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    ’All they seem to do is talk and play games - that’s not learning a language. I bet they don’t even know what the future perfect is.’ What other opinions would you expect from someone with views like this‚ and how would you refute his arguments? SECTION B – Question 6 A person with the view that within a communicative classroom ‘all they seem to do is talk and play games [which is] …not learning a language.’ Would probably also hold the view that language should be taught within the boundaries

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    and then there are those remarkably rare‚ addictive ones who just bring out the most. Of everything. They make you feel so alive that you’d follow them straight into hell‚ just to keep getting your fix.” (Karen Marie Moning. “ If Beale Street Could Talk”‚ published June 17‚ 1974‚ was written by James Baldwin a New York Native who wrote a lot about the struggles of being a colored person and this book is no different. The book takes place in the state of New York initially taking place in a prison

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    Me Talk Pretty One Day Rhetorical Analysis by Regina D. Price 14‚ February 2014 In David Sedaris’s Essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” he writes about his experiences in France with his classmates and teacher. David talks about how his teacher would intimidate and belittle every student not understanding why until he got a sudden breakthrough. In “Me Talk Pretty One Day” Sedaris appealed to Pathos by describing in detail how he felt on

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    behooves any of us To talk about the rest of us. Edward Wallis Hoch (1849 – 1925)‚ Marion (Kansas) Record Never tell evil of a man‚ if you do not know it for certainty‚ and if you know it for a certainty‚ then ask yourself‚ ’Why should I tell it?’ Johann K. Lavater A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. John Tudor Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)‚ Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ 1892‚ Act III Why do we talk about other people?

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    that means that the students are totally disrespecting the teacher by not listening to her‚ choosing to just ignore her. Students should never ignore a teacher’s order during class because we are at school to learn and the people who are going to help us learn are the teachers‚ therefore‚ whatever they do has a legitimate reason and we should always see it in a good way. Another reason why it is disrespectful to talk during class is because there are some students in class that are trying to learn and

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    Participatory Culture In the Ted talk video by Henry Jenkins he discusses how the younger generations are actively participating online. Jenkins talks about how they use Web 2.0 platforms‚ such as YouTube‚ Facebook and Twitter. How teenagers use these online websites to communicate and interact with each other is also known as participatory culture. Jenkins started looking into participatory culture before the internet. Along with the features of participatory culture‚ one other thing Jenkins highlights

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    A Talk to Teachers About Bullying “Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.  Everyone in this room is in one way or another aware of that.  We are in a revolutionary situation‚ no matter how unpopular that word has become in this country.  The society in which we live is desperately menaced‚ not by Al Qaeda‚ but from within.  To any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible – and particularly those of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young

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    Grit is the strength of character and is seen differently by everybody such as how Dr. Duckworth sees it and myself. Dr. Duckworth states in her interview with “Ted Talk” that it’s how much passion a person has‚ how much stamina they have in achieving their long term goal. Unlike Dr. Duckworth I believe that a person’s mindset plays a major part in grit and I also believe you have to be optimistic and have the resilience to be a gritty person. Dr.Duckworth’s article on grit discusses the importance

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    The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why Summary ( by Deborah Tannen . 2001 .) There is no particular way to communicate according the Deborah Tannen as communication is not just saying what you mean but how one communicates the meaning. Situation varies from one person to another. Language communicates ideas but a more powerful form of communication is social behavior . Language use is a learnt social behavior that allows us to negotiate relationships and it is influenced by cultural experience

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    In Me Talk Pretty One Day by author David Sedaris‚ he writes about the experiences encountered during his time in Paris while taking a French class. Sedaris was among many students ridiculed by the French teacher for not speaking fluently and without error. This article can be easily related to as most people have had teachers that are hard to please and/or prefer to teach by humiliation. The article’s theme of dealing with a hostile class environment is evident because the author gives examples

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