This document provides an analysis of William Blake's poem "The Tiger" including the full text, vocabulary words, and sample discussion questions. Key details include:
- The poem describes a tiger with references to its fearful symmetry and burning eyes.
- Vocabulary words are defined for terms like "immortal", "symmetry", and parts of speech.
- Sample questions prompt close analysis of metaphors, rhyme schemes, and paraphrasing of stanzas.
Rupert Brooke was an English poet known for his patriotic poetry during World War I. He joined the Royal Navy in 1915 and was sent to fight the Turks in Gallipoli, which had been a lifelong ambition of his. Brooke contracted blood poisoning and died on a hospital ship in Greece in April 1915 at the young age of 27. His most famous poem, "The Soldier," expresses a noble attitude about sacrificing for one's country that contrasted with the more realistic wartime poetry of poets like Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.
The document provides an analysis of Ahmed Ali's novel "Twilight in Delhi" across several categories:
1. The title symbolizes the downfall of Delhi and its ways as moral, religious and social values deteriorated.
2. The book was published in 1940 in London after overcoming objections about anti-British material.
3. The novel uses multiple genres including psychological exploration of characters, historical portrayal of post-colonial India, social criticism, and portrayal of transition from the old to new generation in Delhi.
4. The story revolves around Mir Nihal's family with a clear beginning, middle and end, utilizing literary devices such as similes, metaphors, symbolism and
Stream of Consciousness is a narrative technique employed by writers to describe unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to conventional dialogue.
William Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897. He grew up poor and never finished high school. He tried to join the military during World War I but was rejected. Faulkner spent many years in Hollywood writing screenplays and novels. His best known works such as The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! explored themes of racism, violence, and moral crises in the post-Civil War South through complex narratives involving multiple perspectives. Absalom, Absalom! in particular tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ambitions to establish a plantation and dynasty in Mississippi that ultimately lead to downfall.
The document provides analysis of William Blake's poem "The Tyger". It describes the poem as questioning what divine force could have created such a fearsome creature as a tiger, with its fiery eyes and powerful muscles. The analysis suggests the poem contrasts the tiger with the lamb, and explores the idea that the same divine creator was responsible for both. It also notes the poem's use of vivid imagery and industrial metaphors to describe the tiger.
These are some poems by Philip Hughes and also some influences on his poetry. These make for some interesting reading.These have been compiled by Proff Mc Kenzie from the University of Johannesburg.
This document provides an analysis of William Blake's poem "The Tiger" including the full text, vocabulary words, and sample discussion questions. Key details include:
- The poem describes a tiger with references to its fearful symmetry and burning eyes.
- Vocabulary words are defined for terms like "immortal", "symmetry", and parts of speech.
- Sample questions prompt close analysis of metaphors, rhyme schemes, and paraphrasing of stanzas.
Rupert Brooke was an English poet known for his patriotic poetry during World War I. He joined the Royal Navy in 1915 and was sent to fight the Turks in Gallipoli, which had been a lifelong ambition of his. Brooke contracted blood poisoning and died on a hospital ship in Greece in April 1915 at the young age of 27. His most famous poem, "The Soldier," expresses a noble attitude about sacrificing for one's country that contrasted with the more realistic wartime poetry of poets like Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.
The document provides an analysis of Ahmed Ali's novel "Twilight in Delhi" across several categories:
1. The title symbolizes the downfall of Delhi and its ways as moral, religious and social values deteriorated.
2. The book was published in 1940 in London after overcoming objections about anti-British material.
3. The novel uses multiple genres including psychological exploration of characters, historical portrayal of post-colonial India, social criticism, and portrayal of transition from the old to new generation in Delhi.
4. The story revolves around Mir Nihal's family with a clear beginning, middle and end, utilizing literary devices such as similes, metaphors, symbolism and
Stream of Consciousness is a narrative technique employed by writers to describe unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to conventional dialogue.
William Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897. He grew up poor and never finished high school. He tried to join the military during World War I but was rejected. Faulkner spent many years in Hollywood writing screenplays and novels. His best known works such as The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! explored themes of racism, violence, and moral crises in the post-Civil War South through complex narratives involving multiple perspectives. Absalom, Absalom! in particular tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ambitions to establish a plantation and dynasty in Mississippi that ultimately lead to downfall.
