MyExperiencethroughoutEnglish101
Aswriters,manystudentswritetotheexpectationsoftheirprofessorsandnottotheirfullest potential.ThroughoutEnglish101Ihadbeenwritingonlytopleasemyprofessorortofillthebasic requirementtopassEnglish.Ialwaysfeltthatmywritingabilitywasneverenoughformy professorsthroughoutthepreviousyears.Theyalwayswantedclearandconciseessays,whichfor somereasonwasunreachablebyme.However,startingcollegeandtakingEnglish101helpedme withmyweaknessesandchangedmytechniqueofwritingessaysMyexperienceinEnglish101 taughtmetowritetomyfullestpotentialandtowritewhatIfelt;ratherthenwritingwhatwas required.
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Also,byrevisingmyessaysIfeltthatIhadthechanceofwritingwithabroadersense.
AnotherweaknessthatIhadcomingintoEnglish101wasmywayofreading.Irememberhavingto readanessayorbook3or4timesbeforeIcouldeversitdownandwriteaboutitIwaslookingand atthewordsallwrong.However,myprofessorintroducedatechniqueofreadingcritically."A criticalanalysis,ontheotherhand,takesaviewpointandattemptstoitsvalidity;"(Trimble,95)In Trimble'squoteheistryingsaythatacriticalanalysishelpsareaderunderstandwhattheauthoris reallytryingtopointout.Thiswasthesameapproachthatwastaughttomebymyprofessor.This typeofanalysishelpedmeunderstandbetterwhattheauthorwastryingtoconveyanditalsohelped meexplainitbetterinmyessays.
Additionally,anotherweaknessthatIhadwhencomingintoEnglish101wasthatIwasaselfish writer.LikeTrimblesaid,"Hisnaturaltendencyasawriteristothinkprimarilyofhimself–henceto writeprimarilyforhimself."(Trimble,4)Iwasawriterwhoonlycaredaboutimpressingonetype ofaudiencemyprofessorandnotwritingtoproveapointorexpandmyknowledgetoseveralother audiences.However,afterwritingseveralunsatisfyingessaysIhadcometorealizethatmystyleof writingwastoonarrowandboringInthisrealizationofwritingIdiscoveredthatwhatmattersthe mostispleasingyouraudience(manynotone),and
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Languageisimportantbecauseit'soneofthemainwaystocommunicateandinteractwithother peoplearoundus.Itkeepsusincontactwithotherpeople.Englishlanguageisanexampleforthe importanceofalanguagebecauseitistheinternationallanguageandhasbecomethemostimportant languagetopeopleinmanypartsoftheworld.Itismostwidelyusedincommunicatingaroundthe world,Alsoitisspokenasthefirstlanguageinmanycountries.Englishisplayingamajorrolein manysectionslikeeducation,medicine,engineeringandbusinessTherearemanyreasonsthat makesEnglishisthemostimportantlanguageintheworld.
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MoreovertheinternetsitesareinEnglishandwecanseetheotherlanguagessitesgivesoptionsto translateintoEnglishandalotofinformationwewillfindarewritteninEnglishAnotherfactis thatitthewriterthingisthatitistheeasiestlanguagetolearnandsuggestthatstartinglearning Englishforoneweekandseetheresults.IfweunderstandandcommunicateinEnglishitwillbe everyeasyforuswhiletravelingandwecangethelpinEnglisharoundtheworldManycompanies andgovernmentalcompanieshirepeoplewhoaregoodreadersandwritersandcanspeakEnglish verywell
OneofthemostinternationallanguagesisEnglish.Itisfromtherequirementsfromstudyingabroad andthetextbooksarealmostinEnglish.IfapersonwantstogetPHDdegreeEnglishisimportant andhelpfulforthemThewriterofthearticlewantstoshedthelightsonhowtoimproveEnglish skills.1)studentsshoulddifferentiatebetweentextbookslanguagesandrealEnglishlanguageand focusongrammarandhowtowritewithoutanymistake.Thewritercomparedbetweentheuseof EnglishandArabiclanguage.2)HowtogetfluentEnglishlanguagespeakerandexplainsthetips forit.Wedon'thavetomemorizeeachsinglewordbutonlythephrasesandstatements.Alsoread andwritestories,articlesandconversationMoreoverdownloadandlistentoBBC,CNN,WEEand Euronewsagenciestobefamiliar
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MyWritingExperiencesMyexperiencesinwritinghavebeenminimal.Ihaveonlylearnedthe basicsofwriting,likeputtingtogethersentences,formingparagraphswithsentences,andthingslike that.SinceIhavebeentakingcollegeEnglish,Icantellmywritinghasimprovedalot.Inthefuture, Ihopetobeabletoimprovetremendouslyatwritingessays,paragraphs,researchpapers, documents,andstoriessothatIhaveverylittletonoerrorswithdraftingandfinalproductsI predictIwillbeawellroundedwriterwhenIgraduatefromcollege.Writinginthepaststartedin kindergarten.MyteachertaughtmehowtowritemynameoverandoveruntilIcouldwriteitwith noerrorsAllthroughelementarymyteacherstaughtmeshowmorecontent
