Essays on mother tongue

The author of the paper "Chinese as mother tongue" tells that as an international student from a country that speaks a language other than English, he found it difficult to speak fluent English before moving to America. This was primarily a result of the influence of his mother tongue. ... When we went shopping with my Chinese friends, we could hardly know what to say in English even though we knew the exact words in our mother language. It was from such experiences that I realized the significant...

In the paper 'Amy Tan's mother tongue' the author analyzes a story of triumph over various odds and the determination of Amy and her mother to make their lives better, inspite of their difficulties. Language skills were an important aspect of the assimilation process.... The author explains that Amy's childhood was hard because of the untimely death of her father, and her brother, who too died when she was very young, yet she continued with her studies. The lack of language skills in the mother caused...

This essay describes the different ways in which she uses English. Tan discusses the different ways in which she uses English. Although she uses a formal style of essay writing, and analyses language forms and cultural pressures, Tan's piece is not confined to scholarly discourse.... Amy Tan's essay, 'mother tongue,' is an exposition on the use of the English language. The essay is particularly relevant in today's world, in which the internet ensures that rigid geographical boundaries no longer form...

The expectation of the society made the writer and the mother to change the use of language to adapt to their different needs in life. According to the writer, her mother had imperfect or broken English language, a fact that affected her mother's social life. ... For instance, she note that her mother was never taken seriously in numerous situations she should have been taken serious prompting to her receiving poor services. For instance, the writer notes that at the age of 15, her mother used her...

Amy Tan in her novel, ‘mother tongue' asserts that English has many variations and she has used ‘all the Englishes' that she has grown up with. The myriad ways the English language has been used by different people, especially immigrant population has been ingenious because it helps them to adjust within their new environment.... Answer 1 Amy Tan in her novel, ‘mother tongue' asserts that English has many variations and she has used ‘all the Englishes' that she has grown up with. The myriad ways...

This essay discusses the article mother tongue by Amy Tan. It identifies with her struggles to learn the socially acceptable form of English speaking while having to deal with 'bastardized' English speaking at home. The combination of which would cause any normal child's head to explode.... Amy Tan's mother was a woman who, though extremely shrewd and brilliant in terms of business, was ashamed to speak the English language because she did not feel comfortable doing so. Her English was so bad that...

mother tongue BY AMY TAN mother tongue, written by Amy Tan provides a description of the forms of English languages adapted by different individuals during their migration to the United States of America and their adjustment to the American culture. ... mother tongue BY AMY TAN mother tongue, written by Amy Tan provides a description of the forms of English languages adapted by different individuals during their migration to the United States of America and their adjustment to the American culture....

The book report "mother tongue by Amy Tan, the author focuses on the way that an individual's English can determine how they interact with those around them and the subsequent perspective that people get from their way of communication. Her main aim is to show that what a person communicates.... Throughout Amy Tan's mother tongue, there are ideas and points on how society is structured in a manner such that people are given services and treated according to their means of communication. The difference...

This article " 'mother tongue' by Amy Tan" talks about how the writer views and compares Standard English to broken English. The article tells of how it is difficult for Asian Americans to get through the challenges of the English language.... The first part of the essay focused on the different versions of English that the author learned and used throughout her life. The second part of the essay concentrated on the difficulties that she experienced through her school life because English was not...

This paper will begin with the statement that mother tongue authored by Amy Tan reflects her personal rumination and assessment concerning 'broken English' as opposed to Standard English. In her perspective, the language 'authorizes' people to become members of a specific society.... Language is imperative for establishing and delineating the dimensions of one's character. These thoughts never occurred to the authoress until she realized how she never spoke eloquently or rhetorically with her mother....

This essay is the comparison of ‘Only Daughter' and ‘mother tongue'. Though Amy Tan and Sandra Cisneros have had distinct origins in terms of culture, language, and general environment in which they were brought up, the readers of ‘mother tongue' and ‘Only Daughter' by the respective authors may recognize significant points of similarity.... Both writers acknowledge the contributions of their roots and family ties in the process of learning to find remarkable essence in English and love of communicating...

The essay "mother tongue, by Amy Tan" describes that Tan's opening statements, revealing her personal experience with these tests, reveal that they are difficult enough when one is relatively fluent in the language while her experiences with her mother provide the understanding that the language is an even greater barrier for the older woman. ... Since Tan is giving her opinion, her experience gives us confidence that she knows what she is talking about on the subject as each person is believed...

This review discusses the story mother tongue, Amy Tan critically uses this idealistic story to vividly explain how the power of language has affected many people in the overall society. The review tries to point out how cultural discrimination has affected the services or attention that people are given.... However, Tan does not specifically point out racism, neither does she show any anger when she tries to show how language can affect the services offered to someone. More importantly, Tan brings...

