English novelists

through incentive to learn English language as a second form of communication. The study offers a description of learning English in three different learner populations in Hungary. The population included university students, secondary school students, and adults. The researchers used questionnaires that were given to the population of the study to evoke their feeling on learning the second language so that they could understand the difference between the acquisitions of English as their second language

For those who want to benefit from life, knowing an international language like English is like catching a goldfish (it is magic). As a global language, English is breaking the obstacles in communication and exchange of cross-cultural information. According to David Crystal in the book “English as a Global Language” (2003), he states that Language has no independent existence, living in some sort of mystical space apart from the people who speak it. Language exists only in the brains and mouths and

Introduction English language is one of the most spoken languages around the world, and Mexico it is not the exception, it does not matter where you are from, or the school grade that you are in, from middle school to university even at jobs, English language is involved. Following that idea of having a better job or been in a better school, English has become a requirement now days. Mainly because since 2015, Mexico has been working on making English a mandatory subject on every program of education

only in idioms, as in the case of “sleight of hand”. Often miswritten as “slight of hand”, “sleight” is a word of Middle English origin meaning “sneaky” or “crafty”. Very few people today realize the common misnomer of the idiom, making “sleight” even rarer today. Verbs are not excluded from annihilation either, as hundreds of verbs have either been eliminated from Modern English or have transitioned into different forms and meanings. Some verbs, which originated as “strong verbs”, irregular verbs

and a language degraded by illiterate English speakers, while Rodriguez thinks that acceptance in English allows a more prominent position in society. Espada argues that the heart of anti-bilingualism mainly consists of English speakers who advocate English and disregard any second languages. He distinguishes the anti-bilingual English speakers as ignorant and having a lack of understanding for a second language. Near the end of The New Bathroom Policy at English High School, he states, “Living in

on. Although different backgrounds, languages and cultures could create separation between students, there is one language by which everybody can communicate and connect: English. Not all people that go to my high school speak English to the point of fluency, but they all do speak fluently enough to gain an education in an English speaking school. In other words, they’re bilingual. Bilingualism is like grafting a plumb tree branch onto a peach tree. The plum branch will grow on the peach tree, but

I do have the occasional flashback of a slimy lump at the back of my throat, stumbling over words and pronunciation in front of patient relatives. Though, from my young studies I learned culture, of language-gaps and the struggle to adapt my then English-speaking self to also an Italian-speaking child, and I gained empathy. Of course, all people experience bilingualism differently, and as a white American I rarely received disappointed or violent backlash. For political writers like Martin Espada

English can trace its roots back thousands of years, beginning with the emergence of the Germanic language. As the Germanic language involved into Old English and Middle English, it eventually became the modern version of English one knows today. Though, using the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), one can see that some parts of English can be traced to other languages. Languages like Spanish and French have often loaned and influenced English, however, even distant languages like Japanese have left

The enabling looking glass that one can see into another’s life through is one of the most impactful connections that one can experience through literature. While the physical action of writing is seemingly simple, the impact that such an action can make is what creates the human tragedies and ever-popular love stories that have inspired readers throughout centuries. Among the many instrumental aspects of creating an unforgettable novel, authors will often use characters, theme, and plot to provoke

inspired me to work harder in school. This, however, was easier said than done. In kindergarten, I feared to raise my hand and ask questions. I was afraid of saying something incorrectly because I primarily spoke Spanish; I had to thereafter learn English while I attended school. Therefore, I regularly kept to myself, silently puzzling over words that I did not understand. This caused me to be incredibly