What Makes A Good English Teacher?

23 Mar 2015 05 Jun 2017

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Keywords: english teacher skills, english teacher qualities It is absolutely true that we are those who choose what we want to be. Sometimes we choose to be someone that we can not be. If we talk about professions, with no doubt we can say that teaching is like no other profession. In my opinion not every person who wants to be a teacher should be a teacher. ...

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Street Children in Egypt

23 Mar 2015 02 Jun 2017

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Keywords: egypt street children, egypt child poverty Street Children Phenomena in Egypt The street children phenomenon in Egypt as known for most people is one of Egypt's serious problems. Egypt is one of the countries with the highest number of street children. I decided to research this topic because it is one of the long lasting problems Egypt is facing. There are a lot of misunderstandings regarding ...

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Conflicts in Frankenstein

23 Mar 2015 02 Jun 2017

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Keywords: frankenstein conflict, frankenstein internal conflict The evident conflict is present throughout Mary Shelleys Frankenstein. Conflict, suspense and an elevating climax are three major components to a well-written novel. The components of conflict in a novel continually advance the plot and must always affect the main character in a way that portrays through the other characters in the novel as well. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the components ...

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Difficulties Arabic Students Face In English Language Learning

23 Mar 2015 02 Jun 2017

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In educational settings the language is both the medium and content of instruction. Academic success is dependent on proficiency of spoken and written forms of the language used for instruction' (Shatz and Wilkinson 2010: 55). Introduction Next to the United States, the United Kingdom receives the biggest number of international students in the world. In 2009, 13 percent of the total undergraduate population enrolled in the UK ...

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Heat of Fusion of Ice - Discussion of Theory

23 Mar 2015 01 Jun 2017

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Measuring the specific latent heat of fusion of water (ice): Introduction In our daily lives, heat can be found in everywhere. Cooking food heat is needed, it also makes people feel warm and produce more energy. Therefore to know the specific latent heat of fusion of water, both we need to know process of the heat was transferred and kinetic energy.The aim of this experiment was to ...

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Overview Of Vowels And Consonants

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Language is an organization of sounds, of vocal symbols-the sounds produced from the mouth with the help of various organs of speech to convey some meaningful message. Language has a very important social purpose, because it is mainly used for linguistic communication. It is the most powerful, convenient and permanent means and form of communication. A language can be used in two ways for the purposes of ...

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Language Learning Autobiography

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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I came from Johor, Malaysia. I was Chinese and my native language was Mandarin. I took a long time to learn English and from hating it to loving it. Learning English is not an easy task and I encountered some difficulties during my learning experience of English. Although I study at Kirkby International College for teacher training course now, there is still need an improvement for my ...

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Functions of Oral Communication

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: forms of oral communication Communication is an important part of our daily lives. It mainly focusing on interact with any living organisms. We communicate with our self at different ages different time & ways. Including with our family, friends, socially and professionally . Oral communication benefits business by providing them an outlet through which to explain to and instruct employees. It can be also used to ...

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Influence of Money in Sports

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: sports wages, There is too much money in sports. For many people around the world these are difficult times, many have lost their jobs, and others are fretting about losing them. Every day we see more companies go bankrupt and the whole world seems to be waiting for the crisis to end. Everyone in the world, except the sports industry, who are still wasting vast ...

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Fast Food: Effects and Implications

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: food is medicine essay Any food that has poor nutritional value is considered unhealthy and may be called Fast Food. A food that is high in fat and sodium is known as fast food. It is easy to carry, purchase and consume. Generally, fast food is given a very attractive appearance by adding colors to enhance flavor, texture and appearance. It has high level of calories. ...

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Growth and Change in the English Language

23 Mar 2015 30 May 2017

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Keywords: english language history, english language change theories English is a rich and colorful language that is constantly in flux. The English language has evolved over time, the way all languages do. As members of a society grow and develop, so too must the tools they use to communicate with each other. As Coulmas points out, 'languages are often said to reflect the social realities of ...

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Compensation Strategy In Translation

23 Mar 2015 30 May 2017

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Keywords: sl idiom, tl idiom, translation of texts Seems its a big deal to make up the loss of idiomatic expressions in translating idioms from one language to another one. How can translators come up with this problem? Considering an English novel as the source document and its Persian translations as the target text, we mean to answer this question. Extracting idioms and non-idioms from the first ...

