The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education (2011-12‚ 1st Term) Master of Arts in English Language Teaching ENLT 6704 Psychological and Social Perspectives on Language Assignment 2 A Critical View on Using L1 to Teach L2 in Local Hong Kong English Classrooms Student: Leung Chi Kit‚ Johnny Student no.: 1009036200 Course Instructor: Prof. Barley Mak Date of submission: 30th December‚ 2011 I declare that the assignment here submitted is original except for source material explicitly
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Kelsey Youell Research paper Mean Girls and its sociological structure Sociology is everywhere we look‚ it is everything we are‚ and can be describe with everything we do. Mean girls is a very popular movie in today’s society. It seems as though people of all gender‚ sex‚ age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ and class has seen this movie and can relate to some aspect of it. Mean girls portrays the rough life of high school and the many cliques it has in place. It shows the many challenges students and teachers
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Pictures‚ Broadway Video and SNL studios‚ all came together to release the infamous teen comedy movie‚ Mean Girls which premiered on April 30‚2004. This movie was written by Rosalind Wiseman‚ and was directed by Mark Waters. It grasped the attention of a wide audience because the issues that the main character encountered are relatable. The rules of high school are applicable to many life situations. This movie sheds light on real sociological issues; moreover‚ that includes bullying‚ weight obsession
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Running Head: BPD in Girl Interrupted Borderline Personality Disorder in Girl Interrupted Girl Interrupted is a movie based on Susanna Kaysen’s novel‚ which was inspired by her stay in a mental institution in the 1960s. Incidentally the main character‚ played by Winona Ryder‚ is named Susanna. She is eighteen years old and begins the movie by reflecting back on the events leading up to her visit to the psychologist. She has just graduated from high school and other than being an aspiring
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It is quite easy to pass off the study of communications as “no‚ duh” research‚ but every aspect of human communication can be further studied and explained in a way that cannot be seen from the surface. There is a name and concept that accounts for virtually all human behaviors and interactions. Careful study and observation of these behaviors can help us better understand the way people function and become more self-aware. There are some main‚ key concepts that can give a good basis for understanding
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teachers‚ I’ve seen it all. This is why the movie “Mean Girls” directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey was a perfect choice for my independent study. I’m going to be talking about how cliques define you‚ how friends betray you‚ and how you can easily change yourself to fit in with a group though it may not be your smartest idea. The movie “mean girls” is an accurate portrayal of how rough high school can be‚ and more specifically how horrible teenage girls can be. Cady Heron played by Lindsay
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In Mean Girls‚ Mark Waters films the journey of Cady Herring (Lindsay Lohan) searching to find her place in the social ranking of High School. Her desire to belong to the popular group puts the few friendships she has on edge. The film discusses the over desire and temptation of belonging and how it isn’t always a positive thing to achieve. One of the key scenes in the movie that relates to belonging is when Cady has made two friends who don’t rank high in social status‚ as Cady is going to sit
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From a sociological perspective‚ explanation for criminality is found in two levels which are the subculture and the structural explanations. The sociological explanations emphasize aspects of societal arrangements that are external to the actor and compelling. A sociological explanation is concerned with how the structure of a society‚ institutional practices or its persisting cultural themes affect the conduct of its members. Individual differences are denied or ignored‚ and the explanation of
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Psychological Perspectives M2 D1. Unit 8 This assignment is an addition to my P2 and P3 which was a PowerPoint and I discussion I took part in about psychological perspectives. Throughout this assignment I am going to compare and discuss two psychological approaches. There are many similarities and differences between all of the psychological approaches‚ however the two approaches I’m choosing to compare and evaluate are the humanistic approach and the cognitive approach. The humanistic approach
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emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ social‚ and cognitive. The movie “Mean Girls” addresses social behaviors and experiences that are common in female peer relationships throughout the adolescent years. “Mean Girls” has brought attention to girls mean behaviors and portrays a dark side of female peer relationships‚ in which girls act as bullies and use relationships to express anger or power through rumors‚ exclusion‚ secrets‚ or gossip. This movie shows the significant
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