Author: Rashmeen Majahar Mulla
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This book is for those whose mother tongue or native language are different from English. In this book I have tried to do just that is to improve your English speaking skills. After reading this book you will feel much more confidents and better equipped at speaking better English. The book contains 100 days and each day is given in a detailed manner so that you get the full knowledge about the given topic. Book also contains vocabulary, idioms, grammar parts, fiction and nonfiction stories, informational essays and many more related to english speaking skills. They may help you in practicing correct and fluent English. Practicing is the first step for fluency. So follow properly and keep practicing and keep growing..
LEARN ENGLISH our universal language
Author: Rashmeen Majahar Mulla
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This book is for those whose mother tongue or native language are different from English. In this book I have tried to do just that is to improve your English speaking skills. After reading this book you will feel much more confidents and better equipped at speaking better English. The book contains 100 days and each day is given in a detailed manner so that you get the full knowledge about the given topic. Book also contains vocabulary, idioms, grammar parts, fiction and nonfiction stories, informational essays and many more related to english speaking skills. They may help you in practicing correct and fluent English. Practicing is the first step for fluency. So follow properly and keep practicing and keep growing..
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This book is for those whose mother tongue or native language are different from English. In this book I have tried to do just that is to improve your English speaking skills. After reading this book you will feel much more confidents and better equipped at speaking better English. The book contains 100 days and each day is given in a detailed manner so that you get the full knowledge about the given topic. Book also contains vocabulary, idioms, grammar parts, fiction and nonfiction stories, informational essays and many more related to english speaking skills. They may help you in practicing correct and fluent English. Practicing is the first step for fluency. So follow properly and keep practicing and keep growing..
English as a Global Language
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Bridge of Words
Author: Esther Schor
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805090797
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A history of Esperanto, the utopian "universal language" invented in 1887"--
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805090797
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A history of Esperanto, the utopian "universal language" invented in 1887"--
Does Science Need a Global Language?
Author: Scott L. Montgomery
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022601004X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In early 2012, the global scientific community erupted with news that the elusive Higgs boson had likely been found, providing potent validation for the Standard Model of how the universe works. Scientists from more than one hundred countries contributed to this discovery—proving, beyond any doubt, that a new era in science had arrived, an era of multinationalism and cooperative reach. Globalization, the Internet, and digital technology all play a role in making this new era possible, but something more fundamental is also at work. In all scientific endeavors lies the ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge, and now this can be accomplished in a single tongue— English. But is this a good thing? In Does Science Need a Global Language?, Scott L. Montgomery seeks to answer this question by investigating the phenomenon of global English in science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, what advantages and disadvantages it brings, and what its future might be. He also examines the consequences of a global tongue, considering especially emerging and developing nations, where research is still at a relatively early stage and English is not yet firmly established. Throughout the book, he includes important insights from a broad range of perspectives in linguistics, history, education, geopolitics, and more. Each chapter includes striking and revealing anecdotes from the front-line experiences of today’s scientists, some of whom have struggled with the reality of global scientific English. He explores topics such as student mobility, publication trends, world Englishes, language endangerment, and second language learning, among many others. What he uncovers will challenge readers to rethink their assumptions about the direction of contemporary science, as well as its future.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022601004X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
In early 2012, the global scientific community erupted with news that the elusive Higgs boson had likely been found, providing potent validation for the Standard Model of how the universe works. Scientists from more than one hundred countries contributed to this discovery—proving, beyond any doubt, that a new era in science had arrived, an era of multinationalism and cooperative reach. Globalization, the Internet, and digital technology all play a role in making this new era possible, but something more fundamental is also at work. In all scientific endeavors lies the ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge, and now this can be accomplished in a single tongue— English. But is this a good thing? In Does Science Need a Global Language?, Scott L. Montgomery seeks to answer this question by investigating the phenomenon of global English in science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, what advantages and disadvantages it brings, and what its future might be. He also examines the consequences of a global tongue, considering especially emerging and developing nations, where research is still at a relatively early stage and English is not yet firmly established. Throughout the book, he includes important insights from a broad range of perspectives in linguistics, history, education, geopolitics, and more. Each chapter includes striking and revealing anecdotes from the front-line experiences of today’s scientists, some of whom have struggled with the reality of global scientific English. He explores topics such as student mobility, publication trends, world Englishes, language endangerment, and second language learning, among many others. What he uncovers will challenge readers to rethink their assumptions about the direction of contemporary science, as well as its future.