The document provides analysis of William Blake's poem "The Tyger". It describes the poem as questioning what divine force could have created such a fearsome creature as a tiger, with its fiery eyes and powerful muscles. The analysis suggests the poem contrasts the tiger with the lamb, and explores the idea that the same divine creator was responsible for both. It also notes the poem's use of vivid imagery and industrial metaphors to describe the tiger.
These are some poems by Philip Hughes and also some influences on his poetry. These make for some interesting reading.These have been compiled by Proff Mc Kenzie from the University of Johannesburg.
This document provides an overview of modernism as an artistic movement that began after 1910 across various art forms like literature, music, visual arts and film. It discusses some of the key modernist artists and poets like Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, Picasso and discusses common modernist elements like experimentation, representing the unconscious, and subjective reality. It then focuses on modernist poetry, discussing fragmented styles, international influences, and poets like Yeats and Pound. It provides biographical details and analyses of key works for Eliot and discusses his poem The Waste Land as a seminal modernist work.
This document discusses Christopher Marlowe's play "Dr. Faustus" and whether the titular character can be considered a tragic hero. It notes that Dr. Faustus' downfall stems from his excessive pride ("What God can heart me?") and his desire to be like God, which goes against the indications God gave to save Faustus' life, like the warnings from the old man and good angel. While Faustus' initial intentions of gaining knowledge were noble, his overreaching ambition to be equal to God marked the start of his tragic downfall.
Ernest Hemingway was a renowned American author born in 1899 who drew from his experiences as a journalist, ambulance driver in WWI, and adventurer to develop a unique writing style. He omitted descriptive words and relied on implication through what was not said to allow readers to infer deeper meanings. Known works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea for which he won the Nobel Prize. Hemingway struggled with depression and alcoholism and took his own life in 1961, leaving a profound legacy through his novels, short stories, and influence on 20th century literature.
This document summarizes a student's presentation on the topic of Orientalism. It includes the student's name, class details, paper title, topic, and contact information. It then defines Orientalism as referring to the Arabic and Islamic world, describing it as an old civilization with differences between Western and Eastern identities that have been socially constructed rather than natural. It notes some key thinkers on Orientalism like Michel Foucault and discusses themes like the exoticization of the East and the role of media in portrayals. Early Orientalists from the 18th-19th centuries are also mentioned.
Use of Irony in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.Nawrin Akhtar
This document discusses the use of irony in Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex. It defines different types of irony: dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not; verbal irony involves a character saying something untrue that they believe to be true; and situational irony involves outcomes that are opposite of what was expected. The document analyzes examples of each type of irony used in Oedipus Rex, such as Oedipus unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy through his own actions while believing he escaped his fate.
Narratology is the study of narrative structure and function. It seeks to understand the basic components of stories, how they are arranged and structured, the different media used to tell stories, the various purposes stories serve, and how stories evolve over time and place. The document defines narratology as including narrative arcs, universal causal patterns called narremes that advance the story, and themes that provide meaning beyond just representing events. Narratology is important for game design as it allows games to model storytelling conventions from other media and provide gamers with a narrative to follow through the game.
The document outlines the typical structure of plot in stories, including exposition to introduce characters and setting, conflict as a problem arises, rising action as further problems develop, climax as the peak of conflict, falling action showing the results, resolution concluding the story, and sometimes a denouement with final events. It describes each stage in the standard plot structure.
Tennessee Williams was an American playwright born in 1911 in Mississippi. His play The Glass Menagerie (1945) was his first big success and established his career. The play tells the story of the Wingfield family - overbearing mother Amanda and her shy daughter Laura who lives in a fantasy world, escaping her insecurities through her collection of glass animals. Their son and brother Tom works to support the family but finds no fulfillment, instead taking refuge in alcohol, movies, and literature. The play explores the family members' difficulties relating to reality and their retreat into private illusion-filled worlds. It brought Williams fame and Pulitzer Prize recognition, cementing his status as a major American playwright.
Character of The Monster in the novel "Frankenstein" (1818) by Mary Shelley. Who is the Monster, The Creature or Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelly's novel "Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus"
Paper - 11 Topic :- Magic Realism and Hybrydity in Midnight's Children.valajyotsna
This document provides information about a paper submitted by Vala Jyotsna Tanshukhbhai, a student in their 3rd semester of an M.A program. The paper is on the topic of Magic Realism and Hybridity in Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. It discusses Rushdie as an author, key details and characters in Midnight's Children, the concepts of hybridity and magic realism, and how these elements are demonstrated in Rushdie's novel.
