The English Language

    English teachers play an extremely important role in our country’s education system. The whole role of an English teacher is to teach students literature, how to write grammatically correct,

The English language is particularly complex in almost all aspects. Many of the words in the English language have different meanings for the same word. This is not unlike the definition of the different levels of usage. McCrimmon defines the three levels, formal, moderate, and colloquial, by their sentence structure, diction, and tone (McCrimmon 193). ¹ Using McCrimmon’s definitions, authors can determine what type of writing is applicable to each of the three levels. For the formal writings, an adequate example of where readers can find it is in a professional journal, and an appropriate place to find an example of the moderate level is in a weekly news magazine. Also, the best place to look for an example of the colloquial level is in certain sections of the newspaper. All of the levels of usage apply to these different types of writings and assist in defining what each level involves.

He feels a deep sense of guilt and pain because of the condition of society

English teachers act as if what they teach is important. They act as if we would be people interested in becoming English teachers like them but there simply isn’t a point to it. They act as if the fact that they teach one of the eldest

Why do you wish to become staff on the Zonix Network I feel that I would fit in the staff team with my skills and with what I can do. I am very good at SSing and very good at being just overall moderator, So I am very confident that I would fit in the staff team very well.

Explains the lesson, gives examples, vocabulary, great interaction with students, one on one help, they all participate to answer the book pages, motivates students to speak English, corrects students as they speak, clear and sure of the topic, enjoys class.

Have you ever experienced what it feels like to be bullied for your differences? I was in the 5th grade when I first encountered what it meant to be ridiculed for the way you speak. There was a time when my classmates made fun of another boy for the way he was speaking English. The boy was very quiet and only spoke to his cousin during class. The only language he was comfortable speaking was Chinese. My classmates at the time were taking turns recreating what they thought his language sounded like. Every so cruelly they mocked him in a way that was extremely racist; they were bullying him. I specifically remember one girl telling him, “Does your language sound like, ching chong, chong?”, she proceeded to laugh while she asked him. I never stuck up for him when I heard this, and I feel ashamed till this day that I didn’t speak up for him. Language shaming can come from anyone, and it takes many forms. In “Coming to Language” by Jimmy Santiago Baca, the passage gives us a personal experience, he has with language shaming from a teacher and how it affected his life and his journey of finding freedom through writing. In addition we see, another example of language shaming in “Living with Dyslexia” by Gareth Cook where he talks about his learning disorder and how it altered his relationship with teachers and his life. There is great similarity between Baca, Cooks and I’s encounter with teachers and language shaming. Since I’ve been in college, I have had three professors tell me

English is a very misunderstood field, in which people who pursue it are often criticized or ridiculed because many people do not understand its purpose or possibilities. However, how it is viewed from the outside is not the foremost issue. There is much dissatisfaction within the field itself due to many problems. In today’s society, English is done by educating students in the “proper” way of reading and writing, stifling creativity, and perpetuating an elitist system of study.

Students are required to take English all four years of high school because it teaches us skills that we will need far beyond our high school career. High-school English is preparing students for the career pathway they choose. Whether one attends college, the Military, or jumps right into the workforce they’ll use the English skills taught to them in high school. Those who attend college, regardless of the duration of their time there or the prestige of the school, will build on their former knowledge. All academic subjects use English to some extent. History classes tend to use English more than science classes, but English is still significant in those courses. No matter what field of expertise one pursues, English is needed to not only enter that field, but to advance in it as well. Ignorance is eliminated with knowledge which one is provided through various forms of literature. By reading and studying literature one learns to appreciate and comprehend others’ ideas. One is broadening their horizon by exposing themselves to more than one viewpoint on that topic. After one educates themselves on a matter and becomes aware of the diverse opinions others have, they can begin to formulate their own. English is so valuable because it teaches one to think for himself and how to properly express those thoughts. If one can’t think for himself he is merely a sheep in society. Having an opinion and being able to convey it is the most valuable lesson English can teach one. Reading

Everyone has a different interpretation of the word, “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device, method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays, “Why I write” by Joan Didion, “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman, and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas, each author has their own view on the English language, how they each began inventing their own writing styles, and also their reasons for why they chose to become writers. These are the three things that make their definitions of invention very particular and their own.

Language is the most important aspect in the life of all beings. We use language to express inner thoughts and emotions, make sense of complex and abstract thought, to learn to communicate with others, to fulfill our wants and needs, as well as to establish rules and maintain our culture.

As the world today becomes more and more globalised, the knowledge of the English language also becomes more important to be able to communicate well. And upon having approximately 380 million native speakers of English and more than 700 non-native speakers of English all over the world, (English Language Guide, 2008) others, and I myself see that as an advantage and once thought that studying to be an English teacher in the future has a lot of opportunities and you can easily have a job no matter where you go especially demand for English teachers worldwide is skyrocketing. But after doing some research, I realized that there have been numerous debates and controversies about who are better teachers of the English language. There are also

To be fluent in any language, one must be literate. The definition of “literate” in this case refers to the ability to read, write, and speak and language without the aid of a secondary source in a respectable, normalized way. This is easily said but difficult to do in certain cases. English is known for its many rules, and infamously known for the exclusions to all of the rules. As a result, I have had my fair share of mispronouncing words because they were exclusions to a rule. On the other hand, it took me less time to develop a sense of literacy in Spanish, as it is pretty structured grammatically and is phonetic for the most part. Every sound is accounted for and there aren’t as many exclusions or exceptions to get hung up on. Even

Spanish is the language of choice for us born on that beautiful tropical island called Puerto Rico. It is the first language that those born on this island are taught out tradition more than anything. It is how we communicate with each other, it is how we obtain what we utmost desire and want. Why you ask? Since it is the native language of an island that while is a United States territory is not a state of the United States. While English is taught in all schools in Puerto Rico, Spanish is the language you are taught from day one as it is the language used in all Puerto Rican homes. English is taught in schools, however in my case, not until after you start school which is around the age of five, if not later depending on where you attend school. Spanish, however, is a language that can be forgotten if not used regularly as I learned no more than a few months ago while my parents were visiting us, in the beautiful Rocky Mountain state of Colorado.

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