between Standard American English (SAE) and African American English (AAE), also known as “Ebonics”. Originating from the words “ebony” and “phonics”, it is often argued whether Ebonics is a dialect of English or if it is a separate language. African American English is not race specific and is often spoken by both blacks and whites. Ebonics is becoming extremely prevalent within the school systems and administrators have to decide whether or not to acknowledge it as a language which should be taught
Introduction English is considered as a global language which is spoken by many people in most countries of the world. It is not only world's most widely used , but also as a leading language in education system when it comes to a second language learning. Speaking about the education system in Norway, the main second language taught in Norwegian schools today is English. This paper takes a closer look at an historical overview of English curricula in Norway, by focusing on some of the basic
English language is one of the most important communication tools in the world. Learning English is a necessary subject for all contexts of English as a second or foreign language due to its popularity and importance all over the universe. Also word acquisition and identification of words rapidly as a skill is a major correlate of reading (Nathan & Stanovich, 1991). So students’ success with sight word recognition is a critical part in their achievement as lifelong readers
English has become the basic need of this era. For good reputation and status in educational society and economical market it is essential to have command on English. But it looks dream when we drop in on our educational institute and its learners especially learners of secondary level. At this level they are unable to comprehend English as they should according to their educational standard. There may be many reasons for their intelligibility. Therefore, the researcher has attempted to make an intensive
conducted by Linda Mwanamukubi (2013) aimed to discover the factors that contribute to causing reading difficulties among the learners of grade six and the challenges faced by teachers in teaching reading. The sample contained 206 participants from 10 schools in Chadiza and Chipata districts of the Eastern province of Zambia by applying quantitative and qualitative research designs and derived information through teacher questionnaire. The result of the study found that most of the students of six grade
Appendix………………………………………..…………………7 Abstract: One of the biggest problems faced by learners of English as a foreign language is the accurate pronunciation, hence it is importance to learn phonetics and phonology because it focuses on the exits of the letters' location and method of pronunciation of each letter and word. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of learning, phonetics and phonology in order to help the military students to have exact pronunciation so that they can
Motivation to Learn English Language Elementary Students The cause of low motivation to learn English language elementary students is as follows. 1. The presumption that English is a complicated and difficult language. Most students consider English difficult and complicated, especially for beginners. If the submission of English material is less interesting, students will find it difficult to follow the learning from the teacher. 2. Students lack sympathy for teachers who teach English. In this case,
HEGEMONY OF ENGLISH IN CHINA? Zhou Yijie ID: 1405022 With the development of the society and technique，the finance and culture has been globalized. English has generally been considered as a global language by the first and second dispersal (Wikipedia.2014). Consistent with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (Oxford, 2010,p724), it means something is under control of another country or organization. Therefore language hegemony could refer to the phenomenon in which a foreign language enter
I agree that English has acted as an imperialistic, invasive subversion force on the Native People in Canada. It was due to the tremendous popularity English had gained in western countries and Canada itself was competing with the western nations as they realized the importance of English Language. However, it was only the native people in Canada who were not ready to change.So, the government of Canada took a firm stance to improve the standard of living of the Native People. As they believe they
Through the texts selection, it is ostensible that the level of English used is comprehensible and preferable for both students and teachers. For example, the poem Sad I Ams by Tevor Millum provides simple word choices with meaningful insights. In order to meet the needs of using English language accordingly, the proficiency level of English can be enhanced through thorough reading, pantomime and role play or through other approaches such as drilling