Language is a means by which people communicate, and the choice of spoken and written language is influenced by a person’s culture and the Discourse they are in. Spoken Australian Standard English (ASE) differs from its written form, in that the speaker must be clear in what they are saying, so the listener can make meaning of the conversation. If the listener does not understand, they are able to ask questions to clarify meaning. Also, intonation plays an important role in understanding the context
Introduction In the contemporary world, English language is the proffered language of communication in many communities. Most of English speakers are not native and have acquired English literacy as a secondary language. However, it is a medium of ‘intra-national’ and ‘international’ communications (A. Matsuda & P. Matsuda, n.d.). Throughout the world all communities use a structurally different dialect of the English, hence the term ‘Englishes’. Like Australia, there are many countries in the world
For many years there has been a debate whether the use of text messaging is harming the formal standard of English in literacy. As more and more students worldwide acquire and use mobile phones, so are they engaging themselves in text messaging. Such is the circumstances that some lecturers are voicing concerns that students writing abilities have the risk of being sacrificed on the altar of text messaging. Texting is quite a new phenomenon and has caused a high level of interest among investigators
Second language (L2) writing has always been a difficult area for second language learners and a interesting topic for second language researchers. Research on the L2 writing process has begun to thrive since the early 1980s. L2 writing is a complex process of discovery which involves brainstorming, multiple drafting, feedback practices, revision, and final editing. It is different from L1 writing, because L2 writers have more than one language at their disposal (Wang & Wen, 2002). There are two
Global recognition for diversity in the workplace and its challenges Diversity in work place is often linked to increased productivity or outcome. Having a more diverse set of employees means the organization has a more diverse set of skills and could result in an organization that functions better. Diversity in workplace means much more than race or ethnicity. Diverse workplaces are composed of employees with wide range of characteristics and backgrounds. Workplace diversity include, but not limited
U rRepublic of Yemen University of Aden Faculty of Education Department of English Effectiveness of Dramatization in Teaching Speaking on 2nd Year English Students’ Oral Proficiency in the Faculty of Education, University of Aden A proposal submitted to the department of English for the fulfillment of Master of Applied Linguistics By Amal Farhan Supervised by Dr.Khalid Al-Sabaee September , 2014 1.0 Introduction Speaking is the productive skill in the oral mode. It is more
learners to concentrate on language forms believing that an awareness of forms is indirectly related to language acquisition. They help learners to achieve explicit knowledge about these linguistic features through problem solving activities. Shak and Gardener (2008) studied young learners' attitudes toward different form-focused activities including C-R tasks. They investigated C-R with 78 children from three intact classes in Brunei who were learning English as a foreign language. Results of an attitude
Milgate, 2010. Cambridge HSC Legal Studies Pack with CD-Rom and Study Guide. 2nd Revised edition Edition. Cambridge University Press. [Accessed 12 January 2015] 2015 [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/research-and-analysis/moj-research/are-juries-fair-research.pdf. [Accessed 12 January 2015]. 2015 [ONLINE] Available at: http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1672&context=lcp. [Accessed 12 January
perform multiple analyses on Accenture as a business entity that uses its unique set of resources, activities and capabilities that forms the basis of firm’s strategy. For this I have done the External environment analysis, internal environment analysis, SWOT analysis, competitor analysis. Also how it has tackled the dynamic external/internal environmental conditions effectively and its response to it and how Accenture has been able to decide on its strategies. I also captured the history, background