Robert Poynter Professor Collum English 1301-.0025 06/16/13 2b or not 2b an essay In the article “2b or not 2b” David Crystal starts out discussing how others such as John Sutherland said that texting is destroying the English language. And Sutherland had created names for the new language of texting like “textese”‚ “slanguage” and that texting is a digital virus. David Crystal also made the comment that John Humphries argues that people who text are “vandals who are
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9/16/14 “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal Is texting making our language worse or is it improving it? David Crystal‚ “a professor at the University of Wales and is known for his work in English language studies and linguistics” (335)‚ writes about how many people think that texting is destroying our language‚ but Crystal believes that texting can improve children’s ability to read and write‚ he also writes that texting may add a new dimension to communication in an article called “2b or Not 2b”. In the
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Assessment is the name given to the process of checking that learning has taken place. It is also a way of teachers knowing that their sessions with a learner have been effective. Assessment is the process by which evidence of a student’s achievement is obtained or judged‚ therefore in order to assess someone a standard must be set at various levels. This may be a criteria or syllabus from an awarding body or simply fulfilling the goals of a learners individual need for a short non-accredited course
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Zhang 1 Hao Zhang Professor Warmbold English 120‚ Section 06 24 March 2013 In the article “2b or not 2b”‚ David Crystal begins with discussing how others such as John Humphry argued that texters are “vandals who are doing to our language what Genghis Khan did to his neighbors 800 years ago. They are destroying it” (335). This is also the common belief of most people. People often argue about the bad points of technology over our language. However‚ Crystal believes that texting can improve
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Module 2 notes When you are driving‚ most information comes to you through eyes. Gathering information with your eyes is called visual perception – the ability to notice many things at once. You must have 20/40 vision or better in each eye and both eyes If it is found that you have 20/200 (or poorer) vision in one eye‚ you must have 20/40 or better vision in the other eye with or without corrective lenses If it is found that you have 20/70 (or better) vision in either eye separately‚ or in
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Cover the following points for CERT organization: • Organizational structure: • Well-defined management structure • Effective communications among agency personnel • Accountability • Command objectives: • Identify the scope of the incident through damage assessment • Determine an overall strategy and logistical requirements • Deploy resources efficiently but safely Cover the following points for disaster psychology: • In the aftermath of disasters‚ survivors and disaster workers can experience
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large part of communication if we are not paying attention to facial and bodily reactions. Paying attention to body language‚ gesture or expression is very important to help us understand what service users are telling us or perhaps what they want. 2 Understand how to meet
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2nd Yr. 2nd Semester AR 222 WOOD AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION 3.0 AR 212‚ AR 112 * 4:55P-7:25P W200 TTh * 2nd Yr. 2nd Semester PHYS 22B COLLEGE PHYSICS 2 LAB 2.0 PHYS 21A‚ PHYS 21B * 1:30P-3:35P R301 MW * 1:30P-3:35P R305 F * 2nd Yr. 2nd Semester MATH 221A INTEGRAL CALCULUS 3.0 MATH 211A * 9:15A-10:45A W402 TTh * 2nd Yr. 2nd Semester AR 221 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4 3.0 MATH 111A‚ MATH 112A‚ AR 211 8:00A-11:30A W200 MF * 2nd Yr. 2nd Semester AR 226 SANITARY AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS 3.0 MATH 121A‚ AR 112 *
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Teaching Period 1‚ 2015 COM10003 Learning and Communicating Online Assessment 2B: Analysis of collaborative work Word limit: 1000 words (+/- 10%) or equivalent Weighting: 20% Due date: 9am (AEST) Monday 18 May (Week 10) Student Name: Don Vu Student ID: 4965418 Studying and working has been through a significant change since the early ages. Before teamwork was introduced‚ personal skill was the only attributes that employers or other people look for in a person. Now‚ they must look for teamwork‚ adaptability
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Assessing? In Knight P (ed) Assessing for Learning in Higher Education Avis J‚ A-M Bathmaker and J Parsons (2002) Communities of Practice and the Construction of Learners in Post-Compulsory Education and Training Vocational Education and Training 54(1) 27-50 Barton D (1994) Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written Language Blackwell Barton D and M Hamilton (1998) Local Literacies: Reading and Writing in One Community. London: Routledge Barton D and K Tusting (eds) (2005) Beyond Communities
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