...English Cultural Studies 2014 Teacher’s Name: Mohammed A. Sahir Email: mohammed.sahir@educhina.com.cn Office Hours: 9am till 5pm - Monday to Friday Course Description: In this course, you will improve your Basic to intermediate English vocabulary skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through the study of various cultures, mostly Western from European to American. You will learn about cultural differences in language, behaviours, the arts, and society. This class will provide a summary of different cultures, and you will participate in considerations, online forums, and written and verbal conversations on the subjects discussed. Rules & Procedures Attendance: Students are required to attend all classes. If students miss class, 1. They must first submit the EduChina Student Leave Request Form to the teacher at least two weeks in advance. 2. Students are required to complete all assignments missed upon return. 3. The teacher will decide the due date for these assignments. 4. Excessive absences and missing assignments will result in a failing grade for the course. Behaviour: Student behaviours show be positive in class at all time, 1. Student cannot be disrespectful towards to teacher. 2. Student cannot be disrespectful toward fellow classmates. 3. No bullying. 4. No foul languages in class at all time. 5. No speaking Chinese in class at all time. Cheating/Plagiarism: Copying other people’s work is not tolerated in...
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...implemented Structured English Immersion to improve the development of English language and preparation for grade-level academic content for English Language Learners (ELL). The program restricts bilingual education as laws were passed to require Structured English Immersion (SEI). The SEI program encourages school districts to improve ELL students English proficiency so state student performance assessment scores don’t create possible sanctions for the school district. Additionally, the SEI program provides support for ELL students who previously reached a plato at an intermediate level, conversational English. School districts found ELL students were taught in English, but were not actually learning the rules, structures, and vocabulary of the English language. According to the article The Case for Structured English Immersion authored by Kevin Clark, implementing the SEI program was interpreted differently in school districts around Arizona. Some educators viewed the program as a form of submersion in which ELL students were placed in regular classrooms with little or no modification. While others viewed the program as sheltered instruction in which students of higher proficiency are provided strategies to understand grade-level content. Successful frameworks for SEI have common elements, however; a large amount of time is set aside for English instruction, students are grouped by their English language ability, academic content plays a secondary role to English language instruction...
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...JEJEMON research paper by John Andrew Samonte * by diyubaku, Oct 10, 2010, 10:42:48 PM * Journals / Personal iii Table of Contents Title Page............................................................................................i Acknowledgement......................................................................ii Table of Contens......................................................................................iii Chapter I....................................................................................1 Introduction and Background of the story.........................1 Significance of the Study..................................................3 Scope and Limitations......................................................5 Chapter II................................................................................... Research Problem.................................................................................8 Effects..................................................................................................10 ii Acknowledgement “You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.” I would like to express my sincerest thanks to those special persons who made my life so meaningful...
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...readable. Of course, Jejemonism was not that intense and obvious at that time. It took a longer time before the more educated ones realized that something's not right and one thing has to be done - to abide by what is being conventionally dictated by society. At that moment, many of the younger generation became adapted to this kind of typing style for they really thought that it was somehow cool, manageable and widely accepted within their age range. It was the new hip at that time, but as it grew out of nowhere, concerned academic people took this as a threat to the educational standards. In time, Jejemonism became the latest source of boiling social debates. As time propelled and confusion arose, people who got addicted to this type of grammar destruction were termed Jejemons and were subjected to social criticisms. Somehow, they were associated to the Jologs due to the similarities in their style and fashion statement. Not all Jejemons are Jologs since some only type Jejenese but do not wear the same attire the Jologs wear. Also, not all Jologs are Jejemons because Jologs love to use...
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...using a balance of subjectivity and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions. | Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively. | B | Addresses purpose effectively, uses assignment to explore topic’s intrinsic interest, shows full understanding of issues, engages audience, establishes credibility, uses headings, format and citation in APA style (where relevant) effectively. | Central idea is clear, paragraph structure is adequate, some problems with consistency, logic or transitions. | Supports most ideas with effective examples and details, finds suitable balance between references to personal and external evidence, makes key distinctions. | Word forms are correct, sentence structure is effective, applies standard English grammar and mechanics. | C | Waivers in purpose, incompletely addresses assigned topics or directions, shows more need to examine issues, style varies, and visual presentation is ragged | Loose focus on central idea, contains some repetition and digression, structure needs work | Presents ideas in general terms, support for ideas is inconsistent or unsuitably personal or distant, some distinctions need clarifications, reasoning unclear. | Word forms and sentence structures are adequate to convey basic...
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...and program description sections provide general information about the study. The next three parts, materials, instruments, and procedures of the research are described in details. 3.1. Research Design This study is carried out with a one group pre-test and post-test design. In this experimental research, the implementation of discovery-learning through IGI (independent variable) will be monitored, and acquisition about English tenses and learners’ motivation (dependent variables) will be measured. The grammar points in this research are English tenses. A pre-test and a post-test are designed to be the same. An anonymous questionnaire on motivation is delivered after the treatment instruction. 3.2. Subjects and Program Description The researcher, who is also the teacher, carries out the study in six classes in Course 28 and Course 29 at CFL in 2006. The experimental course, Level-Seven Grammar Course, is the first of three courses for Level C (low-advanced-English level). The grammar course is offered to the students for three 45-minute periods on each occasion during nine weeks. The students are randomly chosen and can be the representatives for the research. The total number of the students was 227, but the authentic number of participants for the present study was 133 because some students did not satisfy the conditions of data analysis (see part 3.4 of this...
