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    Name Interpersonal Communication In our American culture‚ we tend to say many things that do not make much sense to other cultures. We have numerous silly expressions known as idioms. If someone from a different culture came to America and heard our idioms‚ they could definitely become confused. There are so many idioms that could be completely misunderstood. For example‚ Johnny and Gina were arguing and Johnny always brings up old grudges while they fought. One could say Johnny adds fuel to the

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    Fluency and Coherence Ability to produce long responses How easily the candidate can produce the long responses The amount of hesitation The speed of speech Use of discourse markers/ linking phrases/ connectives The amount of self-correction  Be able and willing to produce long responses to most questions. Produce a range of different linking words/ phrases. Linking phrases are sometimes used incorrectly. Use some ―marker‖ language (eg‚ redundant language). There

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    define his characters and give meaning to his stories ("The Norton Anthology Of American Literature" page 212-215). The use of language that is specific to a particular area‚ the depiction of his characters and people throughout the story‚ the use of idioms‚ and the description of places as settings characterize local color. In other words local color is used to express "distinctive natural‚ social‚ and linguistic features" ("The Norton Anthology Of American Literature" page 12). Mark Twain often used

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    A.) Periodic sentence located in page 86; first paragraph‚ second to last sentence. “ He had an opinion of himself‚ I think‚ that was too high for his own good.” B.) A periodic sentence is a sentence that has the main point at the end‚ but at the start of the sentence‚ it serves to build suspense to create emphasis on the end of the sentence. The “he had an opinion of himself” serves as a bit of information that would lead to how the author feels about Curt Lemon which is the main points saved towards

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    Flannery O’Connor is a brilliant writer who constructs stories that most readers can easily relate to. O’Connor is known mostly for the religious views used throughout her short stories‚ but she routinely uses an abundance of other themes to convey messages and lessons to readers. Although her short stories consist of diverse characters who have opposing views on certain issues her stories are comparable. In comparing both “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” it

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    Websites Sr No RW-1 RW-2 RW-3 RW-4 (Web address) (only if relevant to the course) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/compounds.htm www.englishdaily626.com/proverbs.php www.about.com www.englishteacher.com Salient Features Compound Words List of Idioms and Proverbs Grammar related Relevant Grammar topics LTP week distribution: (LTP Weeks) Weeks before MTE Weeks After MTE Spill Over 7 7 2 Detailed Plan For Lectures Week Number Lecture Number Broad Topic(Sub Topic) Chapters/Sections of Text/reference

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    Section 4. TASK RUBRIC: Informational Writing Party Time This rubric explains the elements of the prompt‚ expectations‚ and standards that should be included in the work. Scorers should consider the expectations for the targeted learner level when assessing student work. A student cannot achieve proficiency on this task if he/she receives below standard on any expectation. |Expectations |Exceeds Standard |Meets Standard

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    important as human performance limitations reached when handling complex machinery You will soon know these important concepts for designing everyday things – perceived affordances – causality – visible constraints – mapping – transfer effects – idioms & population stereotypes – conceptual models – individual differences Slide deck by Saul Greenberg. Permission is granted to use this for non-commercial purposes as long as general credit to Saul Greenberg is clearly maintained. Warning: some material

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    In the Berlin Staatliche Art Museum‚ it displays Pieter Bruegel’s iconic oil on oak panel. It’s entitle “Neverlandish Proverbs‚” which highlights 100 idioms that recognise sin‚ folly‚ and obscure activities. Specifically‚ in the lower right hand panel‚ six people can be found doing bizarre activities‚ such as‚ struggling to reach for a loaf of bread‚ looking for a small axe‚ yawning at an oven‚ and intensely playing tough-of-war with another man. These actions may seem arbitrary‚ but each action

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    Topic of Semin ar Mode of Semina r • MAGGI NOODLES CONTROVERSY • GROUP DISCUSSION MAGGI NOODLES>>>>   In the past 20 years‚ Maggi has become an ubiquitous snack in India. This instant snack is very easy to prepare‚ takes only two minutes and cost efficient as well.  Considering the addiction of people companies have taken undue advantage of this and in this row one of India’s most trusted brands is in a soup. 1)What is Maggi Noodles Controversy? Give “ins and outs”.  On 16th may‚2015

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