The poem describes a speaker who takes a boat out on a lake one summer evening and feels happy and confident as he admires the beautiful natural scenery. However, he suddenly sees a huge, dark mountain on the horizon which seems to tower over him and pursue him. Frightened, he turns back to shore and is left feeling alone and troubled, with the powerful image of the mountain lingering in his mind. The encounter changes his perspective on nature from something pleasant to something more immense and unsettling.
This document provides a summary of the plot and characters of Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities". The novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and follows the story of Charles Darnay and his love for Lucie Manette. Other major characters include Lucie's father Dr. Manette, who was imprisoned for 18 years, and Sydney Carton, a lawyer who redeems himself by sacrificing his life to save Darnay. The document outlines some of the major themes in the novel like violence during revolution and the possibility of resurrection or renewal.
This document provides an overview of Raymond Williams' book "Modern Tragedy" and discusses various thinkers' contributions to the idea of tragedy. It summarizes Williams' analysis of how the concept of tragedy has changed over time from the ancient Greeks to modern era. Key points discussed include Lessing's rejection of neoclassicism and advocacy for bourgeois tragedy, Hegel's view of tragedy in terms of conflict and resolution, and Bertolt Brecht's rejection of tragedy through his theory of epic theater which aimed to provoke rational thought over emotional response.
This document provides context and analysis of Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" through a postcolonial lens. It defines colonialism and post-colonialism, then examines how Prospero represents a European colonizer and how Caliban and Ariel represent colonized peoples. Prospero exerts absolute power over the island's inhabitants, treating Caliban as a slave despite Caliban being the native to the land. The play highlights themes of colonial oppression and how European works have been reexamined in light of imperialism.
The document provides a biography and overview of author Ernest Hemingway. It details that he was an American writer and journalist who won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for Literature. Hemingway was influenced by his experiences in World War I and the Spanish Civil War. He settled in Cuba during the 1940s-1950s and wrote novels such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea, which explored themes of love, war, nature, and death through his distinctive understated writing style.
The document appears to be an analysis of the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem "Ozymandias". It begins by providing context that the poem was written during a contest between Shelley and another poet. It then summarizes the key elements of the poem, including that it describes a traveler coming upon a statue in the desert of a king named Ozymandias. The statue is broken and worn, but its inscription declares "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!". The summary concludes that Shelley uses this statue as a metaphor for the inevitable decline of invented human power and artificial constructs over time.
Traditional and individual talent theoryAqsaSuleman1
T.S. Eliot's essay argues that individual talent and creativity are shaped by tradition. He rejects the Romantic view that poetry expresses the poet's personality or emotions. Instead, Eliot believes the poet must develop a sense of literary history to understand how their work relates to the past. The essay also introduces Eliot's theory of "impersonal" poetry - that successful works escape the poet's personality and emotions and instead channel ordinary feelings into an artistic combination.
Bridge as a symbol : For Whom The Bell TollsAditi Vala
This document is a paper about bridges as symbols in Ernest Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls". It discusses how bridges can symbolize power, connection, and war. Specifically, it analyzes the bridge Robert Jordan is assigned to blow up, seeing it as a symbol of rebellion against Franco's fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War. The paper concludes that based on historical events and other works, bridges often represent rebellion and war due to their role in military attacks and invasions throughout history.
1. The document discusses several British poets who wrote about their experiences in World War 1, known as the "Trench Poets". It profiles Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen, and Siegfried Sassoon, detailing their lives and analyzing some of their famous poems including "Break of Day in the Trenches" by Rosenberg and "Strange Meeting" by Owen.
2. It also discusses the lasting impact and legacy of World War 1, how it changed perspectives and led writers to develop new forms of expression to convey the unprecedented horror and disillusionment of the war.
3. The Trench Poets broke conventions with passionate, disturbing verse that sought to accurately portray the realities of trench
The three episode series "And Then There Were None" directed by Craig Viveiros tells the story of 10 strangers who are lured to Soldier Island and accused of murder. Narrative techniques like foreshadowing of future deaths and a poem about soldiers create tension. The episodes follow a classic story arc from exposition of characters' backgrounds to the climax of revelations and deaths. Technical elements like non-diegetic music, close-ups, point-of-view shots, montages and flashbacks are used to build mystery and tension throughout the crime drama.
