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The 'cultural thought patterns' and the problems learners face

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The 'cultural thought patterns' and the problems learners face

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Contrastive rhetoric is the study of how a person's first language and his or her culture influence writing in a second language or how a common language is used among different cultures. The term was first coined by the American applied linguist Robert Kaplan in 1966 to denote eclecticism and subsequent growth of collective knowledge in certain languages. According to Kaplan, text production is influenced by different 'cultural thought patterns' (represented schematically in the diagrams), and a comparison of these patterns can predict the kinds of problems learners face when writing in their L2: this is known as the contrastive rhetoric hypothesis.
Read more on:
https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/tag/contrastive-rhetoric-hypothesis/

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The 100 Most-Spoken Languages in the World

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The 100 Most-Spoken Languages in the World

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Hello! Nĭ hăo! Namaste! Hola! Bonjour! There are so many ways we as human beings can express ourselves, as one can see in our list of most-spoken languages. Around the world, there are more than 7,000 regularly spoken vernaculars, but we decided to show off the top 100 most common languages in our linguistic infographic.
Source:
https://word.tips/100-most-spoken-languages/

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Hello! Nĭ hăo! Namaste! Hola! Bonjour! There are so many ways we as human beings can express ourselves, as one can see in our list of most-spoken languages. Around the world, there are more than 7,000 regularly spoken vernaculars, but we decided to show off the top 100 most common languages in our linguistic infographic. World languages list varied origins, with some branching off from the same ancient roots and some having a history all their own. We've illustrated each one with its language origin tree, so you can trace their roots. Beautiful and ever-evolving, like a forest, the sheer variety of common languages spoken around the globe has been charted here in one world language map. Check out the top 100 most popular languages and their origins.

The 100 Most Spoken Languages - Word. Tips - Infographic

What Is the Most Popular Language in the World?

The most common language in the world is English, with the majority of speakers knowing English as their second language. How many people in the world speak English? In total, English has more than 1.13 billion speakers, with more than 379 million speaking it as their native language. English is a part of the Indo-European language tree, which also contains some of the other top languages in the world, like Spanish and French. English has split off into pidgin and creole languages itself as a result of colonialism, like the Jamaican Patois, Nigerian Pidgin, and Singlish. English also happens to be the top language used on websites by a vast majority of users (56.1%).
The Top 5 Languages in the World by Total Speakers

1. English: 1,132,366,680 total speakers

2. Mandarin Chinese: 1,116,596,640 total speakers

3. Hindi: 615,475,540 total speakers

4. Spanish: 534,335,730 total speakers

5. French: 279,821,930 total speakers

What Language Has the Most Native Speakers?
While English has the highest total number of speakers, Mandarin Chinese has the highest number of native speakers. How many people speak Mandarin? As a first language, roughly 918 million people speak Mandarin, with more than 1.11 billion total speakers worldwide. Mandarin Chinese includes a multitude of dialects, such as Standard Chinese, which is the official state language of the Chinese government, and the Beijing dialect. This may seem like a lot of people, but 30% of the country's population does not speak Mandarin. Many other languages are also commonly used in the Sino-Tibetan world language tree. Map out the Sino-Tibetan language family tree and one can see the rich variety of Chinese languages. It might be upsetting to find out, however, that dozens of them are in danger of extinction.
The Top 5 Languages in the World by Native Speakers

1. Mandarin Chinese: 917,868,640 native speakers

2. Spanish: 460,093,030 native speakers

3. English: 379,007,140 native speakers

4. Hindi: 341,208,640 native speakers

5. Bengali: 228,289,600 native speakers

Use our chart to trace the lineage of your own language, or explore the full list of languages by number of speakers from Ethnologue.

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The 100 Most-Spoken Languages in the World

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Hello! Nĭ hăo! Namaste! Hola! Bonjour! There are so many ways we as human beings can express ourselves, as one can see in our list of most-spoken languages. Around the world, there are more than 7,000 regularly spoken vernaculars, but we decided to show off the top 100 most common languages in our linguistic infographic.

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Matt Baker of Useful Charts creates helpful visual guides that condense hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of years of history into streamlined flowcharts. His poster Evolution of the Alphabet looks at nearly 3,800 years of the alphabet’s evolution, tracing it from Egyptian hieroglyphs (c. 1750 BCE) through Phoenician, early Greek and Latin, and finally to the present forms we use today. The limited edition print shows that some letters have appeared relatively the same for millennia, while others, like U, V, and W, developed much closer to our own time period from a single character.
Read more on : https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/01/evolution-of-the-alphabet/

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Ever criticise someone who is smoking or drinking (just because you think it is bad for your health) only to find yourself getting angry or irritated?
Though it can give you a small burst of pleasure, being critical of others or the tendency to criticise others can become a habit, a bad, bad habit, as it can make yourself look extremely insensitive to other people, and ultimately cause you to lose your friendships and relationships with them.
Learn more about that habit by watching the video below. Remember there are many ways to express your criticism of others and to help you get a handle on your impulse to criticise before it ruins your relationship.
Source: Manoj Krishna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2QCo_z1GRo

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Watch the video below by the well-known motivational speaker, Brian Tracy, on the practical steps to help you achieve financial freedom.

