Sunday, September 14, 2008

New Term 2008 the final frontier the New Wiki

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This blog is now officially dormant. You can find further information about the CAPE Programme for Mrs John's classes (and all are welco...
Monday, March 31, 2008

Literary devices commonly used in Paper 1A (Listening comprehension)

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CONTRAST The two widely differing elements are contrasted using a common value to convey further information about one or both elements. The...

CAPE Syllabus Module 1 - Gathering and Processing Information

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Module 1 Gathering and Processing Information General objectives 1. use the structures of English correctly as well as with a degree of ele...
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Summary of requirements for Expository Presentation

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The expository presentation should conform to the following requirements · An 8 minute presentation on the same theme as your reflective por...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Research using the internet

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The internet is a big old place and you can get very lost. When looking for factual information library sites and other tools which help con...

The expository presentation for CAPE Communication Studies Internal Assessment

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What it is NOT It is NOT a presentation of any of your reflective pieces It is NOT a persuasive speech although you may express an opinion i...
Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Worksheet 7 - Gathering and Processing Data

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Question 1 You are carrying out research into savings institutions in St Vincent & the Grenadines. Identify which of the following are p...

Gathering data in research - an evaluation of reliability and validity

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Primary and secondary data sources A research instrument can gather data from either a primary or secondary source Primary sources Primary s...

The Research Process

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The research process is systematic and has several stages (a) Selection of topic The general area for research will be determined by eithe...
Monday, December 10, 2007

A Checklist for the Portfolio - the Reflective and Analytical elements

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Reflective written portfolio – 20 of 60 marks The portfolio will contain (a) Cover sheet with name, candidate number, centre/centre number (...
Monday, November 05, 2007

Worksheet 6

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1. According to Roberts, which two territories are ‘linguistically notorious’? 2. Which English speaking Caribbean country has fewest Creole...

Language: registers

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An acrolect is a register of a spoken language that is considered formal and high-style. The term mesolect refers to a register or range ...

Worksheet 5

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Look at the poem: Dis ting called language is real funny We does use it for all kinda ting you see Sometimes it fancy and sometimes it free ...

Language: dialects and registers

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Language is systematic or rule governed. Although this is true, it is also true that there is often variation in the actual use of any langu...

Worksheet 4 - Language

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Worksheet 4a True or False? 1. Language is the human ability to use certain forms for thinking, speaking, enjoyment and aesthetic pleasure. ...

Language variety

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All human societies use language. Some societies use just one and are said to be monolingual. Most societies use more than one language. Suc...

Language - its origins and characteristics

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Many animal and even plant species are said to ‘communicate’ with each other. Humans are not unique in this capability. However, human langu...