The Schoolmaster's Tavern

 Articles:  Article. Dictionary.com An article s a piece of writing intended for publication, written for a wide audience, that can be formal or informal. Articles have 3 main sections: an introduction, the main body and the conclusion. All about Articles All the information can be found here:  Writing an Article . In here, you can find different sections focused on how to write an article, I will paste below some of activities from each sections and my answers.  Writing Titles Topic sentences: Metacognitive Analysis: I think something that teachers forget to do when giving students a writing assignment is to think of a  purpose. The structure, style and other formal aspects of a genre are taught to the students, and later they are encouraged to produce something. Sometimes, students are faced with a ''purposeless'' assignment, where they may write just to pass a subject, not because they wish to express something, to research something. It is easier and more e...

  WRITING STRATEGIES:   Hedging and Boosting Both are writing techniques, or strategies depending on how you see them, and they are specially useful for Academic Writing. Every essay, paper or experiment is a contribution to a field, to an on-going ''conversation''. Knowledge is to be shared, analysed, discussed and argued.  A contribution can be a new perspective or a revision of previous contributions, because there is no absolute or uncontested knowledge. To avoid producing absolute, or categorical claims , hedging is the perfect technique for Academic Writing. Hedging allows room for others to contest a claim, to provide their own input, and in doing so, making knowledge much richer.   Examples of categorical claims and hedged claims. 1) Categorical claim: The issues highlighted in this study are applicable to all participating institutions. Hedged Claim : The issues highlighted in this study may be applicable to many participating institutions. ...

  Refugees Refugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution and have crossed an international border to find safety in another country. They often have had to flee with little more than the clothes on their back, leaving behind homes, possessions, jobs and loved ones. Refugees are defined and protected in international law. The 1951 Refugee Convention is a key legal document and defines a refugee as: “someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” By the end of 2017, there were 25.4 million refugee men, women and children registered across the world. Refugees, U. (2020). What is a refugee?. Retrieved 27 September 2020, from UNHCR - What is a Refugee The subject of refugees and how they are treated is quite sensitive, and their situation has inspired numerous artists to speak up,...

For this entry, we worked with several chapters from George Yule's '' The Study of Language''  (2010) Cambridge University Press, New York. The chapters discussed in this entry are: Chapter 1, 2, 11, 17, 18, 19. The book has an attractive approach to different aspects of English language, from the origin and history of English, to the grammatical and functional aspects of the language.    ⭐    The slideshow presentations were designed as the result of group work.    ⭐ Chapter 1 & 2. Chapter 1: The origins of Language This chapter reviews the different theories and sources that tried to account for the origins of language. Some of these sources are: divine powers, socialization, and the development of physical features. Within the theories that consider physical features the source of language, we find the  Physical Adaptation Source and the Genetic Source . According to these theories, certain physical characteristics may have helped with ...

The Wizard talked to the Schoolmaster,  both completely invested. From the Common tongue and enchanting language of the Elves, the strong consonants of  Dwarvish and Draconic, to the chilling but fascinating dialect of the Devils, the Wizard and Schoolmaster spoke with burning passion. ⭐ THE WORK ON THIS POST HAS BEEN DONE JOINTLY WITH  ROCIO SALOMONE  ⭐ Systemic Functional Linguistic: What is SFL? SFL is a theory  and approach to language , considering it  as a SOCIAL SEMIOTIC SYSTEM.  It means that language expresses meanings that are created within a social system which shapes both meaning and the language used by the speakers.  Which are the Basic Principles Of SFL? Cargando… SFL and English as Foreign Language Teaching (EFL) Due to the size of the interactive board, you need to click on it to read it.   SFL Metacognitive analysis Working on this entry about SFL, it made me realize that the concept of  Genre ...