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Case study: End of Life Care

23 Mar 2015 26 May 2017

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Keywords: end of life care family, family help palliative care In describing a situation in which my integrity was challenged I would first like to give some background. This involved a patient I cared for and I will anonymize the situation for privacy concerns - he will be referred to as Patient A. The patient was a middle aged male who had been diagnosed with cancer. He ...

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Why Women Speak Differently Than Men

23 Mar 2015 25 May 2017

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Keywords: men and women communication, male and female language, language development gender INTRODUCTION This theoretical seminar paper will elaborate on the significant differences of language or speaking behaviour concerning gender. The different ways men and women use language has been of interest in the study of discourse in awhile. Current studies have revealed that women use more words related to psychological and social processes, whereas men refer ...

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Essay on Silence and its Importance

23 Mar 2015 24 May 2017

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Keywords: importance of silence, silence is golden The key aim of this research paper is to draw attention to the importance of silence in general, for students in particular. Thus, the introductory part of this research is devoted to the definition of silence and its important in our noisy world. The second section focus on the key powers of silence as located by the Irish writer "Tony ...

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A History and Overview of Translation Techniques

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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Keywords: translation types, theories of translation, rules of translation The art of translation reaches the times of antiquity, therefore is nearly as old as the introduction of writing, since every written text enhanced the need to distributing it to other nationalities. First writings, however, were written mainly in Latin or Greek and introduced to educated people. The lower classes, perceived as simple and uneducated, were neglected as ...

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Cross-Cultural Differences

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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Keywords: different cultural patterns, cross cultural business, japanese culture challenges Communication is the process of exchanging ideas, facts and figures from one person to another. The term cross cultural implies interaction with people of different cultural, ethnic, age and class backgrounds. Cross cultural communication is a form of global communication which describes how people of different culture communicate and interact with each other in different ways among ...

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Theories of the process of lateralization

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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The apparent specialization of the left hemisphere for language is usually described in terms of lateral dominance or lateralization. Lateralization process begins in early childhood. It coincides with the period during which language acquisition takes place. During childhood, there is a period when the human brain is most ready to receive input and learn a particular language. This is known as the critical period. The general view ...

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Interview With A Leader: Analysis

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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In the first part of the course work, I made a report about a business person who made impact on me. His behavior and aims which he has already achieved made him my idol in my life. "Nothing is perfect" this quote is true, the person I chose does not know English, so I have just talked with him in Uzbek, and asked his opinion and ideas ...

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Language Creativity in Everyday Conversation

23 Mar 2015 22 May 2017

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Transcribe the extract from CD-ROM1, Band 6: Kitchen Floor. Using this data and relevant concepts and theories from E301, discuss the extent to which language creativity can be identified in everyday conversation in English. Undid the paper ((laughter)) and (like) (.) put a little bit of salt on and I handed them to him you know and he looked at me and he didn't DARE say anything ...

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The Effects Of Using Cartoon Videos

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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Using multimedia is more and more useful in teaching and it has been applied as teaching materials for language teacher. Audiovisual method helps language learners not only understand what they hear but also improve their vocabulary, pronunciation. To encourage the development students' listening comprehension, audiovisual materials with subtitles were supposed a powerful pedagogical tool which can help improve the vocabulary learning of second-language learners by Fazilatfar, Ghorbani ...

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Immigration and Cultural Identity

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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This research paper focus on the many concerns about adult immigrants perceptions of their own pronunciation problems and the many challenges faces at times speaking with a accent. People are pushed and sometime forced to learn English as a common language in the United States. However, what should adult immigrants' attitude towards English as Second Language (ESL) be? And in what ways should we as immigrants learn ...

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Negative Influences of Media

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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The Negative Influences of Media “Each year, the average American spends 1550 hours of TV, listens to 1160 hours of radio, and spends 290 hours reading newspapers and magazines,” (Workingpsychology). Media comes in all shapes and sizes: television, radio, magazines, internet, music, video games, advertisements and movies. Media is all around us; in our homes, cars, markets and even schools. Teens and young children are easily ...

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The Importance Of English Language English Language Essay

19 May 2017

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Keywords: importance of english language, english language usage The usage of English Language has become significant in our daily life. It is a fact that English Language is the language that is used globally in the world nowadays. Many countries' governments practise English Language as the formal language to carry out their jobs and to complete the paper works. In conjunction with the global trend, the English ...

