Matthew Fontaine Maury

Introduction Matthew Fontaine Maury was born on January 14th 1806 outside Fredericksburg Virginia but was raised in Tennessee. He followed in his brothers footsteps and joined the U.S Navy in 1825. He obtained this occupation until 1839 when in this year he was involved in accident that deemed him unable to serve in that squadron. … Read more

Syntagmatic relationships

A syntagm is an orderly combination of interacting signifiers which forms a meaningful whole within a text – sometimes, following Saussure, called a ‘chain’.   Syntagmatic relationships are often governed by strict rules, such as spelling and grammar. They can also have less clear relationships, such as those of fashion and social meaning.  A road sign … Read more

Fieldwork interviews – considerations

This fieldwork design depended on interviews and observation to collect data. There were structured interview guides that guided the interview session within Manyatta.  The observation and participant observation provided rich results and unexpected fieldwork findings that establish an in-depth understanding of the survival in the post-disarmament situation in Kathile Sub-county in Kaabong district. During this … Read more

Did the way that the British empire forced people to speak English have consequences and how did the countries accept the new language?

English is one of the worlds most recognized and dominant languages and one of the most widely spoken languages by foreigners. English is taught in school in almost every country of the world and is therefore very commonly spoken and often taken for granted. What we seem to forget is how English has become such … Read more

THE SOUND SYSTEM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE: Language is defined as: The way of communication and source of communication. Language is the main path to meet with each other. OR Language is a system of usual and traditional speech, speak and writing. All nations have their own languages to which they communicate each other. PHONOLOGY: Phonology is the branch of linguistics … Read more

The Difficulty Of Using English Language In Communicating For E-Learning Students English Major At King Faisal University.

Abstract: King Faisal University E-learning students differ from the regular students. This is why learning is also named distant learning which means the students do not receive lessons by teachers and they need more self-work for improving their English. But this situation caused the E-learning students to miss a key part in the language learning … Read more

Would changing the lengths of vowels preceding made-up words, change a listener’s perception of the first sound of the made-up word?

The study I participated in was entitled “Word Identification Task,” and the researcher was Professor S.L. Anya Lunden. For this computer study, I was required to listen to a series of sentences, each following the same format and containing one made-up word. After I heard the sentence, the computer screen presented two options of possible … Read more

The use of Authentic material in practicing Extensive listening

The use of Authentic material in practicing Extensive listening ¥ Abstract This study aims to find out the role of authentic material in extensive listening on practicing listening skill by EFL students at university level. The objects of the study are first year students who major in English for Science and Technology. The participants are … Read more

The importance of reading

Reading is the most important skills in language acquisition and considers being an active action to connect between the prior knowledge. The goal of this study is to provide effective strategies for the KFU students to overcome their difficulties in reading exam. I use a quasi-experimental quantitative design among a focus group and experimental group … Read more