IneedtolearntoquitthinkingasmuchonwhatIwanttowriteaboutandhowtowriteaboutatopic andjuststartingjottingstuffdowninoutlineformasitcomestomind.Run–onsandfragmentsI needtobeabletospotandfixrightawayorIreallyneedtonothaveanyinmypapersatall.My goalsaretowritepapersandnothavetoreassuremyselfthatmaybeIneedtodomoreresearchor havemoredataorevenhavetorethinkmywholetopicoverIwouldlovetohavetheknowledgeto beatutorsomedayandteachotherpeoplehowtoproperlywritepapers,paragraphs,essays,and maybeevenbooks.Tohaveexcellentskillsinwritingwilldefinitelybeagreatadvantageinmy nursingprofession.Innursing,Iwillhavetodolotsofchartingonmypatients.Iwillhavetodo healthpresentationsonvarioussubjectssuchasexercising,howoursocietyeats,andsexeducation ifIwanttobeacourseinstructorResearchinginformationonallofthosetopicsIwillhavetomake sureIdoanexcellentjobonandcollectaccurateinformationandstatisticssothatIcancompareto othersources.DictatingtothedoctormeansthatIwillneedtowriteproperlysothatheunderstands whatIamsayingOthernurseswillhavetobeabletounderstandwhatIamtalkingaboutbymy writingskillswhendoingshiftchanges.Iwillhavetobeveryprecisesothatothernurseswillnot
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WaltDisney
WaltDisney,someonewhohadgreatsuccessinpastyearsdevelopingacompanyweallknow today.WaltDisney,withhisanimationskills,hechangedtheworldandhowwelookatittoday. Leavingalegacyofhavingthemostrewardsforcartoonshemadeinthepast,withleadinghisco, andworkerstosuccessofbeingthemostknowncompanythroughmanygenerations.Whowas WaltDisney?Howdidhiscompanydevelopethroughpastyears?Andwhowerethepeoplethat influencedDisney,affectinghisfuture?WaltDisneywasagreatleaderAlongwithDisneybeinga greatleader,healsoleftalegacythatmostremember.
Firstofall,WhoexactlywasWaltDisney?Disneywasoneofthemostgreatestanimatorsand entertainers...showmorecontent...
"Disneyrapidlyexpandedhisstudiooperationstoincludeatrainingschoolwhereawholenew generationofartistsdevelopedandmadepossibletheproductionofthefirstfeature–lengthcartoon, SnowWhite(1937)"(ANB).MostpeoplewonderhowWaltmadesomuchmoneytodevelophis companyfurther.Astimecamequicklyinthisperiodoftime,Waltwasabletoaccomplishmore thanplanned.NoonewilleverreachwhereWaltwasandevennow.Waltwasverysuccessful leadingandworkingwithhisco–workersandcompany"Waltwithmuchsuccesscreateda characterofhisownwithhisbrotherRoy,MickeyMouse"(ANB).MickeyMousewasapartofthe developmentofWalt'scompany.Withmuchcreativity,Waltandhisbrothercreatedacharacterthat fundedmostdevelopmentWaltDisneycreatedalotofanimatedcharacters,andhecreatedfilms andcartoonstoo.ThismakesmostunderstandwhyWaltshouldbeconsideredaleader."Mickey Mousewasverypopularthen,andnow.MostrememberwhoWaltisbecauseofthischaracter" (HistoricMissourians).MickeyMousewasthefirstcharactertohaveavoiceinacartoon.Thevoice actorspecificallywasWalthimself.ThisshowsthatWaltwasmorecapablethanjustbeingaleader orownerofacompanyOnceagainthisaddsmoretohissuccessandlegacy(Historic
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English101hasbeensuchanadventure.Iknowthatsoundscorny,butIjustcouldn'thelpmyself.
WhenIdecidedtodoashort–termEnglishclass,Ithoughtitwouldbefunandchallenging;My expectationswerecorrect.AsIwritethisreflection,Ilookbackonthetopicsandassignmentsthat existedinthisshortperiodoftimefrompost1tothemulti–modalproject.IwilllistthechallengesI experiencedwhichcreatingthecreativeproject,whatIlearnedfromthebeginningofclasstothe end,andwhatIneedtoworkoninthefuture.ThisEnglishadventurestartedonpost1and2and endedatthemulti–modalproject.WhenIfirstdidpost1and2,Iwasexcitedbecausewewere incorporatingfallaciestoourdiscussionsIpreviouslylearnedmoreaboutfallaciesandethos, pathos,andlogosfromapreviouscommunicationscourseandIappreciatedthereview.Ifoundthat itwaschallengingtorespondproperlytopostscreatedbyotherclassmates.Myinitialresponsewas alwaystosupporteachandeveryclassmatebytellingthemthattheydidanawesomejob.Ihad troubleanalyzingtheirworkwithoutagreeingwitheveryclaim.Themultimodelprojectbrought tearstomyeyesandIdonotmeantearsofjoyAtfirstIlovedmyideasandwasexcitedaboutthe outcome,butmystressandnervousness...showmorecontent...
