4. Excessive absences and missing assignments will result in a failing grade for the course. Behaviour: Student behaviours show be positive in class at all time, 1. Student cannot be disrespectful towards to teacher. 2. Student cannot be disrespectful toward fellow classmates. 3. No bullying. 4. No foul languages in class at all time. 5. No speaking Chinese in class at all time. Cheating/Plagiarism: Copying other people’s work is not tolerated in...
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...University of Singapore Effects of Using Facebook as a Medium for Discussions of English Grammar and Writing of Low-Intermediate EFL Students Thanawan Suthiwartnarueput (noiloveshome@gmail.com) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Punchalee Wasanasomsithi (punchalee.w@chula.ac.th) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Abstract The present study explored the effects of using Facebook as a medium for grammar and writing discussions of low-intermediate EFL students. The data were collected from the students’ utterances asking for explana-tions about English grammar and writing that were posted on Facebook, their gain scores in the pre-test and post-test, and interview responses. The findings showed a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the pre-test and the post-test (t = 6.65, p = 0.00). Most common topics of discussion involved sentence structures, followed by word meanings, parts of speech and then relative clauses. It was found that English grammar was worth promoting for discussions on Facebook because there were correlations between the gain scores in the grammar and writing parts at the significant levels (r = 0.399 in the pre-test and r = 0.859 in the post-test). The students also had positive attitudes toward using Facebook as a means of learning grammar and writing. As an alternative learning tool, Facebook provided them a convenient and attractive means to engage in discussions with the teacher and other users who had better grammatical knowledge...
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...CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIAN ENGLISH Indian English is a distinct variety of the English language. Many Indians claim that it is very similar to British English, but this opinion is based on a surface level examination of lexical similarities. Of course, one must keep in mind that not every linguistic item is used by every Indian English speaker and that a great deal of regional and educational differentiation exists. Even so, items can be identified which are indicative of Indian English speech and which are widely used. These operate on various phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic levels, which I will characterized with items brought up in the recorded discussions, in my previous experience with Indian English, and in scholarly writings about Indian English. References to the transcription excerpts (pages 17-26 of this report) are written, for example, as 1.3.4, which indicates Discussion 1, Excerpt 3, Item 4. 4. PHONOLOGY I was able to do very little on the phonological level. I set up a test to see if the English alveolar /t/ would be articulated as the Indian retroflex /t/ or as the dental /t/ in different phonological environments. The result was that the retroflex completely replaced the alveolar; in fact, it has been found that the entire series of English alveolar consonants tends to be replaced by retroflex consonants (Trudgill & Hannah 1994, p.128). One item that did come out of the experiment was that some Indian English speakers had a tendency to...
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...here: Some themes are: 1. Standard English and dialect 2. Shame and inferiority 3. A teacher’s influence for students 4. Suicide 5. Different ways to learn language In this paper, I will argue that __As a student, Lovey can speak Standard English if she focuses on, but she does not like to say it when she talks to friends because she thinks it is not necessary. Even though she felt ashamed about her family, she loves more._ Examples from the text that help to prove the thesis (provide page #s): 1. “No one will want to give you a job. You sound uneducated. You will be looked down upon. You’re speaking a low-class form of good Standard English. Continue, and you will go nowhere in life…” (9) 2. “And nobody looks or talks like a haole. Or eats like a haole. Nobody says nothing the way Mr. Harvey tells us to practice talking in class…” (10) 3. “yeah,” says Wilma Kahale. “ I thought all Jays suppose for be smut. But you cannot even reduce one stupid fraction….” (14) 4. “ I think about dying every night. Sometimes I want to die at strange moments in the day. Sometimes every day….” (17) Introduction: What will you talk about in your introduction? As we all know, Standard English is very important for one person to live. Just like the teacher said, we must talk and learn Standard English. But the best way to learn it may...
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...Learning English has become one of the necessity to face rapid changes in this globalization era. The desire to learn English is increasing and it resulted in increasing the number of courses for English, either online course or face to face course. Both types of learning require instruction from teacher, have the same purpose to give knowledge and make the students can speak English fluently and write properly in English. However, learning English online and learning English face to face, they differ from one to another in term of flexibility, convenience, time efficiency, and also cost. Traditional class is not flexible as it requires the students and teacher to attend a particular place at specific time. For instance, if students of traditional...