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...Randi Dierlam 1750 W. Boston St. #1122 Chandler, AZ 85224 Ket00001@byui.edu ------------------------------------------------- 602.578.7129 Ms. Kate Reschke Remote Adjunct Faculty Brigham Young University—Idaho Dear Ms. Reschke: I am applying for the position of Editor in Chief at Spori Communications. I am currently a senior at Brigham Young University—Idaho working toward my B.A. in English with an emphasis in Literary Studies. I will be graduating in December of this year. My experience in leadership positions has prepared me to be successful in an Editor in Chief position. In my educational experience, I have taken many editing and literature classes which have prepared to be an asset to your magazine. Please consider educational qualifications: Advanced Writing Skills: Before entering my college career I also successfully passed the Advanced Placement test in English and reading which allowed me to skip English 111 and English 120 and move immediately on to more advanced writing classes. Lastly, I was accepted into the National Undergraduate Literature Conference for my original poetry where I read my work in front of hundreds of college students from around the country. In my employment background, I have experience in managing and have moved up corporate ladders at a fast pace. Please consider these career qualifications: Pool Manager/Head Lifeguard: I successfully managed a team of 10 lifeguards underneath me, writing schedules and...
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...ight Right Word Wrong Word Words and structures confused and misused by learners of English L. G. Alexander LONGMAN Addison Wesley Longman Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. © Longman Group UK Limited 1994 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. First published 1994 Fifth impression 1997 Illustrated by Chris Ryley British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Alexander, L. G. Right Word Wrong Word: Words and Structures Confused and Misused by Learners of English. - (Longman English Grammar Series) I. Title II. Ryley, Chris III. Series 428.24 ISBN 0-582-21860-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alexander, L.G. Right word wrong word: words and structures confused and misused by learners of English/L.G. Alexander. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-58221860-8 1. English language-Usage. 2. English language-Errors of usage. I. Title. PE1460.A48 1993 428.2'4-dc20 93-11963 CIP We have been unable to trace the copyright holder of the text for Exercise 52 Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody and would appreciate any information that would enable us to do so. Set in Times New Roman, TrueType Produced through Longman Malaysia, ETS ISBN 0 582 21860 8 ...
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...English and literature…. The English Wikipedia is the English-language edition of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Founded on 15 January 2001, it is the first edition of Wikipedia and, as of April 2016, has the most articles of any of the editions.[2] As of June 2016, nearly 12.9% of articles in all Wikipedias belong to the English-language edition. This share has gradually declined from more than 50 percent in 2003, due to the growth of Wikipedias in other languages.[3] There are 5,164,505 articles on the site (live count).[4] In October 2015, the combined text of the English Wikipedia's articles totalled 11.5 gigabytes when compressed.[5] On November 1, 2015, the English Wikipedia announced it had reached 5,000,000 articles[6] and ran a special logo to reflect the milestone.[7] The Simple English Wikipedia is a variation in which most of the articles use only basic English vocabulary. There is also the Old English (Ænglisc/AngloSaxon) Wikipedia (angwiki). Community-produced news publications include The Signpost.[8] The English Wikipedia reached 4,000,000 registered user accounts on 1 April 2007,[15] just a little over a year since it had crossed a threshold of 1,000,000 registered user accounts in late February 2006.[16] Over 800,000 editors have edited Wikipedia more than 10 times.[17] 300,000 editors edit Wikipedia every month[citation needed]; of these, over 30,000 perform more than 5 edits per month, and a little over 3,000 perform more than 100 ...
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...possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. Thank you for using WritePoint. Alicia Moore ETH [Check spelling] /125 [Do not leave spaces around a slash mark] 11/21/13 Dariush Ershadi My business of choice for the SWOT analysis is “The Discount Pharmacy”. The Discount Pharmacy’s main goal is to provide prescription medications for customers at the lowest prices on the market. Their goal is to be able to [Wordiness: Remove "be able to"; the sentence will read more smoothly without it] sell prescriptions at reduced prices by maintaining efficiency and targeting a specific group of individuals. The group of individuals would be the individuals who pay for prescriptions themselves. The Discount Pharmacy is a LLC in Portland Oregon operated by John Reeleaf. The Discount Pharmacy has many strengths going for them. Their main goal is to provide customers with the lowest priced prescriptions possible. In today’s economy this is something that is needed. Many individuals are in need of medications but are in the position where paying for them isn’t possible. Elderly have the most problem with this and [Grammar: A run-on sentence...
