He points out that using an abbreviations is not a new idea, people have been using these abbreviations since the English language has been written down. Crystal explains in his essay that texting is just another way of communication; therefore language will not be destroyed. Crystal states that abbreviating words save time and energy. Crystal simply explains in his essay that the goal of texting
For example in my transcript...... Overlapping when I friend is talking is done so often that it’s not deemed as ‘rude’ between us so I constantly do it. But I would not overlap my parents, teachers or grandparents as it’s
The advantages of this method of communication is that Samir would find a way to communicate without him, express his feeling and interact more with others. However the disadvantages of British sign language is that it is not suited for people like Samir, as he does not have a hearing impatient, but he is partially sighted so seeing the signs but be a problem. The second strategy reviewed in m2 was to teach Samir English, this method was going great until the staff member allocated to do with job had to leave. The advantages of teaching Samir English were that it was not a short term solution when Samir learns English it’s a tool he will use and need when he goes onto to leave happy valley special school. The disadvantage to this strategy was that the staff member was not coming in every day.
He goes on to talk about how argument at its most elementary form contains the same basic elements of a scholarly argument with less sophisticated language. This is certain because with any argument there is a claim and a counter claim supported by individual judgments and beliefs. It does not matter if the argument is between educated individuals or not, the basic elements remain constant. Yet today there seems to be many students lacking these basic elements of argument. The problem in the school structure that Graff recognizes is lack of persuasion to get students to argue.
In speaking to other ELL students whose home language is different, ELL students, use English but due to the students’ limitations in their English proficiency, they expose each other to more broken English I will value the instructional power of a word wall by frequently utilizing, maintaining, and updating it.All too often, secondary educators miss important opportunities to build the literacy skills of all students. This is especially true in
It was the language he felt love and the language that kept his family together. On the other hand English was the language that intimidated him. He could only hear sounds people make while speaking English instead of the words. Once he started learning English, he slowly realized that he needed to learn it in order to fit in society. Bilingual Education taught him it is a must to fit in the American society but this profound knowledge cost him the closeness of his family.
Essay I think that this is true to Vonegut himself because in his essay he doesn’t include any sentences that do not speak about the subject. He also includes many types of speech in his writing that helps attract the reader and explain the thesis of his topic more. Vonegut says that most newspaper reporters and technical writers are trained to reveal nothing about them and he is not lying because rarely do you find a reporter or a journalist writing about them. He also says that not all sentences have to be complicated in order to have a deeper meaning and suggests the line “To be or not to be?” quoted from the book Hamlet where the longest word in that quote is only three letters long. Vonegut also explains to us that simplicity is not only reputable but also sacred in ways such as when it is being used in the bible.
Adam Yang Professor Anderson English103A-01 January 22, 2012 Tentative Thesis In a society where the English language is the key to success, and to higher education, there are those who still struggle in the language and as of it, they will need extra support. How can we look at the language today and say that because of it we are different and are not the same as we were so many years ago? We are human and have the ability to adapt and assimilate into new ideas and area we have never seen before and therefore that is where our greatest knowledge of language lies. In Rodriguez autobiography the Hunger of Memory he believes that people must change and assimilate in order to be successful and to leave the language and culture they once grew up in, to have a better chance in education. In my own experience with seeing those who
we speak English. Nevertheless, the English language is one of the more difficult languages to learn and I can understand why many immigrants may feel overwhelmed and intimidated when faced with learning a whole new language. This is why, I believe, the U.S. should implement a required program specifically designed to aid incoming immigrants in learning English. This would especially be constructive for those entering the workforce and will absolutely have a positive effect on the future of those that complete the program. Although, at this point in time, the United States does not have a National language I still believe a helpful program should be put into action.
The second TESOL goal is for the ELLs to use English to achieve academically in all content areas. The last TESOL goal is to use English in socially culturally appropriate ways. Even though the standards that TESOL uses are extremely helpful, they still don’t give teachers enough information they need to make sure that ELLs can achieve high standards in most content areas. . (NCLR Educating English Language Learners Annie E. Caasey Foundationhttp://www.lab.brown.edu/pubs/nclr/edells_impinstprct.)