The Rise of English
Author: Rosemary C. Salomone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190625619
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca- - its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "riseof English" has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides as well. In Europe, imperatives of political integration and job mobility compete with pride in national language and heritage. In the United States and England, English isolates us from the cultural and economic benefits of speaking other languages.And in countries like India, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda, it has stratified society along lines of English proficiency.In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business. From the inner workings of the European Union to linguistic battles over influence inAfrica, Salomone draws on a wealth of research to tell the complex story of English - and, ultimately, to argue for English not as a force for domination but as a core component of multilingualism and the transcendence of linguistic and cultural borders.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190625619
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca- - its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "riseof English" has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides as well. In Europe, imperatives of political integration and job mobility compete with pride in national language and heritage. In the United States and England, English isolates us from the cultural and economic benefits of speaking other languages.And in countries like India, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda, it has stratified society along lines of English proficiency.In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business. From the inner workings of the European Union to linguistic battles over influence inAfrica, Salomone draws on a wealth of research to tell the complex story of English - and, ultimately, to argue for English not as a force for domination but as a core component of multilingualism and the transcendence of linguistic and cultural borders.
Toki Pona Dictionary
Author: Sonja Lang
Publisher: Official Toki Pona
ISBN: 9780978292362
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
tenpo ku li lon a! Explore the world's most simple and fun language! How can a language with only 137 essential words express the totality of human experience? Toki Pona Dictionary is a comprehensive two-way dictionary with a total of over 11,000 entries, garnished with 43 fun illustrations by Vacon Sartirani. These translations will equip you with helpful examples and commonly used options to inspire and guide your self-expression. kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko? This work documents Toki Pona as a living language and includes many new words created by the growing community. Explore the world's most simple and fun language!
Publisher: Official Toki Pona
ISBN: 9780978292362
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
tenpo ku li lon a! Explore the world's most simple and fun language! How can a language with only 137 essential words express the totality of human experience? Toki Pona Dictionary is a comprehensive two-way dictionary with a total of over 11,000 entries, garnished with 43 fun illustrations by Vacon Sartirani. These translations will equip you with helpful examples and commonly used options to inspire and guide your self-expression. kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko? This work documents Toki Pona as a living language and includes many new words created by the growing community. Explore the world's most simple and fun language!
The Way of the Linguist
Author: Steve Kaufmann
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1420873296
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1420873296
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.