This document contains sample concept checking questions for a teaching methods MA program assignment. The first section involves a grammar concept question about whether a door was locked, with answer choices focusing on the door's current state and who was meant to lock it. The second section involves a vocabulary concept question about litter in a street, with answer choices asking about the street's cleanliness, presence of rubbish, and size of rubbish pieces.
Sawsan Fawzy submitted a lesson plan titled "How often do you..." for a pre-intermediate English proficiency level. The lesson aims to teach learners to accurately express the frequency of events and activities using adverbs of frequency. The plan includes presentation of new vocabulary, controlled and less controlled practice activities like role plays, and a writing task where students describe their routines using the new language. The plan addresses potential difficulties students may have differentiating similar adverbs and asks how questions.
This document provides an overview of modernism as an artistic movement that began after 1910 across various art forms like literature, music, visual arts and film. It discusses some of the key modernist artists and poets like Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, Picasso and discusses common modernist elements like experimentation, representing the unconscious, and subjective reality. It then focuses on modernist poetry, discussing fragmented styles, international influences, and poets like Yeats and Pound. It provides biographical details and analyses of key works for Eliot and discusses his poem The Waste Land as a seminal modernist work.
This document discusses Christopher Marlowe's play "Dr. Faustus" and whether the titular character can be considered a tragic hero. It notes that Dr. Faustus' downfall stems from his excessive pride ("What God can heart me?") and his desire to be like God, which goes against the indications God gave to save Faustus' life, like the warnings from the old man and good angel. While Faustus' initial intentions of gaining knowledge were noble, his overreaching ambition to be equal to God marked the start of his tragic downfall.
Ernest Hemingway was a renowned American author born in 1899 who drew from his experiences as a journalist, ambulance driver in WWI, and adventurer to develop a unique writing style. He omitted descriptive words and relied on implication through what was not said to allow readers to infer deeper meanings. Known works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea for which he won the Nobel Prize. Hemingway struggled with depression and alcoholism and took his own life in 1961, leaving a profound legacy through his novels, short stories, and influence on 20th century literature.
This document summarizes a student's presentation on the topic of Orientalism. It includes the student's name, class details, paper title, topic, and contact information. It then defines Orientalism as referring to the Arabic and Islamic world, describing it as an old civilization with differences between Western and Eastern identities that have been socially constructed rather than natural. It notes some key thinkers on Orientalism like Michel Foucault and discusses themes like the exoticization of the East and the role of media in portrayals. Early Orientalists from the 18th-19th centuries are also mentioned.
Use of Irony in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.Nawrin Akhtar
This document discusses the use of irony in Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex. It defines different types of irony: dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not; verbal irony involves a character saying something untrue that they believe to be true; and situational irony involves outcomes that are opposite of what was expected. The document analyzes examples of each type of irony used in Oedipus Rex, such as Oedipus unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy through his own actions while believing he escaped his fate.
Narratology is the study of narrative structure and function. It seeks to understand the basic components of stories, how they are arranged and structured, the different media used to tell stories, the various purposes stories serve, and how stories evolve over time and place. The document defines narratology as including narrative arcs, universal causal patterns called narremes that advance the story, and themes that provide meaning beyond just representing events. Narratology is important for game design as it allows games to model storytelling conventions from other media and provide gamers with a narrative to follow through the game.
The document outlines the typical structure of plot in stories, including exposition to introduce characters and setting, conflict as a problem arises, rising action as further problems develop, climax as the peak of conflict, falling action showing the results, resolution concluding the story, and sometimes a denouement with final events. It describes each stage in the standard plot structure.
Tennessee Williams was an American playwright born in 1911 in Mississippi. His play The Glass Menagerie (1945) was his first big success and established his career. The play tells the story of the Wingfield family - overbearing mother Amanda and her shy daughter Laura who lives in a fantasy world, escaping her insecurities through her collection of glass animals. Their son and brother Tom works to support the family but finds no fulfillment, instead taking refuge in alcohol, movies, and literature. The play explores the family members' difficulties relating to reality and their retreat into private illusion-filled worlds. It brought Williams fame and Pulitzer Prize recognition, cementing his status as a major American playwright.
