The course is basically about alternative readings and materials to teach literature in the language classroom. The small "L" is what you all are trained for, that is the teaching of language using literary texts as resource. In schools students and teachers only deal with the four main genres (poetry, novel, short story and drama). Here we are telling you that alternative materials exist and can be used effectively. Never underestimate the power of a simple fable or a folktale told before bedtime.
You are also given the task to select and adapt texts that may or may not be suitable in the language classroom. Be adventurous, I say. But you must always know what you are doing and what effect it will have on the minds of your students.
A good teacher can make a text come alive. A good teacher can make even the simplest text useful to the most difficult situation. A good teacher can make a text from the days of old relevant in the eyes of the contemporary society esp the young adults who are our main audience.
All the best teachers. We have the best job in the world teaching literature in the language classroom. Say it many times and you will eventually believe it. I already have.
Thank you!
Monday, June 18, 2012
A brief review
I can only afford a brief review for the assignments you have done. It's impossible to comment on each and everyone of your work but believe me you have awarded yourselves with what you deserve. Well done.
I've given you all a step by step guide on how to come up with a good position paper. You have sent me your titles/positions, and your arguments in 3 points, we've done revisions before I said yes.
Now, the thing is, writing a position paper, like any other paper that is academic in nature, is quite straight forward. Just elaborate the outline, elaborate the points of argument CLEARLY and you're there already. Most of you who didn't score gave me a hard time reading. You hardly guided me through your writing. You were so happy writing that you didn't care that there were some form and structure to abide to.
The title/position is a major thing. Most of you understood and did wonderfully in coming up with a clear strong stand.
The use of paragraph markers are important.
Emphasising the stand at the end of your introduction is important.
Having your points at the first sentence of the paragraphs is important.
Being language teachers, good writing is important.
If you have all that, then 18 marks is for you. 10 marks probably means you didn't even have enough points and the writing of the argument is not clear.
As I've mentioned earlier, I'm quite pleased with your work. There are people who have not written enough entries.
It's very easy to see if you have written things from your heart. The writing style is consistent.
Audios and visuals put on the blogs are impressive and suitable.
The purpose of these tasks is to push you to explore a bit more on the different genres of alternative texts given in the modules.
I did ask you all to find your answers online, and copy and pasting is allowed just as long you are aware of the existence of these information. I leave it to God if you had merely gone to another person's blog and stolen answers from it. I do check, you see.
Some of you took pains to write sentences in your own words. Well done.
The persona poem were wonderful although I cannot understand why the template wasn't used by some of you. The reason for the template is to see the use of adjectives and noun phrases n your understanding of a character. Useful in a literature classroom! Did I find any plagiarised work? maybe I did.
Research Paper 40 marks (Ranging from 36-28)
Since you are off campus, I'm not to strict about this assignment. As long as you know mainly how a paper is organised, that's enough. If you are planning to do a master's degree in the future, there is still so much to learn. I am not going to claim that with this assignment, you are ready for a thesis. I salute those who have done honest research and written the paper on their own. With the advent of technology it is hard to keep track of these things. On campus each lecturer is assigned maximum 5 students, who will come to meet us with several drafts before handing in. It's impossible to do the same with the 22 of you. But like I said, as long as you know the process and how a paper is organised, that's enough for this level, given the situation that we are all in.
Position Paper 20 marks (Ranging from 18-10)
I've given you all a step by step guide on how to come up with a good position paper. You have sent me your titles/positions, and your arguments in 3 points, we've done revisions before I said yes.
Now, the thing is, writing a position paper, like any other paper that is academic in nature, is quite straight forward. Just elaborate the outline, elaborate the points of argument CLEARLY and you're there already. Most of you who didn't score gave me a hard time reading. You hardly guided me through your writing. You were so happy writing that you didn't care that there were some form and structure to abide to.
The title/position is a major thing. Most of you understood and did wonderfully in coming up with a clear strong stand.
The use of paragraph markers are important.
Emphasising the stand at the end of your introduction is important.
Having your points at the first sentence of the paragraphs is important.
Being language teachers, good writing is important.
If you have all that, then 18 marks is for you. 10 marks probably means you didn't even have enough points and the writing of the argument is not clear.
Blog 20 marks (Ranging from 20-15)
As I've mentioned earlier, I'm quite pleased with your work. There are people who have not written enough entries.
It's very easy to see if you have written things from your heart. The writing style is consistent.
Audios and visuals put on the blogs are impressive and suitable.
Online Tasks 20 marks (Ranging from 20-18)
The purpose of these tasks is to push you to explore a bit more on the different genres of alternative texts given in the modules.
I did ask you all to find your answers online, and copy and pasting is allowed just as long you are aware of the existence of these information. I leave it to God if you had merely gone to another person's blog and stolen answers from it. I do check, you see.
Some of you took pains to write sentences in your own words. Well done.
The persona poem were wonderful although I cannot understand why the template wasn't used by some of you. The reason for the template is to see the use of adjectives and noun phrases n your understanding of a character. Useful in a literature classroom! Did I find any plagiarised work? maybe I did.
Research Paper 40 marks (Ranging from 36-28)
Since you are off campus, I'm not to strict about this assignment. As long as you know mainly how a paper is organised, that's enough. If you are planning to do a master's degree in the future, there is still so much to learn. I am not going to claim that with this assignment, you are ready for a thesis. I salute those who have done honest research and written the paper on their own. With the advent of technology it is hard to keep track of these things. On campus each lecturer is assigned maximum 5 students, who will come to meet us with several drafts before handing in. It's impossible to do the same with the 22 of you. But like I said, as long as you know the process and how a paper is organised, that's enough for this level, given the situation that we are all in.
Marks for Tugasan 2 and 3
Hello everyone, I'm sure everyone has taken a look at their results.
