Attitudes of Pupils to TV Show Based Vocabulary Teaching in EFL Classes Mehmet AKDOGAN International School of Sarajevo‚ Sarajevo‚ Bosnia makdoga@gmail.com Abstract: This paper argues how current popular TV Shows can increase motivation and help the pupils learn vocabulary in a fast and an effective way. They can serve as great time savers and more memorable activities for the benefit of them. The use of vocabulary in a meaningful context adds up to its invaluable outcome in
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Violence on TV Most people in our society generally have the opinion that violence on television increases aggression in children and adolescents. Does it ? Who is to say whether television has a positively direct effect or a positive correlation ? However‚ the majority of the people who have researched this topic have discovered that violence on television is indeed one of the prime factors contributing to the increase in violent and aggressive behavior among the youth in society. That is to
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People hurt other people because they either don’t like them or they’re scared. Sometimes people hurt others because they don’t believe in the same gods as the rest of the country/state. Why? Because they feel that if they can get rid of one man who doesn’t respect the states/countries gods then they can stop anyone else from doing so. Take Socrates for example. Socrates was tried for “corrupting the youth” and “refusing to worship the gods of the state and introducing new deities”. They found him
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back" and "the show" are both metaphors. The money represents time‚ while the show is representative of life. No matter what‚ in the end‚ we can’t get back time‚ so her speeding through time and never enjoying events of everyday life is making life difficult. She caught in between getting through life with a keen direction‚ and with just loving where shes at in her life. When she realizes it in the end‚ she wants time back "I want my money back‚" she ends with "Just enjoy the show." Just enjoy your
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book. Television presents the world to her‚ a different world every thirty minutes‚ which holds her attention. This now leaves her no mental work to do‚ except to decide which channel she would like to watch. Because watching television requires no mental work‚ the brains of young adults that watch exorbitant amounts of television are not stimulated enough. This may lead to decline in ability to focus on real-life
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Foreign TV has a significant impact on my society due to its highly pervasive and easily accessible nature. In Singapore‚ we are constantly exposed to foreign – mainly Western – TV shows‚ from Gossip Girl and Project Runway to entire channels of K-pop. In the same way fashion trends on the red carpet become pervasive in fashion magazines and soon hit high street stores such as H&M and Topshop‚ thus influencing how people dress‚ our exposure to fashion trends on TV also influence the way we dress
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Reality TV Santos Robles ENG 101 Thursday‚ November‚ 8‚ 2012 Professor Lauria Reality TV Reality TV is something that you are seeing more of today. Reality television is when people or celebrities are filmed living there normal everyday lives and are undertaking specific challenges (Farlex Inc.‚ 2012). Reality television attracts many viewers and has become more popular over the past few years. Some
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your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.”(qtd. in Alexis 247) .The connection between the desensitized youth of our nation and the American mass media is undeniable. American Children spend more than fifty-three hours a week watching TV or using video games‚ cellphones‚ and computers (Kaiser Family Foundation). That is an incredible amount of time for anyone‚ let alone a child. Sociologists believe that the media is used as a means to educate youth in regards to beliefs and values
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popular part of mass media. Today every family has a TV-set. TV has changed much since the time of its invention and so has its role. When TV first appeared its main aim was to give official and important information to people. It was supported by the government. Now television plays a big role in every civilized society. Today television gives people a possibility to be well informed and enjoy "civilized pleasures." The programmes are various and people have a chance to select what they want to see (from
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The Deceit of Reality When it comes to reality TV‚ "reality" becomes a problem‚ a story created by producers and editors. The media exploits people who grope for airtime‚ who will do anything for their five minutes of fame‚ and are willing to bare their souls‚ or their bodies‚ for that matter‚ on national television. Neal Gabler wrote a piece on "Grieving for the Camera" which discusses the problems with the news today. According to Gabler‚ when people are in a state of grief‚ they are vulnerable
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