The purpose of this paper is to summarize one section of three chapters in ‘Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language (Issues in Second Language Research)’ written by Robin C. Scarcella‚ Elaine Andersen‚ and Stephen D. Krashen. The main focus of this section is to examine how second language learner’s develop discourse competence. The term discourse competence was first used by Canale and Swain to refer to knowledge of how to combine grammatical forms and meanings to achieve a unified
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Who Are The Outsiders? “It seems like there’s gotta be someplace without Greasers‚ or Socs with just people. Plain ordinary people.” The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes place in Tulsa Oklahoma during the 1960’s. The novel shows how a gang of seven greasy boys deal with society being divided into “Greasers” and “Socs”‚ however along the way they face hardships including death. In the novel‚ “the outsiders” were considered people who didn’t fit in. In this case the “Outsiders” were: Ponyboy
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Beowulf The film (Beowulf) was featured‚ In Denmark in the year 507 A.D.‚ elderly King Hrothgar Anthony Hopkins dedicates his new mead hall in a drunken revelry. He and his people have conquered other lands. Although his queen‚ Wealthow Robin Wright Penn clearly disapproves‚ the assembled warriors and maidens clearly enjoy themselves. However‚ in a cavern not far from the mead hall‚ the singing and dancing is a painful nuisance to the misshapen half-human‚ half-demon Grendel Crispin Glover. Enraged
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the vicious circle. He does not understand his place in the world and is continuously questioning himself. As a child the least of his worries should be of his place in society and the community. He has already had a stereotype of a black man in the ‘hood’ or ‘ghetto’ to live up to before he is even old enough to make his own decisions. Unfortunately in certain environments you cannot escape the reality of what your child will become. With being in such an unfortunate position of being a
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After successfully making it out of the ghetto‚ a wealthy businessman returns to his old hood to help troubled youths‚ but his plans are hindered when he’s accused of a crime. BRIEF SYNOPSIS RAY JOHNSON (30’S) grew up in the ghetto‚ but vowed to get out. Now a successful businessman and married to an ambitious attorney‚ JUDY‚ Ray is living the good life. Tragedy strikes when Ray’s mother‚ MARIAN‚ falls ill. She’s dying and tells Ray that he has a son from his relationship with WANDA. Wanda didn’t
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Summary of Chromosome 6 by author Robin Cook: Chromosome 6 begins with the murder of an infamous Mafia figure‚ Carlo Franconi. His Mafia competitors are the number one suspects for the shooting‚ and these suspicions rise when Franconi’s body disappears from the morgue before the autopsy is carried out. Medical examiner Jack is confused and interested by the case‚ along with his partner Dr. Montgomery. However‚ their attention is sidetracked by the arrival of a mutilated‚ unidentifiable body that
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THE SECRET GARDEN SUMMARY Mary Lennox lives with her rich parents in India. No one has ever really cared for her; hardly anyone knows she is even there. One day a cholera epidemic breaks out and nearly everyone dies. Mary hides in the nursery and when she wakes up the next morning‚ there is no one left. She is sent to England where her uncle‚ Archibald Craven‚ lives. A woman called Medlock is sent to take her to the manor. Normally the 500 year old Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire moors isn’t
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WRITING A SUMMARY OF AN ARTICLE WHAT IS A SUMMARY? A summary restates the main ideas of an author in your own words. It keeps the essential information from the original passage while eliminating most supporting details‚ such as the examples and illustrations. A good
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cannot write a good summary essay of a source that you do not understand. One such technique is the reader’s summary‚ which you write for yourself‚ as a way of understanding the text you are reading. But there is another type of summary‚ the summary essay‚ which is written for an audience other than yourself. The purpose of the summary essay is to convey to others an understanding of a text you have read‚ without their having to read it themselves. Thus for your readers‚ your summary essay functions
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How to Write An Executive Summary? Whether you’ve put together a business plan or an investment proposal‚ you’re going to need an executive summary to preface your report. The summary should include the major details of your report‚ but it’s important not to bore the reader with minutia. Save the analysis‚ charts‚ numbers and glowing reviews for the report itself. This is the time to grab your reader’s attention and let them know what it is you do and why they should read the rest of your business
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