Essays on English Language

My name is Hateem Alharbi, and I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. I have been living in America since I graduated from high school in 2014. I have learned English as my second languag and have been studying it for 2 years. Learing…

At this point, it is worth to mention the remark of Ingrid Piller, who states that the product does not have to be produced in the country the language of which is used for its promotion (2003: 175). Research by Schlosser (2002: 120) shows the…

6’500 languages spoken in 195 countries. Yet in every continent there is a large abundance of people that speak English at work, listen to English songs, watch English movies and are greatly dependent on the language. So why not make it official? Pretty much everyone…

More than three billion people around the world use social media. An average person spends about two hours every day, liking, sharing and posting. English has become commonly used in media, we are constantly being subjected to it. With so many people around the world…

Language is one characteristic of man which makes them stand out from the lower animals. It also remains one of the most potent tools of man all through the ages. One of such invaluable functions of language that has been identified by Halliday and his…

All through high school, I got along with my teachers and got average grades. But all that changed my Junior year, when in English three with Mr. Williams: He had been “teacher of the year” at Warren Township High School. My cousin raved about how…

My choice to study English and creative writing derives from a long-term interest in reading, studying and critically assessing the English language. My ever-growing interest for the subject has led me to delve into a cross section of genres, varying from science fiction novels to…

Sometimes the best planning does not mean an ESL lesson will be successful. In my early teaching years, a long time ago, one of my third grade co-workers had to miss classes. This meant each one of the rest of the ESL teachers at that…

Introduction Background English as a foreign language has important role in a global communication. By considering that English is an international language, the ability of speaking English is really needed for all of students In EFL classroom. The students’ ability and understanding of English can…

Wan Chai (2011: 6) declared that dictation is an activity that helps learners develop phonological awareness and phonics skills, listening skills and writing skills. It is good activity that can use in teaching and learning English, especially in listening and writing skill. Besides that, running…