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2.1Introduction

Inthissectiontheresearcherreviewstheliteraturefromthepastresearchesoropinionsaboutthe importantofthelearningvocabularyandimpactsofreadingandshortstoryinthescopeoflanguage learningandteachingandalsotherelationbetweenreading,shortstoryandvocabularylearning. TheattentionofthissectionespeciallyisonreviewingoftheimpactsofthereadingstoryonEnglish, especially,vocabularylearningoftheEFLlearners

Forthefirstpartofthischapter,it'sbettertostartwiththedefinitionofvocabulary.

2.2Theconceptualdefinitionofvocabulary

Whatisvocabulary?

Ifwewanttodefinethevocabulary,itistheknowledgeofwords&theirmeanings

AsStahl(2005)states,"vocabularyknowledgeisknowledge;theknowledgeofwordnotonly impliesadefinition,butalsoimplieshowthatwordfitsintotheworld"."Vocabulary"canhaveat leastthreedifferentmeanings;

1.Allofthewordsinalanguage;newwordsareconstantlybeingaddedtolanguage.

2Thewordsusedinaparticularcontext

ThatisnecessarytoimproveyourbusinessvocabularyifyouaregoingtodoMBA

3.Thewordswhichanindividualpersonknowsthem

Theteachersaidthatmyvocabularyisgood

ThereisadifferencebetweenActiveAndPassiveVocabularyinourownindividualvocabulary,the wordswhichweunderstandandusethemarecalledouractivevocabularyandthewordswhichwe understandbutdonotorcannotusethemarecalledour

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Learningtoreadisaprocess,Understandinghowagroupofwordsworkwellwithoneanotherto combineasentence,paragraphorevenanovel.Readingtolearnistakingininformationthathas beengivenandbeingabletoapplytolifesituations.Manystillarguetodayaboutthedifference betweenlearningtoreadandreadingtolearn.Throughoutelementary,Iwasgiventheopportunity toattendanamazingpublicschoolthatwasheldtostandardsasaprivateschoolIlearnedskillsthat manykindergartenersdidnotlearnuntilthefirstgrade.Beingabletoreadfullchapterbooksina two–dayperiodwasonlyoneofthemanyperksthatIwasgiven.AftermyfamilyandIchanged locations,IhadtoattendadifferentschoolOncetheteachersrealizedhowwellIcouldreadout loud,spellwords,andunderstandthetext,IthenrealizedhowmuchIlovetoread.Manyofus enjoyreadingmanybooksjustforentertainmentorjusttolearnnewthingsthatwedidnotshow morecontent

Readingtolearncanonlyhelpus.Readingdoesnothavetoalwaysbeaboutknowledge,itcouldbe forpureentertainmentReadingaffectsthebraininagoodwaythathelpswithcommunication, understanding,andlearning.Manyadultsstillreadtolearnandexpandtheirknowledgeonmany waysoflifeandaswellasmanyotherlifeevents.AsIcontinuemyjourneyoflife,Ihaveapositive viewonmyownliteracybecauseIhavetakenthetimetoinvestintomyknowledgeandlearnabout thethingsthatIdonotknowalready.EverydayItrytolearnsomethingnewthatIdidnotknowthe daybeforeWhileIamstillinschoolworkingtowardsmydegree,Istillmaketimetoreadoutside oftheofmyassignedworktopickupabookorsomethingthatisinformationaltobroadenthe thingsthatIknow.ThebestwordssaidbyBenjaminFranklin"Aninvestmentinknowledgepays thebest

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America,acountrycreatedbytheoutcastsofEuropeinthe1700's,isanationthatconsistsofa diversitynotknownbyanyothercountry.Sincethefirstsettlerstravelledtothisnewnation,people fromallovertheworldhavecometothisgreatcountryformanydifferentreasons.Somepeople cometomakeabetterlifefortheirfamilies,somepeoplecometoexperiencefreedom,somehave cometostayaliveandavoidgenocideoftheirownnation,inthepastsomehaveevenbeenforcedto cometoAmericawiththeirlivesbeingchangedforever.Inschoolstoday,welearnaboutthe reasonspeoplecometothisnation,butit'snotoftenthatwelearnwhathappenedaftertheyarrived Textbooksareoftenwrittento...showmorecontent...

