Audience; noun: a group of listeners. The audience were very happy with the show.
Awarness; adj: having knowledge or realization. An drug awareness campaign is being introduced in the school.
Available; adj: capable of being used. This product is available all year round.
Believe; verb: to accept as true or conveying truth. I believe what he said is true.
Because; adverb conj: for the reason that since. She failed the test because she didn’t study.
Culture; noun: a refined understanding of the arts and other humans. It part of our culture to wear the kandora.
Century; noun: a period of hundred years. This painting is almost a century old.
Doubled; verb: to make or become double, increase two fold. Our profit has doubled this year.
Environment; noun: surroundings. We all should live in a clean environment.
Exchange; noun: the act or process of giving one thing and receiving another in its place. We used to exchange visits during Eid.
Future; adj: belonging to the time coming after the present. Nobody can predict the future.
Holiday; noun: a day of break from one’s normal work. Schools are closed in the summer holiday.
Harmony; noun: a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to form chords. The band plays the sound track in perfect harmony.
Healthy; adj: having, showing or producing good health. I wish I could live a healthy life.
Interested; noun: a feeling of curiosity or concern. He is always interested in reading history books.
Independence; noun: being independent. 30th of November is Yemen’s Independence Day.
Level; noun: a horizontal line or plane one joining points of equal heights. The sea level always changes.
Medium; noun: a middle quality or degree of intensiveness. I would like my steak to be cooked medium.
Museum; noun: a building used for the exhibition. France has the best museums.
Million; adj: for plural usage. He won a million dirham’s.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Referencing Questions:
Part 1 – Referencing Questions
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
Copying or cheating by pretending someone else's work is your own.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Credit the resources you've consulted.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author's name; title; place published; publisher; date.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of article.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page nos.
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Name of website.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
URL.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
The date you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
All the resources you've accessed.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetically.
16. Besides quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
Reported speech.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name, date/page nos.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
College librarians.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal from HCT.
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
Copying or cheating by pretending someone else's work is your own.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Credit the resources you've consulted.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author's name; title; place published; publisher; date.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of article.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page nos.
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Name of website.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
URL.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
The date you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
All the resources you've accessed.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetically.
16. Besides quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
Reported speech.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name, date/page nos.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
College librarians.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal from HCT.
Bibliography:
Kharma, Nayef, and Ali Hajjaj. Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers: Analysis and Remedy. Essex: Longman, 1989. 137-142.
(1) Who did the original research? Kharma, Nayef + Ali Hajjaj
(2) What was the name of the book? Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers
(3) Who was the publisher? Longman
(4) What pages were used? 137 - 142
(5) Where was the book published? Essex
(6) When was the book published? 1989
(1) Who did the original research? Kharma, Nayef + Ali Hajjaj
(2) What was the name of the book? Errors in English Among Arabic Speakers
(3) Who was the publisher? Longman
(4) What pages were used? 137 - 142
(5) Where was the book published? Essex
(6) When was the book published? 1989
Monday, March 15, 2010
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