Word Fugitives
Author: Barbara Wallraff
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061758701
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Despite the many thousands of dictionary words at our disposal, our language can be dismayingly inadequate. How many times have you searched for a word that means just what you want it to but failed to find anything suitable anywhere? Most of us, it turns out, lead lives rife with experiences, people, and things that have no names. At least, they lacked names until now. Word Fugitives comes to the rescue, supplying hundreds of inspired words coined or redefined to meet everyday needs. For instance, wouldn't it be handy to have a word for the momentary confusion people experience when they hear a cell phone ringing and wonder whether it's theirs? (How about fauxcellarm, phonundrum, or pandephonium?) Or what about a word for offspring who are adults? (Try unchildren or offsprung.) Or a word for the irrational fear when you're throwing a party that no one will show up? (That might be guestlessness, empty-fest syndrome, or fete-alism.) This mind- and vocabulary-expanding book grew out -- way out -- of Barbara Wallraff's popular column in The Atlantic Monthly. Brimming with irresistible diversions and pop quizzes; illuminated by contributions and commentary from authors, linguists, and leading language authorities; and enlivened by pleas for help from people whose words have yet to be found, Word Fugitives will captivate and inspire anyone who ever struggles to describe the world that he or she, or they, or thon (thon? see page 141) lives in.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061758701
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Despite the many thousands of dictionary words at our disposal, our language can be dismayingly inadequate. How many times have you searched for a word that means just what you want it to but failed to find anything suitable anywhere? Most of us, it turns out, lead lives rife with experiences, people, and things that have no names. At least, they lacked names until now. Word Fugitives comes to the rescue, supplying hundreds of inspired words coined or redefined to meet everyday needs. For instance, wouldn't it be handy to have a word for the momentary confusion people experience when they hear a cell phone ringing and wonder whether it's theirs? (How about fauxcellarm, phonundrum, or pandephonium?) Or what about a word for offspring who are adults? (Try unchildren or offsprung.) Or a word for the irrational fear when you're throwing a party that no one will show up? (That might be guestlessness, empty-fest syndrome, or fete-alism.) This mind- and vocabulary-expanding book grew out -- way out -- of Barbara Wallraff's popular column in The Atlantic Monthly. Brimming with irresistible diversions and pop quizzes; illuminated by contributions and commentary from authors, linguists, and leading language authorities; and enlivened by pleas for help from people whose words have yet to be found, Word Fugitives will captivate and inspire anyone who ever struggles to describe the world that he or she, or they, or thon (thon? see page 141) lives in.
Toki Pona
Author: Sonja Lang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978292300
Category : Language and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
"Toki Pona was my philosophical attempt to understand the meaning of life in 120 words....I first published my micro-language on the Web in 2001....In this book, I hope to present the language in its completed form."--From the preface.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978292300
Category : Language and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
"Toki Pona was my philosophical attempt to understand the meaning of life in 120 words....I first published my micro-language on the Web in 2001....In this book, I hope to present the language in its completed form."--From the preface.
I Want To Learn English
Author: Jose Vasilio Torres
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I Want To Learn English is a phonics based, beginner level textbook for Adult and Adolescent School English Language Learners. It was developed to enhance the English learning experience using phonics lessons side by side with grammar components, contextual activities, grammar deep dives, reading comprehension and comprehensive, real-world conversations. With over eight years in publication, five years of trials and thousands of students sampled prior to its release, "I Want To Learn English" has proven to be one of the most effective English learning tools for English language programs, Refugee resettlement centers, individual students and English language learners who want to understand English starting at the basic level. The use of this textbook by Basic English Skills Programs has resulted in surging test scores (CASAS, WIDA, etc.), language proficiency growth, and overall satisfaction with courses taught using its methodical and comprehensive strategies. Throughout the textbook, there are audio components, which are conveniently available online on our website (iwtle.com), Anchor, and Spotify. Activities are also accompanied by corresponding videos on YouTube, which conveniently have QR codes printed next to most activities within the textbook. Students (and instructors) can access the audio (and video) components easily without the need to download any app whatsoever --and absolutely free.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I Want To Learn English is a phonics based, beginner level textbook for Adult and Adolescent School English Language Learners. It was developed to enhance the English learning experience using phonics lessons side by side with grammar components, contextual activities, grammar deep dives, reading comprehension and comprehensive, real-world conversations. With over eight years in publication, five years of trials and thousands of students sampled prior to its release, "I Want To Learn English" has proven to be one of the most effective English learning tools for English language programs, Refugee resettlement centers, individual students and English language learners who want to understand English starting at the basic level. The use of this textbook by Basic English Skills Programs has resulted in surging test scores (CASAS, WIDA, etc.), language proficiency growth, and overall satisfaction with courses taught using its methodical and comprehensive strategies. Throughout the textbook, there are audio components, which are conveniently available online on our website (iwtle.com), Anchor, and Spotify. Activities are also accompanied by corresponding videos on YouTube, which conveniently have QR codes printed next to most activities within the textbook. Students (and instructors) can access the audio (and video) components easily without the need to download any app whatsoever --and absolutely free.