IwasanoutcastbecauseIhadcomefromanotherculturethatthesegirlsdidn'tquiteunderstand.If theyhadbeentaughtaboutdifferentculturesintheirschoolsbeforecollegetheywouldhavebeen abletohaveabetterunderstandingofwhereIcamefromwhichwouldhavehelpedthemnotto judgemesoquicklyTherearemanywaysateachercanincorporatemulticulturalliteratureintoa classroom.Oneofthemorepopularformsofincorporatingoutsidereadingisthroughbookclubsor literaturecircles.Inliteraturecirclestheteacherbringsinaboutfourorfivecopiesoffourorfive differentbooks.Beforebeginningtoreadthebooks,theteacherwillgiveabriefdescriptionofeach booktotheclass(Tompkins).Itisusuallybestiftheteacherhasalreadyreadeachbooksotheycan giveabetteroverviewofthebookAfterthestudentshavehadachancetolearnalittleabouteach booktheywillthenchoosetheirbook,aswellasothermembersfortheirgroup.Someteachersmay makeexceptionstotheamountofchoicesthestudentshave,butthestudentsshouldbegivenas muchfreedomaspossibleMosttimesthebookswilleachtellastoryfromtheperspectiveof someonefromadifferentculture.Theculturesrepresentedmaybethesameculturesdisplayedin theclassroomordifferentcultures.Allthebookshowever,usuallysharea

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OnlineGraduatePrograms

Overthepastfewyearstherehasbeenasignificantincreaseinthenumberofstudentsenrolledin onlinegraduateprograms.Beforeonlinegraduateprogramsexisted,anundergraduatestudentcould onlyreceiveagraduatedegreeiftheyphysicallyattendedauniversityHowever,withthe improvementsintechnology,studentscannowreceiveagraduatedegreefromtheirhomebysimply attendinglecturesonline,andsubmittingtheirworkthroughemailtotheprofessor.Althoughthere areconflictingideasaboutwhetherornotastudentcanretainthesameamountofinformationfrom anonlineprogramasopposedtoattendingagraduateschool,researchshowsthatonlinegraduate programsareequallyaseffectiveasshowmorecontent

Thisdiffersfromtheclassroomwheretheremaybeseveralquestionsatonetimeinwhichthe professoristryingtohandle.

Anexampleoftheeffectivenessofonlinelearningmaybeseenthrougharecentstudyconductedby theTestofUnderstandingCollegeEconomics.Thestudyindicated,"studentswhoselectintothe onlineclassesperformbetterthantheywouldinafacetofaceclass"(Coates,2004,p.533). Therefore,ithasbeenproventhatthereisnosignificantdifferenceinthemateriallearnedinonline graduateprogramsasopposedtograduateschoolsThesestudiesshowthatforsomepeople,online graduateprogramsprovideabetterlearningatmospherethangraduateschools.Therefore,online graduateprogramsarebettersuitedforsomepeople.

Inadditiontobeingabletoactivelycommunicatewithyourprofessoronline,studentsareableto workattheirownpace.Foronlinegraduateprograms,anassignmentwillbegiven,andthestudent hastoturnitinbeforethedeadline.Studentsdonothavetoworryaboutwhattimetheyworkonthe assignmentaslongasitisturnedinonthedateitwasrequested.Thisisbeneficialforpeoplewho aretryingtomanageajobandattendschoolatthesametimeSincemanypeoplehavetopayfor graduateschoolthemselves,theyareoftenforcedtoworkfulltime.Duetothis,thereareoften schedulingconflictsbetweenworkandgraduateschool.Studentswhoattendgraduateschool

