International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever Communicator Vincent Smidowicz Bridget Bloom Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever/Communicator Introduction This booklet provides a taster of the new support materials created for Spoken ESOL. All the sample exercises included here have been selected from Book 2‚ which covers the Achiever and Communicator levels. This new and important resource (see Key features) is designed both to help
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The English Patient Commentary Page 136-137 This key passage is from Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient‚ found in the first few pages of chapter four. Before‚ this passage‚ Hana is sitting beside Almasy while he begins to describe his first expedition in the deserts in the 1930s. After‚ Almasy explained how he came to hate nations‚ but was attached to the desert as it could not be claimed or own. The passage between reinforces the idea that identity is not fixed‚ it changes over time as people
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Identity Crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient Lerzan Gültekin Atılım University in Ankara‚ Turkey lerzan_gultekin@atilim.edu.tr Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze identity crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient from a postcolonial perspective through the concept of nationalism and national identity‚ emphasizing cultural‚ psychological and physical displacement due to colonization‚ travelling‚ exploration and space / place (cartography)‚ referring to the theories
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Death to high school English In the passage Death to high school English‚ written by Kim Brooks‚ explains the thoughts of a college professor who teaches composition‚ and is dealing with students who do not know how to write at all. Brooks story is told in first person‚ simply because she experienced it firsthand. The tone of this passage seemed to be mostly frightening because Brooks was in shock at how terrible the writing was and had to put a stop to it and make a change. Another tone
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English Portfolio Luis Gonzalez English 95 Professor Shiloh Winsor May 8‚ 2013 Luis Gonzalez Professor Shiloh Winsor English 95 May 8‚ 2013 Reflection Throughout my Writing experience I have always had trouble with making the sentence make sense‚ making it sound professional and doing what the assignment tells to do. I think that this class has actually helped me a lot more than in High School. The new paragraph is better because I listened to what my peers advised me to do and what
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is one of my closest friends. He comes from Kim Dong District‚ Hung Yen province. He is the person who can share all kinds of difficulties and happiness in life. Not only is he helpful ‚but also he is intelligent. He is also good at both teaching English and using computers. I first met him when we were at Hai Duong teachers’ training colleage. Although we are living far from each other‚ I often contact with him by e-mail‚ chatting‚ or phone calls .Sometimes‚ on special occasions I come along his
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gadgets like cell phones and computers to convey their messages and through these‚ they learned how to cope and change the way they convey their thoughts and ideas in different forms. Indeed‚ English proficiency is one of the important things that we need to practice. The proper usage of both Filipino and English language is one of the important aspects of Philippine education. Correct grammar‚ syntax and pronunciation are the main concerns of improving our language proficiency to maintain an effective
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Degrees to choose from. English 111 is a requirement for many of the certificates and degrees. In order to obtain the degree or certificate you sought after you need to meet every requirement. My field of study happens to be Math and Science/Pre-Engineering‚ and one of the requirements in the first semester is English 111. Further on down the road I will be required to take a few more English/writing classes. This is what brings me to writing class at WCC. English 111 is a transfer credit
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Reading Schedule English 2301 Unit 1: Old English Literature Week 1 (August 26th) Class 1: Introductions and Syllabus Class 2: Selections from Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Blackboard). “Introduction” to Old English Literature pp. 1-7‚ 19-21. “The Dream of the Rood” pp.24-26 Week 2 (September 2) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 26-41 (MW class: stay on schedule. We will discuss both readings Wed.) Class 2: Beowulf pp. 41-58 Week 3 (September 9) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 58-77 Class 2:
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Is there anything new in the English School concept of international society? Introduction The English School (henceforth ES)‚ commonly known as the Rationalist or Grotian view exists as a response to the mainstream international relations theory of Realism and Liberalism with notable supporters being Hedley Bull‚ Martin Wight and Chris Brown. According to Hedley Bull‚ the founding assumptions of ES has its roots in classical Realism and uses the idea of an “anarchic society” as a starting point
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