Using word walls, message centers, student's writing samples, lots of books from every genre, learning centers, and real world objects that inspire study and reflections. 2.) ... Expressive language is when the sender of a message encodes his or her thoughts into the symbol system of the language. Receptive language is when the receiver of a message decodes the symbol system (oral speech or print) of the language into meaning. 5.) ... This is important because if readers are to busy decoding text they will not comprehend what it is they are to be learning. 6.) ... Basal Block:...

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The Literary Canon allows us to dissemble and delve into a multitude of perspectives enabling us to gain an insightful and critical view upon these widely studied texts. ... The Literary Canon is regularly refined and filtered with new regulations to advocate those texts encompassed with profound messages and their ability to handle delicate issues such as the human condition and the evolution of cultural values that are still prevalent to this day, this exemplifies the notion that some of the beliefs that we upheld in our modern age may have been overlooked in earlier eras, an example of th...

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There would be no use in owning a telephone or cell phone, I wouldn't be able to communicate orally or even send text messages through the phone. ... I use my telephone just about everyday to communicate with people verbally, I can even use my cell phone to send messages to friends because I can read and write. ...

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There would be no use in owning a telephone or cell phone, I wouldn't be able to communicate orally or even send text messages through the phone. ... I use my telephone just about everyday to communicate with people verbally, I can even use my cell phone to send messages to friends because I can read and write. ...

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SEMIOTICS Introduction When reading from a text or observing the world around us, words and images can convey different meanings to different people. ... As a result, mixed messages can be sent and received depending on who is interpreting the word or object. ... Signs convey meanings as well and often convey a message that words themselves would not convey. ... A difference in attitude can lead to confusion in the interpretation of signs and the meanings of messages. ... They communicate a message that is subject to interpretation. ...

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'It primarily studies the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced and resisted by text and talk' (van Dijk, 2001, p.352). ... The fundamental suggestion of the model is that the discourse is seen as text (written or spoken), as discourse practice, and as social practice. They explain that the text is the central written or spoken material that is analysed from the point of view of language. ... The intertextuality3, which connects a text to its context, needs be considered when studying vocabulary, grammar and text structure. ... CDA, thus, examines ...

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With the advent of the internet, e-mail and instant messaging have become increasingly popular as a means of communication. Since most internet communication is done by typing, users abbreviate words to reduce the time it takes to get a message across. ... Written language is also standardized, meaning that a reader will be able to read and understand a text written by a writer from a different state, region or continent from the reader. ... Variations in accents, slang terms and dialects make it difficult, if not impossible for someone unfamiliar with the speaker's language to comprehend...

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