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RonPadgett,theauthorofCreativeReading,recallshowhelearnedtoreadandwriteasthough thesethingshappenedyesterday.LikePadgett,Itriedrecallingmyreadingandwritinghistory. Whenmyparentsreadtome,theyenjoyedreadingDr.Suessbooks,whichbecamepopularwiththe publicationofTheCatInTheHat.Iwasonlyinterestedinlookingatbookswithcolor.Whenthe bookswerecolorfultheygrabbedmyattentionquicklyIcouldn'twaitformyparentstocomeinmy roomatnightandreadtomefromTheCatintheHat.Ithinkthatthisisoneofthepopularbooks thatparentsshouldreadtotheirchildren.Everytimemyparentsreadtome,Itriedtosaythewords alongwiththemAsaresult,anytimeIhadshowmorecontent Iknowthatisdefinitelywhatgotmetoreadmoreoften.IstartedtoreadanythingIcouldgetmy handsonjusttoearnfreepizza.Allofthekidslovedit!Itwasagreatwaytoencouragekidstoread alittlemore.AlthoughImaynotremembermuchaboutlearningtoread,Idorememberalittlebit moreabouthowIlearnedtowrite.Irememberthatmyteacherhadachalkholderthatheldabout fourpiecesofchalkEachchalkwasevenlyspacedoutsoshecoulddrawlinesontheboardtolook likewritingpaper.Welearnedhowtomakeourlettersontheboard.Weusedthebigloose–leaf paperwiththedottedlinesinbetweenthesolidlines.Shesaidweneededthatkindofpapertomake surewewroteourlettersright.TherewouldalreadybealetterinthetopleftcornerandIwouldjust trymybesttomakemyletterslooklikethatone.Weusedthewholepapertodojustoneletterover andoveragainWewroteourletterssomuchandsooftenthat,thatwaswhenIfirststartedtogeta bumponmyrightmiddlefinger.IusedtoholdthepencilsohardbecauseIwantedmyletterstobe asgoodanddarkastheexampleletter.IremembertheletterthatIhadthebiggestproblemprinting wasthecapitalBItalwaysusedtoturnoutlookingweirdTheletterthatIlovedwritingwasthe S's.IthinkIlikedmakingtheswirlsgoing

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AlanaRobertsEssayIFebruary26th,2013"LearningtoReadandWrite"byFredrickDouglasisa storyaboutaslavebreakingthebondageofignorancebylearningtoreadandwrite.Duringthe courseof7yearsDouglasdiscreetlyteacheshimselftoreadandwritebymeansofstealing newspapers,tradingfoodwithpoorwhiteboysforknowledgeandbooks,aswellascopyinghis master'shandwritingDouglaslearningtoreadgavehimextremeawarenessofhisconditionashe says"...Iwouldattimesfeelthatlearningtoreadhadbeenacurseratherthanablessing.Ithad givenmeaviewofmywretchedcondition,withouttheremedy"(Page168–169).Withhisnew consciousnesshesufferedwithdepressionenvyinghisfellowslavesfortheirshowmorecontent Ignorancealsobefallsontheoppressors.DouglasshedslightonhowslaveownersprayedtoChrist, wenttochurcheverySundayandyetmistreatedpeopletotheupmostdegreeandpunishedthemfor reading.SouthernersoftenjustifiedslaverybysayingtheywerebringingChristianitytoslaves. Christianityisareligionbasedonloveandcompassionforyourfellowman.SincetheEuropeans didnotbelievetheAfricanswereworthytobeinthesamehumancategoryasthemthey dehumanizedthemrelatingthemtoanimals.Althoughthebiblesays"wemustnevertreatanypart ofGod'screationwithcontempt.Whenwedo,weareindirectlytreatingourCreatorwith contempt."IftheydidnotbelieveslaveswereworthytobetreatedasGod'screationthenwhydid theypushtheirreligiononthem?Theansweristokeepthemcontrolledandconfused.Europeans strippedAfricansoftheirtraditionsstartingwiththeirname,thisinsomedegreemadeAfricanslike blankcanvasesreadytobepaintedanew.Christianitygaveslaveshopethatonedaytheirsituation willchangeiftheyprayedhardenoughandabidebyChristwords.Italsogavethemabrandnew visionofwhatGodshouldlooklikeWhiteisgood,BlackisbadIntheChristianbibletheysaw JesusasawhitemansointurntheycouldhaverelatedthegoodnessofChristtothe"goodness"of theirmasters.Someslavesevenarguedaboutwhosemasterwasmorekind.Iguessthisiswhat

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"Oh,whatgoodwillwritingdo?Iwanttoputmyhandoutandtouchyou.Iwanttodoforyouand careforyou.Iwanttobetherewhenyou'resickandwhenyou'relonesome"(Wharton).The internetisagreatsourcetoyieldromanceyetitprovesfutilewhenanhonestloveiswhatissought.

Thesearchfortrueromanceisworld–wide,itfeedsthedreamsofyoungboysandgirlsandofolder, wiseradults;itpermitstheirfantasiestosteadilyburndeepwithintheirhearts.Despitethewisdom ofthesemenandwomen,thecalltoromanceistoocaptivatingtodismiss.Romanceisseenand heardthroughmeanssuchastelevision,music,andnovels,peoplelongforittransformingtheneed foritintoanever–endingpursuit,whetherthe...showmorecontent...

