Literature as Media for Developing Language Competence and Building Social Awareness By Fatchul Mu’in Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin E-mail: muin_sihyar@yahoo.com Literature is a kind of the artwork which uses a language as a medium. If it said that literature is a language in one side‚ learning literature is‚ at the same time‚ learning a language in the other side. English literature is literature written in English language. In this relation
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Ernest Hemingway‚ A legacy for American Literature Some say that Hemingway’s personal life should disqualify him from the literature canon. They state that his torrent affairs‚ his alcoholism‚ and his mental state should preclude him from entry into the canon. These are the very things that help to make Hemingway a unique writer. Although his genre is fiction‚ he relies on his real life experiences with the people and places that he visited. The very definition of the literary canon disputes these
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welfare and safety of all children and young people. There are forever changing and developing in response to current concerns and focuses - for example‚ the death of Victoria Climbié resulted in the Every Child Matters report being published and changes to legislation being made. In England there are a variety of legislations which affects the safe guarding of children and young people. The first being the Children Act 1989‚ which states that everyone that works with children (i.e. health and social
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1. Using the table below‚ explain the key areas in current legislation which relate to the safeguarding of children (1.1) | Legislation | Description of the area | 1 | The Children Act 1989 | * a child’s welfare is paramount when making any decisions about a child’s upbringing. * It introduced the concept of parental responsibility * Local authorities are charged with the duty to investigate if there are suspicions a child suffers significant harm * The NSPCC is designated “authorised
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British literature was changed from simple stories to a more realistic and meaningful approach to life. Nineteenth century England is what most historians call the Victorian age‚ which is how British literature got started. It was during the Victorian age that people began to learn how to read and write. "In 1837 about half of the adult male population could read and write; by the end of the century‚ literacy was almost universal." (Abrams) The novel became the most popular form of literature during
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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts Department of English and American Studies English Language and Literature Dita Polcarová Historical and Political Issues of India as Reflected in Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children Bachelor’s Diploma Thesis Supervisor: PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková‚ CSc.‚ M.Litt. 2008 Declaration: I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently‚ using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography. …………………………………………….. Dita Polcarová
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COLONIALISM‚ POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE ABSTRACT Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies‚ especially for exploitation." The Stanford Encyclopaedia
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Children ’s language and children ’s literature How does the absence of parents function to provide order (or disorder) in literature written for children? Children ’s literature is an essential part of their linguistic‚ social‚ and cultural development‚ providing more than just entertainment‚ as West stated: “when I am writing for adults‚ I ’m just trying to entertain them. But a good children ’s book does more than entertain. It teaches children the use of words‚ the joy of playing with language
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ include the following: • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – This act was brought in to change the way employers recruit people who work with children and adults. Over a number of years a ‘barred’ list of people who have been assessed and are not suitable for working with children or adults. • Children Act 1989 – section 47 and section 17 – The local authority has a duty to safeguard the welfare of children and to support the upbringing
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Response to “Children of Men.” The most significant ideas arise from the setting of a text‚ rather than any other visual or oral feature. Some may say that the setting of a film is purely for aesthetic purposes. However‚ after closely analysing Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Men”‚ I violently disagree and this essay will argue that the most significant ideas arise from both the physical and social settings of “Children of Men.” While first viewing the film‚ the main idea and theme of “Children of Men”
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