Forsomereason,transitionsarethehardestaspectofwritingapaper.Iwilltrymybesttopractice writingthebesttransitions.Mysummarieshavebeenunnecessarilylengthybecausegetexcited aboutmywritingorthetopicsIwriteabout.IfeltsobadforProfessorGranillobecausemysecond essayhasasummarythatwasapagelongShemusthavebeensoannoyed,butIthoughtIwas givinghertheproperinformation.Ijustneedtorememberthatthebulkoftheinformationgoesin thefollowingbodyparagraphs.Ihavesomethingstoworkon,butfeelcomfortablewithmygrowth asastudentanda
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Franceisabeautifulandcaptivatingcountryfullofart,culture,andanimportanthistorical background.ItisintheheartofEuropeandissometimescalled"TheHexagon", Becauseofit'sshape.ItisthelargestcountryinWesternEuropeandcoversabout211,200square miles.FourdifferentwaterssurroundtheFrenchcoastline,thisincludes;theNorthSea,theEnglish Channel,theMediterraneanSea,andtheAtlanticOcean
ThecapitalofFranceisParis,onthebanksoftheSeineRiver.Sometimescalledthe"The CityofLights",ParishasbeenadmiredandlovedbymillionsforcenturiesItisanindustrial centeraswell.Parisisworldrenownedasaculturalandintellectual...showmorecontent...
ThePrimeMinister,Presidentandotherministershavetoputthelawsintoeffect.ThePresident himselfcandecidelaws,holdreferenda,andnegotiatewithothernations.
TheParliamentismadeupoftwochambers,TheNationalAssembly,andtheSenate,which togetherhavelegislativepowerTheNationalAssemblyiselectedeveryfiveyearsbynational election,andcanbedissolvedbythePresident.TheSenateiselectedfornineyearsbutallmembers donotstandforelectionatthesametime.Senatorsareelectedbydeputiesandlocalcouncilors.
Untilthe18thCentury,themaincropinFrancewaswheat.Thiswasbecausepeoplemainlyate bread,andverylittlemeat,ifany,waseaten
Grassforcattletoeatwasinshortsupplyandasaresult,cattlewererare.Thefewanimalsthat peasantsdidownwereusedtopullfarmequipmentandtofertilizethesoil.Theanimalswerenot killedformeatSheepwerepopularbecausetheydidn'teatmuchandbecausetheyproducedwool Atthebeginningofthe20thCentury,Francewasstillverymuchanagriculturalnationwith40%of it'spopulationworkingtheland.Today,only3%arefarmers.However,farmlandstillcoversmore than57%ofthecountry.
TheFrenchpeopleareconvincedthattheirwineisthebestintheworld.The
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AsIlookbackonmyEnglish101experience,IhavecometotheconclusionthatIhavelearned manynewthingsthathaveimprovedmyabilitiesasawriter.Ihavelearnedsomenewtechniques thathaveimprovedmywaysofapproachinganessay.Ilearnedallabouttherhetoricalappealsand howtoapplytheminmywritingandhowtolookfortheminaessaywrittenbyaauthor.Ihavealso learnedhowtoarguebothsidesofaargument,andhowtolookforreliablesourcesandtoproperly quoteandsitetheauthoroftheessay.IfeelasifIhavebecomeabetterwriterandmyimproved writingskillsareshownwithineachessay.WhenIfirstsignedupforEnglish101atsoar,Ithought itwasmoreofareadingandcomprehensionclassshowmorecontent
Inowseemyselfasawriterwhohaslearnednewtechniquestohelpimprovemywritingincluding style,wordchoiceandtherevisionprocess.EventhoughIseemyselfasaimprovedwriter,Istill believeIhaveplentyofroomforimprovement.WhenIfirststartedEnglish101,Isawmyselfas havingafewgoodstrengthsandalotofweaknessesasawriter.Someofmystrengthsincluded beingabletowriteagoodintroductionminusthethesispartIalsosawmyselfasknowinghowto writeagoodconclusionthatsummarizedwhatItalkedaboutinmyessayandbeingableto understandaarticleoressaybyknowingwhattheauthorwastalkingabout.Someofthe improvementsIsawinmywritingthoroughoutthesemesterislearninghowtowriteanessay whereIcancommunicatewiththeaudiencewithmyownpersonalvoice.IalsofeelIimprovedon knowinghowtoproperlyincludequotesandhowtofindgoodcreditablesourcestoincludeinmy essayandonhowtoincludebothsidesofaargumentinmypaper.AnotherimprovementIfoundin mypapersislearninghowtorevisethemandapproacheachessay.However,therearesomeitems ofwritingthatIbelieveIimprovedonbutstillneedssomeworkForexample,eventhoughIhave learnedallabouttherhetoricalappealsandhowtodeterminetheminaessay,IstillfeelasifIdo notknowhowtoproperlyincludedtheminmyessay.Ialsoseemyselfasimprovingonknowing howtowriteathesisbutstillneedworkon
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OfthemanyexpectationsIhaveofEnglish1101,threeareveryimportanttome:improvingmy vocabulary,communicationskills,andtheabilitytoenhancemywritingskills.Duringcollegethe mostfundamentalclasswillbeEnglish.Englishwillhelpmewithallsubjectsinmycurriculum,by buildingbettercommunicationskills,andwillhelpwithmewitheverydaylife.Intoday'sworldof increasedcommunications,particularlyofadigitalnature,writingskillsareanimportantaspectof expressiononapersonal,professionalandeducationallevel.Peoplesendwrittencommunications morefrequentlyandquicklythaneverintheformoftextmessages,emailsandsocialmedia updates
OneimportantexpectationIhaveisimprovingmyvocabulary.Thewayyouspeakisjustas importantasyourappearance.Animprovedvocabularymeansyousoundintelligent,yousound confidentinyour...showmorecontent...