Due to some tardiness in submitting some earlier marks, tugasan 2 and 3 are combined in the SMP. Here are the list of the actual marks. What you see in the SMP is 20+40+40 but in actual fact it is still 20+20+20+40
Due to some tardiness in submitting some earlier marks, tugasan 2 and 3 are combined in the SMP. Here are the list of the actual marks. What you see in the SMP is 20+40+40 but in actual fact it is still 20+20+20+40
Matric Number
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Tugasan 1
Position Paper 20
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Tugasan 2
Blog 20
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Tugasan 3
Online Tasks 20
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Tugasan 4
Research Paper 40
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J34070
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18
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20
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J34110
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18
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19
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J36340
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8
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10
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J36470
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15
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20
|
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J38828
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19
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20
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J38837
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18
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20
|
||
J38838
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20
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20
|
||
J38844
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17
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20
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||
J38845
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20
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20
|
||
J38846
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18
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20
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||
J38851
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15
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18
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||
J38853
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20
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20
|
||
J38855
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20
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20
|
||
J38857
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20
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20
|
||
J38861
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20
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20
|
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J38862
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18
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20
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||
J38864
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20
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20
|
||
J38865
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18
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20
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J38867
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20
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20
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J38869
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20
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20
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J38891
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20
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20
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J38860
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18
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18
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Blogs (and the 4 online tasks)
It's a delight to read the blog entries written by some of you, passionate people. It makes me happy that they sound genuinely written from the heart. (I have also checked for copy pasting).
I have no qualms giving near full marks for work that have been produced well.
Well done to those concerned.
I have no qualms giving near full marks for work that have been produced well.
Well done to those concerned.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Deadlines
Hello.
The deadline for keying in marks in on the 1st of June 2012.
Therefore I would appreciate that all RPs are emailed to me by the 25th of May 2012. That is a Friday.
Blogs should also be completed (including the four online tasks) by the same date.
Although I did mention earlier that I'll still be accepting RPs two days before the marks submission deadline, I think it's better if you get it out of your way ASAP. If you have any urgent matter to discuss concerning this, please email me quickly.
I will be updating the RP submission list soon.
The deadline for keying in marks in on the 1st of June 2012.
Therefore I would appreciate that all RPs are emailed to me by the 25th of May 2012. That is a Friday.
Blogs should also be completed (including the four online tasks) by the same date.
Although I did mention earlier that I'll still be accepting RPs two days before the marks submission deadline, I think it's better if you get it out of your way ASAP. If you have any urgent matter to discuss concerning this, please email me quickly.
I will be updating the RP submission list soon.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
RP Submission Updates
Zizie Ardina
Puteri Mostafa
Saria Limpot
Barisha Menon
Girija Ramkumar
Nurida
Kumaran
Gan Siaw Fui
Thayamal Raman
Sia Nga Yea
Yap Geok Peng
Yong Mei Sha
Puteri Mostafa
Saria Limpot
Barisha Menon
Girija Ramkumar
Nurida
Kumaran
Gan Siaw Fui
Thayamal Raman
Sia Nga Yea
Yap Geok Peng
Yong Mei Sha
Online Task 4
This is the last online task that you will have to do.
SPEECH is one of the interesting alternative text to be used in the literature classroom. The speech provided for you in the module is one by Martin Luther King.
Question:
1. Think of at least 3 benefits of using speeches by famous figures, in the classroom.
2. Go to www.youtube.com and find the audio-visual on the speech. In not less than 50 words, state would the audio-visual be of any use in helping understand the speech better? State your reasons.
3. Who is Martin Luther King?
4. Based on the questions below, analyse the features of the given written speech:
a. What is the purpose of the speech?
b. What is the tone of the speech?
c. What interesting major feature(s) can you see from the speech? (i.e.Repetition of phrases, emphasis on certain things said etc)
d. Any interesting facts that you can gather based on the background of the speech?
5. Suggest a while-reading activity that can be derived from this particular speech.
SPEECH is one of the interesting alternative text to be used in the literature classroom. The speech provided for you in the module is one by Martin Luther King.
Question:
1. Think of at least 3 benefits of using speeches by famous figures, in the classroom.
2. Go to www.youtube.com and find the audio-visual on the speech. In not less than 50 words, state would the audio-visual be of any use in helping understand the speech better? State your reasons.
3. Who is Martin Luther King?
4. Based on the questions below, analyse the features of the given written speech:
a. What is the purpose of the speech?
b. What is the tone of the speech?
c. What interesting major feature(s) can you see from the speech? (i.e.Repetition of phrases, emphasis on certain things said etc)
d. Any interesting facts that you can gather based on the background of the speech?
5. Suggest a while-reading activity that can be derived from this particular speech.
Online Task 3
This is the instruction for your online task 3.
In the module, you have gone through alternative texts that can be used in the literature classroom. One of the genres is BIOGRAPHY. In the module you have been given an extract on Nelson Mandela's biography. During the second face to face we have gone through the benefits of using biographies in the classroom. We have also gone through possible activities that could be done using biographies.
For this task, you are required to do something creative. You have to write a poem based on a famous figure. Before you say that writing poems is not your cup of tea, i would like to suggest a method that could help you produce a poem. When you see how easy it is to use this method, you might like to try it with your students.
The poem is a bio-poem.
For this assignment, you need to choose a famous figure to write on.
Since Nelson Mandela is featured in the module, write about him. Find more information on him and his struggle fighting against injustice.
Then go to this link to look at the notes on writing this type of poems:
http://dzthedandylion.blogspot.com/2009/09/well-done-to-those-who-have-managed-to.html
The link above is from a blog i created for one of the on-campus groups. Their assignment was to come up with a pesona poem (yours is a bio-poem) based on their favourite character from a short story (yours would be based on a famous figure). You can look at the examples of the poems they have done.
This can be an interesting post-reading activity and can be based on any literary text.
Good luck.
In the module, you have gone through alternative texts that can be used in the literature classroom. One of the genres is BIOGRAPHY. In the module you have been given an extract on Nelson Mandela's biography. During the second face to face we have gone through the benefits of using biographies in the classroom. We have also gone through possible activities that could be done using biographies.
For this task, you are required to do something creative. You have to write a poem based on a famous figure. Before you say that writing poems is not your cup of tea, i would like to suggest a method that could help you produce a poem. When you see how easy it is to use this method, you might like to try it with your students.
The poem is a bio-poem.
For this assignment, you need to choose a famous figure to write on.
Since Nelson Mandela is featured in the module, write about him. Find more information on him and his struggle fighting against injustice.
Then go to this link to look at the notes on writing this type of poems:
http://dzthedandylion.blogspot.com/2009/09/well-done-to-those-who-have-managed-to.html
The link above is from a blog i created for one of the on-campus groups. Their assignment was to come up with a pesona poem (yours is a bio-poem) based on their favourite character from a short story (yours would be based on a famous figure). You can look at the examples of the poems they have done.
This can be an interesting post-reading activity and can be based on any literary text.