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Importance of Communication Skills Essay

18 May 2017

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Keywords: importance of communication, what is communication Communication is very important for all beings. Animals and humans, alike, use their own separate languages to communicate with one another, because no one can survive without communicating. Communication skills are a part of the spoken and written language. These are the extra factors, which complete a communication process. Communication refers to the exchange of thoughts and ideas with the ...

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Methods And Importance Of Note Making

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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This book contains different note making methods which can be used during the academic period. Author has put forward five main note making methods as; Split-page format, Diagram/Pattern format, Mind map, Outline Format and Question and Prompt format aiming on FEST program. Author has discussed the importance, the advantages and disadvantages of each note making method. After having a main idea on each note making method author ...

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Five Functions Of Language (Leech, 1974)

18 May 2017

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Keywords: five functions of language, geoffrey leech Language plays a very important role in human lives. It is a social phenomenon. One of the main goals of language is to communicate with people and to understand them. When someone speaks, he intends a specific purpose. He wants to convey a message through that language. A person uses his language to many different purposes for example, to express ...

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Use Of Standard And Non Standard English | Examples

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Context: The speaker it talking about other musician Lilly Allen's anti-file-sharing campaign. Analysis: The speaker uses the word 'innit' which is a reduced form of Standard English 'isn't it' but more widely used. It is used in this case as a general purpose tag meaning 'is that not the case?'. The tendency to add a tag question is very common among Estuary speakers at the Cockney end ...

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The Lexical Approach And Collocations

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Collocations are words which if combined together, sound right to native English speakers. Eg: Fast food. Any other combination may sound wrong and unnatural. Eg: "quick food". "Collocations are not words which we 'put together'. They co-occur naturally. Collocation is the way in which words co-occur in natural text in statistically significant ways." (Lewis, Teaching Collocation 2000:132). For Thornbury, collocation is a "continuum that moves from compound ...

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Personal Reflection Of My Learning Style

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Introduction: After doing this course my weaknesses and strengths become apparent through my lecturers, and my mates. At first, I despised my lecturer critiques, I took it personally, and I thought they were just being nasty to me. After reflecting on their reviews and critiques, I can now say that I actually appreciate all their comments because they make me see where my shortcomings and strength are. ...

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Signs in Linguistics

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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A problem that typically troubles the humanities is the ambiguity of primitive terms. An inquiry into their meaning is usually undertaken only after a period of time when they are used un-critically, possibly under the presumption of their complete self-evidence. A closer scrutiny reveals that this belief is hardly warranted. The boundaries of their meanings are so fuzzy that critical analysis turns into a partial reconstruction from ...

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The Role Of Electronic Communication Today

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Introduction Communication plays a very important role in our daily lives. When we interact with others we use different means of interaction. Communication has advanced from simple speech and cave paintings to the World Wide Web and many types of touch screen technology. With the recent creation of electronic communication, we finally could talk to each other at any place around the world in real time instantaneously. ...

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The Social Problem: Cyber Bullying

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Amanda Todd was a teenager that committed suicide because she got cyber bullied. In 7th grade Amanda used to video chat on the internet with new people to hope to make new friends and she got compliment on her looks. Amanda did not realize that talking to someone she does not know is sometimes not so good. One day she was talking to a stranger. She did ...

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Child labor in Egypt

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Child labor in Egypt Child labour is work that may harm children or keep them away from education. It is a disaster on edge, a world wide known scene is the working child. You can see them every where especially in developing countries, rural areas. To the degree that you can forget that it's a big catastrophe that really concerns our families and communities. Our hope in ...

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A Report On The Fiji Water | Environmental Analysis

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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The factors which contributed to the marketing success of Fiji Water were its unique product positioning, innovative packaging, premium-product pricing, effective distribution, and image-creating publicity. Due to its light mineralization, FIJI Water was characterized by a smooth taste and no aftertaste. The light mineralization also gave the water a clean, pure taste. In addition to superb taste, the water had a high level of silica, the ingredient ...

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Interpersonal Communication Strategies

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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There are a lot of thing that are being taught about interpersonal communication in today's society. There are many thing that I have learned that will help you in your relationship as a married couple. Some of the thing that are important in interpersonal communication that will help you better communicate with one another will be discussed here today. There are a lot of skills that are ...

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Goal Setting And Time Management

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Goal setting tools is definitely recommended. It doesnt really challenege show up were talking about. But goal setting tips is very important on the subject of time management. When you are aware your goals, you are in a better position to accomplish all the jobs that you should accomplish. The first thing is always to gain an understanding of tips on how to reach the best time ...