Summary:
7 Steps to Financial Freedom:
1. You have to begin to think positively about money.
2. Rewrite and review your goals on paper everyday and think how you could accomplish them.
3. Plan everyday in advance.
4. Concentrate single-mindedly, every hour of every day, on the most valueable use of yourtime.
5. Invest in yourself in terms of yourself-improvement and learning.
6. Ask yourself these magic questions after every meeting and event of important your life.
+ What did I do right?
+ What would I do differently next time?
7. Be generous to others
"Today, the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears." - Brian Tracy
What are your financial goals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM_qBYEY80g&list=PLvby6pHU7GVbWMhYZjUoMOZIzHqmR7_gw

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7 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom | Brian Tracy

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The Law of Attraction - how to use it in your life

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The Law of Attraction - how to use it in your life

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You are a living magnet, when you begin leading a new business, or take on a new leadership role in a business, you will usually be relatively inexperienced in the cut-and-thrust of business activities.  Because of your lack of experience, you will go into business with the wrong people, hire the wrong people, and get involved with the wrong people at many levels.
Watch the following video by the well-known motivational speaker Brian Tracy for advice on how to continue to improve your leadership skills and qualities.
Source: Brian Tracy (author)/YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=c5mBrFhkFaE&feature=emb_logo

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Use the Law of Attraction to Improve Your Leadership Skills

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Think outside the box as an enterpreneur

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Think outside the box as an enterpreneur

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Source: https://hatchenterprise.org/2015/03/05/out-of-the-box-thinking-what-it-actually-means/

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10 Questions To Help You Think Critically About News

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10 Questions To Help You Think Critically About News

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Source:
https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/20-questions-to-help-students-think-critically-about-news/

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A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know

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A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know

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A great brief overview of many of the most important learning theories teachers should know in a single graphic designed by Richard Millwood, article by Terry Heick.
Source:
https://www.teachthought.com/learning/a-visual-summary-the-most-important-learning-theories/

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WHAT IS IKIGAI AND WHY MIGHT IT BE A SECRET TO YOUR HAPPINESS?

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WHAT IS IKIGAI AND WHY MIGHT IT BE A SECRET TO YOUR HAPPINESS?

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A new concept on the secret of a happy life.

Ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) is a wonderful Japanese concept that essentially means “a reason for being.” It’s made from two Japanese words: iki, meaning “life” and kai, meaning “effect, result, worth or benefit.” Combined: “a reason for living.”
Source: By ELAINE MEAD, Jan 20, 2018

https://darlingmagazine.org/what-is-ikigai/

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TOP 10 SOFT SKILLS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE JOBS

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TOP 10 SOFT SKILLS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE JOBS

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The customer service industry requires employees to have a number of soft—or interpersonal—skills. Whether you interact with customers in person, on the phone, or via email or online chat, it's important that you be able to relate to others on a human level and that they feel as if they are interacting with someone who genuinely cares and wants to solve their problem. Developing these skills and emphasizing them in a job interview can help you rise above the job market competition.

Read more about these on:
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/top-soft-skills-for-customer-service-jobs-2063746
BY ALISON DOYLE/THE BALANCE CAREERS, Updated August 24, 2019

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What is it like to work in a Google data centre? Joe Kava, VP of Google's Data Center Operations, gives a tour inside a Google data center and shares details about the security, sustainability and the core architecture of Google's infrastructure.
SOURCE: G SUITE (YOUTUBE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZmGGAbHqa0

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The Seven Learning Styles – How Do You Learn?
Contrary to the traditional educational framework, there is actually a diverse range of learning styles appropriate for every student. Schools generally use linguistic or logical learning styles, but other styles may be more effective for some learners.
Read more about these learning styles on:
https://www.inspireeducation.net.au/blog/the-seven-learning-styles/

SOURCE: INSPIRE EDUCATION

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What is FOMO? You may have it without knowing.
Watch the video below to know more about it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrC_MSG9zSU
SOURCE: YOUTUBE

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SOCIAL ENGINEERING     What is 'social engineering' and why should every know about it? Social engineering is the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information. ... Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is usually easier to exploit your natural inclination to trust than it is to discover ways to hack your software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oaibyNpKz8&feature=youtu.be 

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SOCIAL ENGINEERING     What is 'social engineering' and why should every know about it? Social engineering is the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information. ... Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is usually easier to exploit your natural inclination to trust than it is to discover ways to hack your software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oaibyNpKz8&feature=youtu.be 

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G1 Final Presentation- Social Engineering Hacking Video

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Logos, Ethos, and Pathos!

What are they? Why are they secrets to your persuasiveness and eventually getting what you want?

The short video below is a must-see!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUfOh_CgHQ

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The Three Persuasive Appeals: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos

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Out of 1000 students, only 6 passed the test! Use this vocabulary test to improve your English vocabulary and spelling.
Further reading: Tips for improving spelling:
https://howtospell.co.uk/ESL-spelling-strategies

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How good is YOUR vocabulary? (only 1% pass this test!)

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Research has found that too much sitting has been linked to higher risks for various health problems, particularly cardiovascular disease. For more information about the possible dangers of sitting down too much, you must watch the vids below.
1. Are You Sitting Too Much?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiKg6JfS658

2. Why sitting is killing you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2dHYfb5OnE