Languages Essays

How Did the English Language Survive after 1066?
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Dec 2021
Introduction: The Norman Conquest of 1066 was arguably ‘the final cataclysm’ which awaited the English language, facilitating the evolution from an intensely economic language to a more refined English....

Conjunctions in Chinese ESL Learning
Example essay. Last modified: 14th Dec 2021
Introduction: As a part of speech, Conjunction is known as a joining word. It acts as a bridge between two sentences and help them to combine. English language learners, especially Chinese students, often just mechanically rote the meanings and rules....

Can Pragmatic Competence be Taught?
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Oct 2021
Introduction: This essay will argue using the definition of Kasper & Rose (1999), that learners of English must be able to use their linguistic resources (pragmalinguistics), alongside the ability to do this in a contextually appropriate fashion (sociopragmatics). ...

Development of Language from Rituals
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Jul 2021
Introduction: This essay will examine the possibility of a connection between rituals and ritualistic behaviour and the development of language, with some analysis of ritual behaviour in the animal world as well as briefly examining the extent to which human use of language today is itself ritualistic....

Definition Purpose and Models of Reading
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Jul 2021
Introduction: Reading is a mental process. There are many definitions of reading. Reading is when someone looks into a written text and starts to absorb the information from the written linguistic message....

Developing a Blended Model to Help English Learner Needs
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Mar 2021
Introduction: The article by Blazer (2019), states that some experts have concluded that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ model of instruction for ELLs....

English Speaking Skills in Non-native speaking Children
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: A Proposal of Effective Improvement of English Speaking Skills in Non-Native Speaking Children In recent decades, English has become a worldwide language and plays an important role in many fields of ...

Self-reflection on the Critical Period Hypothesis
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: A Brief Literature Review and Self-reflection on the Critical Period Hypothesis Introduction Is there really an ideal age at which second language learning should begin? Is there only a slim chance fo...

Importance of Language Development in Early Childhood
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: In early childhood a child adopts their own language from their environment. A child adopts the language people tend to speak around them. Early childhood education in kindergarten usually starts...

English in Post Revolutionary Iran
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Iran, which is also widely known and recognized as the Persian Empire, and officially known the Islamic Republic of Iran, is one of the world’s oldest and most historic civilizations, beginning...

Language and Development Observation of Child with Downs Syndrome
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: I observed four year old Mia, who is female. She has both active parents in her life, along with a younger sister. She has downs syndrome. She can communicate fairly well verbally but also uses s...

Annotated Bibliography: Acquisition of French as a Second Language
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Acquisition of French as a Second Language Research on acquisition of second language has reported two conclusions. First, acquisition of second language is a highly systematic process, ...

Problems of Task-based English Language Teaching in Chinese High School Classrooms
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Problems of Task-based English language teaching in Chinese high school classrooms   Introduction There are more and more people learning foreign languages, an...

Negative Transfer Effect by Cantonese Students Learning English
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: This work[1] is focused on deriving salient mispronunciations made by Cantonese (L1) learners of English (L2) specifically due to negative language transfer effect .The study presents phonologica...

Code Switching, Emotions and Trauma Narratives
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Bilingualism or multilingualism being described merely as a phenomenon where an individual is able to speak and write in two or more languages is not exactly an accurate definition; the term also...

Effect of Repetition and Rhymed Video-songs in Facilitating Adults L1 (Arabic) and L2 (English) Acquisition
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Research Proposal The effect of repetition and rhymed video-songs in facilitating adults L1 (Arabic) and L2 (English) acquisition in the K.S.A Introduction I taught...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Dual Language Schools
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction:  I strongly recommend my neighbor’s son to go to a dual language school. The reason why I stated that is that there are lots of benefit in a dual language program. For instance, learn seco...

A Detailed Account of the Use and Status of Languages in South Africa
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Literature Research into South Africa’s language history has been covered rather extensively in the past twenty years. Papers on the countries implementation of policies such as (Ngcob...

Critical Period Hypothesis of Language Learning
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: My father, while he was in his early twenties immigrated to the States from India along with his parents, 4 older siblings and 1 younger sibling. Although they had all learned English in school, ...

The Use of Loans in English in Spain and in America
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world preceded by Mandarin Chinese and followed by English (Fernández, 2016, p. 4). In 2016, more than 472 millions of peo...

ELF and GE Notions in ELT: Evaluation Listening Materials in Two Textbooks
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction The idea of English as a Lingua Franca ELF is a quite new concept and was not recognised in many fields such as applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. There was a not...

Analysis of the Transmission Model for Communication Theories and Research
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: ‘Despite the critiques from within the reception or cultural context school of thought does the transmission model still provide the primary conceptual basis for theorizing and researching comm...

Early Childhood Language Development in the Digital age: A Review of Research
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction   Early childhood language and literacy development for the children aged 0-8 years old is strongly influenced by the linguistic environment of the child. R...

Issues and Challenges of Cataloging Materials in Non-roman Languages
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Theses Statement This paper reviews recent literature regarding issues and challenges of cataloging materials in non-Roman languages. It provides background information and a discussion ...

Effect of Media and Texting on Language
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: There are so many myths about language and the negative effects it has our society in general. Given that social media and technology now plays a relevant role in our everyday life, one such grou...