Kamis, 17 Juli 2014
A MOSLEM SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS
In addition there are several verses in the Holy Qur'an and several hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that describe both the significance of Baitul-Maqdis in Islam and the fact that Allah has blessed the land around it. The various Qur'anic revelations and Prophetic statements concerning the blessed land of Palestine endeared the land to the Companions (Sahabah) of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to such an extent that when `Umar ibn Al-Khattab entered the region for the first time he announced that all the lands of Palestine would be part of the Islamic Waqf (endowment) for the Muslim generations to come. After studying the various Qur’anic revelations, Prophetic traditions and practices of the Companions to the Prophet, no rational mind could deny that Palestine as a blessed and holy land is of extreme importance and significance to every believer in Islam.
11 Tips how to learn english easily
1. Take a deep breath and SPEAK!
The more you think about speaking, the more nervous you will get. Just try speaking more. Next time you go to English class or speak English, count how many times you speak in five or ten minutes. After that, try to speak more. If you spoke one time today, next English class, try to speak two or three times. The more you speak the more you will learn how to communicate properly.
2. Don’t apologize for not knowing
everything or “Not speaking English!”
You are learning English… You are trying, right? That’s what’s important.
You are learning English… You are trying, right? That’s what’s important.
You don’t say “I don’t know how to cook that.” and stop cooking new things or
“I don’t now how to use a computer.” and stop using new computer apps and
programs. You just keep doing your best and you learn more and more as time
goes on. Please don’t say ‘I DON’T speak English’. Instead you could
say:
• “I am learning English. Could you speak a little slower?”
• “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand.”
• “Could you repeat that?”
• “So, you’re saying that…. [rephrase what you heard]”.
• “What does _________ mean?”
• “I am learning English. Could you speak a little slower?”
• “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand.”
• “Could you repeat that?”
• “So, you’re saying that…. [rephrase what you heard]”.
• “What does _________ mean?”
3. Stop translating everything word
for word to your language.
Translating everything to your native language is a big NO NO when learning
Translating everything to your native language is a big NO NO when learning
English! If you are doing it, STOP right now! Translating everything is
slowing down your progress. If you hear something in English and instantly try
to translate it to your native language; you will not be focusing on learning
English, but rather translating. When you hear people speaking in English:
• Listen for words you DO understand
• Use contextual clues… so, if you hear, “There is a big rhinoceros.” If you don’t know what ‘rhinoceros’ means but you see a big animal in a picture, or someone is pointing at something. Use those clues to figure out what it means.
• Listen for words you DO understand
• Use contextual clues… so, if you hear, “There is a big rhinoceros.” If you don’t know what ‘rhinoceros’ means but you see a big animal in a picture, or someone is pointing at something. Use those clues to figure out what it means.
4. Train your ears to understand.
You need to focus and listen. Train you ears to listen for words they (YOU) know in English. Listen for patterns. Don’t focus on grammar or single words. Focus on the phrases. Listen to English movies, music, and TV. Listen to the way things are phrased or ordered. If you train your ears, you will automatically start to understand more when people speak English. Training your ears to listen to English, will help focus on the big picture; understanding English. You cannot become fluent if you are focusing on words, one at a time. It would take you forever to learn English.
5. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Fear can stop you from learning English.
Fear can stop you from learning English.
• Do you go to English class and think that everyone is going to make fun of you or laugh at you if you try to speak English?
• Do know all the grammar rules but struggle to have a conversation in English?
• Do you avoid speaking with native English speakers and other people that speak English better than you?
Stop being so afraid to speak English! You need to let go and relax. You need to stop thinking of the ‘What if’s…?’. Instead focus on doing and your actions. No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. The more you do something the better you get at it. To be a better English speaker and understand more English you need to stop being afraid of making mistakes.
6. Keep Trying. Don’t Give Up.
Professional athletes practice a lot. They weren’t born professional athletes. A ton of hard work and hours went into being so good at what they do. They could never be a professional soccer or baseball player without trying. If a professional athlete stopped practicing today, their skills would get worse. They would start making mistakes. The more you practice speaking English, reading English, listening to English, and writing in English the better you will get. You won’t be able to speak English fluently tomorrow or even next month. Over time if you put in the effort, you will be more comfortable and know a lot more English.
7. Keep a small notebook… write down
important phrases.
Write down entire phrases that you hear. You could write it down because you think you will use it, you learned something new, or you didn’t understand. When you look back at the notebook later you will have the whole phrase; instead of one word in isolate (alone, with no example). By writing down the entire phrase you mind remember is like that. Next time you need it, the whole phrase will come out, instead of just one word.
8. Stop Negative Self-Talk
Do you find yourself saying or thinking negative things about learning English? Such as,
• “You will never learn English.”