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Formal And Informal Communication

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In this report I have tried to enlighten the different aspects of communication in order to communicate effectively as a manager and different types of communication barriers which will distort the message delivery process and three recommendations for managers how to improve their communication skills. Hope this will complete the subject. INTRODUCTION The process of communication falls under three categories which are verbal communication, non verbal communication ...

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History Of English Language Teaching

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Today, English is the worlds most widely studied foreign language. Five hundred years ago, Latin was the most dominant language to be studied because it was the language of business, commerce and education in the western world. In the sixteenth century, however, French, Italian and English gain in importance as a result of political change in Europe and Latin gradually became displaced as a language of spoken ...

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The Impact Of Cell Phones: GPA

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Cell phones adopted by young generation in recent year, have become global phenomena around the world. Thus, with the emergence of this technology almost everyone has tried to adopt these cell phones. We found in this research that cell phone usage had a negative impact on students GPA. Students using their cell phone during class, they also receiving and sending text messages during their class so they ...

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Leda And The Swan By William Butler Yeats

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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"Leda and the Swan" is a poem written by William Butler Yeats. It is a fourteen line sonnet. The poem has many different themes, but the one of sex is the most apparent one. Yeats describes the violent act of rape but makes it sound almost beautiful and very sexual. The rhyme scheme and rhythm of the poem are both very important. The title of the poem ...

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The Use Of Abbreviations In Articles

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The purpose of this research is to investigate what 'abbreviation' means, what types of abbreviations appear and to state how their full forms differ in various language categories. To accomplish this goal theoretical research and analysis of political articles were done. The result of the research showed that 'abbreviation' means 'reduction' and there are four types of abbreviations. The meaning of 'reductions' depend on the context and ...

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Benefits Of The E Book

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Do you ever heard about what is E-book? Before discussing the benefits of E-book, let we know some more about it. E-book is a book but it was in electronic format. The letter 'E' self explains and means available in electronic format. Just like purchasing a book from a bookstore, you need to pay and you will receive the book, but it is more simple than that ...

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Teaching English As A Foreign Language

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The aim of this study is to assess the performance of the teachers of English for the first year of the secondary schools in Missalata in: the new textbook. It also investigates other factors that influence teachers' presentation, such as: the time allocated to the teaching of English and the lack of important materials such as tape recorders, dictionaries and other teaching aids. The main tool through ...

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A History of UK Newspapers | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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This newspaper assignment will set out to critically analyse newspapers by comparing political persuasion, ownership, readership, content and style. The chosen two newspapers that will be analysed will be The Sun and The Guardian. The researcher has chosen to analyse, for this assignment a newspaper story exposing taxpayer's cash being wasted by EU chiefs. A brief history of Newspapers British newspapers can be traced back to the ...

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Human impact on coral reefs

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Human Impact On Coral Reefs In The Last 30 Years Abstract Coral reefs are the homes that provide shelter for approximately one quarter of all known marine species as well as being the most diverse ecosystems. Coral reefs are vulnerable to even the slightest environmental changes. A review of the literature of the last 30 years shows that the frequency of human activity has intensified to a ...

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Illiteracy in Egypt | An overview

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Illiteracy in Egypt Illiteracy is a huge problem, which face the developing countries and of course some of the developed countries. Who we can call an illiterate? An illiterate is a person who is unable to read or write. The rate of illiteracy is high in Egypt especially for women. The rate of illiteracy in Egypt in 2002 is approximately 34.2, while 45.4 percent is women. ...

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English: The Official Language?

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For better or for worse, like it or not, English is in effect the official language of the planet. It is the most commonly used language of international commerce, politics, science, diplomacy, and the most commonly used language on the Internet. It is a 'lingua franca,' or vehicular language, i.e. a language spoken and utilized outside of the country or countries of its origin, as opposed to ...

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Deaf People And Sign Language

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In 2002 approximately 1,000,000 people over five years of age were functionally Deaf in the United States (Gallaudet Research Institute). Used by the Deaf and hearing impaired, American Sign Language (ASL) has its own culture, grammar rules, syntax, and is used to communicate with one another and express themselves. Despite popular belief there is not one "universal" sign language. There are more than seventy different recognized signed ...

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The Role Of ICT In Teaching ESL

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The association of ICT and English in last few years had made rapid changes in the presentation of curriculum in various aspects. Practitioners, theorists and researchers have started to pay serious attention to the challenges of the new technology and these challenges and opportunities that new technology presents have resulted English teachers into a new dimension. There are different issues related to the relationship of ICT and ...

