Friday, May 22, 2020
Key Strategies To Use With The Discursive Essay Topics
Key Strategies To Use With The Discursive Essay TopicsOne of the first things that you will notice when you are studying the National Exam in English is the large number of discursive essay topics. These essays ask a question that has been raised, but they also go into detail about the relevance of the topic. The National Examination is actually the easiest exam to answer, and students must remember that this is a skill test and not an essay contest.Discursive essay topics do not necessarily focus on one idea, but it is a way for students to go into great detail about the topic. The biggest problem with this type of essay is that it does not use the vocabulary that is generally used by people outside of their country. Although this could become a challenge for students, there are many strategies to use. In this article, I will share some of those strategies.Vowel Sounds - Sometimes when writing in English, you will find that there are words that sound different to you than to others. It could be a quirk of our English language that is unique to us or it could be something more general. For example, the vowel sound -it is harder to get the pronunciation right than -th. If your students are struggling with the English vocabulary, start them off by simply asking them to try to pronounce the words and see how they do. Ask them to say the word 'river' and then begin the review.Review the Phonology - Just like with the vowel sounds, it is important to note that sometimes, even though it is pronounced the same way, it sounds differently to us than it does to others. In the same way that there are certain words that are hard to pronounce, there are words that make the sounds we use to describe the pronunciation wrong. This can be the beginning of a long discussion about what a particular word means and a way to make it easier for students to pronounce it.What Does It Mean? - When you are reviewing the National Exams in English, students will often spend more time tryin g to explain why a sentence or idea makes sense, rather than how it makes sense. In addition, when the two people are doing the reading, it might be an exercise to ask them to write out what a sentence or idea means, rather than making them repeat it back to you. So ask them to read the sentence and write out what it means for them to you.Common Usage - In other words, once you have asked students to define the terms, words, and phrases that they are using, it is up to you to help them explain how they are using the words and to show that it is common usage. Here are some examples.Common Uses - If you were to teach one thing to a native English speaker, I believe it would be the fact that most of the words we use are not commonly used by native speakers. Since we hear them almost constantly, it is important to understand how they are used, how they are used in different contexts, and what meaning they have, as well as how they are not used in different contexts.The Discursive Essay Topics can be hard to deal with, but this is just a fact of life. The main thing that you need to remember is that it is just a question, but it is a question that requires thoughtful consideration and careful thinking.
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