• “Why do I always make mistakes? I am so stupid.”
• “I never know what to say. English is so hard.”
If you do say these things to yourself, then you do have negative self-talk about learning English.
How do you fix negative self-talk?
• Recognize you are being negative.
• Rephrase or change your statement. State the negative in a different manner
Negative Self-Talk: “I will never learn English”.
Positive Self-Talk: “English is difficult but I am going to keep trying. I am sure I will get it soon.”
Being positive will help you learn English quicker.
9. Set goals- Know why you are
learning English.
What do you want to accomplish? Do
you want to speak English fluently? Do you want to get a job speaking English?
Are you going to travel to the United States? Do you need to know English for
University? Do you want to learn English because all of your friends speak
English? Think about why you are learning English and set some goals.
• How long will you study English?
• How will you study or learn English?
• What specifically will you do to learn English?
• How will you know when you meet your goal?
• What will happen when you meet your goal?
• How long will you study English?
• How will you study or learn English?
• What specifically will you do to learn English?
• How will you know when you meet your goal?
• What will happen when you meet your goal?
10. Try something new
Have been trying to learn English the same way for the last year? Three years? Seven years or more? Try something new! Change is good for you. It will help you grow.
• Try listening to English podcast.
• Take an online English class.
• Listen to music in English.
• Watch TV or news in English.
• Watch YouTube English Lessons
• Take a class from a different teacher.
• Do a language exchange online or in your city
• Find an English speaking friend (native or not)
11. Throw your textbook (or grammar
book) out the window.
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Okay…. Maybe you don’t need to be so dramatic but a textbook should be used as a reference. Don’t throw it out the window; put it in the closet. An English textbook should not be your only resource when learning English. It should be there to use from time to time when you have a question or want to look up something. You need to focus on YOU. What do you need to learn? You are an individual. What you need to learn in English is different than what your neighbor, your friend and your boss need to know in English. The textbook will not change based on each individual’s needs… it is a one size fit all. Language learning is NOT one size (or way) fits all!
Okay…. Maybe you don’t need to be so dramatic but a textbook should be used as a reference. Don’t throw it out the window; put it in the closet. An English textbook should not be your only resource when learning English. It should be there to use from time to time when you have a question or want to look up something. You need to focus on YOU. What do you need to learn? You are an individual. What you need to learn in English is different than what your neighbor, your friend and your boss need to know in English. The textbook will not change based on each individual’s needs… it is a one size fit all. Language learning is NOT one size (or way) fits all!
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Senin, 14 Juli 2014
Literary Appreciation
LITERARY
APPRECIATION
When
we hear about literature, we think of large tomes of words and stories that
have become classics over time however this is only one definition of literature.Below,
some definition about literature, literary appreciation, how to understand and
advantages literary .To make more clear about what is literature here also
there are some definition about literature.
The
word literature derives from the Latin word littera, 'a letter of
the alphabet.' The Latin word for literature was simply the plural, litterae,
and in this basic sense literature embraces everything written with the letters
of the alphabet.In
the Routledge dictionary luterature in present times generally taken to be
imaginative compositions, mainly printed but earlier (and still, insome
cultures) was oral, whether dramatic,metrical or prose in form. Based on Terry Eagleton literature is
imaginative writing .
Based on that
definition we can conclude that literature is everything written, it can be
imaginative writing with the letters of the alphabet.
When someone read literature , she
or he can give appreciation. By the literary appreciation reader or audience
will be understanding and mastery the context.
Ogenlewe (2006) posits that ‘literary appreciation refers to the evaluation of works of imaginative literature as an intellectual or academic exercise.’ In this process the reader interprets, evaluates or classifies a literary work with a view to determining the artistic merits or demerits or such a work.
Ogenlewe (2006) posits that ‘literary appreciation refers to the evaluation of works of imaginative literature as an intellectual or academic exercise.’ In this process the reader interprets, evaluates or classifies a literary work with a view to determining the artistic merits or demerits or such a work.
Donelson and Nilsen (2009) echo this sentiment
and add that it is the process by which one ‘gauges one’s
interpretive response as a reader to a literary work’. This means that the
reader is able to gain pleasure and understanding for the literature,
understand its value and importance and admire its complexity.
The
way to appreciate are understanding the
idea or information and performing in many way, such as discuss the elements of
a literary work with friend, write a note on certain aspect, recite poems,
short stories, performing drama on the stage and so on.
To
understand literary there are some way. Here are some way to understand :
1. Study the languange (word meaning).
For example by understanding figurative languange, symbols etc. in poem make us easy find word meaning.
2. Study the stuctures of literary work.
To undersatand the literary, we should know the structure literary work.
