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The future of English

The future of English

... the future development of English in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of those who speak it as a second language. English often plays a special role in their lives and the fate of English in the ... domains of English Will the growth of the Internet help maintain the global influence of English? p. 50 What effect will changing patterns of trade have on the use of English? p. 33 English ... a professional interest in the development of English worldwide. The Future of English? takes stock of the present, apparently unassailable, position of English in the world and asks whether...

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The future of English 2

The future of English 2

... the future development of English in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of those who speak it as a second language. English often plays a special role in their lives and the fate of English in the ... Although the structural properties of English have not hindered the spread of English, the spread of the language globally cannot be attributed to intrinsic linguistic qualities. 2 The spread of English There ... future for global English. One of the unanticipated achievements of the twenty first century was the rapid diffusion of Basic English as the lingua franca of the world and the even more rapid...

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An error analysis on the use ofcohesive devices in writing by freshmen majoring in English at thang long university

An error analysis on the use ofcohesive devices in writing by freshmen majoring in English at thang long university

... 34% of all the errors in the use of cohesive devices (Table 4.1). These errors are in the use of the, there, this. The table below shows these errors in detail. Table 4.3: Errors in the use of ... co-occurrence in the students' papers; they are the result of the interference of Vietnamese into English and of English items themselves. In summary, the data analysis of the study has displayed ... effect of the mix of the two sources on the students’ use of cohesive devices. Also, the tables and chart in this chapter has presented how each of these sources affects the use of each type of...

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Application of house’s model for translation quality assessment in assessing the english version of the vietnam’s law on investment no. 59/2005/qh11

Application of house’s model for translation quality assessment in assessing the english version of the vietnam’s law on investment no. 59/2005/qh11

... Significance of the study The results of this study will help test the quality of the English translation of the Law on Investment 2005 of Vietnam under the model developed by the German linguist ... the drawback of affecting the reader’s impression on the ‘technicality’ of the ST. This is true of Vietnamese legal documents. If following the style and format of English legal language, the ... for the translation of Vietnamese legal documents into English? 4. Research methods This study aims at assessing the quality of the English translation of the Law on Investment of Vietnam. Therefore,...

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A study on the techniques for the improvement to the teaching of oral skills in light of communicative english language teaching for junior high school teachers in quang ngai province part 1

A study on the techniques for the improvement to the teaching of oral skills in light of communicative english language teaching for junior high school teachers in quang ngai province part 1

... most students. What the students hear is usually out of their control and often unclear. Their knowledge of situations and topics help them make sense of it. Using English in the classroom as ... STUCTURE: How often do you | go | to the zoo? Introduce pictures of the park, the sports center, the mountain, the river, the kitchen and the school. Check if the students know the vocabulary. ... by the teacher’s guide, the student’s book and the cassette-tapes. Most of the JHS teachers believe that The TIENG ANH textbook series is better than the ENGLISH textbook series. They like the...

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A study on the techniques for the improvement to the teaching of oral skills in light of communicative english language teaching for junior high school teachers in quang ngai province part  3

A study on the techniques for the improvement to the teaching of oral skills in light of communicative english language teaching for junior high school teachers in quang ngai province part 3

... 24 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements iv List of abbreviations v Part 1: Introduction 1. Rationale of the study 1 2. Aims of the study 2 3. Methods of the study 2 4. Scope of the study 2 5. ... like to acknowledge my debt to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lê Hùng Tiến and the staff members of Postgraduate Department, College of Foreign Languages, VNU-Hanoi for their enthusiastic support. I am sincerely ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all my teachers at College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam National University-Hanoi for their valuable lectures. And their knowledge, their...

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A vietnamese – english cross – cultural study of the use of hedging before giving bad news

A vietnamese – english cross – cultural study of the use of hedging before giving bad news

... that soften or tentativize what they modify. Nevertheless, the author only investigates weakeners mentioned above in the scope of the study because of the suitability to the topic of the thesis ... strategy of “saying less than one means”, the function of strategy being to modify the writer’s responsibility for the truthfulness of an utterance, to modify the attitude of the author to the propositions ... hedges of these three types is illuminating in theoretical terms, it seems that the distinction between them is not always clear-cut. G.Lakoff who drew attention to the theoretical importance of the...

