Thursday, April 16, 2009

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It's A great tool for everybody and can help us all learn more and enhance our knowledge.Not only does it make you a better writter, it makes wirting fun and competitve for the students. My Access should be used by all teachers in the school systems as well as business's and corperations.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Exams

The Definition: To examine somebody or something is to inspect it closely; hence, an examination is a detailed inspection or analysis of an object or person.

In an academic or professional context, examinations are tests which aim to determine the ability of a student or a prospective practitioner. Exams are usually written tests, although some may be practical or have practical components, and vary greatly in structure, content and difficulty depending on the subject, the age group of the tested persons and the profession. A person who passes an examination receives a diploma, a driving or professional licence, depending on the examination's objectives. A competive examination is an examination where applicants compete for a limited number of positions, as opposed to merely having to reach a certain level to pass.

An Exam is what is set to evalute you on y our knowledgment of the material. They serve as check points throught your educational career to make sure your capable of what is being asked.

Vocabulary

A vocabulary is defined as "all the words known and used by a particular person".However, the words known and used by a particular person do not constitute all the words a person is exposed to.

Types of vocabulary:
Reading vocabulary: A person's reading vocabulary is all the words he or she can recognize when reading. This is the largest type of vocabulary simply because it includes the other three.
Listening vocabulary:A person's listening vocabulary is all the words he or she can recognize when listening to speech. This vocabulary is aided in size by context and tone of voice.
Writing vocabulary:A person's writing vocabulary is all the words he or she can employ in writing. Contrary to the previous two vocabulary types, the writing vocabulary is stimulated by its user.
Speaking vocabulary:A person's speaking vocabulary is all the words he or she can use in speech. Due to the spontaneous nature of the speaking vocabulary, words are often misused. This misuse – though slight and unintentional – may be compensated by facial expressions, tone of voice, or hand gestures.

Vocabulary is a very important tool in learning and teaching. You musy always be trying to enhance your vocabulary, the bigger the better.