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The problem of academic integrity in institutions of higher learning has received much attention over recent years. This is highly attributed to the increase in plagiarism amongst ESL students in colleges and universities. The number of ESL students in the westernized institutions has increased due to education becoming global and internationalized.
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The challenge of learning the second language can vary depending on the existing differences between the L1 language and the L2 language. Some aspects of L1 language may vary in essential aspects, such as semantics, from the L2 language. The differences imply that learning the L2 language would be a greater challenge.
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Massive changes experienced throughout the economy of the world, communications, and ecology, these momentous changes have consequently lead to the increasing use of English. (Phillipson, 2011). It has been taken by soldier settlers, and traders, a process that was started in the Isles of Britain and the North American colonies.
There is literally a world of difference between Mari’s L1 (Japanese) and her L2 (English). These differences influence her ability to learn her L2. Some of these disparities are simple and basic while others are deep and cutting. A good example of a simple basic difference between Japanese and English is in the sentence structure.
The second topical issue involves a review of kinds of literature that explores some significant features of language in at least one specific subject area of the disciplinary field. Lastly, the annotated bibliography reviews the learning and teaching of academic English as discussed in selected academic English pieces of literature.
Global technology has shown the way to the cropping up of English shortened terms that are applied to the chat groups and social media sites. With the broad range of auditory models that have been available, the use of satellite television makes it easier for New English to stir in diverse directions within the same period.
In nearly every case, the reader majorly changed verb for verb and noun for a noun. Taking the case of TimoR, the substituted word looked very similar to the actual word and did not dramatically change the sense or the meaning of the passage. This is a case where the reader attempts to read by using cues such as the look of the words, the meaning of the words, and the sound of the words –grammar.
In Saudi Arabia, a lot of changes have since taken place, and it started with women being educated based on the Islamic laws that require people to search for knowledge. The first girls’ school in Saudi Arabia was established in 1956 (Nassuora, 2012, p. 24). However, the education for women was guided by the Department of Religious Guidance.
Social identities are a derivation of the strongest views and knowledge especially in communication making language a similarly large player in the social and cultural perspective. In addition, the use of language in expressing self to others is one of its important functions to an individual, and therefore, the clearer the language the better the ability to describe various emotions.
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Dialects features might have a substantive influence on the performance levels of the students in accordance with the course objectives. This makes it ideal for the researchers to determine the relationship between dialect features and performance levels, as well as the improved connection between students and teachers in pursuit of educational goals and targets.
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Studies have been carried out to look into the contribution of dialects in the daily lives of people from divergent speech communities and their interaction. However, there has been a void left in these past research studies carried out, as the researchers have not endeavored to determine certain key issues with regard to the presence of people from variant speech communities in a similar context.
Tajima (2010), in any case, contends that the stakes are much higher. Due to the nearby connections in the middle of language and personality, if individuals start to think about their language as pointless, they see their way of life thusly also. This prompts social disturbance, despondency, suicide, and drug abuse.
A language attains an authentically global status when it establishes a unique role acknowledged in every nation. Although not all nations around the world speak English as a mother tongue, mother-tongue utilization by itself cannot give a language a worldwide status. A language must be embraced by other nations and must be given a special place within the community in order to achieve global status.
The translation of Arabian Nights by Richard Burton was driven by a number of factors such as the messages that Burton tried to put across. Burton observed that the idea of orientalism was common in the Arabian world and needed to inform the world about various ways in which it took place.
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Being an Arabic teacher who is able to speak English as a second language would be an added advantage to Arabic students or to schools in which the main clientele comprise native Arabic speakers who are learning English as a second language it should not be assumed that such advantage will be an automatic transition to allow such teachers to speak in Arabic while teaching learners.
When learning the English language, the functional words are learned first. The functional words are usually short and precise although they do not have any meanings (Bao, 2014). It is also important to note that the functional words can be used to join sentences. This means that one cannot construct any sentence without first learning the functional words.
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For ages, English has been acknowledged as a global language, utilized in every corner of the world as a communication means (Cook, 2004, p.104). In scores of countries, English is considered an essential skill, which children are taught when they grow up so that they can learn by means of English afterward.
