OPTION 3 GUIDED CLOZE EXERCISE Have the students (in pairs, groups or individually) watch the video segment, then ask them to fill in the blanks of a guided cloze passage that is based on a narrative description of the segment. ... However, although the technology has evolved, simple yet effective techniques of preparing students to receive the language still lies at the crux of language learning and should not be neglected. ... FINAL REFLECTIONS Teachers should become familiar with basic techniques of using video which will enhance their ability to use captions effectively. ... The learne...

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To the formalist literature must have specified defining qualities to attain status as a literary work. 1Some of the defining qualities might be functionality, figurative language, universality, appropriate subject matter, excellence in technique, authorial intention to create an art work, aesthetic value, originality, verisimilitude, narrative structure, et al. ... Formalism, 5though criticized for unwarranted exclusion of history and context from literary analysis, has been very useful to many things, especially narrative theory. ...

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The poet uses the first person narrative ambiguously and speaks on two layers using the persona of the dead man to speak her own thoughts. ... In "Not Waving But Drowning" the poet employs many techniques such as the use of persona and the first person narrative making the poem seem very personal which deepens the reader's appreciation of the theme of isolation. ...

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They were a Germanic people, and they brought with them a rich narrative tradition. ... "Thus the [poet's] purpose is reinforced and proved by his poetic technique, a triumph of intellect indicative of the sophistication of Anglo-Saxon culture, (Graybill, 5). ...

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