Good luck.
Online Task 2
For online task 2, we are looking at marginalised literature.
Marginalised means sidelined, oppressed to a certain extent for some
group and worse for the other groups, and this applies to areas outside
literature. It is through literature that those from the marginalised
groups find their voice, to speak of their dissatisfaction especially
about their oppressed rights.
The topic is divided into two marginalised groups:
Women
Ethnic Minority groups
Marginalised writings are from writers who come from minority groups. When certain works are being marginalised, that means they are not included in the mainstream readings for literature. Works that are being taught and included in the syllabus are works from the CANON. So what is a literary canon?
A literary canon is
- the recogised/approved body of literature
- a yardstick to ascertain if certain work is said to measure up to the idea of literature
- developed to answer questions of which books to teach to the growing number of lit. students and teachers
- an autoritative list, it implies official status for the writers involved
To be entered into a canon is to gain priviledges as it confers social, political and economic status to those chosen (in the 19th century). Canonisation permits the member of the canon to be widely read and exist in the literary circles. Now, who are in the literary circle? Who are the gate keepers who choose certain works over others to be in the canon?
It is known that critics of the canon say that those whose works are in the canon are DEAD WHITE MALES.
One easy example would be Shakespeare. I'm sure you can name more famous literary figures who are DWM. A handout will be scanned and email tomorrow (hopefully- only additional info)
So who are the gatekeepers of this canon?
They are people at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. They are professors, influential critics (white males- not necessarily dead yet). The writings chosen revealed, asserted and reinforced values of the canon makers (who are people from the middle class and higher). Writings of women are very few. George Eliot, a victorian writer whose name is Mary Anne adopted that male name to get herself published.
Feminists, marxists (literary critic groups) argued that works that are in the canon are not necessarily better than others but reflected the interest of the dominant culture.
Other marginalised groups - coloured people, gay, lesbians.
Today, there have been changes in the canon as time goes by. Also, more canons from different groups are emerging.
"Any 'canon' or literary syllabus will represent writings of a particular value for a particular group with particular purposes at a particular point in time" (Eagleton 1996)
- different measuring rods are used
- the voices of the non-DWM are heard i.e. people of minority cultures like native Americans, African Americans, Latinos etc
To conclude, some works like Shakespeare (I love him) have measured up so long that they probably will always be valued and be part of the canon. Some other works may fade away because later generations may find it dated, uninteresting and unexciting.
A question for you:
Do we have a canon for Malaysian literary works? Let's say we do, who do you think are in it? Consider the fact that their works are well-known and most importantly included as part of the school syllabus- (both in BM and English)
The poems by Erica Jong raises some feminist issues. What are they?
Do you think they are suitable to teach at the secondary school level? Explain.
Is Hillary Tham's poem more suitable?
The short tale from the Native American group is about a girl who is unsatisfied with her life. How is this a universal experience? Can it teach our students anything?
From internet sources find out more about Langston Hughes.
From your findings about his background, tell me about the dilemma he conveys through the poem CROSS.
I find "Dinner Guest: Me" laden with irony and sarcasm. Briefly state if you feel the same.
The experience in the poem Harlem is one that is true for many people. Do you agree?
Langston Hughes fights for the voice of his people. What is the movement called?
Copy paste this task as an entry on your blog with answers.
The topic is divided into two marginalised groups:
Women
Ethnic Minority groups
Marginalised writings are from writers who come from minority groups. When certain works are being marginalised, that means they are not included in the mainstream readings for literature. Works that are being taught and included in the syllabus are works from the CANON. So what is a literary canon?
A literary canon is
- the recogised/approved body of literature
- a yardstick to ascertain if certain work is said to measure up to the idea of literature
- developed to answer questions of which books to teach to the growing number of lit. students and teachers
- an autoritative list, it implies official status for the writers involved
To be entered into a canon is to gain priviledges as it confers social, political and economic status to those chosen (in the 19th century). Canonisation permits the member of the canon to be widely read and exist in the literary circles. Now, who are in the literary circle? Who are the gate keepers who choose certain works over others to be in the canon?
It is known that critics of the canon say that those whose works are in the canon are DEAD WHITE MALES.
One easy example would be Shakespeare. I'm sure you can name more famous literary figures who are DWM. A handout will be scanned and email tomorrow (hopefully- only additional info)
So who are the gatekeepers of this canon?
They are people at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. They are professors, influential critics (white males- not necessarily dead yet). The writings chosen revealed, asserted and reinforced values of the canon makers (who are people from the middle class and higher). Writings of women are very few. George Eliot, a victorian writer whose name is Mary Anne adopted that male name to get herself published.
Feminists, marxists (literary critic groups) argued that works that are in the canon are not necessarily better than others but reflected the interest of the dominant culture.
Other marginalised groups - coloured people, gay, lesbians.
Today, there have been changes in the canon as time goes by. Also, more canons from different groups are emerging.
"Any 'canon' or literary syllabus will represent writings of a particular value for a particular group with particular purposes at a particular point in time" (Eagleton 1996)
- different measuring rods are used
- the voices of the non-DWM are heard i.e. people of minority cultures like native Americans, African Americans, Latinos etc
To conclude, some works like Shakespeare (I love him) have measured up so long that they probably will always be valued and be part of the canon. Some other works may fade away because later generations may find it dated, uninteresting and unexciting.
A question for you:
Do we have a canon for Malaysian literary works? Let's say we do, who do you think are in it? Consider the fact that their works are well-known and most importantly included as part of the school syllabus- (both in BM and English)
The poems by Erica Jong raises some feminist issues. What are they?
Do you think they are suitable to teach at the secondary school level? Explain.
Is Hillary Tham's poem more suitable?
The short tale from the Native American group is about a girl who is unsatisfied with her life. How is this a universal experience? Can it teach our students anything?
From internet sources find out more about Langston Hughes.
From your findings about his background, tell me about the dilemma he conveys through the poem CROSS.
I find "Dinner Guest: Me" laden with irony and sarcasm. Briefly state if you feel the same.
The experience in the poem Harlem is one that is true for many people. Do you agree?
Langston Hughes fights for the voice of his people. What is the movement called?
Copy paste this task as an entry on your blog with answers.
Online Task 1
Ok now let us start with our first topic Extensive reading of
literary works from tradition literature: folktales, fables, myths and
legends.