Whenenhancingmywritingskills,thiswillalsohelpimprovemypoorgrammarandspelling Havinggoodwritingskillswillhelpyousucceedinyouracademicsandprofessionalcareer.Better writingskillscommunicateintelligence,professionalism,andcompetency.Theinabilitytowrite clearlyandeffectivelycommunicatethroughthewrittenwordsignificantlyimpactsyourabilityto landanewjoborpromotion.Enhancingmywritingskillswillallowmetoadvancefurtheralongin mycareer
ThemostimportantexpectationIhaveofacollege–levelEnglishcourseisdevelopingexcellent communicationskillsHavingexcellentcommunicationskillsmeansIwillbeabletocomprehend morethingsadequately.Everythingyoudointheliferesultsinafromcommunication.Reading, writing,speakingandlisteningareformsofcommunicationthatweuseeveryday.Theseskillsare veryimportantwhencommunicatingincareerswherepeopleslivescouldbeontheline,moneyis involved,orevenwhengoodcustomerserviceis
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EnglishisacoreconceptintheUntiedStatesandothercountriesthathasallowedinvidualsto advancetheirknowledge.NotonlydoesEnglishprovideanadvancementinknowlege,buthas createdawayforindividualstosharetheirthoughtsandfeelingsthroughwriting.Whichiswhy Englishisoneofthefoursubjectsthatisrequiredtobetaughtinalmosteveryschooldistrictin AmericaincludingmineIbegantakingEnglishfromayoungagewhichallowedmetotake advancedplacementEnglishIVmysenioryearatTupeloHighSchool.AdvancedPlacement EnglishIVallowedmetofurthermyeducationinwriting,whichinreturnallowedmetoovercome obstacles,lowpointsanddiscoverstrengthsIneverknewIhadLikeanyotherthinginlifethereare alwaysobstaclesindividualsfaceeveryday,formeinmyEnglishIVclasswritingwassomething thatwasverychallenging.Thefirstchallengewritingpresentedtomewastryingtoorganizeallof mythoughts,sothatitmadesense.ThefirstessayIeverwroteinmyEnglishclasswasajournal entryaboutamemorableexperience,sowiththatbeingsaidIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutthe experienceIhadwhilehuntingwithmyDadThehuntingexperiencewithmydadhadmany differentparts,andoneofmybiggestchallengesIhadwasorganizingmythoughts,sothatitflowed correctly.SinceIwastellingastorywithinmyjournalIrealizedthatIwasjumpingaroundmore thenIshouldhaveandthisbecameaproblem.Ilearned
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Ihavelearnedmanythingsthroughoutthecourseoftheterm,includingsuchthingsas:howtowrite anessayandhowtoimproveonessaysthatIhavealreadywritten,howtolocateandcomposite betterresearchthroughtheuseofnumerousresourcesfoundatthecampuslibrary,theinternet,and the"CommonSense"textbook,howtociteresearch,examples,andquotationsproperlywithinthe contentsofmyresearchpaperaswellasdocumentitaccuratelyaccordingtoMLAstandards. Throughtheexplorationofthe"SubjectsandStrategies"textbook,Ihavelearnedninedifferent methodsusedwhenwritinganeffectiveessayandhowthedifferentwritingstylesaffecttheoverall themeandtoneoftheessaywhenusedproperly.Thispast...showmorecontent...