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Bogland and Tollund Man | Seamus Heaney

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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Postmodernism in Heaney's Poems Bogland and Tollund Man Introduction This research is a case study including discussions and analysis of two poems by Seamus Heaney, one of the postmodern poets. The poems, which are going to be analyzed, are: Bogland and The Tollund Man. In Heaney's poetry we can see a connection between the mythical and the logical, the past and the present, to describe his thoughts ...

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Language And Society Today

23 Mar 2015 17 May 2017

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In any scientific study there are some views and ideas which possess different or similar forms about a particular phenomenon. Linguistics which is known as the scientific study of language is not exception. First of all, if we start with the phrase (the study of language) we will find that it is very important in this discussion to analyze what this phrase mean. Particularly, by dividing it ...

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Prospect theory in decision making

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Prospect theory is an important theory for decision-making between alternatives that involve risk. The theory departs from the traditional expected utility theory because it attempts to explain how people really make decisions between risky alternatives, which attempts to model optimal decisions. This vital difference leads to the prospect theory departing from the traditional framework in important ways. Unlike the traditional approach, it attempts to incorporate psychology into ...

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Modern Grammar Teaching: Reflection Notes

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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During reading curriculum for this paper I have learned a lot about grammar and speaking as tools for communication, and my own expectations towards teaching. The theories I have looked at have their strengths and weaknesses, so I have dragged out the parts that I consider important from each one. I found out that there is not one "best" approach. However, it can bring us closer to ...

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone This essay explores the concepts of fantasy in Lewis Carroll's ‘Alice in Wonderland' and J. K Rowling's ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. Both authors include an emphasis on the genre of contemporary and juvenile fantasy, containing a main character travelling through a magical world different from their original settings. Their adventures do not begin until either character has entered ...

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The benefits of dark chocolate

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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DARK CHOCOLATE IS IT BEEFICIAL TO ONE'S MIND AND BODY OR NOT? The early 15th century saw the creation of something divine, something heavenly and something delicious; Chocolate. Though the cocoa beans from which chocolate is prepared were discovered around 2000 years ago, the manufacturing of dark chocolate began in the 15th century by the Mayan tribes. According to the article, “Chocolate-a health food?”(2008) there was a ...

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Learning Irregular Verbs In English

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INTRODUCTION The present report contains the results of the investigation carried out at Higüerito Basic School. It is evident that the goal of grammar instruction is to enable students to carry out their communication, Purposes, thereby getting involved with all those difficulties students have had for years to learn and use irregular verbs is highly important for teachers of English as a foreign Language. This Research has ...

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Improving Concentration And Memory Skills

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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If you wish to improve your memory skills, i.e. your ability to remember information and recollect it when you so desire, it is imperative that you improve your concentration. Concentration requires you to 'focus intently' on whatever you are trying to remember. Concentration enables you to: learn new facts recall information that you have already memorised It is obvious that you need to focus on the information ...

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Globalization and the English language

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Globalization is building bridges to connect people from all across the world and it plays an important role in understanding inter-cultural background of different countries. In today's rapidly growing world, globalization has changed a lot of things though there are many benefits to this, there are also disadvantages. On one hand English is helping people around the world to unite but on the other hand it is ...

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Vocabulary Component Of Language

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Vocabulary is an important component of language knowledge because without knowing lots of vocabulary students will get difficulty when they express their ideas. As Zhihong (2000:18) said, "Without a sufficient vocabulary, one cannot communicate effectively or express ideas." It means that having limited vocabulary might cause difficulty for students as foreign language learners to communicate with others and express their ideas. They might be stuck when using ...

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Background Of English Neologisms

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Languages are changing as the world is constantly changing. After the Second World War, English neologisms emerged in a remarkable way. New vocabulary came into existence due to new technologies and new discoveries such as ; computing, internet , cell phones and the like. People's daily activities like dancing, looking and many others, renewed their popularity giving birth to new lexicon. In deed, new words are invented ...

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Affective Filter And Second Language Acquisition

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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As the number of ELL students increases on campuses across the nation, there is a growing need for educators to somehow increase their awareness about the process of second language acquisition, and different ways to promote students' learning and acquisition of a new language. ELL students usually experience stress and anxiety as they are very much aware of their lack of proficiency in English. This often interferes ...