Questions that I want you to respond to will be in bold and you will think about it individually and respond by copying and pasting the questions and answers on your blog with the title heading On-line Task 1.
I’m sure you have read all the texts for this topic.
Folktale
The Son of the Turtle Spirit is a Chinese folktale.
List some of the well-known folktales from Malaysia .
List some of the possible issues found in The Son of the Turtle Spirit
Are those issues universal in nature or are they only relevant in the Chinese culture?
Fables
Aesop fables are well-known. You should be able to find information about Aesop on the internet.
A fable is a short story that often involves speaking animals with easily grasped moral (p.401, Barnett and Cain). Everything in the story leads to teaching moral especially to children. The animals that could act and talk in the story are great entertainment to children. The length of the story is short to keep the children interested and at the end learn some moral values from it.
The morals, sayings and proverbs featured in Aesop fables have become common expressions used today:
e.g. Slow and steady wins the race (from The Hare and the Tortoise)
What are the other morals that can be gotten from the other fables by Aesop? List at least two
Myths
In the module, you are given a myth by Ovid entitled Pyramus and Thisbe . Ovid’s works have become an inspiration many artists and writers throughout the century. You can find more on Ovid on the internet.
One well-known literary figure from the Elizabethan age used Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe as a model to one of his famous plays. Who is he and what is the play?
The on-campus group also did another piece by Ovid called Daedalus and Icarus. For the in-class task they were required to work in groups and:
Simplify the language used in the story Daedalus and Icarus
OR
Turn Pyramus and Thisbe into dialogue form
They presented it to the class and handed in to me the written version of their task.
This is some of the possible activities that that you could try with your students in the future, using myths.
Legends
List some of the popular legends we have in Malaysia
The legend provided in the module is that of King Arthur taken from Book 1of Le Mort d’Arthur (The Death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory who was an expert in Arthurian Literature. The module suggests that you think of how you could adapt the text for students as it is written in an archaic language.
Look at the questions below. Answers can be found on internet sources. This will help you get a basic understanding of what Le Mort d’Arthur is about.
1. Who is Thomas Malory?
2. When was Le Mort d’Arthur written?
3. How many books/ parts are there in LMDA?
4. What is book 8 about?
5. Who were the two people who had an affair?
6. Book 6 has a strong connection to a popular modern fiction which is now a movie. What is the title of the popular modern fiction?
7. State three well-known facts about King Arthur/ his time as a King
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Think of 2 ways in which you can use folktales/fables/myths or legends in the classroom. Explain briefly.
On-line Task 2 will be put up soon.
Questions that I want you to respond to will be in bold and you will think about it individually and respond by copying and pasting the questions and answers on your blog with the title heading On-line Task 1.
I’m sure you have read all the texts for this topic.
Folktale
The Son of the Turtle Spirit is a Chinese folktale.
List some of the well-known folktales from Malaysia .
List some of the possible issues found in The Son of the Turtle Spirit
Are those issues universal in nature or are they only relevant in the Chinese culture?
Fables
Aesop fables are well-known. You should be able to find information about Aesop on the internet.
A fable is a short story that often involves speaking animals with easily grasped moral (p.401, Barnett and Cain). Everything in the story leads to teaching moral especially to children. The animals that could act and talk in the story are great entertainment to children. The length of the story is short to keep the children interested and at the end learn some moral values from it.
The morals, sayings and proverbs featured in Aesop fables have become common expressions used today:
e.g. Slow and steady wins the race (from The Hare and the Tortoise)
What are the other morals that can be gotten from the other fables by Aesop? List at least two
Myths
In the module, you are given a myth by Ovid entitled Pyramus and Thisbe . Ovid’s works have become an inspiration many artists and writers throughout the century. You can find more on Ovid on the internet.
One well-known literary figure from the Elizabethan age used Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe as a model to one of his famous plays. Who is he and what is the play?
The on-campus group also did another piece by Ovid called Daedalus and Icarus. For the in-class task they were required to work in groups and:
Simplify the language used in the story Daedalus and Icarus
OR
Turn Pyramus and Thisbe into dialogue form
They presented it to the class and handed in to me the written version of their task.
This is some of the possible activities that that you could try with your students in the future, using myths.
Legends
List some of the popular legends we have in Malaysia
The legend provided in the module is that of King Arthur taken from Book 1of Le Mort d’Arthur (The Death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory who was an expert in Arthurian Literature. The module suggests that you think of how you could adapt the text for students as it is written in an archaic language.
Look at the questions below. Answers can be found on internet sources. This will help you get a basic understanding of what Le Mort d’Arthur is about.
1. Who is Thomas Malory?
2. When was Le Mort d’Arthur written?
3. How many books/ parts are there in LMDA?
4. What is book 8 about?
5. Who were the two people who had an affair?
6. Book 6 has a strong connection to a popular modern fiction which is now a movie. What is the title of the popular modern fiction?
7. State three well-known facts about King Arthur/ his time as a King
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Think of 2 ways in which you can use folktales/fables/myths or legends in the classroom. Explain briefly.
On-line Task 2 will be put up soon.
Minor Online Tasks (to replace your Mid-Sem)
I'll be posting four on-line tasks based on the readings in the modules.
You search for the answers online.
You copy paste each part separately (there'll be four) and post them on your blogs with answers. (i'll give further instructions)
So apart from the 10 substantial entries you've been asked to write, you will have this additional four to paste on your blog, with answers, for me to grade.
25 marks for those on-line tasks. Along the way, i hope you will learn discover new information on what have been prescribed for you in the module.
You search for the answers online.
You copy paste each part separately (there'll be four) and post them on your blogs with answers. (i'll give further instructions)
So apart from the 10 substantial entries you've been asked to write, you will have this additional four to paste on your blog, with answers, for me to grade.
25 marks for those on-line tasks. Along the way, i hope you will learn discover new information on what have been prescribed for you in the module.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Research Paper Submitted
Girija Ramkumar
Nurida
Kumaran
Gan Siaw Fui
Thayamal Raman
Sia Nga Yea
Yap Geok Peng
Yong Mei Sha
Keep sending in your papers as soon as possible via email with the appropriate email subject. I think I was quite clear about telling you not to bother about the hardcopy at this point of time. Avoid asking questions that already have answers to them on the blog.
