Using technology in education is nothing new as most educators nowadays incorporate some form of technology in their teaching. In fact, the evolution of smartphones in this current day and age has allowed for more incorporation of mobile devices in learning and teaching. Recent technology advancements have made newer models of smartphones possess the same capabilities of a basic computer,...
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The book under review, Learner Corpora and Language Teaching, is edited by Sandra Götz and Joybrato Mukherjee, introducing the latest research in learner corpus studies and its value in language teaching. The volume is a collection of research papers originally presented at the 12th Teaching and Language Corpora Conference in Giessen in 2016, on the theme of combining language learning...
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Introduction Language processing is a mostly-debated topic in all its aspects. Figurative or non-literal language processing is an interesting phenomenon in language that needs more investigation from cognitive, psychological and neurological perspectives. This study aims to investigate non-literal meaning comprehension on language. Other cognitive abilities, including the IQ level, the memory capacity, the ability of abstract thinking, and the ability...
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Linguistic power comes from the ability to speak a language as well as to listen and understand it. It gives a sense of superiority to the person who possesses this characteristic. Effective communication is the key to gaining attention and dominion over the audience. Through this essay I will speak about the power English language holds over us today with...
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Abstract The “Perilous Attack” is a concept used in the video game “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice”, being presented as an aspect of it’s combat system, shaping the way the game is meant to be played by its audience. The Perilous Attack can be analysed through the context of the theoretical field of Structuralism as well as Semiotics due to the...
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Meaning comes from “the matrix of relationships in which we are engaged” (Gergen & Gergen, 2000). The term ‘masculinity’ is, undeniably, laden with meaning. As is true of all language, ‘masculinity’ comes accompanied by assumptions, and these in turn depend upon where and when it is used. This essay deconstructs the assumptions underpinning dominant discourse on multiple masculinities, the male...
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Advertisements are used by marketing teams to promote their products and increase sales, but there is a tendency to use stereotyping. We see individuals classed together in groups according to their gender, race and age. Gender stereotyping has been extensively used to portray women as dependent on a man for his protection and provision, (Eisend, Dens & De 2019), shows...
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Arabic Sign language translation into text and into other language is an important issue that many researchers have worked on. There are many applications available in the market to help the dumb people to interact with the world. Several works is reported that use techniques which help to translate sign language without a human interpreter, but with the use of...
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Introduction Language plays a pivotal role in shaping ethnic identity, serving as both a marker and a vehicle of cultural expression. It is through language that individuals communicate their values, beliefs, and traditions, which collectively form the foundation of ethnic identity. As such, language is not only a tool for communication but also an essential component of an individual's cultural...
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Visuals play an important role in facilitating the student’s understanding the text and the lesson. Whilst the teacher is teaching a lesson, she should keep in mind the diversity of the students and incorporate as many visuals in her lesson so all students will benefit. Although pairing the newcomer with a native speaker is a useful strategy, incorporating visuals into...
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There are many different ways in which one can describe the meaning of language. Different scholars, from Aristotle to Vygotsky, have different definitions and theories surrounding the role that language plays. However, Edward Sapir (former American anthropologist-linguist) described it best by categorizing language as purely human and non-instinctive. “Every language enables its speakers to express whatever they want to express,...
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Background and Introduction I teach at a 2-year HBCU Private Community College in Arkansas. I have been teaching at the college for five years. Different ethnic backgrounds generally enroll in college. About 250 students are enrolled on campus this semester. The college typically has a small percentage of Hispanic students each semester. Some of the Hispanic students graduate from college...
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ABSTRACT Sign language is the way of communication for hearing impaired people. There is a challenge for common people to communicate with deaf people which makes this system helpful in assisting them. This project aims at implementing computer vision which can take the sign from the users and convert them into text in real time. The proposed system contains four...
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The phrase ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is a common epithet that extolls the power of words. It is correct that it does; language is one of the most powerful tools a person can wield. Language is as capable of carrying a person to greatness as it is capable of crucifying them. But is it always for the...
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The significance of gamification can be better understood if we realize that the human brain have a natural tendency to stay away from those situations where it feels threatened or bored. Unfortunately, language classes can sometimes be boring for learners, especially for young learners. This is why when children, and even adults, are sitting in a classroom and watching a...
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As humans we convey information, thoughts, feelings, ideas through different modes of communication which include speaking, writing, drawing, sign languages, facial expressions etc. Communication is the exchange of meaningful information between two or more people or group of people in a community or society. Velentzas and Georgia (2014) explains that to communicate means to ‘make common’ or ‘to make known’,...
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The Matrix, as a movie, is a perfect representative for an analysis of Structuralism presenting a reality that is torn between the two ideologies, The Matrix: the movie or the artificial world, the double life of the main character or the red and blue pill. Films create meaning by using structures (codes and conventions) as a language we can understand....
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Introduction There are many problems that affect people and have affected the way they speak. Of course, you must have met or heard about some people who suffer from some of these problems. There will be difficulty in understanding the message because the letter exits are wrong. Language disorders is one of the most common problems in our days. Language...
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Abstract The various methods humans have at their disposal to communicate with themselves is what sets them apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. It is also an integral part in our daily lives and for the exchange of ideas. Hence, the sign language holds just as much importance as any other language for the people with the gift...
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With major viruses like COVID-19 spreading across the world, communication is of utmost importance. Any medical organization finding any sort of information to catalyze the process of finding the cure needs to spread this message to the billions of individuals in different countries. Such crucial communication and much more uses English language as the medium. Communication has leaped milestones today,...
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Language, as defined by the Cambridge dictionary, is ‘a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar.’ Most humans use language in day to day life as a method of communicating between one another. However, it is not fully clear whether animals use language to communicate or not. The most obvious example of animal communication is bird song. Owls,...
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INTRODUCTION In this paper, I will try to cover the employment of different languages at different periods and locations in the history of Ethiopia and the endangered languages or the extinction that this may have resulted in. These languages were diversified both culturally and by the means of the language classifications. I have also understood that there are written and...
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Is speaking a dialect forced upon our ancestors by their colonial masters, something that should be forgotten or something to be celebrated? For too long, the Jamaican Creole was the language of the countryside and the uneducated. The citizens of Jamaica continue to overlook the value of our Jamaican Creole. When the British colonized Jamaica in 1655, they propelled Jamaica...
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Introduction As a human, we cannot avoid ourselves from using language to interact with one another. According to Simanjuntak (1978), language is a structure in which units of sound and speech are selected and arranged arbitrarily for use by a community to communicate. Language acquisition is a process of human language development. Usually, first language acquisition is associated with children's...
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Social media has often been portrayed as having a negative impact on language development so much that defining language is now key to measuring what is meant by language growth and development. The concept of language as a communication key has needed renewed discussion with the introduction of technology and the many methods of interaction that it has brought to...
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Human communication has been studied for many years. It involves both verbal and nonverbal language. Nonverbal language includes touch, gaze, and gestures which humans use unconsciously when communicating. As machines become more advanced, they begin to respond to our verbal commands and are able to move similar to humans. Despite this advancement, there are limitations and boundaries that will need...
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English has changed a lot on the course of history due to its heavy-borrower nature and if one could go back and travel in time to see the changes that the language has undergone, he would be surprised and maybe not even find similarity between those English’s. Change has happened due to different factors like time itself, literature, history, tradition...
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