Character of The Monster in the novel "Frankenstein" (1818) by Mary Shelley. Who is the Monster, The Creature or Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelly's novel "Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus"
Paper - 11 Topic :- Magic Realism and Hybrydity in Midnight's Children.valajyotsna
This document provides information about a paper submitted by Vala Jyotsna Tanshukhbhai, a student in their 3rd semester of an M.A program. The paper is on the topic of Magic Realism and Hybridity in Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children. It discusses Rushdie as an author, key details and characters in Midnight's Children, the concepts of hybridity and magic realism, and how these elements are demonstrated in Rushdie's novel.
The poem describes a speaker who takes a boat out on a lake one summer evening and feels happy and confident as he admires the beautiful natural scenery. However, he suddenly sees a huge, dark mountain on the horizon which seems to tower over him and pursue him. Frightened, he turns back to shore and is left feeling alone and troubled, with the powerful image of the mountain lingering in his mind. The encounter changes his perspective on nature from something pleasant to something more immense and unsettling.
This document provides a summary of the plot and characters of Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities". The novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and follows the story of Charles Darnay and his love for Lucie Manette. Other major characters include Lucie's father Dr. Manette, who was imprisoned for 18 years, and Sydney Carton, a lawyer who redeems himself by sacrificing his life to save Darnay. The document outlines some of the major themes in the novel like violence during revolution and the possibility of resurrection or renewal.
This document provides an overview of Raymond Williams' book "Modern Tragedy" and discusses various thinkers' contributions to the idea of tragedy. It summarizes Williams' analysis of how the concept of tragedy has changed over time from the ancient Greeks to modern era. Key points discussed include Lessing's rejection of neoclassicism and advocacy for bourgeois tragedy, Hegel's view of tragedy in terms of conflict and resolution, and Bertolt Brecht's rejection of tragedy through his theory of epic theater which aimed to provoke rational thought over emotional response.
This document provides context and analysis of Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" through a postcolonial lens. It defines colonialism and post-colonialism, then examines how Prospero represents a European colonizer and how Caliban and Ariel represent colonized peoples. Prospero exerts absolute power over the island's inhabitants, treating Caliban as a slave despite Caliban being the native to the land. The play highlights themes of colonial oppression and how European works have been reexamined in light of imperialism.
The document provides a biography and overview of author Ernest Hemingway. It details that he was an American writer and journalist who won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for Literature. Hemingway was influenced by his experiences in World War I and the Spanish Civil War. He settled in Cuba during the 1940s-1950s and wrote novels such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea, which explored themes of love, war, nature, and death through his distinctive understated writing style.
The document appears to be an analysis of the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem "Ozymandias". It begins by providing context that the poem was written during a contest between Shelley and another poet. It then summarizes the key elements of the poem, including that it describes a traveler coming upon a statue in the desert of a king named Ozymandias. The statue is broken and worn, but its inscription declares "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!". The summary concludes that Shelley uses this statue as a metaphor for the inevitable decline of invented human power and artificial constructs over time.
Traditional and individual talent theoryAqsaSuleman1
T.S. Eliot's essay argues that individual talent and creativity are shaped by tradition. He rejects the Romantic view that poetry expresses the poet's personality or emotions. Instead, Eliot believes the poet must develop a sense of literary history to understand how their work relates to the past. The essay also introduces Eliot's theory of "impersonal" poetry - that successful works escape the poet's personality and emotions and instead channel ordinary feelings into an artistic combination.
Bridge as a symbol : For Whom The Bell TollsAditi Vala
This document is a paper about bridges as symbols in Ernest Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls". It discusses how bridges can symbolize power, connection, and war. Specifically, it analyzes the bridge Robert Jordan is assigned to blow up, seeing it as a symbol of rebellion against Franco's fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War. The paper concludes that based on historical events and other works, bridges often represent rebellion and war due to their role in military attacks and invasions throughout history.
1. The document discusses several British poets who wrote about their experiences in World War 1, known as the "Trench Poets". It profiles Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen, and Siegfried Sassoon, detailing their lives and analyzing some of their famous poems including "Break of Day in the Trenches" by Rosenberg and "Strange Meeting" by Owen.
2. It also discusses the lasting impact and legacy of World War 1, how it changed perspectives and led writers to develop new forms of expression to convey the unprecedented horror and disillusionment of the war.