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The Indo-china War: An Overview

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The Indo-China War, also known as the Sino-Indian Border Conflict, was a war between China and india that occurred in 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main pretext for war, but other issues played a role. There had been a series of violent border incidents after the 1959 tibetan uprising, when India had granted asylum to thedalai lama. Under a Forward Policy, India placed outposts along ...

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Annabel Lee, Edgar Allen Poe

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Edgar Allen Poe's poem “Annabel Lee” represents the death of Annabel Lee. The poem describes the underlying love the speaker has for Annabel Lee, which began many years ago in an unnamed "kingdom by the sea." In his poem, Poe makes use of a lot of poetic devices to enhance the reader's understanding of his deep affection for his beloved Annabel Lee, thus making it the best ...

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The Procedures For Teaching Grammar

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Since teaching grammar plays such an important part in language classroom, it is necessary to know what are the approaches to teach grammar as well as the most effective process of holding a grammar lesson. It is because this will help learners study grammar more effectively. About the teaching approach, there are two main types mentioned which are the inductive and deductive one. In deductive, the rule ...

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Mount Everest, Nepal

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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Mount Everest, Nepal All the famous mountain climbers must've felt amazed when they went onto this mountain. Come to Nepal and see the amazing Mount Everest in person! It is just around the corner of Nepal, Tibet and China. All the mountain climbers that has came to this wonderful place has gone through an amazing experience. This colossal mountain is one of the largest wonders of ...

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Summarization Of The Communication Process

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Communication can best be summarized as the transmission of a message from a sender to a receiver in an understandable manner. The message may be verbal or non-verbal. Besides that, communication is the process of sharing our ideas, thoughts, and feelings with other people and having those ideas, thoughts, and feelings understood by the people we are talking with. When we communicate we speak , listen, and ...

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Online And Traditional Classroom Learning

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Over the past decade, researchers have demonstrated that technology can be a useful and effective tool to administer education. Although, nothing can take the place of the teacher in terms of developing students' education, online education is making their way into classrooms and homes now. The teachers are not the only ones who can open the door to education for students whereas the computer plays an additional ...

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Importance Of Story And Drama For Teaching

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The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of story and drama as a teaching element in children literature. How do teachers scaffold children's learning through story and drama in Turkey? Also what is the effect of using creative drama method on attitudes and reading strategies in Turkish lessons? In the study literature review and interview was used to investigate how much literature teachers apply ...

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Language, Culture And Thought

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ABSTRACT Language is the basic means of communication in every culture. Language expresses cultural reality of the speakers in every society. Language is a socially acquired phenomenon and all the culturally bound languages differ dramatically from one another in terms of the description of the natural world. Language not only embodies cultural reality but it is also viewed as a symbol of social identity This assignment explores ...

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Debit Vs Credit Card Analysis

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Every time you use a credit card, you are actually borrowing money that is made available to you by a bank or other financial institution. The institution pays the debt to the vendor and, in turn, you pay the money back to the institution. By signing up for a credit card, you agree to pay back the money that you borrowed, in addition to any interest drawn ...

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A Study On A Merchant Bank

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A Merchant bank is a bank or a financial institution which is more focusing on providing financial services and advice to corporations and wealthy individuals, so we can say that a Merchant bank is that which providing Private equity activities of banking. There are two types of banks which provides these private equity services and they are Merchant banks and Investment Banks and the main difference between ...

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How To Read Literature Like A Professor

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Using the table below, write a chapter summary in the center column for the corresponding chapter of Thomas Foster's How to Read Literature like a Professor (HTRLLAP). In the right column, consider how the chapter provides insight into Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Provide support for and explain your connection to the novel. You are to include at least one quotation from Frankenstein in each Connection response (including MLA ...

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Tropical Death and Mid-Term Break | Analysis

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Compare and contrast the presentation of death and grief in both poems In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the presentation of death and grief in the two poems, ‘Tropical Death' and ‘Mid-Term Break'. Grace Nichols, the poet of ‘Tropical Death', was born in Guyana, 1950, and then migrated to England at the age of 27. In all of her writing, her own history and ...

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Media And Writing Essay Semiotic Analysis

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Any journal article essentially tries to convince the reader to accept the fact that something exists, and it should draw more attention. With the use of semiotic analysis and the codes, conventions, connotations and ideologies to construct it, this essay will analyze the chosen photo and to highlight The Question of Youth Violence article. The first step in analyzing the multiple meanings of a photo is to ...