As the swing of paradigm on the educational context in Indonesia, as a result, of change role of English language to be an international language in the global era, the Indonesian government through the ministry of education makes effort in establishing English to be the target language among the locals.
Since the teaching of English went global, there has been increased scrutiny about the native teacher vs. the non-native teachers and whether one is more effective than the other. There is a general assumption that native speakers are stereotypically the best person to teach his/her language. This leaves little to no chance for non-native teachers to showcase their abilities.
Like many other Arab countries English is considered as a foreign language and therefore not taught in the classroom until a later grade. In this context students in Saudi Arabia began English language learning at the fourth grade of the primary education.
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Based on the purpose of the research, sources of data will be primary and secondary with the former obtained through the aforementioned questionnaire and the latter from relevant sources as we highlighted in the research method section. Basing on such collection, we schedule the first phase to encompass data collection from the teachers and students.
Second language brings a positive effect to the children in that; their future career and confidence are developed, literacy skills are improved, native-like accents are obtained, increased performance both in school and socially is embraced, improved IQ performance and mental flexibility are some of the advantages gained from the second language.
Since the time of colonization, the English language has witnessed an unprecedented spread on the global platform. This can be attributed to a combination of numerous historical, political, cultural, social, and technological factors. The spread has led to the emergence of varieties of English characterized by multiple linguistic and cultural identities.
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Protagonists of this school of thought believe that the latest trends in Saudi Arabia where teachers often use Arabic in English classes are not only an improvement to learning but shifts to and from the utilization of the first language to bridge gaps learners encounter in the process of learning English (Aburumuh et al. 2009; Alshammari, 2011).
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Technology is synonymous with education just as education is synonymous with technology. The two are intertwined, such that one cannot be without the other. Power-point presentations and larger forms of storage have allowed educators and academic institutions to share their work and strategies, allowing for a more effective instruction session.
In most cases, EAL/D learners are placed in Australian schools at the year-appropriate for their age (Michel, 2002). Their overall cognitive development and life experiences often do not correlate with their English language proficiency. As a result, there are numerous challenges facing each EAL/D student in learning in and through English.
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World englishes (WEs) have been explored more in recent years compared to previous decades. The most outstanding researches that pertain to the exploration of WEs have been constituent of issues that pertain to the challenges of interlanguage theories and challenges in resisting and exposing linguistic imperialism.
It can be difficult to quantify the exact number of people that speak English in the world. However, one can argue that English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Several reasons can be given to explain this phenomenon. One of the reasons is that English is recognized as a language of globalization, science, and technology.
Language forms an important aspect of any society. The instrument of language was used by the Europeans in the quest to attain dominance of the world. In all the countries that were under the British colonization English was engaged as the language of power. Thus language is considered the most durable legacy of colonialism.
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The article Current Perspectives on Teaching World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca by Jenkins seems to focus on the implications of these terms or phrases for TESOL. Specifically, it is interested in measuring the extent of influence of these terms on English language teachers, linguists, and second language acquisition researchers.
Language is of central significance within the legal system because there would be no laws without language. It is important to note that court judgments, legal proceedings, and legislations use specific linguistic forms. Generally, legal cases concern issues of interpretation and ambiguity relating to the words used in a conversation.
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Education (TESOL), where the initials stand for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, is a field of specialization in education. Of course, the mention of the word education creates an image of two parties in a classroom setting i.e. teacher and learner. The teacher passes worthwhile knowledge and values to willing learners.
EAP courses help the learners to understand the linguistic and cultural practices, in particular, institutional and disciplinary practices that are appropriate for studying or working using the medium of English. The ability to analyze the target needs of learners has been considered the starting point in determining the language and associated practices needed in their work as well as academic courses.
Language is as old as the existence of man apparently, language is the factor that holds people together and establishes all social relationships among people. Worth noting is the actuality that without language, human communications could have been paralyzed. Apparently, it is only through language that people can pass messages, express their ideas, practice authority, and coexist.