ThisallowedmetowritemoreextensivelyonthetopicIhadchosenwhichinturnhelpedexpand thesizeofmyresearchpaper.IreceivedaBonmyfinaldraft;thefirstpassinggradeIhaveever receivedonaresearchpaperIamverysatisfiedwithmygradeWhenitcametotheessayswriting becamealittletrickierbecauseIhadtounderstandwhatitwasIneededtowriteaboutandthestyle inwhichIneedtowriteitin.TherearenineessaywritingmethodswhichIlearnedwhileattending thiscourse:exemplification,compare/contrast,causeandeffect,proposal,narration,process, division/classification,definition,andargument.TheonlyproblemsIencounteredwhentryingto writetheessaysthatwereassignedtomebytheinstructorwasfindingsuitablesubjectmatterto writeabout.OnceIfoundmytopicsformyessay,everythingelsebecameeasier.Iwouldfirst producearoughdraftandthenthestudents,theinstructor,andmyselfwouldgoovertheminclass anddecidedifwhatIwaswritingwasinitsbestformMostofmyroughdraftsneeded improvement,butifitdidn'titwouldn'tbearoughdraft,soitwasunderstood.Myfinaldraftswere verysatisfyingformeaswellasthegradesIreceivedonthem.FormyexemplificationessayI chosetowriteaboutthereasonswhycondoms
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Foralongtime,onethinghadalwaysbeenthesame:myloveforEnglish.Ithadalwaysbeena flameburningwithinme,somethingthatcouldneverbecompletelydistinguished.I'vehadmyshare ofbothgoodandbadEnglishteachers,frombothIhavegainedimportant
TomyseventhgradeEnglishteacher: Thankyou.Atthetime,Idespisedalltheactivitiesyoumademyclassdo.Idespisedthemonthswe spentgoingovercommasIdespisedthebookswewereforcedtoreadLittledidIknowhowmany ofthesethingwouldbeusedinthefuture.
Iamnowanexpertintheusageofthecomma.Thosemonthsspentdoingcommapracticesatthe startoftheclassfinallypaidoff.IappreciateShakespeareinawayIwouldneverhaveifitwasn't foryouIrememberstrugglingthroughAMidsummerNight'sDreamasthethoughtofgivingup swamthroughmyhead.Attheendofthebook,youhadusdivideintogroupsandactoutscenes. Surprisingly,Ihadagreatdealoffun.Everyonewentfulloutwithcostumesandprops.Ialso understandsymbolismandhavelearnedhowtoperseverethroughparticularlymundanebooks.We readAnimalFarminthatclass.Thefactthatastoryaboutfarmanimalscouldstandforreallife effectsblewmymindAdditionally,foreverypaperofmineyou'lost'andthatIwouldlaterfind rightwhereitwassupposedtobe,Ilearnedtobemoreassertive.
MyloveforEnglishstoppedtwirlinginthebreezeand,forthefirsttime,begantoflicker
TheHistoryofEnglishThemostcommonlyspokenlanguageinourday,wouldbeEnglishoras somepeoplemightcallit"TheLinguaFranca".Itisalanguage,whichistakenalmostathousand yearstoevolve,mainlythroughitsborrowingsfromotherlanguagessuchasFrenchandLatin.Itis actuallyclassifiedaspartoftheGermanicgroupoflanguages.Eventhoughitisthemostcommonly spokenlanguagetoday,itisnotwithoutitsfaults,whichwouldbeitsphoneticsymbolsonly, representingonesoundandeachsoundwouldhaveitsappropriatesymbol.MostEuropean languagesareverysimilartothosespokeninIndiaandPersia,assumingthatmostoftheEuropean peoplesaredescendantsoftheshowmorecontent (Lecturenotes,M.Disney)LatininfluencedEnglishbeforetheAnglo–SaxonsarrivedinEngland. TheGermanictribeswholatersettledontheisleswereincontactwithsmallpartsoftheRoman civilization.SomeofthewordsborrowedbytheGermanicgroupswere:Mint:Minet,Street:strata viaWhenthefirstEnglishtribescametosettleinEnglandtheymadecontactwiththepeoplethat hadbeenpartoftheRomanEmpirewhichprobablyspokeaformofLatinSomeoftheirwordspast intothelanguageofthenewconquerors.(Lecturenotes,M.Disney)InthesixthcenturySt. BenedictreintroducedChristianity.AsthereligionspreadEnglishaddedalargenumberofLatin wordstoitselftoexpressnewideasconnectedwiththereligion.However,thisleadtothelossof grammaticalgenderofthelanguageandthereforemixedthevocabulary.(Internet1)Intheeighth centurytheDanesmadecontinualraidsupontheEnglishcoastswhichtheylatersettledTheywere thendefeatedbyKingAlfredtheGreat.AhundredyearslateranotherDanishKinginvaded Englandandmanagedtogethisson,Canute,wasputupontheEnglishthrone.TheseDanish invasions,howeverdestructivetheywere,hadquiteatremendousinfluenceupontheEnglish language.TheEnglishborrowedwordssuchasskin,ill,getandleg.(Lecturenotes,M.Disney)