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Influence of Cinema on Youths today

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Nowadays, movies in some ways affect people lifestyles especially teenagers. Movies are popular among teenagers. Most of the teenagers are influence by the movies and addicted to some illegal activities. This is one of the major problem faces by our country because of the teenager's behavior. Movies are one of the most entertainments in today world. So that, a question given to me to conduct a survey ...

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Communicative Competence In Language Teaching

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In this essay, I will first define what Communicative Competence is and what it includes. Secondly, making reference to the European Common Framework of Reference for Languages, I will synthesize why gaining Communicative Competence in a foreign language is so important and why it should be the main goal in an English Classroom. To finish with, I will summarize the best ways of teaching Communicative Competence. Task-based ...

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Intonation In The English Language

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Many people think that pronunciation is what makes up an accent. It may be that pronunciation is very important for an understandable accent. But it is intonation that gives the final touch that makes an accent native. Intonation is the "music" of a language, and is perhaps the most important element of a good accent. Often we hear someone speaking with perfect grammar, and perfect formation of ...

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Personal Skill Audit And Self Assessment

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A personal skills audit is a very good way for an individual to identify his/her strengths and needs to develop in a healthy atmosphere. It has been proven very useful for people to keep themselves on the career track mainly ambitious managers and entrepreneurs. The personal skills audit depends on the area of business you are working in too and varies with the different areas and environments. ...

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Youtube: Teaching And Learning English

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Today, perhaps more than ever before, it is important to recognize that "learning is a lifelong experience" and is the key to the future we want for ourselves. Thus, with tireless efforts, people always want to explore different methods of learning and teaching. These days, lifelong learners are supported by advanced learning technology to structure and organize their lifelong learning process. Computers and the Internet have broken ...

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The Role Of Teaching Grammar In School

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In the past, in a traditional classroom, grammatical competence and explicit knowledge of language rules were emphasized. Grammar teaching held such an essential part in language teaching that other aspects became either ignored or downplayed. People assumed that if the grammatical rules of a language were mastered, the success of communication in that language was ensured (Richards and Renandya, 2002, p.145). Therefore, at that time this assumption ...

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The desire for wealth and possessions

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Materialism in American Society Over the course of the last century America has undergone many societal changes, none of which have had as great an ethical effect as the nation's transition towards ever increasing materialism. Materialism, or the desire for wealth and possessions, has faced virulent opposition for thousands of years from both religious institutions and social activists. Throughout time, materialism has been widely slandered not only ...

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Segmental Features Between Arabic And English

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This assignment is a complement to the first assignment titled as comparative and contrastive description of segmental features between the Arabic and English languages. In this assignment, differently, the light will be shed on comparative and contrastive description of suprasegmental features between the above-mentioned languages. Ellery, et al. (1995) indicated that ''features of spoken languages which are not identified as discrete segments are variously referred as prosodic ...

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English Present: Simple And The Present Progressive

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Introduction: As a teacher of English to Arabic speaking students I have encountered a number of specific difficulties Arab students have in mastering the English language. In this paper, I would like to focus on a particular grammatical problem they have in the area of verb tenses because, of all the mistakes that my students make, mistakes with verbs and verb tenses impede communication to the greatest ...

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Distinguishing A Sentence From An Utterance

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A sentence is a grammatically complete string of words expressing a complete thought. It can be written or spoken. A sentence can include words grouped meaningfully to express a statement, question, exclamation, request or command. It is neither a physical event nor a physical object. Examples: I am a student. The world is my home. An utterance is the use of any piece of language by a ...

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How to write a job application

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After completing your studies, when you decide to take up a job in a particular industry depending on your skills and qualifications, the first thing that you will be required to do is to write an application for a job. But getting a job that suits you would take more than sending out a few application letters. First of all, you need to find out what skills ...

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Analysis Of Ron Clark's Life

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Ron Clark, an American teacher, has a different and unique way of teaching kids and making a difference in their lives. He is spreading the message to other educators by turning the classroom around for students in the United States. Clark is changing the lives of children through his motivation and determination and discovering "untapped" potential in students in order for them to become the best that ...

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Essay Writing In Malaysian Schools

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Essay writing is a must for Malaysian secondary schools' students. There are few types of essays that the students need to master. Guided writing, summary writing and continuous writing are the three main types of essay that are tested in examination. These three different types of writing test students' ability to understand and use correct grammar, to apply language skills for interpersonal purposes, to apply language skills ...