Iloveyouforallthatyouare,andallthatyetremainsamysterytome.AlthoughI`speak'through thecomputer,mywordscomefromtheheart,truefriendshipishardtofindbutIbelievethatI've founditinyou.

Storiessuchasthesehavebeenpassedthroughouttheinternet.Peoplearefindinga"trueromance" on–linebutthesadtruthisthatmostoftheserelationshipsaredoomedduetodishonestyoramental figurewhichisimpossibleorextremelydifficulttomatch.Theauthoroftheabovepassagesaysthat theylovethepenpalduetothemysterybehindtheirknowledgeofeachother.Possiblythemystery oftheirtruephysicalappearanceoroftheirpersonalitywhichisn'tobviousthroughemotionless communication.Itispossiblyamysterythatguardsthetwopartiesbykeepingthememotionally detached(despitethewordsof"love"inthepassage)toacertainextent.Thereinliesthekeytothe doorthatleadstoasuccessfulandfulfillingrelationshipThemysterythatallowsthepartiesto picturetheiron–line"buddies"astheRomeoorJulietoftheirgenerationiswhatkeepstheairof romanceamidstbutromanceisnotlove.AnexampleofthisisapparentinMeghanDaumandher article"VirtualLove",shestatesthatphysicallymeetingherpenpalonlysouredtherelationship with"PFSlider"whichworkedsowellonthecomputerscreenandthroughthewiresofthe telephone(260)Theauraofmysterysurroundingthewrittenwordonthe

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1.EducationalIssue:BehaviourIssuesandClassroomManagement.WhatIstheBestApproach?

2.Part1.IdentifyandexploreBehaviourissuesandclassroommanagement.

3.ImportanceofclassroommanagementStudentsneedtofeelasenseofcommunity.Relationships andExperiences.Classroommanagementandbehaviourissuesaredirectlyrelatetohowstudents feel

4.IssuesrelatingtobehaviourandmanaegmentAteachersbeliefsandvaluesinfluenceclassroom environment.Theteachermodelsanddemonstratetostudentshowtoact.Unpreparedresponses addtoconflictornegativefeelingsforstudents

5.IssuesrelatingtobehaviourandmanaegmentAtriskstudentsseelittletostrivefor.Negative perspectivewillhaveadirectshowmorecontent

Studentscanexperienceparticipatingfullyindemocraticprocessbyallowingstudentstoestablish theirownrulesforbehaviourandsanctions.

13DemocraticManagmentInvolvesavarietyofcomponentstomaintainstudentsattention Movementistheonlyexperiencethatunitesalllevelsofactivityinthebrain.Themore opportunitiesstudentshavetomoveandchangepositions,thebettertheywillbehave(Henley, 2006).

14.DemocraticManagmentStudentsshouldbeallowedtomoveandtalktogetherduringactivities. Activitycentredlessonsincludevarietyin;curriculumandcontent,co–operativelearning,peer tutoring,learningcentres,role–play,brainstorming,anddiscussion

15.DemocraticManagmentAnautocraticstyleiswhentheteacherdictateswhatwillhappenand howitwillhappenAdemocraticstyleattemptstoinvolvestudentsindecision–makingandappeals tothestudents'intrinsicmotivation.

16.Part3.Solutionstobehaviourissuesandclassroommanagementstrategies:

17.SolutionsStrategiesandactionsneedtobeplannedandimplementedearly.Teachersmust establishrulesandexpectationsearlytoensurestudentsknowtheboundaries.

18SolutionsTeachersshouldaimtoknowinformationontheirstudentsThisincludes:Possible behaviourproblemsSpecificlearningandphysicalneedSstudentnamesandhowtopronounce them.

19DisciplinestrategiesManagementisgainedthrough

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WhatdifferencehasAdvancedEnglishReadingcoursemadetomylearning––ASummaryReport ofAdvancedEnglishReading

AftertheendofAdvancedEnglishReadingcourseIhavetotakethequestionintoconsiderationthat whatIhavegained?Readingskills?Highgradesinfinalexamination?OracertificateofCET–6? AllabovearenotIhavegainedornotenough,andnotworthtodiscussingthemWhatIconsidered themworthtodiscussingevennotgainedenougharewritingskills,courageofopeningmouthto speckEnglishinpublicandthepointthatshouldbeenlearninghowtothinkwithcriticalthinking. AndIbelievethereismorebigsignificancetodiscussthosegainsinmyfurtherlearning,mycareer andmylife.