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...teacher encompasses both those who teach in classroom and the more informal teacher who, for example, work in zoos, museum and recreational areas. The work of teacher varies depending on the institution that employs them and the age or grade level of the people he or she teaches. A characteristic is a particular quality or feature that is typical of someone or something. A feature that helps to identify tell apart or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait. It is a quality or property an element of character, that which characterized. In today’s global world, the importance of English cannot be denied and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. Particularly, as a developing country, Philippines needs to make use of this world-wide spoken language in order to prove its international power. This can merely be based on the efficiency of tertiary education. "A great teacher...
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...English literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selected English-language writers: Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Vladimir Nabokov, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie. The focus of this article is on literature in the English language from anywhere, not just the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, the whole of Ireland, Wales, as well as literature in English from former British colonies, including the US. However, up until the early 19th century, it deals with the literature written in English of Britain and Ireland. English literature is generally seen as beginning with the epic poem Beowulf, that dates from between the 8th to the 11th centuries, the most famous work in Old English, which has achieved national epic status in England, despite being set in Scandinavia. The next important landmark is the works of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400), especially The Canterbury Tales. Then during The Renaissance, especially the late 16th and early 17th centuries, major drama and poetry was written by William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Donne and many others. Another great poet, from later in the 17th century, was John Milton (1608–74) author of the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). The late 17th and the early 18th century are particularly associated with satire, especially in the poetry of John Dryden and Alexander Pope, and the prose works of Jonathan Swift. The 18th century...
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...COMPULSORY SUBJECT ENGLISH (801) Aims (English Language) To develop the ability to: • • • derive, infer and critically assess information through listening. express oneself by speaking individually, or in a discussion. read with comprehension drawing information directly or by inference from the text, through an understanding of grammar and structure, vocabulary and idiom. employ a variety of skills in writing : within a framework, using argument or imagination or note making and summarizing. • • use the English language for the purpose of study and social and cultural interaction. speak and write clearly and to the purpose, using appropriate grammar, vocabulary and idiom. Aims (Prescribed Texts) 1. To enjoy and appreciate literature through a critical study of selected literary works. 2. Through the study of literature: • • • approach an understanding of humanity. develop an interest in the thought and culture of the peoples of the world. develop the power of expression and a sense of aesthetic values. • CLASSES XI & XII There will be two papers as follows: Paper 1: English Language (3 hours) – 100 marks Paper 2: Prescribed Textbooks (3 hours) – 100 marks Paper 1: English Language (3 hours) Question One: A composition on one of a number of subjects. ...30 Marks Question Two: Directed writing (an article, a book/film review, speech and report writing or personal profile) based on suggested points...20 Marks Question Three: Short-answer questions to test grammar, structure...
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...2.2 Defective study Habits 8 2.3 Factors Affecting Academic Performance 10 2.4 Study Habits in relation to Academic performance 13 2.5 Need for Orientation of Students on study Habits 18 2.6 Criteria for Good Study Habits 22 CHAPTER THREE 3.1 Design of the Study 28 3.2 Area of the Study 29 3.3 Population of the Study 29 3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 29 3.5 Instrumentation 30 3.6 Validation of Instruments 31 3.7 Reliability of the Instrument 31 3.8 Method of data Collection 31 3.9 Method of data Analysis 32 CHAPTER FOUR 4.1 Data Analysis and Presentation 33 Chapter Five 5.0 Discussion and Interpretation of Result 38 5.1 Discussion of Result 38 5.2 Education Implication of the Findings 42 5.3 Recommendation 43 5.4 Limitation to the Study 44 5.5 Suggestion for Further Studies 44 5.6 Conclusion 45 Bibliography 47 Appendix 55 ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the nature of the study habits possed by the secondary school students in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State and to ascertain whether there existed any relationship between such study...
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...Hello ILC! In my 4th year of study, I would have to spend 8 months working on a project in a developing country. I could work on a health care delivery system, do an environmental assessment, create a marketing or small business development plan with local entrepreneurs, address key issues such as child labor or HIV/AIDS, and the list goes on. With a good mark in English, I hope to get accepted into this program. I’ve never taken an online course so I did not know exactly what to expect. I am finding it more difficult than the English course that I took in day school. I also find that it is twice as much work. However, in day school, a lot of the marking is through class discussions, presentation, and overall behavior in class. Because ILC is independent and there are no teachers to mark a student on presentations discussions, etc, it makes sense that there would be more work to cover. I like this course a lot more than my last English course. I love writing. In day school, we did a lot of writing, but there was always a lot of pressure to finish it at a certain date and perfectly. I absolutely love how I can work at my own pace think about what I am writing thoroughly without stress. It makes things much easier. I work at Zellers as a Fashion Sales Associate. And I have found that balancing school and work has become so much more easier by taking this...
