Larry Taylor Research & Writing January 10, 2015 The “plain English” movement is something that the SEC and FASB involved themselves in to helping bridge the gap. Shifting to plain English will require a style of thinking and writing in which if you are working for a company or the SEC that the question of if the document that was used to writing highlight the important information for the investor to make decisions so it is important that the communication isn’t too complex for them to understand. We will look at how they will benefit a corporation and explaining why this movement is important and what some of the major impacts to large corporate clients might be. Starting how the “plain English” method can impact major clients are in
In recent years, large numbers of immigrants have migrated into the USA from Mexico, Philippine, Vietnam, China, and other counties. As of 2009, immigrants comprised 12.5% (38.5 million) of the total U.S. population (Batalova and Aaron par. 7). In 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau found that 50.4% of children younger than the age of one were Hispanic, black, Asian American, or belonging to other minority groups (Morello and Ted par. 2), and more than 60 million people who are 5 years old and older spoke a language other than English at home (Camille 3). Faced with the cultural diversity brought by immigrants, many nativists worry that the United States will lose the English language as an important core of a common cultural unity. With the help of organizations such as U.S. English and ProEnglish, the English-only movement is experiencing its second resurgence since the 1980’s.
In conclusion, Family Dollar shareholder letter provided its shareholders with an overview summary and the forward direction the company. Investors can determine whether or not a particular company could be a good investment, after reading the shareholder letter, the annual report, and news releases. Although financial statements can be like a maze to most users, it is essential to be able to comprehend and analyze the financial statements. These statements can explain the financial health of any organization.
Using plain language for clarity is important when writing because you do not want to confuse your readers or make them feel like they are not as
The English that is spoken today vastly differs from it's older versions. Over time languages will evolve as older words become antiquated and die as new ones are invented. This process is accelerated with technology enabling us to communicate easier and to more people than ever before.
In my assignments if not concise, it would take more than the needed pages to express my thoughts, and the meaning would be lost. In a business setting, going back to the ads, they are expensive and constrained by space. Any information needs to be concise, to the point; otherwise, it would be more expensive and the message ineffective.
According to Hudson, a variety is ‘a set of linguistic items with similar social distribution’ . Since the term dialect has acquired a negative connotation throughout the years, academics have started to use the term variety, which is considered more neutral, instead.
I am currently a sophomore at the University of California, Davis. Due to its diversity, I was able to encounter and meet a lot of international students in this school. Back when I was a freshman, I spoke to many international students and I notice that many of them excel in different courses such as math and science. Yet many international students disclosed to me that they struggle in English like me. Most of the students that I spoke have a difficulty in learning the context thought. This led me to what may be the cause of this problem such as the fast phase of the class and also not requiring international students to learn an additional language such as Spanish.
According to Teodorescu (2010), English for Specific Purposes (ESP) came into existence soon after the Second World War as there was a huge expansion of science, technology, and business all over the world and it became essential to have an international language for specialists. Later on, ESP became so popular that it is an important branch of English Language Teaching (ELT). Therefore, ESP which has the subcomponent like English for Science and Technology (EST) and it is further minimized to English for Engineering. Adriana Teodorescu (2010).
For many years, the thought of English being the official language of the United States has come with a little controversy. Some argue that English should be the official language because it is the most dominant language in the world. Some believe by doing so, it would create a stronger unity among the American people. Proponents believe that although the United States is diverse, it may be too much for the American people to juggle multiple languages. Others believe that English shouldn’t be the official language and instead be one of many prominent languages that are widely used in our nation such as Spanish, French, and Chinese. I believe English should be the official language in the United States. However, I believe more emphasis should be placed on learning new languages especially among youths in school and during developmental stages.
In this globalization era, the importance of proficiency in English has become very significant. This is very evident from the various job advertisements that put English as a prerequisite in order to apply for most posts. Since English is being highlighted in Malaysia in the recent years, much focus has been placed on the achievement in this subject.
Do we need to study foreign languages, since English become more and more popular around the world? Does every country need to implement English learning in all educational programs? What will happen to English if the political and economic importance of Asia exceeds the importance of the Europe and the US? There are a lot of different answers to these questions and today they are highly debatable and controversial. I believe that it is hard to underestimate the role of English in a modern global society and most probably it will gain more and more importance as a world language, however, the spread of English does not diminish the importance of other languages and the need to study them. This paper will examine the reasons of the emergence of English as a global language, explain the main problems and controversies of its dominance and gives some projections on the role of English language in the future society.
As Sirbu (2015) explained, people who speak a common language and communicate with each other help develop their language. Hence, common language plays a vital role in a community/society. Linguists estimate that around 400 languages or one in every three months has become extinct over the past century. They also calculate that nearly 50% up to 90% of the remaining 6,500 languages will be gone by the end of this century.
Conversational English uses casually with family members, friends, colleagues, workers and employees of organization. It comes in communication formally and informally. It also uses as the social and academic level of communication. It also helps to make business conversation effective in formal and informal meetings and gatherings. It helps to make communicator relax and sensitive. It helps to make good small talk in group discussion, conferences, meetings, seminars and interviews of professional and social level. English as an international language uses comfortably in internal and external affairs of companies /organizations. The learners try to develop their communication especially in English language with effective power of expression through ideas and thoughts. Many persons don’t comfortable to use conversational English in their communication because of their local dialects. But technology helps them to improve their conversation especially in language with new technical advancement in languages and communication. Today, new generation uses various technologies like computers, smart phones, tablets, television etc. to make their life comfortable and easy. Good conversational skills help get
Financial statements are intended to be understandable by readers who have "a reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities and accounting and who are willing to study the information diligently."
Words are all over the place all the time. They go out our mouths and maybe in our ears, we speak words, we write words and we read words. But, what is a ‘real’ word? Who’s to say? What most the English-speaking population categorises as a real word, is if it is found in the dictionary or not. Many of us see a place in the dictionary as the requirement for a word’s value and legitimacy.