This essay "The Role of mother tongue" focuses on the mother tongue which comes with high esteem. It is considered a sign of heritage. In this case, Amy Tan despises her 'broken 'English (mother tongue) instead of identifying herself with the unique language. ... Adjectives such as broken English and fractured English are used to describe Amy Tan's English. She does not like those descriptions because she believes that the whole purpose of spoken English is to communicate ideas and feelings. In this...

In the paper 'mother tongue by Demetria Martinez' the author analyzes a powerful novel by Demetria Martinez that concerns an individual who gives asylum to a refugee from El Salvador. The individual has ulterior motives for her guest, and sees him as somebody who would complete a missing part of her.... The author states that the novel also has pointed commentary about the war in El Salvador, along with indicting the immigration policies of the refugees of this war. Through it all, however, the culture...

The paper "mother tongue by Amy Tan" discusses that generally speaking, Amy Tan's inspirational story shows that there is nothing impossible in this world. Good knowledge of English benefits people because they can easier communicate with each other more. ... In the essay mother tongue, Amy Tan explores the types of English she uses in her life. She uses one in her writing, another one in her family and one more in English that connects her family with the community where they live. She writes in...

This paper "Communication and Language - mother tongue " focuses on the fact that communication is essential for almost all living things; it lets us warn others of danger, share experiences, express feelings, and opinions. Human beings are innate communicators, they rely on it to teach, to learn. ... It should be mentioned that today with the self-published 'blogs,' Facebook, postings, and Twitter messages writing has become a brief, abbreviated, slang all of its own. In the modern world the language...

This is the Analysis of "mother tongue" by Amy Tan Essay. People who learn English as a second language always have trouble mastering pronunciation, grammar, and style. ... They will always carry over rules from their first language (mother tongue) into their English writing or conversations. It is what this analysis of 'mother tongue' by Amy Tan: draft essay seeks to address. The book talks of the different versions of 'broken' English the writer speaks as she struggles to create a linguistic identity....

This is the "Summary for Amy Tan's mother tongue" essay. In the book, the writer realized that there is much more to the dialect than she thought.... The main idea behind my summary for Amy Tan's 'mother tongue' essay is to express the writer's comprehension and judgment of how 'poor English' relates to regular and polished English. People use English as part of a particular community, but it is integral in allowing people to create a profound identity and define their state in society. Even though...

The paper 'Influence of mother tongue of English Language' states that as much as mother tongue influences the English language, it also leads to the different variations of the language that create individuality.... On page 178 of class's anthology there is a work by Amy Tan with the title mother tongue. What interests me about this work is the variations in the English language in different countries. This is usually as result of the influence of mother tongue. Amy Tan, a remarkable writer who...

This article "mother tongue by Amy Tan" presents the problems faced by the immigrants while moving to the US. It projects that due to 'broken' English or incompetency in speaking flawless English the immigrants are not treated well and are not considered seriously in society (Tan 58).... The text gives information about the problems faced by the writer and her mother as they were Chinese and English was not their native language. The text is organized in the form of narration. The claims have been...

The paper "Problems and Solutions of Teaching mother tongue Gurbetcha" states that the governments need to pass anti-discriminative legislation in the field of education and ensure its effective implementation. As a ministry of education, they also need to implement the laws by educating the staff.... Basic communication is the most effective and effective way of teaching the new language to any child vocabulary use during classes and the presentation way need to be clear simple, easy for faster...

Pursuing a degree course in a language other than one's mother tongue can be quite challenging. There could be some advantages and some problems related to this. However, the level of dedication and sincerity from the part of the student will be the crucial factor. ... Since all college degrees demands a specific amount of effort from the students to overcome the stumbling blocks on their way, the efforts involved, cannot be considered an issue of dire constraint. If one is able to identify the advantages...

The two texts, ‘mother tongue' by Amy Tan and ‘Veil' by Marjane Satrapi, demonstrate the power of written and visual content and succeed in their fundamental objective of connecting with their readers. The literature often reflects the social changes and provokes readers to react or assimilate personal reflections.... In fact the major criteria of texts and other media is to communicate thoughts, ideas and ideologies, perceptions or issues which need to be understood by others. In the given texts,...

The reporter states that globalization has greatly increased the need for learning a second language due to expansion in communication between different communities. The Internet has indeed facilitated and expedited communication.... Subsequently, more people focus on learning a second language to secure employment, business interactions, social networking, and general education. In order to improve the teaching methods of a second language, it is important to see how language is acquired, especially...

