A FORMAT of "Introducing yourself" by Tarequr Rahman Tareq I've observed that most of the members are facing a common problem of preparing the answer to the question of HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF in formal English. Thinking about this problem, I'm presenting a format of mine along with some necessary points. I believe this will help you prepare your own personal account. Introduce yourself: Points: 1. Name 2. Educational background (Mainly the recent degrees – dept., University, result/CGPA/positions
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Dysfunctional Definition of Literacy The ex-Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan once said in one of his speeches during his term that, “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope” (Unesco). Thus, being illiterate is not the way to get out of that dark hole especially when you have the access to learn it. However, one might think of being literate as a way to simply get jobs or to survive, and I would not disagree with that, but I think that literacy cannot just be defined as the
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Why is Visual Literacy Important Visual literacy is the learned ability to interpret visual messages accurately and to create such messages. (Argerinou & Pettersson, 2011, p. 6) Children must be taught visual literacy in school to prepare them for the information age we now live in. Schools teach the meaning of words and very often ignore visual literacy all together. For our next generation of leaders to be successful in this age of over-information visual literacy has never been more important
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The Literacy of Soccer “Wake Up, America: Here's Why Soccer Is The World's Best Sport.” This is a title of an article about soccer’s influence, which explain the importance of knowing and playing soccer. As everyone knows, soccer is definitely unpopular in the United State. Compared to soccer, local Americans prefer to focus on football, baseball, and basketball. According to a set official data on a magazine about Americans’ favorite sports, the ranking of soccer is around seventy, which is fall
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[ACADEMIC VOCABULARY COLLECTED BY VIETNAMESE IELTS COMMUNITY] 1 ACADEMIC VOCABULARY TOPIC: EDUCATION 1. Curriculum /kəˈrɪkjʊləm/ (noun) : chương trình học => curriculums / curricula (số nhiều) • broad/wide/narrow curriculum. Ex: The literature curriculum for grade 9 is too wide. • design/develop/plan curriculum 2. Grade /ɡreɪd/ (verb): chấm điểm / xếp hạng • grade an exam/exercise/assignment • a grading system/structure => Synonyms:
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As a middle class, white American, literacy is not something one normally thinks about. It is a given that someone in my situation will go to school and learn to read at the appropriate age level that is expected of them. Growing up in Missouri, literacy was not an issue that concerned me. I did not especially like reading, but it was a normal part of school so I just did as I was told. It was not until a school program called “Book It” came to my school that I realized being literate is not
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Mirabelli feels that in most social institutions, literacy is defined by consideration of achievements and standardized tests of individuals (Mirabelli 146). Mirabelli feels that social and economic institutions, for example schools, should “consider language and literacy education in the terms of ’multiliteracies’” (Mirabelli 146). “The concept of multiliteracies supplements traditional literacy pedagogy by addressing the multiplicity of communication channels and the increasing saliency of cultural
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Introduction The issue of literacy has come to the forefront in the past few decades with the rapid expansion of technology. Information is saturating the lives of individuals like never before. Because of this, people are having to learn new ways to access information as well as communicate information. One can no longer rely on just reading and writing alone to learn and gain understanding. Literacy has become a fluid term expanding to include technological literacy, literacy in the disciplines like
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Literacy is a human right that being able the read and write; however more American stu-dents aren’t ready to face higher educational curriculum, and others cannot afford continue edu-cation. Nowadays, most children become literacy affected for illiterate parents who don’t be aware about the importance to be educated. These parents don’t realize that not only their educa-tion give their children the satisfaction to persuade success in school but also the perception to continue their education in
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The Literacy Corps was able to increase profoundly due to high school graduates who couldn’t be drafted into the Army and had no prior experience in a job. For these young recruit who just came out of high school it was considered an opportunity as they were able to obtain a job. Through the Literacy Corps Iran saw an increase of literacy rate from 26 percent to 42 percent and educational institutions began to grow like the enrollment of kindergarten increased from 13,300 to 221,990. With this boom
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