3. Study some approach. In literary also
there are approach.
There
are approach to understand
The
literary work in relation to :
Ø Its background
Ø The author
Ø It’s reader
Ø Other literature
Ø As an entity in itself.
By the
understanding literature will get advantages. Literature is an important
component of a total language arts program at all grade levels because of the
many benefits it offers. Here are advantages :
Literature
provides pleasure to listeners and readers. It is a
relaxing escape from daily problems, and it fills leisure moments. Making time
for recreational reading and using high-quality literature help to develop
enthusiastic readers and improve achievement (Block & Mangieri, 2002).
According to Rosenblatt (1995, p. 175), "The power of literature to offer
entertainment and recreation is . . . still its prime reason for
survival." Developing a love of literature as a recreational activity is
possibly the most important outcome of a literature program.
Literature
builds experience. Children expand their horizons
through vicarious experiences. They visit new places, gain new experiences, and
meet new people. They learn about the past as well as the present and learn
about a variety of cultures, including their own. They discover the common
goals and similar emotions found in people of all times and places. Two
examples of books that provide such experiences are Nory Ryan's Song
by Patricia Reilly Giff, a harsh survival story set in Ireland during the
potato famine of 1845, and Patricia Polacco's The Butterfly, dealing
with Nazis, resistance, and Jewish persecution during World War II.
Literature
provides a language model for those who hear and read it. Good literature exposes children to correct sentence patterns,
standard story structures, and varied word usage. Children for whom English is
a second language can improve their English with the interesting context, and
all children benefit from new vocabulary that is woven into the stories.
Literature
develops thinking skills. Discussions of literature
bring out reasoning related to sequence; cause and effect; character
motivation; predictions; visualization of actions, characters, and settings;
critical analysis of the story; and creative responses.
Literature
supports all areas of the language arts curriculum.
The chapter-opening classroom vignette shows how literature brings together all
of the language arts. Listening to stories provides opportunities for honing
listening skills, and discussion allows children to express their thoughts,
feelings, and reactions. When students read literature, they are practicing
their comprehension strategies in meaningful situations. Young writers may use
various genres of literature as models for their own writing, and literature
can be the basis for creative dramatics. Children can find stories to read and
puzzles to solve on the Internet, and the computer can serve as a word
processor for creating stories of their own.
Literature
helps children deal with their problems. By finding
out about the problems of others through books, children receive insights into
dealing with their own problems, a process called bibliotherapy.
Children might identify with Gilly, living resentfully in a foster home in
Katherine Paterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins, or with Mary Alice, a
city girl forced to live with her grandma in a "hick town" in Richard
Peck's A Year Down Yonder.
Picture books
develop visual literacy. The carefully crafted,
creative illustrations in picture books develop children's awareness of line,
color, space, shape, and design. Some illustrations complement or reinforce the
story, whereas others enhance or extend the text. Pictures convey meaning and
open new opportunities for interpretation (Giorgis et al., 1999).
Multicultural
literature helps readers value people from different races, ethnic groups, and
cultures. Excellent, well-illustrated books are
available for many cultural groups. Children from such populations gain
self-esteem by seeing themselves represented in books, and mainstream children
begin to appreciate others from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Literature
helps establish career concepts. For children who
have limited knowledge of occupations, literature expands their ideas for
potential careers (Harkins, 2001). Peggy Rathman's Officer Buckle and
Gloria, about a police officer who shares information, and Alexandra Day's
Frank and Ernest on the Road, about truck driving, give insights into
two career choices.
Literature integrates the curriculum. Trade books (books of the trade, or library books) supplement and enrich any part of the curriculum. Instead of relying solely on textbooks, look for recent, brightly illustrated books on specific topics related to your theme or subject area. Remember that textbooks are assigned, but trade books are often chosen.
Literature improves reading
ability and attitudes. A study of thirty
second-, third-, fourth-, and sixth-grade classrooms by Block, Reed, and
deTuncq (2003) indicated that students benefited more from twenty minutes of
daily trade book or short story reading instruction. The researchers claim that
reading from trade books resulted in increased reading ability, improved
attitudes toward reading, and increased reading rate.
Based
on explanation above we can conclude that literature is anything written. We
can also give appreciation to the literary. To give appreciate we should
understand literary.There are some way to understand it. From appreciate literary we will get many
advantages in ourwithout we realized.
Resource :
Peter
Childs and Roger Fowler. 2006.The Routledge Dictionaryof Literary Terms.London
and Newyork published
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_criticism (Taken on Monday, March 18, 2013 at.
15.23.)http://www.ehow.com/facts_5529563_definition-literary-criticism.html (Taken on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 15.28.)
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