The author focuses on mother tongue, written by Amy Tan, a daughter of Chinese immigrants to California, an essay about a writer who uses another kind of speak in her works compared to the manner her mother communicates, and how she perceives it in contrast to other people's judgment. ... Tan further proves that her mother's English is 'imperfect' by citing several circumstances experienced by her mother (78). She also points out that her mother has noticed her own limitations as she was asked...

The paper "Language Development Within the Context of Amy Tan's "mother tongue" focuses on the culturally loaded nature of language. Individuals will treat others differently based on their spoken proficiency in the dominant language, not merely the words they communicate.... My experience as a Chinese immigrant within the United States creates many parallels with Amy Tan's experience. Similar to Tan, the essay demonstrates that I experienced many influences from my family in terms of language and...

The aim of the current essay is to provide a comparative analysis of the issue of a language barrier in communication depicted in the novels "mother tongue" and "Me Talk Pretty One Day". The writer attempts to address the feeling of insecurity that might arise while dealing with the problem.... Both Amy Tan, in 'mother tongue' and David Sedaris, in 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' give clear examples of the insecurities involved with attempting to communicate in a language not yet mastered. Comparing the...

"Writing Styles of Zigzagger by Manuel Munoz and mother tongue by Amy Tan" paper focuses on Munoz who integrates some Spanish words into the article, like in the first paragraph where he says 'de alla', and Amy Tan who talks about her mother tongue, the language she uses to converse with her mother.... The illusion speaks to identify a language with reference to this group of people. She acknowledges that her language was influenced by the exposure to the language that most scholars associated with...

This paper aims to assess whether the aims of such reforms have been achieved, to note any unintended consequences of the policy and to assess the potential of future reform policy. This paper advances the argument that bilingual education had limited success in achieving its original aims.... The history of colonial education globally is one fraught with cultural tension and power inequality. Plans and aims for the education so-called 'native' populations in North America, Africa, and Australasia...

This essay focuses on problems who authors Gloria Anzaldua and Amy Tan are analyzing such as when people have to settle in a foreign country and face several problems regarding their native language. So the endeavor of settling in and agreeing to the social background is the main theme in this essay.... In the essay 'mother tongue' by Amy Tan, the subject of assorted English or else the matter of talking alternate English beside the social background like Chinese social morals, traditions, and lineage...

"Comparison and Contrast of Politics and the English Language by Orwell and mother tongue by Army" paper gives you an insight into the background before it explores the essays. The arguments are elaborated differently, but their comparison and contrast indicate where they converge and diverge.... Tracing from past centuries, recognizable spellings as those demonstrated in the wording of the 14th century disappeared, vowel shift occurred later, and with increasing immigrations English language has...

The paper "English as an Additional Language" tells that majority of the respondents had a class size of 16 to 25 children.... Four respondents had a class of 1 to 15 pupils, seven respondents had a class of 25 to 35 pupils, and the rest had a class of 16 to 25 pupils.... ... ... ... According to studies, teachers of medium-sized classes can increase learning and narrow the achievement gap between ethnic and racial groups (Haimson, 2003)....

The matters of mother tongue influence and its avoiding while learning English of what and how to teach are one of the most discussed ones, both from the students' and the teachers' sides.... 1: To which extent does the phonological System of mother tongue (Arabic in this research) influence learning English langauge?... 2: Is it possible to avoid mixing of phonology of the mother tongue and English langauge by means of use of audiovisual aids?...

The practitioner is very vital to ensure that children retain their mother tongue while still acquiring other languages.... According to research by UNESCO, children's ability to learn other languages is very high when their mother tongue is used in the issuance of instruction in the primary school (Cummins, 2008).... Children who are made to switch abruptly from their mother tongue to other languages may not be able to express themselves well in their mother tongue....

Name Instructor Course Date Compare/Contrast of mother tongue and the Misery of Silence In the story, mother tongue, Amy Tan gives a description of the relationship between her and her mother who cannot speak fluent English because it is not her first language and does not understand it quite well.... This paper compares and contrasts mother tongue by Amy Tan and The Misery of Silence by Maxine Kingston in terms of techniques and the use of stylistic devices that include repetition, humor, personification, irony, back shadowing, storytelling, description, metaphors, setting and objectification....

After this brief discussion, the author then goes on to highlight the differences between mother tongue and second language acquisition.... He says that learning of a mother tongue is a natural process and the child has the interest of learning it right from the moment he or she is born.... The author then continues the article by discussing the benefits as to how a mother tongue helps during the learning of a second language.... In the later part the author has done a thorough discussion about the differences in the mother tongue and second language and how it can pose a problem in the learning....