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IhavetoillustratethereasonthatIdiscussesthegainofwritingskillsnotreadingskillseventhough themaresimilarindevelopingaman`sthoughttosomeextentiswritingskillsmorereflects personalthinkingWritingskillsbuildonseveralessaysInthefirstessay"YourCollegeYears",I evenforgotuseatitle;andthereweresomemanyproblemsbeenfound,forexample,incoherenceof pointofview,wrongword,wordy,...showmorecontent...

AndinAdvancedEnglishReadingcourse,professorWangshowinguswhatiscriticalthinkingby tentextsandheractionsandwords,developingourcriticalthinkingbypresentationand compositionInmyview,gainsofwritingskillsandcourageofopeningmouthtospeckEnglishis servetocriticalthinking:writingskillsmakecontributionstoexpresspersonalthoughtaccurately andthebasisofcouragetospeckEnglishiscriticalthinking.So,thesetofAdvancedEnglish Readingcoursecancometruethetargetofcritical

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Inthetopicofreading,Iseemyselfassomeonewhohastheabilityandpotentialtobecomeagreat readerbut,hastroublesettlingonabookthatIfindenjoyable.RecentlyIdofeelthatIhavebeen improvingbut,inthepast,myhistorywithreadingwasnotthegreatestUnfortunately,Istillcannot sayreadingisahobbyofminebut,Ihopethatintheupcomingyearsthatwillchange.Inmy youngeryears,myexperiencewithreadingwasthattheteacherwouldassigntheclassaspecific bookandIwouldforcemyselftoreadIfeellikethisisabigfactorinthewayIsawreadinggetting uptothisstage,asbackthenIfoundreadingashomeworkwhichwaslikeapunishment.Iwantto beabletomoveawayfromthatmentalityandstartreadingfortheenjoyment.Inthepastcouple years,Istartedrecognizingdifferenttypesofbooksthatfitmyinterestsandwhatgetsmehooked.I lovebooksthataredeepandmeaningful,booksthatwillkeeponethinkingandareunpredictable.I havenoticedthatmostbooksthatItendtolovearenon–fictionbecause,inmyopinion,thesetypes ofbooksholdthemostinterestingstoriesandhavethemostmeaning.Lately,Ihavebeentryingto strengthenmypatienceingettingoverbookstoquickly,Ifeellikeimprovingthiswillalsohelpme findmoreinterestsindifferenttypes/genresofbooksIfeelthatmybiggestweaknessis comprehension.Istrugglewhenitcomestofindingthemeaningofabookorapoemwhentheyare not

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Inthenarrativeexcerpt"LearningtoReadandWrite"(1845),whichoriginallycamefromthe autobiographyNarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass,FrederickDouglassrecapitulateshis journeyintothecomingofliteracythatshiftshispointtohowslaveryreallyisDouglassdevelops andsupportshismainideabyprovidingaflashbackofhisownexperienceasaslavelearningto readandwriteandthroughdialoguewithrhetoricalappeals,suchasethos,pathos,andlogos. Douglass'apparentpurposeistoretellhisstoryoftheobstacleshefacedtofinallybecomeafree mantoguideandpromptotherfellowslavestofinallytakeactionfortheirfreedom;healsowantsto establishafoundationinwhichpeopleofhigherpower,suchasabolitionists,aremoreawareofthe slaverysituation.Theintendedaudienceforthisexcerptisthegeneralpublicofthetimeconsisting offellowslaves,slaveowners,andabolitionists;therelationshipDouglassestablisheswiththe audienceisequivalenttoanewsreporterandthepeoplereceivingthemessage–heexposesthetruth tothem.BeforeIreadthispieceofart,IdidnotthinkthatIwouldlikeit;Ithoughtitwasatedious literaryworkliketheonesapartofacolossaltextbookatfirstglance.However,Ichangedmymind afterreadingitthoroughlyIamhonestlyamazedathowDouglass'wordslinktogethertohavesuch easyflowandclaritythrougheachsentence.Heisabetterwriterthansomeofthepeoplewho learnedhowtoreadandwriteatanevenyoungeragethanhimLastbutnotleast,Ilovehowhe provesthateducationisimportantsincereadingandwritinggavehimtheadvantagetobecomea freeman;thisexcerptgivesalessononwhyeducationispivotaltogainingknowledgetohavea senseofindividualityFrederickDouglassutilizesthethreerhetoricalappeals–ethos,pathos,and logos–tojustifyhisdevelopmentintoearninghisfreedombyabsorbingthetwoabilitiesofliteracy. Heestablishescredibilitybyillustratinghisperspectiveasaslavelearningtoreadandwrite,even thoughitwasforbidden.Douglassdepicts,"TheplanwhichIadopted,andtheonebywhichIwas mostsuccessful,wasthatofmakingfriendsofallthe

