MINI THESIS

SCHOOLWIDE ENRICHMENT MODEL

MARA JUNIOR SCIENCE COLLEGE MUKAH, SARAWAK

2014

AMERICAN ENGLISH VS BRITISH ENGLISH

GROUP: HAMMERLOCKERS 

ABDUL MUNEER BIN MOHAMAD ALI (144117)UDA AZHAR BIN GUSTI (144109)

ANIQ ZABIDI BIN ABDUL RAHMAN (144072) BADRUL AMIN BIN MOHAMAD (144057)

FACILITATORMADAM DESNAWATI SOELAIMAN BINTI HAJI DJAMAAN

2014

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DECLRATION

I declare this thesis “American English vs British English” is the result of our own research except as written in bibliography. The thesis has not been accepted for any SEM project

and is not currently submitted in candidature of any other projects.

Signature      : ___________________ Name :Abdul Muneer Bin Mohamad Ali (144117) Date             : 23 June 2014

Signature      : ___________________ Name : Uda Azhar Bin Gusti (144109) Date             : 23 June 2014

Signature      : ___________________ Name :Aniq Zabidi bin Abdul Rahman (144072) Date             : 23 June 2014

Signature      : ___________________ Name :Badrul Amin Bin Mohamad (144057) Date             : 23 June 2014

Signature      : ___________________ Name :Desnawati Soelaiman Binti Haji Djamaan Date             : 23 June 2014

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim           

In the name of Allah The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful it is with His blessings that enable us to finish this project.

            We are truly indebted to many individuals who directly or indirectly,  are

responsible for this research coming to reality.           

Firstly, we are most indebted to our beloved facilitator Madam Desnawati Soelaiman Binti Haji Djamaan for her time, dedication, energy, valuable guidance

and her kind facilitation towards the completion of this thesis.          

In addition, we would like to express our huge appreciation to the teachers, students and staffs of MRSM Mukah who guided us towards the success.

            Last but not least, to our beloved parents for their love, patience and financial

support throughout the study. Thank you very much sincerely from our heart.   

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ABSTRACT

The importance of English cannot be denied and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. Consequently, English should be the medium of instruction in all MRSMs. With regard to that, we will conduct a few activities such as ‘New Era Spelling Competition‘ and ‘Cardboard Presentation’. For The New Era Spelling Competition, two boxes will be provided, that is Box W and Box P. Box W contains American words, while Box P contains contestants names. 5 contestants, who were randomly selected from Box P, will pull out a word from Box W. The contestants will have to spell the word in British spelling. The contestant with the most words spelt within one minute will be a winner. We also have ‘Cardboard Presentation’, that is, on a piece of cardboard, we will showcase the history of English language, maps, and pictures of their cultures.

Contents Page

Declaration i

Acknowledgement ii

Abstract iii

Chapter 1 1

Chapter 2 2

Chapter 3 3

Chapter 4 4

Chapter 5 5

Bibliography 6

Attachment 7

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

1.1  The Importance of English

In today’s global world, the importance of English can not be denied and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. Particularly, as a developing country, Malaysia needs to make use of this globally-spoken language in order to prove its international power. Consequently, English should be the medium of instruction in all MRSMs for the following three reasons: finding high-quality jobs, communicating with the international world, and accessing scientific sources in the student’s major field.

1.2  Problem Statement

Students nowadays have a major problem in their English exams. One of the factors of this crisis is spelling errors. Students in Malaysia mostly, have been confused by

spellings and words from two major English, that is British and American. Words like tyre (British) and tire (American) are often confused.

1.3  Hypothesis

English is the most widely-spoken language in the world, thus learning it thoroughly will increase the level of success in examinations for students.

1.4 Objective

The main objective of this research is to make students, especially MRSM students, to understand the differences between American English and British English. Besides

that, the second objective is to make students achieve excellent marks in examinations

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CHAPTER 2

Literature Review

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now

a global lingua franca. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states, including the United Kingdom, the United

States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-

common native language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is widely learned as a second language and is an official language of the European

Union, many Commonwealth countries and the United Nations, as well as in many world organisations.

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CHAPTER 3

Methodology

Our group, The Hammerlockers, will conduct a few activities during the SEM fest.

1. New Era Spelling Competition – Two boxes will be provided, that is Box W and Box P. Box W contains American words, while Box P contains contestants names. 5 contestants, who were randomly selected from Box P, will pull out a word from Box W. The contestants will have to spell the word in British spelling. The contestant with the most words spelt within one minute will be a winner.

2. Cardboard Presentation – On a piece of cardboard, we will showcase the history of English language, maps, and pictures of their cultures.

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CHAPTER 4Results

The same activities have been carried out on a sample group of MRSM Mukah’s students. After the activities have been conducted, students can now differentiate

between American English and British English. The activities have given students the opportunity to expand their knowledge, grammar and vocabulary.

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Usage of American English and British English by stu-

dents.British EnglishAmerican Eng-lish

CHAPTER 5

Conclusion

As a conclusion, knowing the difference between American English and British English will benefit students, especially MRSM students throughout Malaysia. This

could help students to use better English in their examinations and thus resulting in their results becoming colourful like a rainbow. Apart from that, students could also

apply this useful intelectual tool to communicatewith anyone when studying abroad.

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Bibliography

1. Google Translate – translate.google.com2. Wikipedia - www.wikipedia.org3. Oxford English Dictionary4. Facilitator - Desnawati Soelaiman Binti Haji Djamaan

Attachement

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