By talking about mother tongue, she explores various aspects of the discrimination in the society in which knowledge of language takes a center stage.... By talking about mother tongue, she explores various aspects of the discrimination in the society in which knowledge of language takes a center stage.... Inability to speak a given language fluently is a clear indication of missing mother tongue which renders one cultureless (Williford and Michael 513-5)....

Arabic language native for the persons tested affects English speech comprehension, as English speech heard compares to the mother tongue speech, and the sounds of both languages can be confused which may lead to decrease of the test score.... This work has discovered that the major part of problems with oral communication includes limited vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation, insufficient exposure to the English language, and interference of the mother tongue....

This research proposal "Problems that Libyan Student Face in Spoken English" discusses the problems Libyan students face in spoken English language whose mother tongue is Arabic.... Pronunciation problems are a common case in Libya but this is major contribution by the mother tongue (O'Connor, 1976).... This system is acquired from the mother tongue.... This is by the incorrect phonological interpretation of the second language since they are forced through the phonological systems of the mother tongue (Hyman, 1975) ...

The Role of mother tongue in Second Language Learning Introduction/Thesis Section Globalization has greatly increased the need for learning a second language due to expansion in communication between different communities. The Internet has indeed facilitated and fastened communication.... This has made more people to focus on learning a second language for reasons like securing employment, business interactions, social networking, and general education. In order to improve the teaching methods of...

This essay "How Can the Parents Who Speak Broken English Teach English to Their Children" discusses 'mother tongue' that is written by Amy Tan.... No: “mother tongue” How can the parents who speak ‘Broken English' teach English to their children?... “mother tongue” is written by Amy Tan and she uses her own experience to tell us how she met with “Broken English”. ... From my point of view “mother tongue” is really a wonderful article....

The problems like lack of obedience, lack of equity, pride, use of mother tongue and father tongue, biasness and lack of equity are clearly seen.... Through the use of feminist criticism, problems like pride, lack of obedience, lack of equity in society, bias and use of the father tongue and mother tongue are clearly shown in the story A Wizard of Earthsea (Le Guin).... roubles in “A Wizard of Earthsea” and life issues Through the use of feminist criticism, problems like pride, lackof obedience, lack of equity in society, bias and use of the father tongue and mother tongue are clearly shown in the story A Wizard of Earthsea (Le Guin)....

In Private Language, Patty Crespo has focused on the importance of the mother tongue, or in other words, the language that one has been brought up with.... In this story, the narrator talks about the influence of the mother tongue on the chances and opportunities that come the way of the person, especially if he speaks limited or broken English.... Private language and mother tongue should not be given up, because these have a great impact on our personalities and the way we cope with our everyday lives....

'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by David Sedaris and 'My mother tongue' by Amy Tan are two short narratives on the learning of a new language amongst various people.... “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris and “My mother tongue” by Amy Tan are two short narratives on the learning of a new language amongst various people.... Amy Tan's “mother tongue”, on the other hand, describes how the language she had been using in official duties was different from what she used at home....

Also, in spite of the policy to conduct foreign language classes in foreign language, teachers are found to make use of mother tongue while teaching foreign language.... interacting with students in mother tongue, becomes extremely difficult and unnatural for teachers.... It has been observed that the choice of the language in classroom comes from teacher's habitual reaction to what is happening at the moment and hence, mother tongue is mostly used when teacher has to manage classroom activity and behavior of students....

Such instances of losing one's own mother tongue on account of migration are quite common.... Does every person grow with a mother tongue language or languages as a bilingual or multilingual?... A total and willful abandonment of one's own mother tongue.... First, living abroad might destroy a person's mother tongue.... However, the degree of loss is relative; some may completely forget their mother tongues or their first language while others may retain parts of it....

his is a program that uses mother tongue in formal education.... other tongue literacy project ... upporting education initiatives in mother-tongue.... This paper "A Survey of Language and Literacy (L&L) Programs" displays a matrix of the L & L (language and literacy)program and explores a description of each of the L&L programs....

This will provide a background to the debate over whether the presence of the mother tongue in the classroom is positive or negative.... This will provide a background to the debate over whether the presence of the mother tongue in the classroom is positive or negative. ... The Use of Students mother tongue in EFL Classes in Some Arab Gulf Countries ... Recent research in EFL teaching has begun to shift in support of the use of the mother tongue in the classroom....

The writer of the essay "The Native Language" suggests that his mother tongue has a little impact because it is English, but to other individuals, their mother tongue may adversely affect their English.... Amy tan has also written on mother tongue, but she has not personalized her story (Tan 10).... Amy was enticed to English when you compare it with her mother tongue though the topic of the article is ‘mother tongue....