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MyjourneythroughreadingandwritingstartedonceIstartedschool.Idon'tremembertheearly yearsbuttheylaiddownafoundationforme.ItgotmetowhereIamtoday.Ilovereadingfor pleasurebutIwanttobemoreopentodifferenttypesofgenres.I'mnotthebestwriterbutItrymy besttowritewell.Ihaveastrongapproachtowritinganessaybutwhenitcomestoactually writing,Idon'tfeeltooconfidentIhopethatthisyearwillhelpmebecomeabetterreaderand writer.Myreadingexperienceshavealwaysbeenenjoyable.IlovetoreadwhenIfindaninteresting book.It'seasyformetobesuckedintoabookifthestorycatchesmyeye.Imostlyliketoreadteen romancenovelsTheyappealtomesimplybecauseofmyinterestinalovestoryMyparentshate buyingmebooksbecausetheyknowI'llbefinishedreadingwithinaweekorso.Readinghas alwaysbeenreallyeasytome.Itseemsalmostnaturaltobesuckedintootherworlds.Thewords starttoflowoverthepagesandsuddenlyitfeelslikeI'mnotevenreadinganymore.UnlessIhaveto readabookforschooloritdoesn'tcatchmyattention,Imighthaveahardtimebringingmyselfto readitDifferenttypesoftextsrequiredifferentapproachesWhenI'mpickingoutanewbookto readforpleasure,Iliketoreadthedescriptiononthebackorinthefrontcover.Itgivesmeanidea ofwhatthebookisgoingtobeaboutandwhetherornotI'llbeinterestedinit.Ifthedescription

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AsfarbackasIcanrememberIhavebeeninlovewithbooks.Stayingupintothelatehoursofthe nightbecauseIcouldnothandlegoingtobednotknowinghowastorywouldconclude.Being surroundedbypilesofbookswasmyversionofheaven.Ihavemymothertothankforthis obsessionwithreading.Asalittlegirl,shealwaysreadtomeatnight,andwhenIgottoacertain agetherolesreversedShelistenedtomestumblethroughthesimplestwordsinendlessamountsof JunieBJonesbooks.Icouldimagineitgotirritatingafterawhilelisteningtosomeonepronounce wordsinbrokensyllablesforanhour,butifshedidnotencouragemetoreadonIwouldnothave excelledthewayIhaveinschool

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ItmademeangrythatIhadtogotoclasseswherewejustwatchedmoviesinsteadofdelvinginto bookswithacomplexmeaning.Myyearsinmiddleschoolwerewastedandonlymademe unpreparedfortheworkthathighschoolhadinstoreforme.

"InTheGreatGatsby,whatisthemetaphoricalmeaningofthebespectacledeyesonthebillboard" mypetiteEnglishteacherwithsimilarowlglassesaskstoaroomofunresponsiveteens.The creativethinkingIdesperatelycravedinmymiddleschooldaysnowisanassaultonthesenses. ThankfullyIamnotalonethough,aseveryonecontinuestostareattheteacherwithablanklookon theirface.LateronintheyearIamassignedtoreadtheBookThiefthecatchisthatIneedtofind teninstancesoffigurativelanguageineachchapterInsteadofbeingsweptawayinaheartbreaking storyIammoreconcernedaboutanalyzingeachsentencecarefullytoseeifthereisanyhidden meaning.Myclassmateslateronletmeinonasecretthattheydidnotbothertoreadthebook."