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Cultural Differences Between Russia And Japan

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Russia, being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is a Mecca for international business relations. People who are looking to break into a new business or attempting to grow their European presence enjoy their success by the development of new Russian clients and partners. Meeting Etiquette Russians value patience and appreciate time to debate, consider and digest negotiations. Trying to impose a decision through ...

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Community Language Learning

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Community language learning (CLL) is a type of language learning approach. The founder for CLL methodology was Charles Curran, an American Jesuit priest who was working as the Counseling Learning. CLL play a fundamental role for students who are learning English as their second language. It is an example of an innovative model that takes the importance of learning process into consideration. Learning new languages might be ...

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Lexical Density Informalisation In English Language

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Both of these terms within the study of English language are commonly used as markers that help to differentiate between the spoken and written modes of Language. Lexical Density is a measure of how much information there is in a particular piece of language. Lexical words (content words) are words which carry information. Texts which have a high proportion of lexical items compared to function words (grammatical ...

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Jocasta: Queen Of Thebes

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Jocasta: Unacknowledged & Misunderstood Surrounded by powerful and royal men, left in the background as if she; Jocasta Queen of Thebes was not important. In Sophocles' play Oedipus the King, Queen Jocasta endures a tragic fate of her own. Queen Jocasta is not only imperative to the aiding of the story, but gives an more in depth look into Sophocles tragedy. To many people Oedipus is deemed ...

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Full Play To The Positive Backwash Effect

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Abstract: "Backwash" has usually been described in terms of the effect of testing on language teaching and learning. "Backwash can be harmful or beneficial", as Arthur Hughes states. (Hughes: 1989) This paper set out to see how far this term can be applied to the ways in which both the students and teachers can benefit from language testing. Key words: positive backwash beneficial testing motivation validity and ...

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What Is Functional Grammar?

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Functional grammar, as explained by Halliday (1994) is concerned with meanings. Functional grammar looks at language as consisting of units of meanings rather than chunks of forms. These units of meanings are represented in various oral and written texts. In keeping with the idea, functional grammar is interested to analyze language at the text level rather than sentences. Further, Halliday (1994) writes that there are 3 lines ...

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The Status Of The Arabic Language

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Arabic is one of the widespread spoken languages among Arab speakers, especially in the Middle East and North Africa and it's considered the central language of Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Aramaic languages (Zeina, 2008). Arabic is spoken by more than 280 million people as a first language and by 250 million as a second language. Regardless of the different varieties, there are three basic' Arabics'. ...

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A Review Of Recent Evidence

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT EMERGED FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS OF APPLICATION INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND DEFENSE AS A DISCIPLINE. THE 1950S MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN PROJECT MANAGEMENT ERA. BEFORE 1950S, PROJECTS WERE MANAGED ON AN AD-HOC BASIS USING GANTT CHARTS, OR INFORMAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS. PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS THE DISCIPLINE OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, SECURING AND MANAGING RESOURCES (I.E. MANAGEMENT) TO BRING ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SPECIFIC ...

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All About Me | Oral Presentation

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Introduction. For this assignment, I have chosen to do my assessment on Literacy - Home Language. The skills to be focused on will be "Listening and Speaking", and the grade that I have chosen is Grade 3. In grade 3, the learners are required to "make an oral presentation" as part of their outcomes. For my assessment, I have chosen to do an Oral Presentation using Formative ...

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Academic Culture In Different Countries

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"Academic culture refers to the attitudes, values and ways of behaving that are shared by people who work or study in universities, for example, lecturers, researchers and students." (Brick, J, 2009, p.2) What constitutes academic culture is different for students who come from different cultural backgrounds? The academic culture is totally different for Malaysia and Australia. In Malaysia education, the teaching styles is more teacher-centered where teachers ...

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Introduction To The Pragmatics Discourse Analysis English Language Essay

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As cited in Blakemore, Schiffrin pointed that Harris was the first linguist who proposed the term "discourse" as the following stage of "morphemes", "clauses" and "sentences". In other words, it can be inferred that Discourse Analysis deals with kinds of text above sentences. The study of Discourse Analysis has been widely developed lately; Linguists analyze discourse in several different ways using several interesting approaches, such as: Interactional ...

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The Effective Learning Strategy In English

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Speaking is considered to be one of the most difficult skills in English learning. As one of the receptive skills, speaking is the foundation to develop other language skills. For a long period of time, the teaching of English in China has mainly focused on the teaching of reading and writing in the early stage of learning and neglected the teaching of listening and speaking. Many teachers ...

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