Developing Linguistic Skills in English: A Communicative Approach
TOPIC 3: DEVELOPING LINGUISTIC SKILLS: LISTENING COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSION, WRITTEN COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSION. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH
1. Introduction
Over the years, the approach to language and communication has undergone various changes in terms of its concept and how it should be acquired and developed in students. The most recent model is based on the Communicative Approach, whose main aim is to make students communicatively competent. In this way, they should learn not about
Read MoreVerbal & Non-Verbal Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom
TOPIC 2: Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication, Extra-linguistic Strategies
1. Introduction
Due to globalization, relationships between individuals, countries, and agencies are more frequent, and communication among them has become a necessity. Therefore, acquiring a vehicular language is a must in order to make it possible.
For this reason, our Education System gives great importance to being at least competent in one foreign language, as it settles the
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Culture (Petit de Murat)
Looking for the development of man towards perfection, culture has a central shaft that drives its entirety. Based on religious events, culture is acquired, communicated, and transmitted across generations, nurturing the human soul. It encompasses ways of thinking, values, and virtues. As Petit de Murat states, “Culture is the work of intelligence, a tool to help you achieve perfection within the realm of human nature.”
Historically, culture (art and literature) and industry
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Exercises: Passive Voice
Passive Voice Exercises
Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
Exercise 1
- They are going to carry out some experiments later this year. / Some experiments are going to be carried out later this year.
- The witness didn’t recognize the attacker because he’d shaved his head and facial hair / The attacker wasn’t recognized by the witness because he’d shaved his head and facial hair.
- They should have implemented those changes much earlier. / Those changes should have been implemented
A Literary Journey Through American Literature: From Puritanism to Romanticism
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
Background
“Song of Myself,” one of the twelve original pieces in the 1855 first edition of Leaves of Grass, underwent extensive revisions, reaching its final form in 1881. This sprawling poem blends biography, sermon, and poetic meditation. Unlike the more direct pronouncements of “Starting at Paumanok,” Whitman employs symbolism and subtle commentary to explore significant themes. “Song of Myself” unfolds through vignettes rather than lists, utilizing small,
Read MoreA Comparative Study of English Poems
12th Song of the Open Road
(04 Marku)
1. Title
The title of the poem “Song of the Open Road” is suitable.
2. Poet
The poem is written by Walt Whitman. This is an inspirational poem.
3. Theme
Themes of the poem are:
- Freedom
- Mobility
- Journey of life
- Staying in one place for too long stagnates life
4. Poetic Style
The poem is in free verse. It has 4 stanzas and unique arrangements of words and lines.
5. Language
The poet used artistic and simple language with musical and pictorial effects.
6. Poetic Devices
The poem
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