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    structure is a vital part in composing methodology. The methodology of showing viable syntax is still in civil argument.. Research information demonstrates that guidelines based methodology appeared to be inadequate. They expressed that the most English instructors don 't see themselves as a "language structure police", and not concentrate on the sentence level insufficiencies, which comes about ins poor written work limit of understudies. After the burst of tenets based methodology the setting

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    Writing is always a challenge to me. Before I entered English Composition 2I class, my writing skill is not strong. Grammar, especially, is my weakest point. Although for now, I may not come up with an essay with zero grammar mistakes, I indeed believe that my grammar improves a lot. I also learned how to better structure my paper by logically orientating my paragraphs. I learned that I need bridging sentences and transitional phrases to make my paper flow better. I learned several strategies about

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    What I Have Been Taught in High School English Throughout my high school English class career, I have learned an array of concepts. Beginning with freshman year, I reviewed the basic concepts of writing and how to respond to literature. Then, in sophomore year I discovered how to write in a formal, educated manner. So far in junior year, I have learned different approaches to analyzing literary works. The key topics I have learned in high school English classes are the steps to writing and polishing

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    ENGL A211F Assignment The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences Ho Sik Long Kevin S11245660 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 – Explain the similarities and differences between prescriptive and descriptive grammars. Do you think that one type is more important/superior than the other type? Why and why not? Also how are they relevant to pedagogic grammar? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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    My friend Ling asked me to help her with her English pronunciation at the beginning of this year. I tutored her for two weeks and we did not have very official tutoring time; so mostly, we communicated in English and I corrected her whenever I spotted a mistake. She is a Chinese girl who comes from Chengdu, and she has problems producing some of the sounds. For example, she always pronounces “six” as “sex”, which ultimately made her come to me since it kept embarrassing her. I first taught her some

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    America Can T Build

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    Since text messages are the most preferable ways to express our thoughts, we are trying to keep texts as short as possible. While texting, no one is focusing on grammar, punctuation, and other elements that may cause bad writing. Students do not spot the difference between informal, and formal letters. Since informal is the easier way, they are trying to use it in as many ways as possible. This is why teachers are

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    beginning of English 1100, I have created trends in my writing. My approach to writing, point of view, and writing styles are similar in all of my papers. I have taken the skills I learned from my previous experiences of writing and improved them in this class. My liberal ideas that have been embedded in my writing since high school are shown and reflected in multiple projects that I’ve completed. Many of my grammatical errors began to stick out and I have since learned how to correct them. English 1100

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    Nature and nurture both play significant roles in a child’s development of language. Many scholars (such as Coulmas 1989 as cited in Christie, 2005) agree that the human brain is designed for language, yet they also state that it is learned because of relationships and interactions with those around them for example a child’s parents (Christie, 2005). There are four major aspects of language development: phonology – the sound structure of speech, syntax – grammatical rules, semantics – meaning of

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    Thesis About Jejelanguage

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    this chaotic language, one study found out that there is no significant relationship between jejemon texting style and the student's general academic performance in English (Ibis & Sanchez, 2014) which contradicts to the statement of (Valisno, 2012) who says that texting using wrong English and wrong spelling threatens one's English competence. Common people who use formal language described this as informal, frustrating and confusing. On the other hand, some say that jejelanguage attracts readers

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    students. Although there are numerous tactics in doing so, the teaching of reading and writing should be encouraged to foreign language learners because it would help expand the individual's vocabulary in that particular language, familiarize linguistic grammar and sentence structure, and would be given the skills necessary and applicable to the individual's pursuing career or hobby. First and foremost, the general rule of thumb for teachers teaching in a foreign language indicates the importance of teaching

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