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...Introduction The concern for learning academic English has seen a rise rapidly, as increasingly, non-native speakers of English are becoming part of academic institutions in the global context which creates interest in the field of academic English teaching (Charles & Pecorari, 2016, p.20). This report will present four annotated bibliographies dealing with issues in English for academic purposes. Annotated Bibliographies Coxhead, A. (2000). A New Academic Wordlist. TESOL Quarterly 34(2), 213-230. The purpose of the author in this paper is to help teachers and students of academic English by providing them with a ready list for reference at a tertiary level, that is, at the time of self-study. In this study, the author has attempted to come up with a method that can help to derive a vocabulary specific to academic English, an academic word list (AWL), based on large corpus of words. In doing this, the author consulted a...
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...How to write your assignment Andrew Hardie How to structure an essay Introduction: What is the essay about? What is its question? How is it structured? Main body: methods of data collection, data analysis, interpretation/discussion or discussion of relevant literature Conclusion: summary, answer to essay question, open questions Introduction A “roadmap” to the essay Key phrases: “In this essay, I will discuss…” “This essay looks at/discusses/investigates…” “This essay is structured as follows:…” Main body: data analysis Introduce your data: Where did you get them? How do they help you answer the question? Analyse your data: What in particular do you look at and why? What do the data show you with regard to the question? How can you link results to the literature? Key phrases: “If we look at…we can see that…” “The data clearly show that…” “With regard to… it is evident that…” Main body: literature review Introduce your sources: What are they? How do they help you answer the question? Discuss your sources: What points are made? How do they relate to each other? Where do you differ or agree? Key phrases: “Author A claims/states/reports/suggests that…” “Author B further develops/opposes/critiques the view that…” “Author C‟s theory seems debatable/in need of further empirical evidence/is called into question by…” Conclusion Sum up the argument: Where did you start out from and what did...
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...The Development of the Theory of World Englishes In our modern world there are more non-native speakers of English than native speakers. This is because there is a growing necessity of people to acquire English as a second language for different purposes. As a result of this growing spread of English, new English varieties have risen all over the world. These are commonly called ‘World Englishes’ which suggests the several variations of English spoken in different countries (Seargeant, 2012) As new ‘Englishes’ develop new theories about their formation, similarities and differences arise around the world. English is no longer seen as a unique structure but as a multicultural and plural concept. Hence, the Theory of World Englishes has been developed. According to Seargeant (2012: 6) the theory of World Englishes is “…used to refer to the general discipline that examines the nature and use of English worldwide or of English in globalised contexts”. Thus, it is vital to consider the cultural issues that influence the contexts of those who want to acquire English as a second language. This helps to understand English variations and improves communication in the world. Therefore, this assignment will firstly explain the development of the Theory of World Englishes, then describe its present and future applications and finally evaluate the cultural impacts on speakers of world Englishes. Firstly, it is relevant to provide a clear explanation of the development of the theory of...
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...English and Literature Recent Advances in Technology Are Ruining the English Language In this modern era, technology is dramatically developing and evolving at an astounding rate. The advancement in technology affects almost every aspect of today’s society. The English language is a prime example of this. Linguists from different universities have begun noticing changes in the modern English language; most of the alterations tend to be significant. The English language has been negatively affected by the rise of the Internet, smartphones and social media. To begin with, the Internet has had a significant impact on the teenagers’ lifestyle. This in turn has brought about a dramatic change in the level of English used. Firstly, adolescents in schools have recently created new acronyms to be used on the Internet such as in discussion boards or blogs. Examples of acronyms contain: ‘FYI’ (which stands for ‘for your information’), ‘TMI’ (which stands for ‘too much information’), ‘BRB’ (which stands for be right back) and ‘TTYL’ (which stands for ‘talk to you later’). As a result, these new acronyms have caused students’ English proficiency to deteriorate. The spread of the recently created acronyms have been incorporated into students’ writings which therefore gives the teachers a harder time of ‘reiterating’ the importance of being able to distinguish between the ‘social networking language’ and ‘academic writing’ This means that the students might later suffer in university when...
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