research has been conducted to established what attitudinal differences exists students engaged in the study of English in a foreign language context. Many students begin studying English with eager anticipation‚ however due to the structure of English classes and the emphasis placed on a grammatical understanding of the language‚ many students soon lose interest. It means that the students are demanded to be able to use English to fulfill their daily need such as for reading the newspaper and communicating
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used: Scarlet Song by Mariama Ba and The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi What is the impact of the male characters’ treatment of women towards a western female audience? In the novels “Scarlet Song” by Mariama Ba and “The Waiting Years” by Fumiko Enchi we as readers are able to experience the way in which the male characters’ treat the female characters of the novel. Women in present time are able to sympathize with these women because the way in which the men treat them
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The Use of Literature in Teaching English as a Foreign Language By: Amr Alhemiary Abstract This research aims at emphasizing the use of literature as a popular technique for teaching both basic language skills (i.e. reading‚ writing‚ speaking and listening)and language areas(i.e. vocabulary‚ grammar and pronunciation) in our times. Reasons for using literary text in a foreign language classroom‚ suitable situations for teaching literature and main criteria for selecting suitable literary texts
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though Desdemona has been nothing but faithful Othello still believes she has cheated and must pay the price with her life. In these lines he compares Desdemona to many different things such as a light‚ a rose‚ and a statue through the use of figurative language. At first Othello is comparing her to a statue referring to her skin as “monumental alabaster” however‚ he keeps reflecting on the fact that her skin is so white. He says “whiter skin” which literally means white skin. I am not sure that
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All throughout Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ Carroll‚ by satirizing formality of language‚ picks apart his preferred English dialect‚ exposing its imperfections‚ and showing them used as deadly weapons. The author’s prime examples are within the dialog of “A Mad Tea-Party‚” a scene involving more than simple word play. An entire conversation is spent arguing such “You should say what you mean‚” followed by‚ “I mean what I say-- that’s the same thing...” which is countered with an offended
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explore how Carter uses language to present any two non-human characters. Angela Carter’s stories are colourful and vivid‚ partly because they feature extremes and represent hopes and fears of ordinary people. Fear is usually of disaster‚ death or being eaten by ugly‚ fearful‚ supernatural beings and monsters. The hopeful‚ optimistic side is unrealistically represented by beautiful heroines and courageous‚ handsome heroes. Carter uses this hybrid of horror and wishfulfillment‚ but uses ornate‚ rococo
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With close reference to pages 183-186 analyse Salinger’s use of language and structure‚ exploring Holden’s contradictory view of the world. On Page 183 Holden says ‘you could tell the two hot- shots I was with weren’t enjoying it too much. They stayed close as hell to me‚ and the one that didn’t talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve’. Holden calls them ‘hot shots’ because they acted phony by bunking school and then lying about there being no school. (P182). Throughout the novel‚ Holden
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Jada Pickett November 2012 Sillery Male Bashing on T.V In an article written in 2003 by Michael Abernethy entitled Male Bashing on TV‚ the author laments about the negative stereotype depicted by the media of men. In order to gain a better understanding of the effects of Male Bashing on TV‚ people need to understand the consequences on the male bashing. The constant denigration of men in the media will lead to problems in the future; specifically‚ the loss of self-esteem‚ the way children
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What Men Think Jake Brennan‚ in his article ‘Has Male Bashing Gone Too Far’ refers to depicting men as incompetent‚ calling it “male bashing”. He outlines an argument that it has gone too far‚ and that television is promoting this idea by stereotyping males as such. He also argues the difference between women‚ men and guys‚ and finally that men are still predominately in charge of society. In the article Brennan refers to numerous TV shows in order to convey his message and to try to persuade his
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THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY Tanzania Institute of Higher Education Institute for Education Development‚ Eastern Africa STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF ICT IN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN MOMBASA‚ KENYA. BY: ANG’ONDI ENOS KIFORO A dissertation submitted to the Institute of Education Development‚ Eastern Africa in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Teacher Education) Dar es Salaam‚ Tanzania June‚ 2008. THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
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