Please, if you are already late for whatever reason, in sending in your RP proposal, please understand that I too have other things to do. There's a timeframe for doing things so if you are late in getting approval, submit at your own risk. I do understand the struggle juggling work and studies but please don't put it on my shoulders the responsibility to take care of your future in the course. I help students all the time, I care for students, I just don't like the attitude like you are the only busy person on earth. You want a degree but not willing to sacrifice time for it? Wow.
I'll find out when is the deadline to upload marks, because I will still accept the RPs two days before the mark submission deadline.
I apologise for sounding harsh in this posting. I've been quite pleased with the majority of you for the quality of work and promptness in getting in touch. I have tried my best to entertain emails, writing blog entries etc and have enjoyed doing so.
Please do not forget that we have still 4 online tasks to be done after your finals. I'll post them by this weekend. They are simple ones and all the answers can be searched online so you get a bit of new/extra knowledge from this course. It wouldn't be a problem for those who have done all their assignments before hand.
If you still have blog entries to write, continue writing until the date I'll be announcing. I see some blogs with still no entries. I just hope that will NOT become my problem later on.
I understand that you'll be sitting for your finals this weekend. All the very best to the hardworkers. This degree would mean so much if you have given your all to get it. Good luck again.
Thank you.
Nurida
Kumaran
Gan Siaw Fui
Thayamal Raman
Sia Nga Yea
Yap Geok Peng
Yong Mei Sha
Keep sending in your papers as soon as possible via email with the appropriate email subject. I think I was quite clear about telling you not to bother about the hardcopy at this point of time. Avoid asking questions that already have answers to them on the blog.
Please, if you are already late for whatever reason, in sending in your RP proposal, please understand that I too have other things to do. There's a timeframe for doing things so if you are late in getting approval, submit at your own risk. I do understand the struggle juggling work and studies but please don't put it on my shoulders the responsibility to take care of your future in the course. I help students all the time, I care for students, I just don't like the attitude like you are the only busy person on earth. You want a degree but not willing to sacrifice time for it? Wow.
I'll find out when is the deadline to upload marks, because I will still accept the RPs two days before the mark submission deadline.
I apologise for sounding harsh in this posting. I've been quite pleased with the majority of you for the quality of work and promptness in getting in touch. I have tried my best to entertain emails, writing blog entries etc and have enjoyed doing so.
Please do not forget that we have still 4 online tasks to be done after your finals. I'll post them by this weekend. They are simple ones and all the answers can be searched online so you get a bit of new/extra knowledge from this course. It wouldn't be a problem for those who have done all their assignments before hand.
If you still have blog entries to write, continue writing until the date I'll be announcing. I see some blogs with still no entries. I just hope that will NOT become my problem later on.
I understand that you'll be sitting for your finals this weekend. All the very best to the hardworkers. This degree would mean so much if you have given your all to get it. Good luck again.
Thank you.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Updated list of RP proposals I have responded to
Sia Nga Yea
Girija Ramdas
Gan Siaw Fui
Karen Tan
Yong Mei Shia
Hema LathaSaria Limpot
Yap Geok Peng
Thayamal Raman
Kumaran
Premitha
Kwan Wei Kuen
Barisha Menon
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Updated list of people who have consulted me on their Research Proposals
Yong Mei Shia
Hema Latha
Saria Limpot
Yap Geok Peng
Thayamal Raman
Kumaran
Premitha
Kwan Wei Kuen
Barisha Menon
Things to think about:
What titles should roughly sound like. Please do not send me statements that sound like your stand/TS from your Position Paper:
The issue of female immorality during the 19th century in Kate Chopin's selected works
Hema Latha
Saria Limpot
Yap Geok Peng
Thayamal Raman
Kumaran
Premitha
Kwan Wei Kuen
Barisha Menon
Things to think about:
What titles should roughly sound like. Please do not send me statements that sound like your stand/TS from your Position Paper:
The issue of female immorality during the 19th century in Kate Chopin's selected works
Death in the Selected Works of John Keats
Morbidity and Edgar Allan Poe: An Analysis
- The title should be interesting enough and have enough information to attract readers. But the details will be introduced in the introductory paragraph i.e. the titles of the texts used etc.
Guiding your reader:
Very very important because I am your only reader and I'm going to grade your work. Guide me through your paper by organising your thoughts and ideas well. Use paragraph markers and topic sentences. Introduce every part appropriately (preamble) so that I know what to expect. Re-state your Thesis statement at the concluding paragraph so that the reader is reminded of the whole point of you writing the RP.
References:
Use APA format. In research there are hundreds of reference formats depending on the field of study you are in. We are in the education field and therefore we adhere to the APA format. Look it up. Please be aware of the minimum number of reference I need. The references have to be quoted in the body of the text. I will make an entry on that later.
Ok. That's all for now.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Research Paper- Proposals that I have responded to
I've received emails containing the RP proposals from the names listed below. I have also responded to them all. I am now waiting for them to refine their ideas and send the proposal back to me. I am not going to read any drafts that is why i need to see that your RP is well planned and clearly organised.
Saria Limpot
Yap Geok Peng
Thayamal Raman
Kumaran
Premitha
Kwan Wei Kuen
Barisha Menon
IMPORTANT MATTERS CONCERNING THE RP:
Number of words- Not more than 4000 words not including references. 4000 words are not a lot of words that is why i need you have a strong focus on what you want to research on. Don't waste the number of words on trivial things like author's background.
Background of the author- I seriously ask you all to adapt and rephrase all that you have found on the internet. Please do not simply copy paste everything. Give consideration on what should be a part of your RP. When dealing with the background of the author, please only pick information that is really relevant to the issue you are researching on. For example, if you are looking at feminist issues focusing on marriage and the author that you are dealing with is Kate Chopin, only present to me bits of her background that may have influenced her in her writing such characters/themes like the era that she grew up in, her personal experience in marriage, did she come from a broken family and if so you could information on how her parents were, you know that sort of things. I do not need to know where the author went to school (unless that has had influence on her thinking and writing), i do not know which river the author jumped into and drowned or hr favourite drink, unless of course it has relation to how the issue you are tackling may have influenced him/her.
Educational implucations- this part should come just before the conclusion. I'll be looking closely at how you see the texts and research would have benefit upon students in the classroom. Is the language rich and has potential to give students the opportunity to learn language through a literary work? Does it offer self developmental growth (teaching students about life and to understand themselves and the people around them) ? Does it offer cultural exposure? Think about it.
