Linguistics Essays

Strong accents and dialects are dying out because of the world today needs standard clear communication where everyone speaks and writes in the same way. It is better not to reveal your wealth and status with your accent. Discuss with reference to your own regional voice. We all speak with an accent and we all […]

(The entries featuring “n” are influenced by words from No Fear Shakespeare.) Although my thoughts in this passage might have wording similar to those found on the website, they are my own ideas. I used the internet entries as a reference while writing, without directly copying them. In this scene (I.ii.a,b,ia), the king discusses his […]

Conrad’s fragile calm is shattered as the small seed of despair sprouts and reaches out experimentally towards him. He clings desperately to his only hope, but cannot find solace because today marks a significant deadline – Tuesday, September 30th – exactly one month since he returned home. Meanwhile, Garrett continues to pose perplexing questions such […]

Historical sources show that Filipino words began to be borrowed into the English of the American colonizers at a very early stage in the colonial period. Today, the English used in the Philippines has a distinctive localized vocabulary which finds expression in a range of settings, including government, education, and the media as well as […]

Vernacular Dialect in Their Eyes Were Watching God In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zorn Neal Hurst, the spoken words of the characters are often simple and rough. Hurst uses vernacular dialect in order to preserve the culture of southern blacks in the early twentieth century. The author’s use of dialect in […]

Social dialects Rothstain and S. Rothstain (2009), they difined dialect a an aspect of language that refers to variation in pronunciation, words and, grammar of a specific language and as a part of every language, resulting from geographic, occupational and social differences. Read(1986), said that dialect can be divided into social and regional varieties. Regional […]

Rationale: The Cebuano language is widely spoken in the Philippines. It is the primary language of approximately 15 million people living in the central part of the country. The Cebuano people have been using a single dialect but with different accent, pronunciation, meaning, and the way they deliver it. Cebuano is the language spoken in […]

English as an international language Of the 4,000 to 5,000 living languages, English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is effectively six mutually unintelligible dialects little used outside China. On the other hand the 300 million native speakers of English are to be […]

In the past, vocabulary acquisition was not given much attention in second language research and teaching theory. Traditionally, language teaching focused on structure and syntax. However, there has been a considerable amount of research on vocabulary acquisition and teaching since then, such as works by Carter and McCarthy (1990), Lewis (2002), Near (1980), Nation (1990), […]

Assia Djebar is a celebrated Nigerian author who has written her work in French but has a more steeped critical and creative vision in the Berber and non-standard local Arabic cultures of her ancestry. According to her book “Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade” Assia is coming out as a strong feminist whose work made women open […]

Language is essential in all cultures, serving a purpose beyond simple communication. Each country possesses its own distinct language that mirrors its unique qualities and distinguishes it from others. Furthermore, languages have a profound impact on individuals’ outlooks and shape the culture of a society. Some countries have multiple languages spoken within their boundaries, enabling […]

Evaluation and Adaptation of Coursebook for EFL Senior High School Students: External and Internal Coursebook Evaluation 1. Introduction Language teaching material plays an important role in EFL classroom. With the rapid development and competitiveness of materials publishers, ‘the wealth of published material for English Language Teaching (ELT) available on the market makes selecting the right […]

In the past, vocabulary acquisition was not given much attention in second language research and teaching theory. Traditionally, language teaching focused on structure and syntax. However, there has been a considerable amount of research on vocabulary acquisition and teaching since then, such as works by Carter and McCarthy (1990), Lewis (2002), Near (1980), Nation (1990), […]

Second language teaching in recent years has shifted from the quest for the perfect teaching method to the internal factors of learners. According to Michael H. Long and Jack C. Richards (O’Malley & Chamot, 2001, preface), research in the case of learners has led to the study of how learners approach learning, both in and […]

On the years of 1960s’ the Audiolingual Method was under a strong challenge in the form of the “Cognitive Code” and an educational trend known as “Discovery Learning. ” These concepts most directly challenged the idea that language learning was all about mimicry and good “habit-formation. ” An emphasis on human cognition in language learning […]

Candidates can register for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) through academic institutions or State Education Departments (Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri) if they are private candidates, with a registration fee of RM60. This test is only recognized in Malaysia and Singapore by certain institutions such as National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and Singapore Management […]

The aim of our term work is to develop communicative language competence in writing skills. Without a doubt, the most important invention in human history is writing. It provides a relatively permanent record of information, opinions, beliefs, feelings, arguments, explanations, theories. Writing allows us to share our communication not only with our contemporaries, but also […]

A National Survey conducted by the Office of Educational Testing of Curriculum and Instruction, Ministry of Education in 1997 and 1998 (Wiriyachitra, 2001) revealed that Thais’ English proficiency falls below standard. This finding is supported by a report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 2010, which ranked Thailand as the 116th out of 163 […]

Proper use of language is very important in communication. In learning institutions, different language teaching methods are applied. A teaching method allows educators or teachers to teach a language based on certain procedures and systematic principles. Castillo (Castillo, 1990) holds the opinion that these procedures and principles are developed when various ways on how a […]

Introduction When people are born, the language they are taught by their parents becomes their first language. This language appears to be extremely easy for them to be learned and spoken. However, occasionally it happens that further education requires the knowledge of a certain language to be used in reading and teaching. In this case […]

Computer network technology is widely acknowledged as a valuable asset for language learning, both inside and outside the classroom. The various benefits provided by computer technology are highly advantageous. Computer Assisted Language Learning tools provide a wide range of resources and communication options. The integration of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) into classrooms requires preparation […]

Introduction According to Definitions. net, teaching method is defined as the principles and methods of instruction. Whereas, according to Claudine Kirsch in her book ‘Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School’, language teaching method is a comprehensive approach that helps teachers to decide what language skill(s) to develop, what activities and resources to choose and […]