of native speakers in the past.
After the analysis of survey, we found a surprising and interesting result. It is that some British people know more American slangs than British slangs. Throughout the process of research, we found that american slangs are more common in the internet and of much in use for international communication of English. British words are just in their boundary and most
Brief introduction of the poem and the poet
“Refugee ship” is a poem about the poet’s identity which is one of the main topic of chicano American potery.
From a young age, she was discouraged from speaking Spanish and only taught English in order to protect her from the racism that pervaded her time. This loss oflanguage and a struggle to find her true identity helped inspire her poet
of following expressions:
Express interest in friend’s idea: Are you?
Ask friends of their interest: “Are you interested in…?”
Express one’s own interest and dis-interest. “I’m (not) interested in…
3) Form/Grammar
• ‘to’ infinitive : I have him a chance to live.
• Subjunctive mood: What would you do if you were the young man?
These two major grammatical fea
The poets’ thoughts are most vividly expressed through various poetic forms, techniques and sometimes reflection on the languages of their own. We can comprehend what each poet is thinking about their own identity through the use oflanguage in their poems.
Achievements:
- BBC Young Playwright’s Award
Honorary doctorates by several universities- Listed at 48 in The Times' list of 50
1. Introduction
Feedback is an important element in second language acquisition (SLA). If non-native speakers (NNS) are not given proper feedback by native speakers (NS), they cannot substantially acquire L2. That is, SLA will not be completed without feedback. L2 learners may be able to acquire the grammatical aspects of L2 on their own by learning through books, but it is challenging to teach