What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten Jin Yeming Teacher Lily Kwon EAP 2B Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten For years it was thought that learning foreign language is getting more and more important because of the globalization. In order to acquire a new language as soon as possible‚ amounts of parents would like to let their children begin to learn new languages in kindergarten. There are many positive effects if people learn foreign language when they
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They make us who we are. It’s a known fact that all people make mistakes‚ do things that are wrong by the outlook of society‚ and are left up to "second chances". This could be a blessing or a curse. Blessings for the people who use their chance for the better‚ to advance from their loss‚ to make up for lost ground‚ and regain a grip on life. Some will grow mentally and go on to help others who are headed down a dead end road. It’s saving others from taking the loss‚ or from putting loss in others’
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Language and Its Necessity When you hear the word language what comes to mind? Do you cringe deep down? Does your nose go up in disgust? If this happens to you when you think of the word language don’t worry you’re not the only one. Language‚ to most‚ can be daunting. It can be especially daunting if you are learning it for the first time. Even I find it difficult to grasp concepts and rules. It seems like they are always changing. You then add advancing technologies‚ and language has gone even
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Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English
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Learning a new language In my 16 years old life‚ I have learned three languages so far. I may not be an expert‚ but so far I am working on developing my vocabulary in those languages I can‚ and I even learn more and more for each and every day. I am currently talking German‚ Swedish and English. I’ve studied also Spanish for four years now but I do not think I can speak the language fluently because I have not learned so especially much those years. I would like to learn a fourth language because
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Is language an instinct? Before discussing this question‚ the definition or area of language should be considered first. Many introductions to the study of language‚ linguistics‚ avoid giving a definition‚ or consider it to be so obvious that it does not need to be defined (Harley‚ 1995). According to Gleason and Ratner (1998)‚ one of the properties attributed to language is that it is a uniquely human behaviour. Pinker (1994:334) points out that: nonhuman communication systems are based
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A Second Chance Yassamine Souisri Kettering College A Second Chance Three years ago‚ my cousin Wael‚ aged 17‚ died next to me in a car accident. It was a very beautiful evening‚ I just got off work and was excited to go home and drive my new Nissan 350Z my boyfriend just got me. As I arrived to my house‚ Wael was waiting for me. I hadn’t seen him over a week or so‚ and the excitement to see him was killing me. I wanted to go out for a drive to catch up‚ as well as test drive the new car. We
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Language Attitude Language attitudes are the feelings people have about their own language or the language of others. Attitude towards a language can determine whether the language continues or whether it is eliminated. If a language has political and financial backing it has a good chance of surviving. If people perceive that the language can improve their social status and economic prosperity those are usually strong motivators for people to maintain or make a language shift – sometimes
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