3. The Trench Poets broke conventions with passionate, disturbing verse that sought to accurately portray the realities of trench
The three episode series "And Then There Were None" directed by Craig Viveiros tells the story of 10 strangers who are lured to Soldier Island and accused of murder. Narrative techniques like foreshadowing of future deaths and a poem about soldiers create tension. The episodes follow a classic story arc from exposition of characters' backgrounds to the climax of revelations and deaths. Technical elements like non-diegetic music, close-ups, point-of-view shots, montages and flashbacks are used to build mystery and tension throughout the crime drama.
This document contains sample concept checking questions for a teaching methods MA program assignment. The first section involves a grammar concept question about whether a door was locked, with answer choices focusing on the door's current state and who was meant to lock it. The second section involves a vocabulary concept question about litter in a street, with answer choices asking about the street's cleanliness, presence of rubbish, and size of rubbish pieces.
Sawsan Fawzy submitted a lesson plan titled "How often do you..." for a pre-intermediate English proficiency level. The lesson aims to teach learners to accurately express the frequency of events and activities using adverbs of frequency. The plan includes presentation of new vocabulary, controlled and less controlled practice activities like role plays, and a writing task where students describe their routines using the new language. The plan addresses potential difficulties students may have differentiating similar adverbs and asks how questions.
This document provides an achievement test on a unit about backpacking. The test has two sections. The first section is about reading skills and contains multiple choice questions about a passage on backpacking. It asks about the two most important tips for backpacking according to Brien, defines terms like "backpacking" and "outdoor clothes", and identifies statements as opinions or facts. The second section involves writing skills and asks the test taker to write a short article for a school magazine about a vacation activity they've done and provide tips to make the most of the activity. The test is for a MA Assessment Course and was assigned by Sawsan Fawzy as the second assignment.
This document provides test specifications for an achievement test on a reading and writing unit from an EFL textbook. The test will examine 20 Egyptian adult students after completing a 16-session pre-intermediate English course. The test contains a 20-minute reading section and 40-minute writing section and evaluates students' reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills related to vacation activities and travel. The document outlines the course and student descriptions, test content areas and objectives, and behavioral objectives for each test section.
This document contains two pages of concept checking questions for a teaching methods MA program assignment. The first page includes four grammar concept questions about sentence structures involving tense, modality, and conditionals. The second page contains three vocabulary concept questions about reaching a mountain summit, contributing to a party, and offering a lift. The questions test understanding of key grammar concepts and vocabulary used in the sentences.
The document contains information about family relationships between various people:
- Kamel is Mostafa's father-in-law, not his father or father-in-law.
- Mona and Hana are not nieces of Ghada and Mostafa.
- A cousin is the son/daughter of an aunt/uncle, not a parent.
- The document discusses engaged vs divorced and defines engaged as agreeing to marry and divorced as no longer living together.
- It identifies new vocabulary like engaged, divorced, father-in-law, and asks the reader to find and write them down.
Sociolinguistics Paper: Br. vs. Am. English Sawsan Ali
British English and American English differ in pronunciation at the vowel and consonant levels. Some key differences are:
- Americans pronounce the vowel in words like "not" and "lot" as /ɑ/ rather than the British /ɒ/.
- Americans often replace the British diphthong endings in words like "near", "care", and "pure" with monophthongs.
- American vowels are more "r-colored" when followed by the letter "r" compared to British vowels.
- Some vowel sounds merge in American English that remain distinct in British English, such as the merger of /ɪ/ and /ə/ in unstressed syllables
This document discusses the role of output and feedback in second language acquisition. It covers Merill Swain's Comprehensible Output Hypothesis and identifies three main functions of output: the noticing function, the hypothesis-testing function, and the metalinguistic function. The document also analyzes different types of feedback that can push learners, including recasts, prompts, negotiation of meaning, and explicit correction. Effective feedback helps learners notice gaps in their language knowledge and incorporate correct forms.
The Competition Model describes how language learners use different cues like word order, grammatical markers, and animacy to interpret sentence meanings. It involves competition among cues, with stronger or more appropriate cues determining the correct interpretation. For native language acquisition, younger children may rely on weaker cues like animacy that are replaced by stronger cues like word order as they age. For second language acquisition, learners must learn the relative importance of cues in the new language, which can interfere with cues from their first language. The model is used to study how modified input helps learners recognize and adopt the appropriate cues of the language being learned.