Whywastehoursscanningthebookpagebypagewhentheinformationneededtocompletethe assignmentiseasilyfoundonline?"theytellmeasthoughitwasidioticformetoactuallydedicate timetoreadthebook.Realizationabouthowtheworldofbookloversdiminishesasoneprogresses througheducationwasaunfortunatethingformetowrapmy

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Themotivationtoreadcomesfromavarietyoffactors.Thisarticlefromapopularwebsitefor educatorsandparents,ReadingRockets,identifiedfivemainones.First,studentsthathavea positiveself–conceptandvaluereadingwillbemoresuccessfulthanthosethatdonot(Gambrell, Palmer,Coddling,&Mazzoni,1996).Second,awidelyusedandeffectivetoolformotivationis providingstudentswithchoicesandwhenthisoccurs,studentsaremorelikelytoengageinreading (Worthy&McKool,1996).Third,teacherscanmodelreadingstrategiesduringread–aloudsand discussionswhichwillthenhelpmotivatestudentstoread(McGee&Richgels,2003).Fourth, teachersmusthaveawide–selectionofbooksforstudentstoreadduringindependent

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Therearetwotypesoflearningsystemsmostcommonlyusedintheworld,Onlinelearningand Traditionalclassroomteaching.Onlinelearningisbasicallyasystemwhichinvolveselectronic mediaandinformationInsimpleitisgettingtrainingandcommunicationresearchthrough electronicmedia.Itwouldnotbewrongtocallonlinelearning,the'futureofeducation'.Online learningdoeshavesomeweakpoints,butthesolutionsthathavebeenprovidedaremorethan enoughtocoveruptheconsOnlinelearningsystemisnotperfect,ithassomedeficiencies,butit's definitelythesystemofthefuture.Manypeoplestillprefertraditionaluniversitiesasthebestwayto getknowledgeandadegreebutonlineeducationisalsoagoodprovenalternative.Throughonline educationstudentscanstudyintheenvironmenttheyfindcomfortableandthetimetheyarefree. Allofthisisforfreeasmostonlinecoursewhichuniversitiesofferdon'thaveanyfeeorifsome courseshavethenthatisverylessascomparedtothepriceofnormalcourseatauniversityThisis thereasonwhichgivesonlineeducationanedgeovertraditionalclassroomlearning.Byusing onlineeducationstudentscan...showmorecontent...

First,ratherthanbeingtetheredtoaspecifictimeallotment,theonlinedegreeseekerisabletolearn withcompleteflexibility.Thisisidealforthosewithunconventionalworkhours,thoseworkingfull time,servinginthemilitaryorthoseraisingafamilyMoreover,thetraditionalmethodoflectures, booksanddesksmaynotbetheoptimumlearningenvironmentforeverystudent.InaNewYork Timesarticle,expertsdeclaredthattherealpromiseofonlineeducationis"providinglearning experiencesthataremoretailoredtoindividualstudentsthanispossibleinclassrooms,"whichin turnfosterstheconceptof"learningbydoing."Manystudentsfindthisengagementmoreusefuland more

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WhyShouldIRead?

"Readingabookislikere–writingitforyourself....Youbringtoanovel,anythingyouread,all yourexperienceoftheworld.Youbringyourhistoryandyoureaditinyourownterms."

AngelaCarter(1940–1992),Britishauthor.

Whyread?WhyshouldIreadthebookbeforeitcomesoutincinema?Whyissettlingdownwitha goodbookbetterthensittingonthecouchwatchingTheSimpson'sreruns?Ihaveoftenpondered themeritsofreading,butyoudon'trealisetheadvantagesuntilyouactuallybeginreading.UntilI unlockedmyfirstrealbookIcouldn'thavedreamedofthewondersandmarvelsthatitopenstoyou. It'sjustthatwhenyoudoreadyoudiscoverhowexquisitethedelightsofreadingare....showmore content

Withabooktoaidtheimagination,apersoncangoanywhere.Theycanbemaroonedonadesert islandwherenormalboyschangetosavagebeastsinLordoftheFlies,theycanbecomeHannibal lector'snextvictimorevenhavearomancewiththearrogantMr.DarcyinPrideandPrejudice.

BooksholdvastamountsofknowledgeIneverybook,thereissomethingtolearnBiographiesand DiariescangiveusaccountsoftheSecondWorldWar,thesinkingoftheTitanic,thetruthbehind celebritieswhilehistorybooksteachusnottomakethesamemistakestwice.

