Q & A

Have questions about the final exam? Any doubts? Post it up here.

Final Exam

Our final examination will be on the 26th of April 2009 (Sunday 9 am-11.30 am). Topics covered are 2-10, 13 and 15
ALL THE BEST!

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Vicky was the last presenter and it is safe to say everyone enjoyed it.
















Vicky writing down some examples of paralanguage.











the class was getting into the mood.














Syah acting out "an old man who won a lottery"














guess who is Ambiga acting as?


















Firdaus acting as a ehem²..lol..














Groups collaborating to complete a task given.











































Groups doing their version of a scene from Pretty Woman

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Next week will be our final group presentation. These are the groups and topics.

1. Andy, Syah, Kaven
2. Kiren, Suneetha, Ashwin, Valer
3. Christina, Kishor
4. Manesh, Ambiga, Firdaus
5. Vicky, Husna
6. Vithiya

1. What is literature?What is ‘English’ literature?What is ‘World literature’?Why do we read literature?Give egs. of English literature/World literature(author/type of literature,etc)Select the work of one author and explain the elements/message in it.What is the author trying to convey to his reader(s)?

2. What is the importance of reading literature?Give egs.to support your explanation.Discuss the literature written in the early Middle Ages.What were the different themes? Who was England’s first great author?What was his most famous work?

3. Name a famous ‘Old English’ poem.Name a famous poet and a playwright the Early Modern era(or the Elizabethan era)Discuss the literature that flourished during this time.Give egs.What were the messages in these literature?

4. What are the ‘Romance’ languages?Who were some of the famous ‘Romantic poets?’Who was the most popular novelist in this era?(Romanticism)What was the message conveyed in the literature written during this time?

5. Who were some of the important novelists in the Victorian era?What were the messages in the literature written during this time?

6. What about local literature(Malaysia) written in English?Name a few writers and discuss the messages in their works.

*pls forgive me if i've misspelled your names.

Group 4 & 5 Presentations

Today was Group 4 (Ambiga , Manesh, Firdaus) and Group 5 (Syah, Andy, Kaven, Husna) turn to present their topic. Group 4 talked about English as a World language while Group 5's topic was Taboo & Euphemism. These are some of the highlights of the presentations.

Group 4 (from left Firdaus, Ambiga, Manesh)

Ambiga responding to the audience's question

Ms Sarada giving her full attention ;P

Firdaus, the 1st contestant of The Moment of Truth hosted by Syah

the 2nd victim..I mean participant, Vicky ;P

the stars of the story (from left Syah, Kaven and Andy)

Group 5 (Husna and Andy) asking the audience a question

Kirenjit playing The Taboo Game with the audience assisted by Syah

*please research on English and Literature for next week's class.

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Next week: Presentation

Evaluate the presentations in groups. Post your comments in the blog. Use the following as a guide to help you focus on the various aspects of the presentations.

1. Briefly explain the aim of the presentation.
2. Do you think the group achieved their aim? yes/no. Explain.
3. What was the most interesting/boring part of the presentation? Explain.
4. Did the group manage to hold the attention/interest of the whole class? Explain how.
5. Did the presentation help you reflect, collaborate, ask questions, etc? Was it learning experience? Explain whether you got a better understanding of the topic?
6. How would you have made the presentation better?

*NOTE from Ms Sarada:
everyone should be in class on time and dress smartly regardless your presenting or not or your marks will be SLASHED!!!

Fifth Forum

What is taboo? Give some examples in the context of the Malaysian society.