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ReportOnTheEnglishWeekProgrammeInSMKAlamShahEnglishWeekwasanopportunityfor studentstoshoweveryonetheirappreciationandabilityatEnglish.InSMKAlamShah,theEnglish Weekwascarriedoutfrom18Apriluntil22April2011.Theprogrammewasorganizedbythe EnglishLanguageSociety.Withtheslogan"ILoveEnglish",thisprogrammewasaimedto encourageallpupilstouseEnglishLanguageasamediumofinteractionwiththeirfriendsand teachers.Variousactivitieswerearrangedduringtheweekandopenedtoallstudents.Theactivities werecarriedoutfrom7.30a.m.untiltheschoolsessionsended.TheeventkickedoffonMonday,18 April2011,withthestandardassemblyintheBestariHallTheshowmorecontent
Meanwhile,thepoemrecitationactivitywasalsoheldattheBestariHalltoenablepupilsto appreciateliterature.Eachparticipantwasallowedtorecitethepoemoftheirchoicein5minutes. Tenstudentstookpartinthiscompetition.ThelastdayofEnglishWeekwasmorerelaxingas studentsweregivenachancetowatchthelatestmovie"CharlieandtheChocolateFactory".Tickets weresoldatRM100perstudentThemoneyraisedwillgototheEnglishLanguageSocietyfund andwillbeusedforotherbeneficialprogrammesinthefuture.Afterthemorningbreak,allstudents andteachersadjournedtotheBestariHalltowitnesstheclosingceremonyofEnglishWeek.The audiencewasentertainedbyadramaperformancewhichwasbrilliantlyexecutedbythefifth formers.Thedayendedwithaprize–givingceremony.Theprincipal,Mr.AriffinbinSabtu,handed outstorybooksandhampersasgiftstothewinnersSMKAlamShahwasimmersedinan atmosphereofgaietyduringEnglishWeek.TheEnglishLanguageSocietywouldliketo congratulatetheteachersandthecommitteesinchargedforputtingalotoftimeandefforttomake thiseventatrulymomentousandsuccessfuloneWewouldalsoliketoexpressourgratitudeto thosewhohaveputtheirheartoutintoparticipatinginvariousactivitiesthroughouttheweek.Itis hopedthatthisprogrammewouldencouragestudentstolovelearningEnglishandultimatelybuild uptheirconfidenceleveland
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TheHistoryoftheEnglishLanguageInthispaperIwilldiscusswhereandhowtheEnglish languageoriginatedandhowithasspreadtobecomeoneofthemostspokenlanguagesintheworld. BeforeIstartedmyresearchonmytopicofchoice,myoriginalhypothesiswasthattheEnglish languagewasstartedbyawholeassortmentofGermanictribesinvadingEnglandthousandsofyears agoThisultimatelybecamethegoalofmypaper,toseeifGermanictribesstartedtheEnglish language,orifitwasstartedfromsomeothertribesthatIwasnotawareof.Thehistoryofthe EnglishlanguageisofsignificancebecauseEnglishisspokenmorefrequentlythananyother languageexceptChinese,(Bright,1992)AGermaniclanguage,Englishshowmorecontent
TheProto–Indo–EuropeanlanguagewasmorecomplexthanEnglishtoday.Itispossibleto reconstructthreegenders(masculine,feminine,andneuter)anduptoeightcases(nominative, vocative,accusative,genitive,dative,ablative,locative,instrumental).Adjectivesagreedincase, number,andgenderwiththenoun.Theverbsystemwasalsorichininflections,usedforaspect, mood,tense,voice,person,andnumberDifferentgrammaticalformsofawordwereoftenrelated bythefeatureofablaut,orvowelgraduation:therootvowelwouldchangesystematicallytoexpress suchdifferencesassingularandpluralorpastandpresenttense,asisstillthecaseinEnglish foot/feetortake/took(Crystal,1997).TheProto–Indo–Europeanlanguageisthoughttohavebeen spokenbefore3,000BC,andtohavesplitupintodifferentlanguagesduringthefollowing millennium(Crystal,1997)ThelanguagesfamiliesincludeCeltic,Germanic,Italic,Indo–Iranian, Tocharian,Armenian,Anatolian,Albanian,Greek,Balto–Slavic,andSlaviclanguages.Yiddish, German,Afrikaans,Dutch,Flemish,Frisian,andEnglishmakeuptheWestGermanicsubgroupof theGermanicBranch(Crystal,1997)ScholarsrenamedthelanguagegrouptheIndo–European familyafter3,000BC(Crystal,1997).Theoristssuggestthatthehorsewasamajorelementofthe Proto–Indo–EuropeanandtheIndo–European