Childrenshouldbeencouragedtoreadfromayoungage,ithelpsthemwithspellingandgrammar. Itcultivatestheiryoungmindsandhelpsthemtobelieveanythingispossible.

In1966

MargaretCraigMcNamarafoundedReadingIsFundamentalafterdiscoveringthatthechildrenshe volunteeredtotutorinWashington,DC,ownednoorfewbooksItdevelopsanddelivers children'sandfamilyliteracyprogramsthathelpprepareyoungchildrenforreadingandmotivate school–agechildrentoreadregularly.Lastyear,RIFcelebratedits35thanniversaryandthe milestoneofplacingmorethan200millionbooksinthehandsandhomesofchildrenmostatriskof educationalfailure.

Booksareafreepastimeandcanhelptoescapefromreality.

UnlikegoingtothecinemawherepeoplespendalotofmoneytoseefilmssuchasLordofthe Rings,HarryPotter,RedDragonallofwhicharebased ...Getmorecontent...

WhileIwasinmiddleschoolinsixthgradeIactuallydidn'tknowhowtoreadbooksoranystory myteacherswouldgiveme.AsIwasreadingthroughthepassagestheywouldgiveme,Inoticed thatwhileIreadastoryitwouldn'tsticktomyhead.Ithentoldmyselfthatitisgoingtobedifficult toreadpassagessincenothingwouldclickinmyhead.Thereweretimeswheretheteacherwould havethestudentsandItakeminiquizzesandIwouldhardlyunderstandonwhatthereaderwas talkingabout.IwouldfailthequizzesduetothereasonthatInevergainedmuchknowledgein reading.ArticlesandstorieswouldalwaysbetoughformetoreadsinceIdidn'thavemany experienceinreadingTherefore,halfofsixthgrademyteacherwhomwasnamedMsSotowhich wasanEnglishteacherhadreallymadereadingeasierformeasthesemesterwentby.Ihadtoldher Iwashavingdifficultiesinreadingandshegladlyhelpedmeout.EverytimeIneededhelpwitha problemfromthestoryshewasgladlytheretohelpme.Forexample,themanythingsshewould helpmeoutwithwashavingtostayafterschoolforaboutanhourreadingpoems,articlesandshort passagesfrombooksshewouldgivemeShealsohadmereadmagazinepageseverythreetimesa weektobettermyunderstandingofwhatI'mreading.Ithenwastoldthatitwouldbeagood opportunitytocomeinonSaturdaysforreadingtobettermyknowledgeinwhatI'mreading.With allthehelpfrommysixth–gradeteacher

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OnlineLearningCourseAnalysis

Receivinganeducationviaanonlinecourseisonethathasbegunwithmanychallenges.Ihave comefromhavingnoknowledgeofresearchinginformationtofeellikeIhavejourneyedalongway findingtheconfidencetoresearchpertinentandqualityresources.ThroughthisparticularunitI havebeengiventheimplementstodevelopasoundknowledgeofonlinegroupcollaborationsand theprogramstoallowthecommunicationtotakeplace Learningabouthowtoobtaincredibleresourceshasbeeninvaluabletomyadvancementsofar. UsingMetzger'scriteriahashelpedmetodetectinformationthatisaccurate,current,objective, credibleandcomprehensive(SwinburneOnline,2016)Metzger'scriteriahavehelpedmetofind referencessuchas;...showmorecontent...

Ihavesincerealisedlearninginthedigitalworldismorechallengingthanitappearswithfeelingsof isolationplayingavastroleinmystudytobeginwith.Ifound,duringthistimethatIneededto participateinasmuchcollaborationaspossibleandtoconversewiththeclassandmygroupto facilitatemyselftolearnasmuchasconceivablewithalsofeelingconnectedtotheclass Constructivisttheoristsbelieveachildlearnsbestusingcollaborationwithpeerstobuildontheir currentknowledge.Vygotskycalledthisthe"ZoneofProximalDevelopment"(ZPD)andhecame tothisviewbyobservingchildrenwhoweretestedontasksindividuallycomparedtochildrenwho weretestedontasksinacollaborativeway,hefoundthattheprogressionofengagementhelpedto refinethethinkingandmakethelearningmoreeffective(Atherton,nd)Ibelievethesamecanbe saidforadultsaswell,especiallyaftergoingfromoneonlineuniversitywherenogrouptaskswere initiatedtostudyinghereweregroupedcollaborationwasencouraged

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