Multimedia Fundamentals: Interaction and Applications
Understanding Multimedia
The term multimedia describes the combination or concurrent use of two or more media to present information. Generally, multimedia means the integration of text, graphics, sound, animation, and video to convey information effectively.
The term first appeared in education during the 1960s and 1970s, describing new ways to support the learning process in classrooms. Its origins are mainly in the arts and education.
Digital technology, particularly the personal computer (PC),
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Phonetics and Phonology
What are Phonetics and Phonology?
Phonetics is the study of human speech sounds. It focuses on the physiological production of sounds, their acoustic properties, and how they are perceived.
Phonology studies the sound features a language uses to communicate meaning. It’s an abstract science dealing with a language’s sound system and organization. The basic unit is the phoneme.
Phoneme vs. Sound
Two sounds can be distinct phonemes in one language but not in another. Some Asian
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English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises
One action interrupted by another. She was watching TV when her phone rang. Completed action or situation finished a long time ago. I graduated from college in 2010. Action that started in the past and is linked to the present. I have been living in this city for five years. Action to describe something that is going on at the same time of speaking. I’m listening to music right now. Annoying situation for the speaker in the present. The car alarm outside my
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Engaging Activities: Storytelling, Music, and Videos
Storytelling: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
Aims:
- Work on the vocabulary related to the story in English.
- Engage children in listening, observing, and comprehending a story in English.
- Learn to work in a group to construct the sequencing of a story.
Before Reading the Story: Predicting the Story
Materials: A copy of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, flashcards of the key vocabulary
Procedure: Gather the children in a circle, showing the cover
Black Death, Scottish Independence, and John Wycliffe: Key Facts
Black Death Facts
- The bubonic plague originated in China and then arrived in England in 1348.
- Flagellation was one method people used to try to escape the disease.
- The Great Fire of London in 1666 is thought to have helped end the plague by destroying houses and rat populations.
- The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347, carried by 12 Italian merchant ships docking in Messina, Sicily.
- There were three variants of the plague: bubonic (characterized by buboes), pneumonic (affecting the respiratory
Child Language Acquisition and EFL Teaching Methods
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperational
- Concrete Operational
- Formal Operational
Interlanguage
Interlanguage is a mixture of vocabulary and grammar from the learner’s first language and the target language.
Stages in Language Acquisition
- Pre-production (Silent Period)
- Early Production (Sounds)
- Speech Emergence (Sounds of the mother tongue)
- Intermediate Fluency (One-word stage)
- Advanced Fluency (Two-word stage)
Acquisition Requires Meaningful Interaction
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