This document discusses foreigner talk (FT), which is a modified style of speech that native speakers use when talking to non-native speakers. It defines FT and discusses various types of modifications made in FT, including grammatical and ungrammatical modifications, interactional modifications, and functions of FT. Grammatical FT involves simplification, regularization, and elaboration of language. Ungrammatical FT includes omissions and changes to grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. FT aims to facilitate communication and language learning for non-native speakers. Examples of FT in conversations are provided to illustrate modifications.
Halliday's Ch 6 Summary (Below the Clause Level: Groups and Phrases)Sawsan Ali
This document discusses the experiential and logical structure of nominal groups in clauses. It defines key terms like deictic, numerative, epithet, classifier, and qualifier that describe the types and functions of premodifiers and postmodifiers in a nominal group's experiential structure. It also examines the logical structure and hypotactic relations between elements in a nominal group, with the head being modified in a univariate structure. The functions and ranking of elements in a nominal group are important for understanding its meaning and role in a clause.
This document outlines a 60-minute English lesson plan aimed at helping students use the third conditional to talk about an imaginary past and write sentences describing the fictional past of the main character in David Copperfield. The lesson includes a warmer discussing the character's problems, a presentation on third conditional grammar forms, a controlled practice activity completing sentences in the grammar forms, a listening activity to identify short grammar forms, and production activities where students write letters to the character and participate in a debate about positive versus negative thinking.
CA of (Im)politeness in Am. & Egy. MoviesSawsan Ali
This document provides an overview of a study that examines politeness strategies and impolite acts in the American movie "Ten Things I Hate About You" and the Egyptian movie "آداء من أنا". It uses Brown and Levinson's politeness model to analyze conversations between the heroines and heroes in both movies. The study aims to determine whether Brown and Levinson's model can fully account for politeness strategies and impolite acts in the Egyptian movie. Several impolite acts are identified in the first 10 minutes of both movies, including insults, ridicule, criticism, accusations, and interruptions threatening characters' positive and negative faces. The document also outlines the
The document analyzes the semantic components of words related to washing in English and Arabic. It finds that the words wash/غسل are the main terms, with other words like rinse/شطف and soak/نقع as hyponyms. However, the Arabic words اغتسل and توضأ related to religious ritual washing cannot be fully captured by direct translation to wash due to cultural differences between Christianity and Islam. While wash is a valid translation, it loses some specific religious meanings in the process.
This document provides an achievement test on a unit about backpacking. The test has two sections. The first section is about reading skills and contains multiple choice questions about a passage on backpacking. It asks about the two most important tips for backpacking according to Brien, defines terms, and identifies statements as opinions or facts. The second section involves writing skills and asks the test taker to write a short article for a school magazine about a vacation activity they've done and provide tips to make the most of the activity.
This document provides test specifications for an achievement test on a unit in an English textbook. The test will examine students' reading and writing skills related to vacation activities and places. It will consist of a 20-minute reading section and a 40-minute writing section. The test is designed for 20 Egyptian EFL learners who have completed four prior levels of general English study focusing on reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. The students' course is at a pre-intermediate level and meets twice a week for 2 months to help students communicate in everyday English situations. The test will evaluate students' abilities to define words, understand meanings, express ideas, identify methods, and distinguish facts from opinions.
This document outlines events organized by Ms. Sawsan Fawzy between 2013-2015, including preparing classes as teams and co-organizing events with Ms. Dina. It lists Ms. Sawsan Fawzy as the sole organizer of some events and as a co-organizer with Ms. Dina for other events during that time period.
The document is a one sentence statement that it was designed by Ms. Sawsan. It does not provide much context or details to summarize further in 3 sentences or less.
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Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
South African Journal of Science: Writing with integrity workshop (2024)
Prep 1 "Tiger" Poem
1. 1- PARAPHRASE THE FOLLOWING STANZA
TAKEN FROM "THE TIGER" POEM:
TIGER! TIGER! BURNING BRIGHT
IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT
WHAT IMMORTAL HAND OR EYE
COULD FRAME THY FEARFUL SYMMETRY?
PARAPHRASE: HOW BEAUTIFUL AND
TERRIFYING YOU ARE, TIGER!
HOW IMMORTAL AND GREAT IS THE
CREATOR WHO CREATED YOU AND MADE
YOU SO PERFECT!
2- Extract one figure of speech
and explain it.
"Burning bright" is a metaphor:
the poet compares the tiger to
fire. He means that the tiger is
strong, fearful, dangerous and
beautifully bright at night like fire.
