Literature in the Language Classroom Traditional Approaches The teaching of literature has recently been resurrected as a vital component of English language teaching. Over the past few decades‚ there has been much discussion on the value of attempting to teach any kind of literature‚ whether it be the classics or any imaginative work written in English‚ as part of an English language syllabus. For instance‚ in the sixties and seventies‚ there was a distinct reaction against the use of any literary
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THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER SPECIAL EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages Course paper On the topic: Intonation system of English in the process of historical development Done by: Scientific adviser:______________ Almaty 2012 Contents INTRODUCTION 1. Intonation in English 1.1 Intonation: approaches‚ definitions‚ functions 1.2 Components of intonation and the structure of English
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The WMM model of memory Atkinson’s and Shiffrin’s (1968) multi-store model was extremely successful in terms of the amount of research it generated. However‚ as a result of this research‚ it became apparent that there were a number of problems with their ideas concerning the characteristics of short-term memory. Building on this research‚ Baddeley and Hitch (1974) developed an alternative model of short-term memory which they called working memory. There are three main components to the original
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1101 General English Language https://www.facebook.com/AsaadLine 1 WH - QUESTIONS What Why Where Who When متى (ماذا )لغير العاقل لماذا أين (من )للعاقل كيف How After the question word : what‚ why‚ when‚ who‚ which and how. After the question word we use auxiliary verb + subject + main verb 2 EXAMPLES When do you ( auxiliary verb) What are ( auxiliary verb) Why (subject )الفاعل + you (subject )الفاعل+ + does ( auxiliary verb) (subject )الفاعل (subject
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three lines of each stanza consist of eight syllables each‚ but the final line of the stanza is either four or five syllables long. Since a literary ballad’s structure is meant to mimic that of a folk ballad‚ it is clear that Keats has paid close attention to meter to contribute to fluidity. He has used iambic tetrameter‚ where an iambic line is composed of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one. A tetrameter refers to four feet‚ or two syllables per feet. Looking at the beginning of the
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DATE Spelling Worksheet The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe Pupil’s Edition Page 201 Spelling Words with Consonant Blends Consonant blends are combinations of letters that are sounded together. Most occur at the beginning of words or syllables‚ and many come from the Anglo-Saxon side of our linguistic heritage. Study these words with consonant blends from “The Tell-Tale Heart.” blank blood breathed crevice dragged fluently growing premises presence presently slight stalked
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have died for to protect/ The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold". The first line is written closely in anapestic pentameter‚ meaning two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable in a 5 foot line (Annis‚ par. 8-11)‚ with stress put on "stripes" and "stars" which creates an image of patriotism. Whizzing sounds can be heard in the background of the song‚ reminiscent of the "rocket’s red glare" in the national
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trippin’‚ livin’‚ spendin’‚ lookin’‚ cookin’‚ and runnin’. Amish Paradise uses slang like mornin’‚ burnin’‚ hitchin’‚ and a’tude. They use some old fashion words such as thine and thou art. In both songs there are more one syllable words than there are multi syllable words. The sentences are short there are about 11 in the first sentence in both songs. The sentence forms are very simple. The Gangsta’s Paradises themes that are repeated are the been living in a gangstas paradise and a lot of
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sonnets have many different features; they are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter‚ this is a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An iamb is a unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be goodBYE. As well as this they traditionally consist of 14 lines. Traditionally a sonnet is split into three sections: the first is a quatrain
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The Ballad of Worldly Wealth is a depiction of how money can bring pride and corruption into a society. The subject of this poem is about money. In this poem‚ the author describes all about money and what it meant to people. The tone of this poem is an overall negative feeling that the author has about money and how he feels that only sometimes money can be good but mostly it causes evil. The speaker of the poem is the author and it seems like the audience are maybe people in his town. It seems
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