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Plain English movement policy considerations for KPMG communications

The Plain English Language (PEL) movement is intended to improve the effectiveness of communications by simplifying them and making them easier to understand by their intended audiences.

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Designing a business English needs assessment questionnaire for Mr. Hasegawa

Business English is traditionally understood as the use of the English language in business operations.

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The English legal system and European courts of justice

The English Legal System is the product of an evolution of a body of laws that has been developed since the 11th century to present day. This body of law includes many organs or institutions that have been mimicked in other nations' legal systems, including the United States.

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Motivating English language learners to read in ESOL classrooms

Discuss the cause of the problem. According to Ernst-Slavit, Moore and Maloneya (2002), there are about three million language minority students attending school in the United States who are in the process of learning English as a Second Language (ESOL).

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French-English relations in Canada during the twentieth century

In the 20th century, Canada has two significant relationships in foreign policy -- one with the UK and one with the U.S.A.

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James Baldwin's argument about Black English and language definition

Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?" This paper will look at the argument presented by James Baldwin in his essay called "If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?." This paper will discuss the logical soundness of the author's case by examining his line of…

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Effectiveness of English as a second language teaching in middle school

The teaching of ESL (English as a second language as countered to as a language that is foreign) has usually been a specialized activity that is experienced by, if not preserved for, individuals that are conventionally mentioned to as native speakers that are native English.

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Challenges in translating Arabic poetry and Shakespeare to English

The need for effective Arabic-to-English translation has never been greater. With the barriers to international business being reduced all the time, the need for improved cross-cultural understanding growing greater all the time and the call for well-conceived educational resources increasing all…

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Arabic-English bilingualism and language maintenance in Australia

Cruickshank, K. (2008). Arabic-English bilingualism in Australia. In J. Cummins and N.H. Hornberger (eds), Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd Ed., Vol. 5: Bilingual Education, 281 -- 291. Springer Science & Business Media LLC.

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Prescriptive grammar, language crossing, and social hierarchy in English dialects

American English is incredible malleable and diverse, and it would be a mistake to impose artificial rules. Not only would it be a mistake, it could even be construed as racist.

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