Deadline- Kwan Wei Kuen has pointed out to me that it was announced on the portal that all assignments should be in by the 30th of April that is two weeks before the finals. I may speak to the person incharged on this, but I tell you what, why don't you just e-mail me your RP anytime before the finals are over? Is that good for you? So that means you don't have to rush for the 30th April deadline. Just send me softcopies of your RPs anytime before your final exam is over. SO no worries about the hardcopies. Email the softcopy straight to my hotmail.
Note: I'm not accepting anymore position papers please, only RPs (and probably some very minor Q and A based on the notes in the modules. It will be up this week)
Thanks.
Saria Limpot
Yap Geok Peng
Thayamal Raman
Kumaran
Premitha
Kwan Wei Kuen
Barisha Menon
IMPORTANT MATTERS CONCERNING THE RP:
Number of words- Not more than 4000 words not including references. 4000 words are not a lot of words that is why i need you have a strong focus on what you want to research on. Don't waste the number of words on trivial things like author's background.
Background of the author- I seriously ask you all to adapt and rephrase all that you have found on the internet. Please do not simply copy paste everything. Give consideration on what should be a part of your RP. When dealing with the background of the author, please only pick information that is really relevant to the issue you are researching on. For example, if you are looking at feminist issues focusing on marriage and the author that you are dealing with is Kate Chopin, only present to me bits of her background that may have influenced her in her writing such characters/themes like the era that she grew up in, her personal experience in marriage, did she come from a broken family and if so you could information on how her parents were, you know that sort of things. I do not need to know where the author went to school (unless that has had influence on her thinking and writing), i do not know which river the author jumped into and drowned or hr favourite drink, unless of course it has relation to how the issue you are tackling may have influenced him/her.
Educational implucations- this part should come just before the conclusion. I'll be looking closely at how you see the texts and research would have benefit upon students in the classroom. Is the language rich and has potential to give students the opportunity to learn language through a literary work? Does it offer self developmental growth (teaching students about life and to understand themselves and the people around them) ? Does it offer cultural exposure? Think about it.
Deadline- Kwan Wei Kuen has pointed out to me that it was announced on the portal that all assignments should be in by the 30th of April that is two weeks before the finals. I may speak to the person incharged on this, but I tell you what, why don't you just e-mail me your RP anytime before the finals are over? Is that good for you? So that means you don't have to rush for the 30th April deadline. Just send me softcopies of your RPs anytime before your final exam is over. SO no worries about the hardcopies. Email the softcopy straight to my hotmail.
Note: I'm not accepting anymore position papers please, only RPs (and probably some very minor Q and A based on the notes in the modules. It will be up this week)
Thanks.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Research Paper
Hello everyone. A huge apology for posting this late. I was caught up with so many things concerning teaching.
The second F2F as on the 7th of February 2012.
We skimmed through the contents of the module (which we will go through again a bit more in depth on this blog)
Then we spoke about the Research Paper which is your major project for this course.
So how is the Research Paper (RP) different from your Position Paper (PP)?
A position paper defends a belief.
A research paper holds all that you have researched on your topic of interest.
Poverty in the Selected Works of Charles Dickens
Child Labour in the Victorian Age as Reflected in the Works of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and George Elliot
The Notion of Blindness in Oedipus Rex and King Lear (comparing 2 texts but that's ok if you have enough to talk about)
Kate Chopin's Women: Are They Really Immoral?
Look at how they are different from the PP titles.
2.
3.
The second F2F as on the 7th of February 2012.
We skimmed through the contents of the module (which we will go through again a bit more in depth on this blog)
Then we spoke about the Research Paper which is your major project for this course.
So how is the Research Paper (RP) different from your Position Paper (PP)?
A position paper defends a belief.
A research paper holds all that you have researched on your topic of interest.
Research Paper Proposal Template
Tentative title of research paper:
tentative because you might change it when you get stuck in the research or you may want a better title to reflect your paper
Example: tentative because you might change it when you get stuck in the research or you may want a better title to reflect your paper
Poverty in the Selected Works of Charles Dickens
Child Labour in the Victorian Age as Reflected in the Works of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and George Elliot
The Notion of Blindness in Oedipus Rex and King Lear (comparing 2 texts but that's ok if you have enough to talk about)
Kate Chopin's Women: Are They Really Immoral?
Look at how they are different from the PP titles.
Texts used: (at least 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Note: Choose 3 texts by the same author or choose 3 texts with
common concerns written by 3 different authors (I've given examples above)
Objective(s) of the research (what you hope to research on):
In this research, I am interested to look at...(put your objectives in point form)
1. how women are treated...(these objectives will help guide your thoughts on what you want to focus on)In this research, I am interested to look at...(put your objectives in point form)
2.
3.
What is your thesis statement?
The thesis statement is what controls the idea within the whole paper.
A TS is usually positioned at the end of the Introduction section. It should be re-stated at the conclusion part.
In the introduction you will discuss a bit about the background of the issue at hand and explain why you have chosen to research on this topic.
Then your thesis statement would sound like this "...this research paper will deal with feminist issues (like what?) and how this has affected the thinking of women living in the Victorian Society (if you have not mentioned the texts before, then mention here)
Of course you can phrase the TS anyway you like (look this up)
The thesis statement is what controls the idea within the whole paper.
A TS is usually positioned at the end of the Introduction section. It should be re-stated at the conclusion part.
In the introduction you will discuss a bit about the background of the issue at hand and explain why you have chosen to research on this topic.
Then your thesis statement would sound like this "...this research paper will deal with feminist issues (like what?) and how this has affected the thinking of women living in the Victorian Society (if you have not mentioned the texts before, then mention here)
Of course you can phrase the TS anyway you like (look this up)
Why do you think this research is significant?
Your reasons for choosing to work on the texts and the issues.
Your reasons for choosing to work on the texts and the issues.
What are the key issues in this research?
Feminism
Poverty
Broken marriages
Child Labour
Polygamy
Etc
(There can be more than one in your research)
Feminism
Poverty
Broken marriages
Child Labour
Polygamy
Etc
(There can be more than one in your research)
How will this benefit your experience as a teacher and your
students’ experience for literature in the ESL context? (Educational
Implications)
An important part of the RP.
How do you propose to format your research paper? What are
the possible headings of sections and subsections in your research? E.g.
Introduction, Background of the author etc. It all depends on the needs of your
research.
