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Introduction Grammar translation method derives from the 1980s and early 90s, it became fashionable in some quarters and it was called old-fashioned method of teaching, particularly labelled Grammar Translation. Grammar translation method deals with numerous reasons such as translation itself from one language to another, as well as the main focus of it was to…

Language skills has become very important to our learners. Enhancing our skills can be our weapon to this society. Each of the skills have their own purpose as it conveys our emotion, opinion and facts to other people. The students must know the purpose and importance of this skills as we born with the need…

Culture, identity, and language differences and their relations are interesting topics. According to Stuart Hall (1997), he discusses the definitions of culture, identity, and language and explains the relationships between them in his article, ‘Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices’. Meanwhile, culture, identity, and language will be discussed further as well as the relationships between…

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SPEAKING SKILLS 1 Abstract The present study aims to investigate “Perceptions of BS-English students about Speaking Skills through Cooperative Learning studying in Public Sector Colleges of Lahore, Pakistan.” The objective of the present study is to find out the difficulties of ESL learners related to speaking skills. It also attempts to seek students’…

Communication is paramount in life. That is why language development is an extremely important aspect of children growth. Children learn how to communicate from their environment. Therefore, if the environment is conducive for the children to develop language then children will learn language swiftly. Where the environment is not conducive then the children have a…

Culture is when intangible objects like values costumes beliefs merge with material objects like a certain type of food, clothes, or even architecture, to form a way of life. The shared values, customs, and histories characteristic of culture shape the way a person thinks, behaves, and views the world. There are a lot of elements…

What is culture? To Duranti (1997), culture is such a complex notion that it may be neither possible nor desirable to arrive at an all-encompassing definition of it. It means different to different people. It mainly refers to an appreciation of good literature, music, art or food. However, for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists, culture…

Anne Sullivan, often known as Helen Keller’s teacher, was an extraordinary figure in educational history. Her remarkable dedication, innovative teaching methods, and sheer resilience were instrumental in transforming Helen Keller, a deaf-blind student, into a renowned author and social activist. This essay examines Sullivan’s journey, her unique teaching approach, and the enduring impact she had…

Tanya Barrientos’s article “Se Habla Español” and Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” are two insightful narratives which examine cultural and social aspects of language through the childhood experiences which Barrientos and Tan had as second generation Americans. Both experiences explore the value of language and how it has played a unique role in Tanya and Amy’s…

Metaphor is really pervasive in one’s thought even without one being aware of it. Thibodeau and Boroditsky (2011:9) found that metaphors “exert an influence over people’s reasoning”. In their studies it shows that metaphors play a role in people’s reasoning on how to solve complex problems by “instantiating frame-consistent knowledge structures, and inviting structurally-consistent inferences”…