THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE USE OF ENGLISH TEXTS IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: A CASE OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS ABSTRACT The status of the English language in Nigeria has not engendered a commensurate development of the language‚ especially in the school system. That the youths‚ especially‚ do not have adequate functional competence in the language is attested to by the rate of failure in the terminal senior secondary school examinations and the low level of performance in the General
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status of English as the global language is assured Since the globalization spreads rapidly throughout the world‚ the need of a global language has become more crucial than ever before. Despite this unavoidable demand‚ some people are afraid that English may have negative effects on their own major language when English become dominant. A few countries try to limit the use of English such as Brazil‚ Poland and France etc. as the governments want to enforce language purity. However‚ English which is
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people in the world now speak English? According to a recent report "...three billion people will be speaking or learning English within a decade." English is the language of globalization. It’s the language of international business and politics. It is the primary language used for most computers and for the inner workings of the Internet. English is the dominant international language in communications‚ science‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio and diplomacy. English is an important tool for operating
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ENGLISH IN INDIA In our country English is important for a number of reasons. India is a land of diversity. Different people speak different languages. A person of Tamil Nadu does not speak Hindi. So he can’t understand Hindi of a person from North India. However he can understand in English. So English is a link language. Different people can communicate with one another with the help of English. Secondly‚ all advanced knowledge in science‚ technology and medicine is available in English.
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American and British English Syntax As English continues to assert its dominance as a leading language used worldwide‚ it’s no wonder to learn that it is now an acknowledged global language and the standards that its users hold it to will splinter and change over time. Most of the variance can be attributed to differing national histories and cultural development. Today‚ English is used in a range of contexts around the world as the native language of millions‚ the official language of numerous nations
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Languages‚ dialects and slang of Sweden Introduction My research will be how the language variation in Sweden looks today‚ and I will give some information about the Swedish language and other spoken languages in Sweden. I will also look into the sub-dialects called `Rinkebyswedish`‚ ´Swenglish” and slang language. Swedish is now officially the main language of Sweden and is spoken approximately by 10 million people. Although until 2009 it was not the official language. The reason for that was
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The Role of Local Culture and Context in English Language Teaching -Mabindra Regmi The Relation between Language and Culture The structuralists portrayed language as an entity that could be segmented and through learning these segments‚ the totality would also be learnt. This method has been tested‚ challenged and in many cases discarded in the world of linguistics. The conception‚ propagation and inevitable discontinuation of ever new methods has prompted Sowden to express “there has indeed been
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ISSN 2039‐2117 Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol 3 (1) January 2012 Causes of rising failure of the students’ in the subject of English at Secondary Level Gulap Shahzada (Corresponding & Principal author) Institute of Education & Research University of Science & Technology‚ Bannu‚ Pakistan Gulap_786@yahoo.com Dr. Safdar Rehman Ghazi Institute of Education & Research University of Science & Technology‚ Bannu‚ Pakistan drsrghazi@yahoo.com Dr.
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Jesse Bober P.6 Topic 1- Describe the three major phases of the english language and the major changes that happended When England was established there were several kingdoms and the most advanced one was Nurthumbria. It was this period that the best of the Old English literature was written ‚ including the epic poem Beowulf. In the 8th century Nurthumbrian power declined ‚ West Saxons became the leading power. The most famous king of the West Saxons was Alfred the Great
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Omar Alfaro Reyes ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Why learning English as a second language? Nowadays learning another language is important because it is the most common language in the world‚ almost 60% people in the world use English regularly. Sometimes people think that learning English is difficult because most of the students can have different difficulties and problems in learning another language for example they make mistakes in their pronunciations‚
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