Look at other thesis
1.0 Introduction
1.1
2.0 Background of the other
2.1 Education
2.2 Marriage
Remember, it all depends. It's your RP so arrange and organise the contents so that you guide your readers well.
Note:
1. Find the appropriate way of quoting references. Rephrase information found and acknowledge sources. Be careful to not plagiarise even if you did not mean to.
2. DO NOT use Wikipedia for the research as it is not a reliable source. Go to JSTOR, Google scholar and work on published articles.
3. I want to see you referring to at least 5 books / journals in the research and this DOES NOT include the literary texts you are working on.
****************************************************
Think about what you want to do. Complete this template. Copy paste and email it to me (not as an attachment but in the email body itself)
Do it as soon as possible. I'm not setting deadlines.
All the best.
Look at other thesis
1.0 Introduction
1.1
2.0 Background of the other
2.1 Education
2.2 Marriage
Remember, it all depends. It's your RP so arrange and organise the contents so that you guide your readers well.
Note:
1. Find the appropriate way of quoting references. Rephrase information found and acknowledge sources. Be careful to not plagiarise even if you did not mean to.
2. DO NOT use Wikipedia for the research as it is not a reliable source. Go to JSTOR, Google scholar and work on published articles.
3. I want to see you referring to at least 5 books / journals in the research and this DOES NOT include the literary texts you are working on.
****************************************************
Think about what you want to do. Complete this template. Copy paste and email it to me (not as an attachment but in the email body itself)
Do it as soon as possible. I'm not setting deadlines.
All the best.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
General updates
The deadline of the position paper assignment still stands- 30 March 2012. I would like to collect it from the UPM office the following week by Tuesday.
I'm glad that some of you have finished writing your position papers. I have to tell you that I'll not read your drafts, I'm sorry. I'll only read them thoroughly when I grade the hardcopy. Quite looking forward to that.
Please be informed that even if I had praised your position and points, it doesn't mean anything until you write out a good argumentative piece.
I have received :
Hema's blog address : http://hema39.blogspot.com
and Premitha's- http://premitha26.sosblogs.com
Some of your emails go to my spambox, that's why I have not been receiving your emails. CC emails to dzeelfa@yahoo.com if don't respond. Hotmail will remain the main account.
One more thing to note, please state your position at the top of the page:
I'm glad that some of you have finished writing your position papers. I have to tell you that I'll not read your drafts, I'm sorry. I'll only read them thoroughly when I grade the hardcopy. Quite looking forward to that.
Please be informed that even if I had praised your position and points, it doesn't mean anything until you write out a good argumentative piece.
I have received :
Hema's blog address : http://hema39.blogspot.com
and Premitha's- http://premitha26.sosblogs.com
Some of your emails go to my spambox, that's why I have not been receiving your emails. CC emails to dzeelfa@yahoo.com if don't respond. Hotmail will remain the main account.
One more thing to note, please state your position at the top of the page:
"Jerry's death signifies the birth of his pride and dignity"
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
I still have not received anything from these people:
Norul Faraliza- blog and PP
Saria Limpot- blog and PP
Siva Sanghari- PP
If you know them, please tell them to do the necessary.
I'm not available online nor by texts starting this afternoon, so if you write to me, you'll not get any feedback. I'll only be back 31st March and by then the position papers should already reach the UPM office.
Thanks.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Deadlines (not dateline!)
Click here for your: Academic Calender
Blog addresses - The week after the first face to face. Until now I'm still waiting for people to send me their URLs.
Position and points to be approved - 11 March 2012. I'm still waiting for a few more. I won't accept anymore outlines by Friday 16th March 2012. I'll be away from the internet starting Saturday the 17th right up to the 31st. So sorry can't entertain anymore outlines. You can go ahead with writing without my approval and do keep your fingers crossed that you are on the right track!
Position Paper - The hardcopy should reach the UPM office by the 30th of March 2012. Please don't make me travel unnecessarily to go pick up assignments more than once.
Online Tasks - To be decided
Research Paper - The hardcopy should reach the UPM office by 6th May 2012
Blogs- Stop writing by the 11th of May 2012
Note: I noticed that the dates have been pushed to a week later. We had our first F2F on the 11th of Feb but the calendar stated that it should be on the 5th of Feb.
I'll check for the right dates and update the deadlines. Does it make sense to push all the dates mentioned above to the following week?
Blog addresses - The week after the first face to face. Until now I'm still waiting for people to send me their URLs.
Position and points to be approved - 11 March 2012. I'm still waiting for a few more. I won't accept anymore outlines by Friday 16th March 2012. I'll be away from the internet starting Saturday the 17th right up to the 31st. So sorry can't entertain anymore outlines. You can go ahead with writing without my approval and do keep your fingers crossed that you are on the right track!
Position Paper - The hardcopy should reach the UPM office by the 30th of March 2012. Please don't make me travel unnecessarily to go pick up assignments more than once.
Online Tasks - To be decided
Research Paper - The hardcopy should reach the UPM office by 6th May 2012
Blogs- Stop writing by the 11th of May 2012
Note: I noticed that the dates have been pushed to a week later. We had our first F2F on the 11th of Feb but the calendar stated that it should be on the 5th of Feb.
I'll check for the right dates and update the deadlines. Does it make sense to push all the dates mentioned above to the following week?
Position update 4
So far only 14 people have written to me about their positions and the 3 points. I must say that some of your ideas are really impressive! Well done. Some of you needed to revise things but that's not a problem at all. The names of people who have discussed what they should with me are:
Chua Wei Thing
Yap Geok Peng
Kumaran
Karen Tan
Sia Nga Yea
Barisha Menon
Mogana
Nurida
Kwan Wei Kuen
Puteri Marina http://j38845puteri.blogspot.com
Gan Sia Fui
Yong Mei Shia
Zizie Ardina Lim
Thayamal
These people need to write to me quick:
Nur Hafiza (blog ok)
Premitha (no blog)
Norul Faraliza (no blog)
Saria (no blog)
Hema Latha (no blog)
Girija (blog ok)
If anything reported here is inaccurate, please email me at my hotmail to re-send quickly.
Don't send anything in attachment for this exercise. Since it's only an outline/draft, just write it on the email body.
Always put your subject heading appropriately according to what the content is.
Don't email me 100 times of the same thing just because I took a bit of time acknowledging receipt. Like you, I too have other things to do.
Those I have okay-ed can already finish up writing. There are still some who need to revise their work for approval.