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ReflectingonMyEnglish101ExperienceIusedtoconsiderwritingastumblewordsfromyour mind,write,readitthrough,fixminormistakes,anddone.However,yourarelygetsuccessful.The truthismanystudents,includingmyself,strugglewithstartingtowriteaword,orgettingstuckin themiddlewithoutknowingthemainpointofthewriting.AftercompletingEnglish101,Ican explainthewritingprocess,evaluatethestrengthsofmyessay,andidentifymyweaknesses ThroughoutEnglish101,Ilearnedthatthefollowingthewritingprocesswasimperative.Before takingthisclass,Iusetoalwaysskipthepre–writingstepconsideringthatitisjustaneasyand unnecessarystepConsequently,Istruggledtofigurehowtostartwriting,andmostimportantlyI struggledtofigureoutthemainpointwhilewritingthedraft.AndthenIfinishthefirstdraftcloseto thedeadlinethatIdonothavetimetoreaditnottomentionrevising.ItwasafterIstartedthisclass thatlearnedthatpre–writingisvital,andrequirestimeandattentionasitholdsthebaseofthewhole writing.Myprofessoruseddifferentanalogiessuchasblueprintforbuildingandmapfornavigation toexplaintheimportanceItreallyspeededupmywritingafterIstartedtoutilizeitIhavelearned outliningbefore,butpartofthepre–writingthatIwasfortunateenoughtolearninginEnglish101is thewritingtriangle.Evenbeforeoutlining,thetopic,purpose,andaudienceofthe
Englishis,almostcertainly,themostimportantsubjectthatachildcanlearninschool.Without knowingproperEnglish,achildwillnotbeabletocommunicateeffectivelywiththeEnglish speakingnationTheywouldbeshutofffromeducationandotherpeopleinthiscountryAperson whodoesnotposesproperEnglishlimitshisorherabilitytoachievetheirhighestpotential. KnowledgeoftheEnglishlanguageisimportanttolearntobeabletocommunicatewithothers,in theteachingofimmigrantstudents,andinfindingandmaintainingajobByassumingthatstudents willlearnpropercommunicationskillswithoutguidanceisabigmistake.Individualsshouldbegin learningbasiccommunicationskillsatbirthandcontinue...showmorecontent...
OnekindofproblemthatimmigrantsshareistheneedtolearntheEnglishlanguage,evenif learningEnglishisaveryhardlanguagetolearn.WhenimmigrantsdonotlearnEnglish,theyare fatedtoremainsecondclasscitizensorneverbecomeacitizenTheyareghettoizedandnever integrateintothemainstreamofsociety.Theyareforcedtotakelowpayingjobs,theirchildrenare raisedinpoverty,andtheyfrequentlydonotfinishhighschool,theytakelowpayingjobs themselves,raisetheirownchildreninpovertyandremaininthisneverendingcycleFurthermore whenyoumovetoadifferentcountryorregion,learningthelocallanguagewillhelpyouto communicateandfitinwiththelocalcommunityDoingsowillestablishyourinterestinand commitmenttothenewcountry.Manybusinessesdonotbothertolearnotherlanguagesbecause; theybelievethatmostofthepeopletheydobusinesswithcanspeakEnglish.Thelackof understandingtheEnglishlanguageputsthenon–Englishspeakingindividualsatagreater disadvantage,thenthosewhounderstandandarticulateEnglish.Itisveryimportantforimmigrants tolearnandunderstandEnglishinorderforthemtobesuccessfulandlivetheAmericandream. (Poisl,2011).Apersonneedstohavetheabilitytodemonstrateanappropriateunderstandingofthe Englishlanguage,inordertoimpresspotentialemployers.AccordingtotheauthoroftheArticle Dashboard,"Englishisthe ...Getmorecontent...
Forme,learningalanguageisacomplicatedprocess.Itisdifferentfromlearningothersubjects.It involvesalotofpracticesandfollowup.WhenItalkaboutmypersonalexperience,Iwouldsay thatIhavearichexperienceinlearningEnglishasasecondlanguageEnglishwastaughttomefor tenyearsstartingfromgradeseventillgraduationfromuniversity.Aftergraduation,IfeltthatI shouldimprovemylanguageskills.Therefore,Ididalotofeffortspersonallytoincreasemy fluencyUntilnowIstilllearnthelanguageIndeed,learningalanguagetakesalifetime IstartedlearningEnglishasasecondlanguagewhenIwasinfirstintermediate.Istillremembermy firstclassesandmyfirstteachers.Irememberthatmyteacherschangedfrequentlyinthefirstyear butallofthemhavemuchincommon.Allofthemusedgrammartranslationmethod.Theyusedto writebilinguallistsofwordsonboard,thenwe,asstudents,wereaskedtocopytheselistsand memorizethembyheartAllteachingconcentratedonreadingandwritingskills,buttherewereno activitiesconcentratingonspeakingorlistening.Inaddition,grammarrulesweretaughtinthatstage oflearningthelanguageasmathematicsequations,andwewereaskedtomemorizetherulesas weshowmorecontent
Ofcourse,therearecertaindefectsorgapsinmyknowledgeorabilitytousetheEnglishlanguage likeusingidiomsandtheappropriatenessofsomevocabularyIdiomshavemanyconnotationsand denotationsintheEnglishlanguage.SometimesIuseanidiomandImeansomething,butthe connotationsoftheidiommeanssomethingelse.Anothergapofmyknowledgeofthelanguageis theappropriatenessofusingcertainvocabularyEnglishlanguageentailshighsenseofusingthe appropriatewordfordescribingornarratingsomething.Tomymind,Ihavenotreachedthispoint ...Getmorecontent...
