How does David Crystal win over so much logic and emotion from his audience? Do the rhetorical tools that Crystal uses aid in his overall success of the argument? Crystal is the author of many books on language such as “The Gr8 Db8” which discusses text language and its impact on society. The author’s undermined approach is shown through historical context, statistics and pathos to effectively reveal the mass spread of English, and the potential impact it will have on the world. Crystal connects with the audience to make them realize that something as simple as the language we speak, could have more of an impact on the world than ever imaginable.
Currently in the United States, English is the de facto language that is primarily used in most regions of the country. The US has taken pride in the fact that it is a country made up of hard-working immigrants coming from all parts of the world. With the ‘melting pot’ society Americans celebrate and embrace, it has widely been accepted and understood that English is the country’s primary language which is spoken in places of business and taught in the public school systems. It is a language, which people from different cultural backgrounds use to communicate with one another. As Mr. Hayakawa states in his article, “English unites us as American-immigrants, communicating with one another in a common language”.
Focusing so hard on excelling in English I was having a hard time acknowledging the basic sentence patterens staying devoted I past it. As growing up and still intrigue about learning more english, shockingly there is more that must be learn. Learning the importance of English I gained hobbies, education, and my writting technique. Over the years I have growned and I use English in my everyday life. I enjoy that I was able to learn how to comprehend the words that I was brought upon and use them to my advantage.As I got better understanding English I seem to be amired by books that keep me amazed by the knowledge that I learn from what I have read.
Another effect of 9/11 is that it has made terrorism studies “now one of the fastest expanding areas of research in the English-speaking academic world”. However, it should be noted that not all the materials written by terrorism studies at this point was from a critical point of view Richard Jackson who can be described as one of the founding fathers of CTS can be said to have started a case for CTS by asking “I believe we have an
She states that there are millions of dollars spent each year to provide translators and translations to non-English speakers that can be saved if they were required to learn English. She claims that one of the most important aspects of assimilating to American culture is the speaking of English and it helps them in reaching the “American dream.” She states that even their board members are fluent in many other languages in an attempt to show how they willingly made a choice to learn instead of just relying on someone else. She claims that if it is not fixed numbers will continue to climb and taxpayer dollars will continue being used for something that should be known by an American citizen. She lastly states that there is nothing wrong with being multi-lingual but it is wrong to think you can move to this country and not learn English and at the tax payer expense survive by keeping your home
This apprehension is one of the main arguments that the movement, now known as Official English, uses to propel their campaign to declare English as the official language of the United States. Although the movement has been gaining strength over the years,
If they were able to learn to speak English, they would be able to get a better job, then a better house, then eventually a better life in general. The final reason you should speak English is for plain old respect. The vast majority of the USA speak English, and have spoken it for the past several generations. If you were to suddenly come into our country and not even try to speak the native language and expect
Hayakawa is a well educated teacher of linguistics, an author on language theory books and a leader in the effort to make English the official language of the United States. Mr. Hayakawa knows a little about the subject having spent most of his time dealing with it, he is an established bonafide individual. Hayakawa believes strongly that English should be made as the official language in the United States and if that came to be our nation will be more unified. Robert D. King opposes Hayakawa’s views and believes that the English controversy is not a problem stating this, “We like to believe that to pass a law is to change behavior; but passing laws about language, in a free society, almost never changes attitudes or behavior” (King 386). King does not see immigrants as a threat, there will always be immigrants and sooner or later they will learn and become accustomed to the language.
A stricter immigration policy should be employed Immigration is always a popular topic around the world, especially in the United States. And the motivation of most immigrants is to pursue a better life like an American Dream. And the inclusive society in the US is of great attraction to immigrants too. Recent years, immigration to the US is still at an increasing trend and the current level of immigration in the US is considered too high. Different political party always have a huge divergence towards immigration policy especially on the Political Campaign Activity because governmental policy towards immigration has a crucial influence to the amount of immigration, the practicality and cost.
3 PAULA ZWOZDIAK-MYERS Reflective practice for professional development In this chapter you will consider • • • the key characteristics of extended professionals; the complex multi-dimensional nature of reflective practice; and qualitative distinctions in reflective practice. Introduction Reflective practice for professional development is in the foreground of attempts to raise educational standards and maximise the learning potential of all students, with an increasing emphasis placed on professional accountability through evidence-based outcomes. The broad consensus arising from recent national and international largescale surveys is that teacher quality is the ‘single most important school variable influencing student achievement’ (OECD 2005: 2), and that effective teaching is built ‘on a concept of teaching as praxis in which theory, practice and the ability to reflect critically on one’s own and others’ practice illuminate each other’ (ETUCE 2008: 26). Teachers need to become very active agents in analysing both their own practice ‘in the light of professional standards and their own students’ progress in the light of standards for student learning’ (OECD 2005: 11). Complex phenomena lie at the heart of reflective practice.