Understanding Comics

How am I going to actively monitor my learning in this course? After I complete the assigned chapter reading before class, I am going to answer the review questions for the chapter to assess my learning. This will give me feedback whether I understand or did not understand certain concepts or terminology within the reading. I will also create flashcards for terminology and vocabulary and actively review them to monitor my retention and learning in this course. Do I find this course interesting?…

How much language awareness can account for L2 development? Is it necessary? Can it hinder fluency? The controversy involving explicit and implicit learning boosts many studies in SLA field. Some researches (e.g. Krashen, 1981; Paradis, 1994) do not see much contribution of explicit grammar teaching in L2 development, whereas others (R. Ellis, 1994) argue that explicit knowledge accelerates form-meaning mapping and helps to attain certain types of knowledge, such as academic or professional…

crowd and someone or a few people would start dancing. Slinging their arms over their heads, in a windmill type fashion. I was laughing my ass off. Looked like they were being attacked by bees. Zack called it hard core dancing. Basically, from my understanding, you start slinging your arms, moving your feet and turn around in a circle, hoping to not hit someone. Reminded me of my nephew walking in the room and saying hey, watch this. Just no pattern to it. Just moved to the…

agreement between conflicting individuals where they agree to make concessions. In most conflicts, the two parties either disagree on something or trying to prove a point. Settling the issue using compromise can be beneficial for both parties, form an understanding to the other’s point, and can help resolve a serious conflict. There are many ways compromise can benefit both sides. In the article, Agree to Disagree - The Use of Compromise in Conflict, it states, “When an agreement is reached…

Consequently, Hillandale was able to connect with the Filipinos in a pro-Communist part of the Philippines. By understanding the culture, language, and music, Hillandale was able to get the attention of the locals and gain their favor. Once he had their attention, he was able to disprove the anti-American propaganda and ultimately build a long lasting relationship with…

learning experience as well as prepare me for life after college. Throughout this course, I think that it is vital to know how you learn best, what the professor is expecting of you, as well as how the class is structured and the policies within it. Understanding your personal learning style is essential to succeeding in not only classes but in jobs. Based on the VARK survey that we took on the first day, I learn best from notes and textbooks as well as from examples and trial and error. The…

Language is a tool humans use to communicate with each other. English, Spanish, and Chinese are few examples of these carefully crafted tools. Tools that were shaped in different ways, but for the same purpose. English in particular is a beautiful systematic sequence of carefully crafted words in a rhythmic pattern. But with the beauty of the language comes the complexity and it is difficult for immigrants from other countries to adapt to the language. In Amy Tan 's essay “Mothers Tongue”, she…

couldn’t understand why Jews think that Jesus is not the Messiah. But after putting my beliefs aside I understood that they don’t believe that the messiah can be part man part god. So for the rest of the semester I will have to try my best to be more understanding of other religions and make sure I don’t judge them based on my own…

Intelligence is often linked to logic and rationality, which is why the term emotional intelligence sounds like an oxymoron. An organization, on the face of it, seems to exist to make financial gains. However, one shouldn’t forget that an organization is a group of human beings, not machines alone. We are emotional beings; therefore, emotions cannot be left outside of the workplace, which necessitates the ability to be able to control our emotions. This is what emotional intelligence is about.…

that has been found scattered across Saskatchewan and can have multiple meanings is the Medicine wheel. Through history the meanings may have been altered for a better understanding, and the meaning once again is understood differently by each aboriginal group. Some people can glance at the Medicine wheel and have a full understanding of what it means, where others may need a full explanation. The…