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    Today what a person says is closely looked at, and the way they look at the issues have different standards for men and woman. Language can be a wide range of things from body language, tones and word choices. Talking is a necessary part of life, one that no one can get away from it. Women can never do something as well as a man can in some peoples’ mind. They take that thought of superiority to bring women down. It can have harmful effects on women to where they go to change what they believe is

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    Students must have language skills in order to learn so having a good foundation is critical. In addition, language abilities are a predictor or a student’s ability to comprehend was they read. Furthermore, the language skills and the ability to read impact students in all areas of education. For these reasons, oral language skills are a critical component of a student’s education. One way oral language can be taught through teachable moments (Neuman and Roskos 2012). An example of this is

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    and infamous leaders that use language to further their cause. Language is very powerful and the ones who are talented hold deep responsibility. This power can be extremely positive or extremely detrimental to a society as whole. Dialect between one another can help others unite, while having the hazard of manipulation, or even brainwashing. A legendary example of the use of language is Animal Farm, the novel written by George Orwell. The objective in using language is to bring people together. In

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    helps them achieve their potential. I can see that communication is not just a one way thing, nor is it just the words that you say but the way they are said, how they are said and how they are received. My communication is affected by tone, body language, emotional expression and actions, all of which can alter the way a conversation flows. Something as simple as being on the same eye level as the person I am talking to so that nobody appears to have more power over the other, such as sitting on

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    have the language of love that will sweep you off your feet with words of sweet nothings, melody enticing poetry, and floating sounds of harps and flutes dancing upon your ears. Language can also be the tongue of war that oozes with hatred, vengeance, and fear that pierces down to the very core of our being. So what does languages such as these and the many others that fill this vast world around us do for us as an individual, culture, society? Also we must ponder just where language comes from

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    Language is a major part of everyone’s life. Every country or even a community have their own language or a way of speaking, and these are the things that differentiate people from one another. Jamila Lyiscott speech, “3 Ways of Speaking English” and Suzanne Talhouk speech, “Don’t Kill Your Language” on TED talks, addresses different issues related with language and the way of speaking a particular language. Both of the speeches effectively use rhetorical elements or devices. Both of these people

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    Language is the most complex form of communication. Throughout time, language has lost some of its meaning, it is no longer all about the conversation. Language has become such a powerful instrument used for building relationships between people and even places. Angela Carter, explains her ideas on the topic. She recognizes language as something with substance behind it, not just talking for the purpose of vocalizing. The weight you put behind what you say gives it the meaning. Carter proposes that

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    Fish Out Of Water Speech

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    The Fish Out of Water Feeling like a fish out of water is a hard emotion or feeling for me to feel. I pride myself in being an outspoken leader. Situations where I need to adapt or change I don’t panic. One example would be public speaking. By simply understanding that once I start, it’ll be over soon, is good enough for me. I’ve been like this most my life except for one day that I can remember. When I was in elementary school, I was nominated to speak. I was graduating the third grade and was

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    Our understanding of language, as languages educators becomes part of our professional stance and, as such, influences our curriculum, planning and classroom pedagogies. Teachers who view language simply as code make acquiring grammar and vocabulary the primary, if not the only, goal of language learning. Within such a limited approach, students do not begin to engage with language as a communicative reality but simply as an intellectual exercise or as a work requiring memorising.“It is primarily

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    Language has been labelled a core or basic property of humanity (Gee & Hayes, 2011). It plays a dominant role in the experiences of everyday life. Language allows us to express our needs and wants, allows us to understand and display our thoughts and is central to social interaction. Language has no sole definition. In the educational context, Hill (2006) defines language as “any system of symbols that are used to communicate meaning” – symbols meaning sounds, finger movements and print. As understanding

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