All the best.
Chua Wei Thing
Yap Geok Peng
Kumaran
Karen Tan
Sia Nga Yea
Barisha Menon
Mogana
Nurida
Kwan Wei Kuen
Puteri Marina http://j38845puteri.blogspot.com
Gan Sia Fui
Yong Mei Shia
Zizie Ardina Lim
Thayamal
These people need to write to me quick:
Nur Hafiza (blog ok)
Premitha (no blog)
Norul Faraliza (no blog)
Saria (no blog)
Hema Latha (no blog)
Girija (blog ok)
If anything reported here is inaccurate, please email me at my hotmail to re-send quickly.
Don't send anything in attachment for this exercise. Since it's only an outline/draft, just write it on the email body.
Always put your subject heading appropriately according to what the content is.
Don't email me 100 times of the same thing just because I took a bit of time acknowledging receipt. Like you, I too have other things to do.
Those I have okay-ed can already finish up writing. There are still some who need to revise their work for approval.
All the best.
Blog update 3
Please click for the answer
More blog addresses sent:
Zizie Ardina Lim Abdullah
http://zizieardina.blogspot.com
Read up your modules, work on your position papers and do reflections on your blogs.
Good luck!
More blog addresses sent:
Zizie Ardina Lim Abdullah
http://zizieardina.blogspot.com
Sivasanghari a/p Nadarajan
Read up your modules, work on your position papers and do reflections on your blogs.
Good luck!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Position Updates
Only 3 people have emailed me their positions and points. I have commented on them.
1. Kwan Wei Kuan
2. Yong Mei Shia
3. Thayamal Raman
Please send in yours by the 11th of March (i'm extending it to the weekend to give you time) and I will try my best to give feedback as soon as possible.
Don't delay. I'll be announcing the deadlines soon.
1. Kwan Wei Kuan
2. Yong Mei Shia
3. Thayamal Raman
Please send in yours by the 11th of March (i'm extending it to the weekend to give you time) and I will try my best to give feedback as soon as possible.
Don't delay. I'll be announcing the deadlines soon.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Questions and Answers
Hello.
Your classmate has written to me asking the questions below. I thought it would help if the answers are shared here.
Question 1:
I quote from what you have written in your blogspot, 'No use having a stand that everybody agrees about.' So, I'll just imagine that I'm Mary Maloney's attorney, taking my stand to persuade the audience that she didn't kill her husband purposely?
Answer: Don't imagine that you are her attorney. You are just you defending your belief about the story. If you say that she didn't kill her husband on purpose, then write that in a proper, strong sentence to reflect that you believe this.
'No use having a stand that everybody agrees about' means, it's not useful to say, for instance, Mrs Maloney's husband is a terrible person. That's obvious isn't it? Leaving a wife who is heavily pregnant for another woman is not exactly what a good man should do. On the other hand, if you say "Mr. Maloney is doing his wife a favour by leaving her" then that's interesting! Try to prove it if you can. That's just an example.
I look forward to giving feedback on your positions. Please have me approve them first before you proceed with the essay.
Question 2:
How many journals should i write? or how often should i write? click for the answer
Your classmate has written to me asking the questions below. I thought it would help if the answers are shared here.
Question 1:
I quote from what you have written in your blogspot, 'No use having a stand that everybody agrees about.' So, I'll just imagine that I'm Mary Maloney's attorney, taking my stand to persuade the audience that she didn't kill her husband purposely?
Answer: Don't imagine that you are her attorney. You are just you defending your belief about the story. If you say that she didn't kill her husband on purpose, then write that in a proper, strong sentence to reflect that you believe this.
'No use having a stand that everybody agrees about' means, it's not useful to say, for instance, Mrs Maloney's husband is a terrible person. That's obvious isn't it? Leaving a wife who is heavily pregnant for another woman is not exactly what a good man should do. On the other hand, if you say "Mr. Maloney is doing his wife a favour by leaving her" then that's interesting! Try to prove it if you can. That's just an example.
I look forward to giving feedback on your positions. Please have me approve them first before you proceed with the essay.
Question 2:
How many journals should i write? or how often should i write? click for the answer
Blog Update 2
Hi Everyone,
I need you to write a minimum of 10 entries
Each entry shouldn't be less than 100 words
It's an on going process throughout the semester, so you only stop writing during the final.
I will give you a list of deadlines.
I'd like to remind you again that reflection simply means, what comes to your thoughts after reading the texts provided in the module, relate it to your life, relate it to education, relate it to how it'll be useful in the classroom, relate it to how personal growth can be derived from using the texts, relate to how language can be taught and learnt, relate it to how culture can be introduced using those texts and the list goes on.
Your reflection can also be on your thought process as you go through writing the position paper. The same thing can happen as you work on your research paper.
As you go through your reflection, some songs, poems, newspaper article may be related to the issues that are portrayed in the texts you have read and/or the assignments you are working on. You may want to upload pictures, poems, videos that mirror your thoughts about certain issues found as you go through the course.
I've got two more blog addresses sent to me:
Yap Geok Peng
http://ephingyapj38869.blogspot.com
Girija Ramkumar
http://thenewbelletrist.blogspot.com
Happy blogging!
I need you to write a minimum of 10 entries
Each entry shouldn't be less than 100 words
It's an on going process throughout the semester, so you only stop writing during the final.
I will give you a list of deadlines.
I'd like to remind you again that reflection simply means, what comes to your thoughts after reading the texts provided in the module, relate it to your life, relate it to education, relate it to how it'll be useful in the classroom, relate it to how personal growth can be derived from using the texts, relate to how language can be taught and learnt, relate it to how culture can be introduced using those texts and the list goes on.
Your reflection can also be on your thought process as you go through writing the position paper. The same thing can happen as you work on your research paper.
As you go through your reflection, some songs, poems, newspaper article may be related to the issues that are portrayed in the texts you have read and/or the assignments you are working on. You may want to upload pictures, poems, videos that mirror your thoughts about certain issues found as you go through the course.
I've got two more blog addresses sent to me:
Yap Geok Peng
http://ephingyapj38869.blogspot.com
Girija Ramkumar
http://thenewbelletrist.blogspot.com
Happy blogging!
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hi cik dzeelfa. about the online journal, when do we start? should we start now or do we have to wait for your instruction? i have read the first story, The Son of the Turtle - Spirit. plz let us know. thank you so much and good day.