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...live in different environments giving them access to a multitude of diverse and very interesting dialects. These people are taught English as a second language by learning proper English grammar. Children should be taught the same standard of proper English. Understanding the standard of the English language helps in everyday situations. Schools teach a standard of English that is the base of the English language. Without the base, the other dialects cannot exist properly. Students should be required to learn a standard for English. Without learning how the language is built, it is hard to have proper communication skills required to maintain a professional job. You can still speak and write the way you wish, but without the proper foundation, you can’t be taken seriously in the workplace. How would it look if you were working in an environment that outstanding communication was required, but you don’t know what to do? An employer may not promote you or even keep you employed. Grammarly.com held a survey of 100 LinkedIn profiles to determine if proper grammar in the workplace aided employee in promotion. Roughly half of the profiles received a promotion in their workplace due to the use of proper grammar. Employers determined those employees with better grammar we capable of handling the job of a higher position. Using improper grammar in the workplace can also lead to confusion. Workers may not be able to understand what is being conveyed by the company. Confusion...
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...LET’S HOPE I wish the way I was living could stop, serving rocks, Knowing the cops is hot when I'm on the block, And I Wish my brother woulda made bail, So I won't have to travel 6 hours to see him in jail, And I Wish that my grandmother wasn't sick, Or that we would just come up on some stacks and hit a lick, And I Wish my homies wouldn't have to suffer, When the streets get the upper hand on us and we lose a brother, And I Wish I could go deep in the zone, And lift the spirits of the world with the words within this poem, And I Wish I could teach a could teach a soul to fly, Take away the pain out cha hands and help you hold them high, And I Wish My hommie Butch was still alive And on the day of his death we had never took that ride, And I Wish that God could protect us from the wrong, so all the soldiers that were sent overseas come home. we would never break, though they devastate, We shall motivate, And we gotta pray, all we got is faith. Instead of thinking about who gonna die to day, The Lord is gonna help you feel better, so you ain't gotta cry today. Sit at the light so long, ...
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...Yessenia Amaya My approach to writing I have many goals for my English course, and one of those goals is to get into the habit of writing more. By getting into the habit of writing more I am going to accomplish my second goal which is to fix my spelling and grammar. For example learn where to put my commas and periods and learn how to spell words I don’t really use. Another major goal I have for this course is to learn how to target my audience, learn who my audience is and write to the appeal of that audience. My final goal and the most important goal I have for this course is to get an A+. My plan is to try and hand in everything on time and not miss a class. I hope I can accomplish these goals. I also always set up goals when writing an academic paper. For example, I try and get the least grammar spelling errors as possible. I also set goals to finish my papers a paper a certain time so I have time to proofread and revise my paper. And the most important goal I set when I write is to hand in my paper on time. With these goals I hope to get a better grade. I have many challenges when I write. My biggest challenges when writing for others is trying not to have many grammars and spelling errors, but I always do. Another challenge I have is that I don’t know if I’m getting through to my audience or not. I’m also always concerned if I’m giving enough information to the person I’m writing to, in other words being informative. And my biggest challenge might be that the...
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...Level 1: Self-Assessment—Nouns Use the following self-assessment exercises to improve your knowledge of and power over English grammar, mechanics, and usage. Review all of Section 1.1 in the Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage that appears at the end of this book. Answers to these exercises appear on page AK-1. For items 1–5, indicate which words are common nouns and which are proper nouns. 1. Give the balance sheet to Melissa. Common noun: Sheet Proper noun: Melissa 2. After three years of declining sales, the board fired the CEO and hired a replacement from Google. Common noun: years, sales, board, CEO, replacment Proper noun: Google 3. Tarnower Corporation donates a portion of its profits to charity every year. Common noun: donates, profits, year Proper noun: Tarnower Corporation 4. Which aluminum bolts are packaged? Common noun: bolts Proper noun: 5. Please send the Joneses a dozen of each of the following: stopwatches, canteens, headbands, and wristbands. Common noun: following, stopwatches, canteens, headbands, wristbands Proper noun: Joneses In items 6–10, underline the subjects and circle the objects. 6. The technician has already repaired the machine for the client. 7. An attorney will talk to the group about incorporation. 8. After her vacation, the buyer prepared a third-quarter budget. 9. More than 90 percent of the research staff has contributed to the new wiki. 10. Accuracy overrides speed in importance. For items 11–15...
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...blends with his red and black backpack. He is friendly and very outgoing, however, he can be a little bit immature at times. For an example, he likes to ask or give an inappropriate questions and answers to the lecturers. Whatever it is, I'm happy to have him as my new friend because our class doesn't have enough man in it ! Answer : 2) Why is it important to know English grammar ? It is very important to know and master the English grammar, it is because English is the most widely used language in the whole wide world both written and verbal. For me, that is the main reason why it is so important. In Malaysia, English can be consider as our second language after Bahasa but it has become the key to be effective in communication whether if one is still studying or started to working. English grammar is crucial in communication, the proper use of vocabulary, and standard grammar rules such as subject and verb agreement can differentiate between success and failure. Whether the goal is to achieve a higher education, gain respect as a leader or to persuade a company, English grammar is really the...
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