Article Analysis: The Importance of Writing Badly Bruce Ballenger’s article titled “The Importance of Writing Badly” takes a rather peculiar approach to addressing the issue of effective writing. The author eccentrically argues for the importance of ‘bad writing’ by describing different reasons to support his arguments. He argues that it is normal to apportion blames without understanding the root causes of poor writing skills. The author quotes different people who have expressed concerns about poor writing among students including his doctor. He proceeds by explaining why he would encourage his students not to concentrate on their poor writing experiences.
Chapter One British Cultural Promotion in Nigeria Before 1954 Introduction The first contact between Britain and Nigeria began in the sixteenth century along the Nigerian coastlines. During this period, British slave trading companies were preoccupied with establishing their trading posts to control the profitable “Transatlantic Slave Trade” without trying to control the local tribes. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, however, and due to the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire, the trading interests of the British in Nigeria gradually shifted to “Legitimate Commerce” in such goods as ivory and palm oil with the inland populations.
The U.S. is one of the biggest countries that host a large number of students from all over the world. Through the years the American colleges and universities are attracting the student from different nations. Students come overseas to obtain the degree that wanted. Talking, reading and writing in English are the biggest purpose of coming to the United States. Statics show that non-native students facing difficulties to write in a formal way, and that’s the most issues that’s facing the students.
The Okonkwo last name was originated in the country of Nigeria. And at my young age, I have been informally dealt with the task to carry on the culture and legacy of being an Okonkwo. The name Okonkwo is strong to the Igbo culture, a primary group in Nigeria. Not only does it represent symbolic culture, it also represents who you are as a person.
In order to communicate, however, it is every one’s duty to learn language regardless of age, personal interest, talent, the title at home, work or whatever. In this essay, As I am an English composition 1301 student, I am specifically emphasizing about what actions we can take to improve our English writing skills, which is the part of English language study. There are so many factors could affect our learning process. The following four actions self motivate, decupling, expand knowledge working deligitenly and rigorously would be stated on to improve our writing skills.
The opportunity to analyse myself as a writer has been an informative and confronting exercise as through the composition of unit writing tasks I have found it necessary to adopt a more relaxed approach to writing in contrast to the strictly formalised learned writing style of my previous educative years. When scrutinising my writing, I discovered I had developed a transcriptional approach to writing where the focus was on grammar, correct spelling and structure as opposed to a compositional approach focussing on writing being a creative process. The original literacy pedagogical approach to writing emphasised formal correctness of grammar and syntax. Modern writing is a creative experience and as such the pedagogical approach to writing
GENERAL OJUKWU AS THE ONLY NIGERIAN LEADER WHO SAYS IT AS IT IS WITHOUT APOLOGIES: "Corruption and prostitution seem to be the greatest unforgivable sins of Nigeria. " "The major problems of Nigeria will live with the Republic forever, until the Igbo race assumes the Leadership of the country. That would be a watershed moment for all Nigerians." • "Parents, old, young should advise their children about the consequences of the Nation's addiction to prostitution- irreparable damage it does on our future generation." • "African children are truly perceived as "children of fear".
A) PARAGRAPH - English English for academic purpose is preparing for international students. International students can get more knowledge and history of United Kingdom from this module. Firstly, students can develop their English by functioning such as vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and skills of writing. The aim of this module is to develop your understanding English for academic purposes and improve both your ability to communicate. Therefore, students will learn how to write and to speak in the methods of academic.
CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS The findings from the literature review indicate that there have a growing and significant influence of the new media, WhatsApp in this on languages in general, and Igbo Language in particular. This development coupled with the clash of culture which necessitated the dominance of emergent culture has stifled the development of Igbo Language in contemporary time. The extant literature also shows that something urgent need to be done in the social media to stem the growing tide of the destruction of Igbo Language. This section will analyse the research question close to view the reaction of the respondents to the question posed to them on this matter.
Workplace Literacy To begin, I would like to explain my background involving the English language because my background is probably very different from others. My background in learning English is not typical, meaning I did not have in-depth studies in the English language. I was born and raised in Cairo Egypt. Throughout my school years, my involvement with the English language was limited. I mostly studied compositions, dictation, poetry and novels.
Studying this, Kaplan pursued that L2 students can improve their logical thinking better in writing essay with the base of L1 English speaker through a proper teaching. His findings suggest that outside lingual logic in English writing should confine to those of native English speaker. Apart from conceptualizing the principle of contrastive rhetoric, Kaplan also explored then patterns of thought from disparate cultures. From
The inevitable communication between English and the several languages speak in Nigerian people in Nigeria. Their language differs according to their speech patterns, and habits. The varieties of language use both educated and un-educated Nigerians for the sake of lives. According to Herbert Igboanusi: ,, There is the national variety of English also known as Nigerian English (NE) and the ethnic variety of English exemplified here by Igbo English (IE) Author Adichie uses both languages that is, she handles most of her views in English and she touches Igbo language.
AN ANALYSIS OF GENERAL ENGLISH TEXTBOOK AT THE PREPARATORY YEAR PROGRAM IN AN EFL SITUATION Dr. Taj Mohammad (Assistant Professor,Dept. Of English,Najran University, KSA) tajmohd09@gmail.com ABSTRACT A textbook is usually a published book specially intended to assist students to improve their linguistic and communicative abilities (Sheldon, 1987). Its basic purpose is to achieve course goals, aims and objectives. If a textbook is not selected properly, it directly affects teaching learning environment of an institution.
Standardization of the English Language English was not the original indigenous language of Britain. The first arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain, the inhabitants of the country spoke Celtic languages. Yet English shows few dialects brought by the Germanic invaders. Nor was the subsequent growth of English within Britain a smooth or inevitable trajectory. After the Norman invasion, English was not the first language of the ruling classes.
Academic English is important to college and university in academic writing course (Jet Writers Essay Writing Contest 2015). It is required students to reading, speaking and listening, while employing evaluating and sharpen their research and writing skills for college and university environment. At the college and university level is the ever-increasing need for students to focus on language and more specifically, the specialized language found both in substance areas and the Academic Language used in teaching that content. Academic Language as the name implies is importance the kind of writing that we are required to do in college and university. It differs from other kinds of writing such as annotated bibliographies, literature reviews,