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Linggo, Marso 18, 2012

Introduction

The study of literature is the cornerstone of any liberal arts education.
Literature is the history of ideas. It is a reflection of thoughts, feelings and culture of a time and a place. What better place to start when learning about the world we live in? In this 12 HOUR audiobook, Charles Lamarck, Ph.D. introduces us to the great currents in literature from the early Anglo Saxon period (ca.500) to the end of the Victorian era (ca. 1906).
Meet the first great heroes of modern story telling in the Anglo Saxon masterpiece Beowulf. Hear the songs of courtly love who’s grandeur is yet to be surpassed sang to the lords and ladies of medieval days. Trod the boards with Shakespeare as the grandest tradition in theater since the ancient Greeks flourishes in renaissance London. Turn a clever phrase with Spenser, Pope and Bacon- and reap the rewards his majesty’s court is capable of bestowing.


Be there as the great newspapers and periodicals are first published and work their way into the coffee houses of the enlightenment. Take a mystic country stroll with Wordsworth. Explore turn of the century industrial revolution England with Dickens and Carlyle. Experience the fantastic opium induced waking visions of Coleridge and De Quincey. Rush headlong into the battles and romances that were the pleasure of the Romantic era with Austen, Arnold and Scott. Woo, laugh, live, love and ponder the mysteries of the universe with the greatest thinkers and minds the modern western world has ever produced.

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I. The Isles of My Portfolio in English 121 (Writing in the Discipline)

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II. Students Outputs of E-Portfolio

Aiza Mastura
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III. Writing in the Discipline as a Platform in Education for Sustainable Development

The purpose of teaching literature in schools has often been debated especially during the recent concern of our "failing educational system" and the importance placed on high stakes tests. However, teaching literature not only improves reading fluency through the expansion of vocabulary, but also increases students' reading comprehension skills. Comprehension skills not only include retelling main events, but also include the ability to identify the author's choice or words, central themes, character development, symbolism, irony, etc.


Including literature especially classical literature supports the idea of teaching a truly integrated curriculum.  For example, classical literature can be used to teach history and language arts.  One does not need to have a specific course designed solely around reading classical literature.  It can be used in history and writing classes to encourage higher level thinking skills.
 
                    Today it seems that students need to not only learn from literature, but also understand how it applies to their lives.  Instead of having students read the whole of a "literary classics", teachers should begin to incorporate newer texts and excerpts from the classics can teach them the same lessons is becoming vitally important.  Students need to feel they can relate to what they’re reading; otherwise English and literature teachers will find themselves losing their audiences. Turning students off from literature is doing them a disservice, teachers need to ensure that their students cannot only read but can analyze and question the texts they are reading. 
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IV. Reflection in English 121

There are many aspects of English that I now comprehend. I can see the way to use the writing process both written and oral and how to apply them. It was interesting to find how language can be used in so many different ways. English 121 taught me to pick out the strengths and weaknesses of a paper and use it effectively.

 

The writing process can be used to a student’s advantage through recognizing important qualities and strengths of a paper. Such qualities can be having a strong introduction to capture to readers attention. Another quality might be possessing the skill of the use of descriptive words that allows the reader to better imagine the scene. The work in my portfolio speaks of this quality. Such as my paper, uses very descriptive words and allows the reader to imagine the whole party and environment it took place in. I believe as the semester progressed my introductions got stronger. Some problems I need to work on are grammar skills and the flow of a paper. The more essays and papers I write the better my writing skills become.
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V. Integration of Education for Sustainable Development to English 121


Our early work revealed a number of themes that are important to children about where they live. These include for example personal concerns such as health, family, and friends and the perception of safety or danger posed by people,roads, or vandalism. It was striking to the adults how important the quality of their local environment was to the children.


                Most of the children already moved around the community more independently of their parents and wider families. They had detailed knowledge of their local community and could operate safely and successfully in it. Their knowledge of their community however, and how they used it were very different from that of adults. (e.g their knowledge  of the recreation areas, who used them, and how safe they were). This knowledge  was gained through exploration and paly, exchanges with peers and families through stories, and by renewed contact with each other, with older children, with adults, and with the community.
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