2. 1- PARAPHRASE THE FOLLOWING LINES
TAKEN FROM "THE TIGER" POEM:
IN WHAT DISTANT DEEPS OR SKIES
BURNT THE FIRE OF THINE EYES?
ON WHAT WINGS DARE HE ASPIRE?
WHAT THE HAND DARE SEIZE THE FIRE?
PARAPHRASE: YOU'RE SO FEARFUL AND
DANGEROUS. WERE YOU CREATED AT
HELL?!!
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL. WERE YOU
CREATED AT PARADISE?
YOU'RE SO FEARFUL AND DANGEROUS
LIKE FIRE! WHO CAN GET CLOSE TO YOU
3. 2- EXTRACT ONE FIGURE OF SPEECH FROM THE
ABOVE LINES AND EXPLAIN IT.
"DISTANT DEEPS": IS A SYMBOL OF HELL.
"SKIES" IS A SYMBOL OF PARADISE.
"THE FIRE": IS A METAPHOR. THE POET
COMPARES THE TIGER TO FIRE BECAUSE
IT IS FEARFUL, DANGEROUS AND
STRONG LIKE FIRE.
4. 1- PARAPHRASE THE FOLLOWING STANZA
TAKEN FROM "THE TIGER" POEM:
AND WHAT SHOULDER, AND WHAT ART,
COULD TWIST THE SINEWS OF THY HEART?
AND WHEN THY HEART BEGAN TO BEAT,
WHAT DREAD HAND? AND WHAT DREAD FEET?!
PARAPHRASE: HOW STRONG AND
SKILLFUL IS YOUR CREATOR! HOW
COULD HE CREATE YOU THAT
PERFECTLY?!
AFTER HE GAVE YOU LIFE AND
YOUR HEART STARTED BEATING,
YOU BECAME SO WILD, FAST, AND
STRONG!! YOUR HANDS AND FEET
ARE SO STRONG.
5. “Shoulder, Sinews” are symbols of strength.
FIGURES OF SPEECH??
AND WHAT SHOULDER, AND WHAT ART,
COULD TWIST THE SINEWS OF THY HEART?
AND WHEN THY HEART BEGAN TO BEAT,
WHAT DREAD HAND? AND WHAT DREAD FEET?!
6. 1- PARAPHRASE THE FOLLOWING
STANZA TAKEN FROM "THE TIGER" POEM:
WHAT THE HAMMER? WHAT THE CHAIN?
IN WHAT FURNACE WAS THY BRAIN?
WHAT THE ANVIL? WHAT DREAD GRASP
DARE ITS DEADLY TERRORS CLASP?
PARAPHRASE: HOW STRONG ARE THE TOOLS
USED TO CREATE YOU!
IN WHAT KIND OF WORKSHOPS WERE YOU MADE
SO WILD?!!
YOU'RE SO WILD AND FRIGHTENING. WHO CAN
DREAM OF CATCHING SUCH STRONG AND FAST
ANIMAL.. WHO DARES TO APPROACH IT!
7. EXTRACT ONE FIGURE OF SPEECH FROM THE
ABOVE STANZA.
"IN WHAT FURNACE WAS THY
BRAIN?" IS A METAPHOR: THE POET
COMPARES THE TIGER TO A STRONG
MACHINE MADE IN A FACTORY OR A
WORKSHOP.
8. 1-PARAPHRASE THE FOLLOWING STANZA TAKEN
FROM WILLIAM BLAKE'S "THE TIGER":
WHEN THE STARS THREW DOWN THEIR SPEARS,
AND WATERE'D HEAVEN WITH THEIR TEARS,
DID HE SMILE HIS WORK TO SEE?
DID HE WHO MADE THE LAMB MAKE THEE?
PARAPHRASE: TIGER, AFTER YOU
WERE COMPLETELY CREATED, AND
THE STARS SENT THEIR LIGHT ON
YOU TO CELEBRATE YOU AND THE
CLOUDS CRIED (RAINED) OUT OF JOY,
YOUR CREATOR MUST HAVE BEEN
HAPPY WITH HIS WONDERFUL
CREATION.
9. IS IT LOGICAL?! I WONDER! THE CREATOR
WHO CREATED THE CUTE LAMB IS THE
SAME ONE WHO CREATED A WILD
ANIMAL LIKE YOU.