Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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+ READING SKILLS. 3Rd October ‚ 2012. Whereas writing is the most common means of communication in any academic or carrier circles‚the quality of the writing is dependent on the quality of reading done prior to the writing. As part of planing in the writing process‚information is usually gathered through the following main channels : Memory : free writing and listening. Observation : speculation and mapping . Research : interviewing and reading. Therefore‚ reading especially
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drive slow here. 2. She drunk her cup of coffee. 3. He finished his part before we arrived. 4. I talked to him yesterday. 5. Jane ate more ice cream than me. 6. The cat was cleaning it’s fur. 7. Who’s book is this? 8. I was sat in the corner reading a book. 9. I went shopping on saturday. 10. She ran out of the room. 11. If I’d known‚ I would of done it. 12. It’s not mine. It’s James’s. 13. Practise makes perfect; if you keep practising you’re bound to get better. 14. Student’s often make
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Because both my parents came from China‚ I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. I love my North American citizenship. I don’t’ mind being called a "banana‚" yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I’m proud I’m a banana. After all‚ in Canada and the United States‚ native Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture
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The Cracker Barrel Restaurants John Howard King’s College‚ London Discrimination against lesbians and gays is common in the workplace. Sole proprietors‚ managing partners‚ and corporate personnel officers can and often do make hiring‚ promoting‚ and firing decisions based on an individual’s real or perceived sexual orientation. Lesbian and gay job applicants are turned down and lesbian and gay employees are passed over for promotion or even fired by employers who view homosexuality
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CELTA Written Assignment 1: Focus on the Learner Candidate name: Morkvenaite Ioana Word Count Date: Grade: Part 1 Natalia is 28 years old. She is Russian and she lives in Russia. She works as a chief event manager and she often deals with different people from other countries. She learned English at school and at University
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Tomorrow When the War Began is a best-selling novel by John Marsden. The novel is written in the perspective of a teenage girl named Ellie. Throughout this novel‚ some of the main themes are mentioned many times and these themes include; friendship‚ determination‚ and family. John Marsden has shown these themes well through the main characters that experience many life changing experiences. “They’ve got nothing – except friendship.” One thing that is certain is that friendship is one of the main
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(I had to resubmit this because I did not give enough detail for 2 of my weaknesses - if I can figure out how I will add the resubmission for which I got good feedback) Observation I have learned from observing my peers and experienced teachers how important it is to use a variety of teaching methods and styles. Within the same lesson I have witnessed teachers organising their students so that they worked alone‚ in pairs‚ in pods‚ and in teams. The students were encouraged to move around
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Christopher Clayton CELTA Assignment 1 ISE Language LTD Centre No. 56108 Assignment 1: Focus on the learner Background For this assignment I chose Fernando; a 25 year old Spanish male from Seville. Fernando is an upper intermediate student‚ and is currently preparing to undertake his First Certificate examination. Fernando has been living in England for 6 months‚ since he graduated from university in Spain last year. He has been learning English since he was 11‚ but has only
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FOCUS ON THE LEARNER ASSIGNMENT Part One Anjou was born in Italy and speaks Italian. She has one brother and one sister. She enjoyed growing up there as she had a good social life. She spent a lot of doing physical activities. As a young child she regularly went swimming and played volleyball. She loves listening to music and enjoys long strolls in the park and riding her bike. Anjou likes the life in London; she feels it has a lot to offer. She really enjoys the multi cultural side of
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