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An investigation into the reality of teaching and learning speaking skills to the 2nd year non-major english students at pre-intermediate level of proficiency at hanoi university of industry

An investigation into the reality of teaching and learning speaking skills to the 2nd year non-major english students at pre-intermediate level of proficiency at hanoi university of industry

... English students would be made. The thesis consists of three main parts: the introduction, the development, and the conclusion. The introduction - gives rationale for the study and sets up the ... University of Industry” is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis ... deals with the research methodology which covers participants, the settings of the study, the data collection methods, the data analysis, and the findings and discussions. Chapter 3 offers some...

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An investigation into the style of the english language used in advertising slogans issued by some world - famous airlines

An investigation into the style of the english language used in advertising slogans issued by some world - famous airlines

... understand as the advertisers are all airlines. Obviously, they would like to highlight the characteristic of their service by reminding customers of the magical feelings of The Language of Airlines’ ... Feedback: the response of the receiver to the sender and vice-versa. • Noise: it is interference that gets in the way of sharing meaning. There are 3 forms of noise.  External noises: They are ... to the advertising information and evokes them to take the action of purchasing. It is here that the topmost task of advertising is fulfilled. 2.2.5.3 Types of Advertising The features of different...

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An action research on the use of continuous feedback to improve the first year students' pronunciation at the english department, college of foreign languages, vietnam national university, hanoi part 1

An action research on the use of continuous feedback to improve the first year students' pronunciation at the english department, college of foreign languages, vietnam national university, hanoi part 1

... 4: QUEUING There is one sport at which the British are always the world champions. Nobody can beat them at the noble art of queuing. The British actually look forward to spending their weekends ... SATISFACTION Over the years, the development of different theories of management and different approached to organization has affected the way we view motivation. In the 19 th century, the writer ... almost seventy-eight million hectares of forests, grasslands, rivers and lakes. It is an agency of the Department of Agriculture. The first is the threat of fire and fuel. This year, forest fires...

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An action research on the use of continuous feedback to improve the first year students' pronunciation at the english department, college of foreign languages, vietnam national university, hanoi part 2

An action research on the use of continuous feedback to improve the first year students' pronunciation at the english department, college of foreign languages, vietnam national university, hanoi part 2

... classified in terms of: (1) The height of the bulk of the tongue in the mouth (2) The front/back position of the tongue in the mouth (3) The degree of lip-rounding (4) The length of vowels (Roach, ... overview of the study in which the rationale for the research, the research problem, the purposes, the research questions, the scope of the study, the research method, the significance of the study, ... enter the CFL, VNU in the hope that they would be accepted to another college using the marks they got at this exam. However, to their surprise, they passed it. The truth was that they passed the...

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Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of an English Achievement Test for Third-year Non- major students at the University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh National University and some suggestions for chan

Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of an English Achievement Test for Third-year Non- major students at the University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh National University and some suggestions for chan

... interpretations to the ones intended. (Hughes, A. 1989: 38). In the case of the English section at the University of Technology, the teachers should do the trial tests first and then, mark and remark the ... Implications The study aims at evaluating the reliability and the validity of the final achievement test for the third-year students at the University of Technology. To deal with the stated aims, the ... compatible with the aims of the courses and the objectives of the syllabus and the test specification. However, with the negative skew of score distribution analysed above, along with the evaluation...

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The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language

The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language

... The most important variations are as follows: C and G have each a soft sound and a hard sound. The soft sound of c is the same as s, and the hard sound the same as k. The soft sound of g is the ... all languages besides the English, i, when accented, has the sound of the English long e, e when accented has the sound of English long a, and a has the Italian sound. The English long sounds are ... that of leading the student through the maze of a new science and teaching him the skill of an old art, exemplified in a long line of masters. By way of preface we may say that the mastery of the...

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