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Intoday'sworld,therearemanysocialissues,likepoverty,vandalismandunemployment. However,prejudicehasbecomethemostdramaticone.Prejudgingpeoplefortheirappearanceisa commonpracticethathumansperform.Peoplearenotonlyridiculedfortheircolor,butalsobytheir religion,sexorageTherefore,Iconsiderthatracism,ageismandsexismarethethreemajor problemsinoursocietyandweneedtoceasethemimmediately.Muchofourworld'shistorywere baseduponracism.Inthe1600's,whitemenusedAfricansasslavesandtreatedthemastheywere nothuman"Colored"peoplewerenotevenallowedtousethesamedrinkingfountainsaswhite people.Fortunately,inthelastthreedecades,race...showmorecontent...
ThemostpopularwatchedsportinAmerica,NBAbasketball,isplayedbyover87%oftheAfrican decent.Nevertheless,racismisstillaissuethatwillnevercompletelygoaway.Ageismisalsoa worryingprobleminoursociety.Thoughmanypeoplethinkthatthisisnotaseriousproblem, peoplearebeingharassedabouttheirageeveryday,whethertheyare"tooyoung"or"tooold"I havedealtwiththisproblemmyself,asmanyotherteenagershave.WhenIwalkintosomestores,I amaskedtoleavemypurseatthecounterandIamoftenfollowedaroundbyemployees.They watcheverymoveImaketomakesurethatIwillnotstealanything.Iknowthattheftisadilemma thatmanybusinesseshavetodealwith,butwhenitgetstothepointofbeinguntrustedduetoyour age,itiscompletelyridiculousandinappropriateMenandwomenhaveneverbeenequalinthe worldandthatiswhatwecallsexism.Forexample,ifamanandawomanwhohavethesame knowledgeaskforthesamejob,thebosswillprobablypicktheman.Eventhoughtheybothgetthe job,themanwillmaybehaveabettersalarythanthewomanPeoplealwaysbelievethatmenwork betterthanwomenbutnoonecangiveasatisfyingexplicationtosupportthatthought.Fortunately, sexismisdecreasingconstantlybutitwillneverdiminishtothepointofcompleteequality.Wecan neverjudgesomeonebytheir
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IcanrememberseeingthatIhadtotakeanEnglishclassmyfirstsemesterofcollege.Iwasalready overwhelmedwithstartingcollege,andhavingtowritecollegeessaysmademegetevenmore nervous.IsatdownwithmymomanddecidedtolookattheEnglishclassesavailable,andIfinally decidedthatIhadtotakeaneveningclasstomakeitworkinmyschedule.ThefirstdayofEnglish cameandnowlookingbackitwasnotasbadasIthoughtItmademeabetterwriterandbewhereI amtoday.ItmayhavetakenmesometimetogetwhereIamtoday,butatleastIamontheright track.EnglishCompositionhelpedmerealizethatIammyownauthorandhavestrengthsthatIdid notrealizeIhadWhenIfirststartedcollegeIdidnotknowwhattoexpectwithanEnglishclassI likedwritingabouttopicsthatinterestedme,buthighschooldidnotallowmetodothat.Itook AmericanHistoryandwewouldhavetowriteshowmorecontent
Ilearnedmanytechniquesfrommyprofessor.Hehelpedmerealizethatitisokaytohaveyourown opinionaslongasyoubackitup.HeshowedmethatIamanauthorwhenIdidnotthinkIwas.He alsotoldustoreadouressaysoutloudwhenweproofread,andIalwaysdidthistechniquebefore submittingallmyessays.IcanrememberhavingtowritemyfirstessayandIwasscared,becauseI feltlikeIhadtogetagoodgrade.IstartedthinkingaboutwhattoolsIcouldusetohelpme,andI decidedtogotoTheLearningCentertohelpwithmyessay.WhenIwenttheretheywouldmake editstomyessayandthenexplainwhatIshouldchange.ThetutornoticedIusedmultiplechoppy sentencesandcommasinspotsthereshouldnotbeSometimesIwouldevengotwicetomakesureI didnotmissanyminormistakes.GoingtherehelpedmefeelmoreconfidentasawriterandI learnedfrommymistakes.Ihadmanyhelpfultechniquesfrommultiplepeoplethatshapedmeinto thewriterIam
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