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Past research into sociolinguistic aspects has resulted in proposals that regard numerous issues, including reasons for employing code-switching, contexts of its execution, and the reasons for engaging in code-switching. Grammatical aspects of code-switching have increased the understanding of these issues, resulting in a better understanding of intrasentential code-switching and its constraints.
The essay attempts to create an appeal to researchers involved in describing l2 literacy and investigating l2 reading pedagogy. Notably, the essay provides myriad overviews of research related to l2 reading and other numerous opportunities to reflect on, develop, and practice the teaching skills needed for effective ESL and EFL literacy instruction.
The purpose of the following paper is to analyze and discuss the pressures faced by an instructor in teaching English in Saudi Arabia such as lack of experience in dealing with learning technologies e.g. language lab, projector, professional institutes to help the students to practice the English language.
When two or more consonants are placed together in a word without placing a vowel between them, is called a consonant cluster or a consonant blend. For instant in the word [ˈbrɪljənt] consonant clusters are /br/, /lj/ and /nt/. Consonant clusters can occur anywhere in the word: beginning, middle or at the end.
The paper highlights the impact international students have on ESL programs by looking at ESL students’ perceptions and expectations with regard to the English language. The study has been conducted at the University of Melbourne where the impact international students have on ESL programs is being identified.
There have been arguments that from the start, Andy Kirkpatrick’s materials give complete revolution regarding the likely futures for Englishes in the world. This is perhaps due to his approach which has been original. What people think of Kirkpatrick’s works is that there is a lot of uncertainty regarding the future of English in the world.
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In an increasingly globalized world economy, there are infinite benefits of embracing a language that is spoken around the world. So far, the English language has emerged as best fitting for that purpose, and rightfully deserves to be referred to as an international language. Many people around the world today speak English as a foreign language.
Grizzly starts by narrating the facts revolving around Timothy Treadwell and his dear girlfriend Amie Huguenard and the reason behind their death. This piece of truth will be deeply seated in an individual’s heart as they grow acquainted with Timothy and the massive crowd of animals that stay with the environment of his demise.
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Language is also a reflection of the culture of people not just a part of the culture. Students of language are thus required to not only learn a language but also the underlying culture of the people who speak the culture. Second language teaching must make sure the acquisition of a language goes alongside the acquisition of culture.
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In most countries, English is identified as a foreign language without any official status. Nonetheless, English is used as the language for wider communication due to the British colonial legacy as well as the USA emerging as a superpower in the 20th century. In multilingual nations that have more than two languages, English is learned as a third language.
A language's phonology has a basic unit which is called a phoneme. When a number of phonemes are combined together, they form morphemes or words, which are meaningful units. The typical definition of a phoneme is "the smallest contrastive linguistic unit which may bring about a change of meaning".
The essence of curricula, syllabuses, and policies is appreciated across borders, but then, those that are designed and implemented by a governing administration are only active within that the territory of that government, in this case, contexts in which English is the main language used. They are designed to enhance the operation of a given system and to ensure fairness to all participants.
In Saudi Arabia, English is considered a foreign language which means the learners have limited opportunities to learn how to speak and to practice teaching. Most students look at the classroom as a place to learn and practice. Saudi English learners look to the teacher with great hope since they consider the teacher to be very competent which leaves the teacher with a lot of responsibility.
Linguists’ divergent views on the subject are manifest in the multiple terms they use to refer to it: grammatical subject, notional subject, logical subject, psychological subject, semantic subject, referential subject, pronominal subject, expletive subject, and dummy subject among other references.
Prosodic features of a spoken language are not identified as discrete features. They are also known as suprasegmental or non-segmental features. In other words, prosody refers to prosodic features of tone, stress, speech, intonation, and others. Mostly three features are discussed when either comparing or contrasting between Arabic and English.
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The ability of a person to speak or write well is a learned or culturally transmitted skill that cannot be naturally acquired but achieved through various practices within the formal learning settings (Brown, 2000). This clearly indicates that speaking and writing skills are practiced and learned based on experiences.