Category: English Language

Abstract Language has been proven to be inseparable from socio-cultural interaction. Recent empirical studies on conversation in a discourse of a multi sociocultural group observe the need of politeness strategies to ensure smooth conversation among the interlocutors. Even though Nigeria has made English Language as a language of unity, the controversies, division and distrust among…

According to Brown and Levinsons theory, in order to avoid acts that can potentially threaten ones face or their interlocutors face, people employ either positive politeness strategies, which emphasize familiarity and similarity in order to minimize social distance or negative politeness strategies, which exhibit respect and non-imposition, so as to maximize the social distance between…

In the global economy, research, innovation, and a variety of other disciplines, English is the dominant language. Prior to English, French has been frequently regarded as the most important international language. From the seventeenth century through the mid-twentieth century, French was the language of diplomacy, and it is still used by several international organizations. The…

If youre reading this, I hope it finds you well. You may have taken English 101. According to the University of Arizonas English language department, English 101  is to introduce you to the conventions of academic writing and critical thinking (English 101: Introduction to College Writing). Looking forward, in English 102 you can expect…

Is it necessary to ignore ones identity while learning to speak English? In Amy Tans essay, Mother Tongue the author talks about her love for languages. The author highlights more about her life experience with her mother in America because of her mother’s barrier to the English language. Tan also talks about her mother’s humiliation…

Manny Pacquiao’s quote Life is meant to be a challenge because challenges make you grow makes me recall a certain part of my life when I had to learn English as a second language. Moving to the United States of America at the age of seven and spending my early development age learning a third-world…

My name is Hadrien and I have been studying English for three years now at Rennes 2. In order to perfect my studies I am applying for this program. I heard about this program last year thanks to one of my professors and I immediately thought that the Fulbright FTLA program would be a perfect…

Teaching philosophy is an important statement for a teacher to create a clear portrait of their personality as a teacher. Every teacher has to write philosophy on how, what, and why they want to teach. This essay will introduce a teaching philosophy as English language teacher. Teaching Philosophy I believe that all students have different…

it is important for every child to acquire listening and speaking skills before starting to attend their primary school stated darwissyah irwan d nunun indrasari 2019 there are many strategies and techniques that promote and encourage listening and speaking skills in the foundation phase in this assignment i will critically analyse the types of listening…

Language has profound effects on how a person perceives and process a piece of information. For learning purpose, it is indispensable to have the proper knowledge of the language in which one is pursuing a degree. Association of International Student Assimilation (AISA report, 2014) reported that most of the international students show poor academic results…