Languages

Globalization has led to the increased need for communication between individuals from different cultures, societies, and geographical boundaries. Language is at the core of facilitating interaction between people.

The use of metaphors plays an incredible role in creating a mental picture as applied in literal statements. As a result, it makes it easier for people to understand a given concept.

Language proficiency is often perceived as a complex term especially when an individual claims foreign language to be their typically used language.

In the traditional setting of language classes, learners were given the awareness of collocations or word combinations which are rarely addressed by tutors and not presented to learners.

Recently, there appeared an idea of positive thinking, which influences life and helps to change it for the better. There are many psychological and pseudo-psychological articles and books that tell how important it is to keep one's mind positive.

One of the things to consider with the regard to the proliferation of western education in China is the issue of globalization. It is significant to consider that globalization is a formidable force...

The article argues that grammar correction in L2 writing classes is harmful to many students. The second language writing courses assume that individuals from non-English speaking communities often acquire language through practice and experience.

After reading Thornbury's article, the adage that claims 'practice makes perfect' looms large given the fact that the article's central premise is the argument that language acquisition takes the form of learning from familiarity.

As a student-teacher of language, I have come to the realization of many challenges that both the instructor and the student undergo with regards to teaching and learning a second language respectively.