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If anyone knows another language, or if English is your second language, please write briefly how you think and feel about language as a vehicle to understanding the nuances of a culture. If English is your only language, just please respond to what others might have said. It seems to me that there are parts of the English language that reflect cultural norms of the time. For instance, America is big on attractiveness. Now, what does it matter if a person is beautiful or not, yet the term 'attractive'

Over the centuries of human development, initial grunts and hand signs have been replaced by more complicated language structures as a basis of communication. Today, it is not only words and their assigned meanings that make the bulk of communication among people. There are also subtle nuances of meaning and implied meaning that are often misunderstood or misconstrued. Furthermore, elements such as lying and misunderstanding also influence how language is used and perceived among individuals. Because

The participants in the sample of this study were 64 young (18-38; 41 female), right-hand native speakers of German. The study’s design was observing and comparing brain-activity patterns during study of visually presented words to examine remembering and forgetting in a later oral free recall task, while manipulating deep versus shallow processing during the presentation of stimuli. Deep encoding was operationalized by fMRI increased activity in the left hippocampus, eliciting functional connectivity

Multilingualism “Making the United States a more multilingual society would carry with it untold benefits” oaks Ursula 20 April 2010. Multilingualism is in debate amongst people even in the modern times. Multilingualism is beneficial for people to learn and use. Some might say that multilingualism might be a waste of time. On the other hand, what is believed is that multilingualism is the supreme thing to do. Multilingualism is excellent as; languages are a gateway to the global community, encourages

A global language is a language that is spoken internationally and used for communication between people with different mother tongue. It is a language which is common as a first or a second language that many people speak or understand. English is one of the most common global languages and it has evolved naturally. It is used and understood in different degrees by over a billion people, and it seems like it’s spreading more and more. English came to Britain from northern Europe during the

Throughout history, English Literature has evolved in many ways. It has changed from Old English to Middle English. One big change is how we shared and communicated stories. Quite a few other things that changed are the attitudes of fighters, and who heroes fought against. The treatment of women differed from seeing women as possessions to seeing them as people. The role of religion changed to have less of an influence. Plagues led to the end of the feudal system, and king’s absolute power

This section discusses the literature that has been reviewed for this study. It consists of three main sections. It starts with intercultural communication. It is followed by English communication problem. The last one is the importance of English communication. Intercultural communication Intercultural communication involves the sharing of information across different cultures and social groups, including individuals with different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. It seeks

Introduction Nowadays English has become one of the most used languages all around the world, with this, the necessity of learning English as a foreign language is one that hundreds of people all around the world have. All these people have different reasons to learn the language and many different learning styles. This essay will try to explain through the use of research why and how people learn English as a foreign language. Students Background This essay will try to explain through the

as a second or foreign language. Therefore, the significance of English language learning and teaching cannot be denied. English language Teaching ELT comprise an immense sphere that includes the acquisition, inculcation of language learning and the formation of the comprehensive teaching strategies of English language for the non-native speakers. Likewise, for the competent outcomes of language learning and teaching; various approaches, theories and methods of teaching English as a second language

2.6.3 English Language Skill (Essberger, 2017), “When we acquire a language, there are four skills that we need for complete communication. When we learn our native language, we usually learn to listen first, then to speak, then to read, and finally to write. These are called the four "language skills": Listening, speaking, reading, and writing.” It means that even in the first language acquisition, people develop the four skills of communication or language. According to Essberger, Josef (2017)