Section 1 Learners & Teachers‚ & the Teaching & Learning Context A. Teaching and learning contexts Task 1 1. In what context will you be doing the CELTA course? The context of the CELTA course I believe will be: Monolingual Part-Time Open group Lessons in groups Mixed gender Same interest to teach English as a foreign language 2. Do you know what context you will be teaching in after you finish the course? If I get the job I have applied for I will endeavour
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discriminated against and American-Japanese citizens are victimized in ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’. These prejudices are similarly portrayed in both texts; however there are also some contrasting features. Varying techniques such as changing from present to past text to emphasise the continuous use of memory‚ various panning shots and most importantly‚ dialogue‚ are all used to convey that prejudice and hatred are never right in a just society. In ‘Montana 1948’‚ written by Larry Watson‚ we are instantly
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The kitchen holds a lot of memories in our lives. From the time our parents nested us a home‚ mother and father had cooked or dined with the family in the kitchen. The walls of the kitchen have many stories to tell and memories to keep. If only it could talk about the memories from the heating stove‚ the clay jar of water‚ the plates‚ the sink‚ the table‚ and all the meals. Truly‚ the kitchen is a cherished place. When I was younger‚ I remember my two widowed aunts tidying up the kitchen. They
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but despite this‚ he does seem to be connected to the scene that he is describing. He describes everything almost as if he is there and not as if he is not a part of the scene. All but the last sentence in the first stanza of the poem is in the past tense. In the first stanza‚ he is describing the time when these people were alive. At this point in time‚ everything seems to be described with lots of colors and the time is warm‚ generally summer and spring. When reading the first stanza you get the
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personality‚ under these circumstances‚ remains present throughout her life. Amy Tan uses a variety of narrative techniques to show the contrast between the past and present‚ and the importance of the journey in-between. The last paragraph significance lies in the transition from the adolescences to adulthood of the protagonist. In order to unify the past and the present‚ the narrators explains to the reader the determination of her mother’s will‚ to be used in contrast with her rebellion.“Of course you
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literature. Through the medium of past experiences as a minority with a strong hunger for learning‚ Alexie reminds everyone of the potential for an individual to overcome adversity through perseverance and diligence. With an informal tone pervading throughout his article‚ Alexie aims considerably at non-Indian children‚ hoping to give initiative on the power and importance of education for minority students like him. Despite being characterized as a minority in the past‚ he was able to break away of
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uses a very short effective sentence saying “we are breaking away from you‚ Da.” This basically summarises the piece of text into a short‚ bold sentence. The majority of the passage is written in the past tense and therefore giving us a sense of immediacy. By using the present tense‚ the writer shows us that he is reliving the moments where he witnessed his father at his worst state and this gives us a sense that the author is now empathetic. The use of fragmented narration shows us the small
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Writing Research Papers Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. --- Gene Fowler A major goal of this course is the development of effective technical writing skills. To help you become an accomplished writer‚ you will prepare several research papers based upon the studies completed in lab. Our research papers are not typical "lab reports." In a teaching lab a lab report might be nothing more than answers to a set of questions
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would even put up with pain from grooming her hair. You need to sacrifice something to get something. Writer uses the present tense because she sees herself in different periods of her life‚ three different periods of living in one person: a little cute child then girl with defected eye and finally reconciled‚ wise woman who accepts herself as is. Therefore‚ the past tense is not appropriate‚ she’s no longer plead for beauty‚ and grateful that she had seen the
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Assignment 2 Language related task Example 1: We can put off sleeping for a limited period. (Lexis) Meaning The lexis Put off means that we do not want to do it now. We will do it at a later time. Synonym Procrastinate Concept Questions: Do we want to do it now? No Will we do it later? Yes Form Base Verb + Adverb + Phrasal verb put off sleeping Put off is a phrasal verb used in everyday language by native English speakers Pronunciation can put off
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