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As you move across countries and culture it is becoming increasing evident that English is a very wide-spread and dominant language. With this excessive use of English comes a wide range of forms of the language and literacy. The English language has been changed and manipulated by factors including time, culture, different social classes and different modes of communicating. Literacy has also changed over time and is now no longer just about writing and reading but can be split into two categories including multi-modal and multiplicity. Teachers shoals be embracing these changes in language and also be aware that students will have different forms of English. English should now be referred to as Englishes and literacy should now be referred to as multi literacy and teachers need to adapt to these …show more content…
Over time as generations have passed certain phrases and words have become less popular and are not used anymore, or on the other hand, new ones have been created. Also as our morals change, so does our words choice and use of language. This is the same sort of difference between older generations and younger generation. Young women are always speaking in the new, “cool” way, using new words and phrases in different ways. This English is a lot different to the English that our grandparents will speak with. All of these different phrases and words create the idea of English now being Englishes as time has shaped the language into something that it never was centuries ago. Culture also has the same affect. As English is so dominant, many different countries speak different forms of English, this includes American English, British and Irish English, Canadian english, Caribbean English, African English, South Asian English, East Asian English and Australian and New Zealand English. These forms of englishes then break of into even smaller
The face of English education is changing not always for the better. Education as a whole has made leaps and bounds in the last 50 years this has been assisted by many other factors including technology, new teaching techniques, better training of teachers among other things. One of the areas that have changed the most is English education. There have been three recurring issues that have been maintained over the last few decades. These are debates that have valid arguments on both sides of the issue which is why no real solutions have been proposed.
Language has been said to effect culture and a person’s way of thinking; in addition to culture effecting language. Throughout the last 100 years there have been apparent and subtle changes in the English language. The changes an English speaking person may see throughout their life time are different catchphrases, the way language is written, the type of formality used, and how deeply English is affected by cultures; as well as how it effects other cultures around the world.
First, it changes because the needs of its speakers change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences require new words to refer to them clearly and efficiently.
This essay will explore the essentialness of teachers expanding their classroom learning to include ‘multiliteracies’. The term ‘Multiliteracies’ has two important aspects, language variation and multimodal texts (New Learning Online, n.d.) To understand language variation this essay will look at the origin of language and its progression to the idea of ‘Englishes’.
Throughout history, many languages change over time but out of them all I feel English has changed the most. I feel as we go on the way we pronounce words, use slang, rewrite words that have the same meaning but sound differently has changed drastically. I think the main influence on the evolution of the English language would be migration. We the people have moved so much going across countries and other states with English as our default or with broken English or not knowing the language at all. Most out of the United States do have broken English or simply don't know english at all but can identify which language is being heard. No two speak identically either, as they learn English their born language begins to fight with it for example
Designed for teachers of English, Reviewing English in the 21st Century provides an overview of changes in English teaching in Australia over the last six decades, and the theories behind such changes. This edition also explains current popular theories for teaching English, and suggests methods for implementing them in the classroom. The first section of the book, ‘Reviewing’, relates how new models of English teaching, such as the cultural heritage, skills, personal growth and cultural studies models, have been influenced by developments in learning theories. The second section of the book, ‘Developing and Contextualising”, is concerned with providing effective pedagogies for English teachers in many areas, including ESL students, indigenous students and students with learning difficulties. The final section of the book, ‘Applying’, provides practical applications and student activity suggestions for teaching English, such as methods in drama, media, novels, poetry, visual representations and information technologies.
Universally most of the societies variety of ethnic exist; consequently, multicultural is causing issue fact of speaking different languages. School also faces multicultural issues. As mentioned earlier, the problem of multicultural in the school is the exchange of idea or knowledge between English Second Learner (ESL) and teacher. ESL has to overcome learning English fast as they can; therefore, teachers need to know how to help student. According to Morphology and the Implication on English Language Teaching (2012) states that knowing morphology practical to education assist to recognize the character of the language system. Moreover, teaching student the characteristics of morpheme such as suffixes of bound morpheme will help ESL or regular student to adjusting or even changing the class of the word (Stowe,
Because English is a living language there are frequent changes in the meaning that words carry. These changes can be largely influenced by environment. One of the best examples of this fact is some of the distinct differences between British and American English.
Finally, there are many different varieties of English, or as it is called Englishes, such as Singaporean English, Indian English and Nigerian English. Each variety of English expresses the identity and culture of its speakers. It has been predicted that in the distant future these forms of English will fragment into mutually unintelligible varieties. Therefore, this fragmentation may slow the spread of English as a global language.
Languages are continually changing and developing, and these changes occur in many different ways and for a variety of reasons. Language change is detectable to some extent in all languages, and ‘similar paths of change’ can be recognised in numerous unrelated languages (Bybee, 2015, p. 139). Since users of language all over the world have ‘the same mental processes’ and ‘use communication for the same or very similar ends’ (Bybee, 2015, p. 1), similar changes occur on the same linguistic aspects, and in many cases these changes produce similar results in multiple languages. However, language change is limited by the function it performs. Languages must be learnt to such an extent which allows communication between the generation above and below one’s own (McMahon, 1994, p. 5). Hence language change is a gradual, lethargic process, as only small changes in
After selecting the English language to be standard, codification -Early Modern English (1500-1800)is the second step in standardization of language, it deal with grammar and vocabulary, grammatical rules and lexicon in grammar and dictionaries. That often happen when the language written for the first time, or when it developing as standard, or after a time of great and huge changing as after the demise of colonialism , which made language planning necessary .Wikipedia
In most institutions of learning today, the classes are made up of students from different ethnic backgrounds. These have different traditions and also speak different languages. In a typical classroom, the majority of the students will speak the same language. The teacher must then employ strategies which will accommodate all the students in the class. This will ensure that every learner gets the best quality of education. This will enable them to be better prepared for career and expressing themselves. In this paper, strategies to assist learners of the English language in their literal development for third grade learners. In the paper, three strategies that can be used by the teacher will be discussed. New strategies and research that will help the English language learners to gain in depth mastery of the language will also be discussed. Due to the widespread learning of the English language in most schools, addressing issues of the language learners is of vital importance. Teachers should have the understanding that cultures are what give someone identity and therefore no student should leave their culture for another. Instead, there should be the blending of different cultures so that students can appreciate and learn from each other.
The settlement of the British Isles by north Europeans followed by Norman French paints the backdrop to this essay which will focus on the period between the early 15th and 17th centuries, when a 'standard' English evolved. It will show that modern-day English is very different to that first introduced to the British Isles, but by identifying changes through time, its continuity can be demonstrated. Finally, it will suggest that present day English is in a position analogous to that which existed before the Norman invasion, when there were many varieties and dialects, and that this may lead to its decline as a global language, due to decreasing intelligibility.
Have you ever wondered where the names of the different items you use daily came from? Or listened to people talk and find a particular word interesting or odd and wonder why it has become part of our English language? The English language that we speak today has developed as a result of many different influences and changes over thousands of years. The resulting changes to the English language can be split into three time periods that include, Old English or Anglo-Saxon, Middle English and Modern English which is commonly used today
Kachru, B. B. (1992). Teaching world Englishes. The other tongue: English across cultures, 2, 355-366.