The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education (2011-12‚ 1st Term) Master of Arts in English Language Teaching ENLT 6704 Psychological and Social Perspectives on Language Assignment 2 A Critical View on Using L1 to Teach L2 in Local Hong Kong English Classrooms Student: Leung Chi Kit‚ Johnny Student no.: 1009036200 Course Instructor: Prof. Barley Mak Date of submission: 30th December‚ 2011 I declare that the assignment here submitted is original except for source material explicitly
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your child’s outcome whether he succeeds‚ achieves‚ meets the challenges‚ flounders‚ gives up‚ or runs from or fails in handling life." (6) The purpose of this paper is to describe the outcomes‚ processes‚ labor‚ and techniques of parenting in a psychological point of view. Parenting styles are defined as the "manner in which parents express their beliefs on how to be a good or bad parent." (4) Each parenting style has its weaknesses and strengths. All parents incorporate love and limit in their style
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Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary defines egoism as "a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action." Social responsibility entails one ’s actions benefiting one ’s society more than oneself. A cost benefit analysis sided towards the many rather than towards the individual. In the two books The Elements of Moral Society and Ethical Issues in Engineering by James Rachels and Deborah Johnson respectively‚ the subject of egoism and social responsibility come up.
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Psychodynamic approach Assumes the importance of; - childhood experiences have a great influence on our adult lives‚ shaping our personalities. childhood events can remain in the unconscious + cause problems as adults Freud – all children go through 5 x psychosexual stages of development; - relationships Particularly family members and especially parent and child‚ used as a template for adult relationships. -the unconscious mind influences our behaviour. Often the conscious mind is unaware
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The Psychological Meltdown of Lady Macbeth In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare challenges the idea of male dominancy. Is Macbeth really in control of his own actions‚ or is he being manipulated by the women around him? Maybe Macbeth would never be king if the witches had not suggested it. Duncan could have lived a full life if it were not for Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare gives women a sort of power over him. In Lady Macbeth’s case‚ the very power that drives her insane. By giving powerful women
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behaviors‚ their impact on family members‚ and systemic analysis about family dysfunction. As a result‚ term ‘codependence’ prominences in the filed of mental health (Hogg & Frank‚ 1992). Cermak (1986) proposes that codependence is both a legitimate psychological concept and an important human disorder‚ in which symptom includes external focus‚ excessive caring for others and difficulty in identifying the true self. By studying theory of codependency‚ I have introspected a lot‚ finding that some of my own
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In the story “Eveline” by James Joyce‚ the main character Eveline is a young daughter of an abusive father. He is not physically abusive though‚ he is emotionally abusive. The scares of emotional abuse‚ though invisible‚ hurt harder and run deeper than physical scars. The Emotional and physiological abuse of Eveline’s father causes her/leads her to become in a paralyzed state of denial insecurity and guilt. Evelines state of denial causes her to create illusions and to deceive herself about
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In the book Enrique decides to depart towards the U.S. due to the psychological trauma of being left behind that his mother instilled in him as a child. As a result‚ the issue makes Enrique an outcast‚ “Drogo‚ one of his aunts calls him. ... His grandmother points to a neighbor with pale‚ scaly skin who has sniffed glue for a decade. ‘Look! That’s how you’re going to end up’”(). This quote enlightens upon us that Enrique is obsessed with the thought that his mom neglected him becomes a mental disorder
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PICA Life Span Psych Sitting at the park on a marvelous day watching the kids play in the park‚ then it happens one kid starts eating dirt. Wondering why he’s doing it‚ and what’s his motive? Intrigued‚ I go home and research the symptoms and I come up with one word: Pica. But what exactly is Pica? Pica is a very rare disorders with an interesting history‚ where signs and symptoms help diagnosis the treatments for it. Pica is a disorder in which you have an appetite or weird
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Motivational interviewing is directed by four overall values of preparation. One is empathy which is a vital theory in just about all ’human service’ undertakings‚ and empathic therapy elegance is critical to ’motivational interviewing’. "Expressing empathy towards a participant shows acceptance and increases the chance of the counselor and participant developing a rapport". The purpose is to converse to the group in an unrestricted approval of who each person is and what is on their minds‚ as well
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