Transcript of keynote speech, "Don't Lecture Me"

Keynote speech given by Donald Clark at “Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change, the 2010 Association for Learning Technology Conference in Nottingham, England. In the chair, Vanessa Pittard, Bect

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Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

Nilai Religius Dalam Novel Merasa Pintar, Bodoh Saja Tak Punya Karya Rusdi Mathari: Tinjauan Sosiologi Sastra Dan Relevansinya Dalam Bahan Ajar Di SMA

This study aims (1) to describe the structure that builds the novel Feeling Smart, Stupid Just Do Not Have the Work of Rusdi Mathari; (2) describe the religious values contained in the novel Feeling Smart, Stupid Just Don't Have the Work of Rusdi Mathari. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The object of this study is the religious value in the novel Feeling smart, Stupid Just Do Not Have the Work of Rusdi Mathari. The data in this study are in the form of words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs and events that exist in the novel Feeling Smart, Stupid Only Do not Have the work of Rusdi Mathari. The data source used is the primary data source in the form of Feeling Smart, Just Stupid Do Not Have the Work of Rusdi Mathari and secondary data sources namely the Design of High School Learning Implementation. Data collection techniques using the library method, refer to and record. Data analysis techniques in this study used the dialectical method. Based on the results of the study can be concluded as follows. (1) the structure that builds the novel Feeling Smart, Stupid, Not Having Rusdi Mathari's work is focused on: plot, characterization and setting. The flow in the novel Feeling Smart, Just Stupid Doesn't Have to use a forward flow, the main character is Cak Dlahom, the characteristics of each character are based on three dimensions, namely physiological, psychological, and sociological; place settings include Mat Piti's house, Cak Dlahom's house, goat pen, mosque, Pak Lurah's house and Dusel village; the time setting in this novel is the month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr; social background is the social background of the life of Cak Dlahom and the people of Dusel village. (2) Religious values contained in the novel Feeling Smart, Just Stupid Do Not Have the work of Rusdi Mathari (a) the value of aqidah education (faith), (b) the value of sharia education (worship), (c) the value of moral education (character). The results of this study can be implemented as literary teaching materials in high schools

Typology and complexity

For the Workshop I was asked to talk about complexity in language from a typological perspective. My way of approaching this topic was to ask myself some questions, and then see where the answers led. The first one was of course, "What sort of system are we looking at complexity in - what kind of system is language?

Streaming : knowledge and attitudes

Recently, there have been a number of contributions to the local press as to whether Government primary schools should be streamed or not. These letters discussed various issues such as the role of the teacher, the relationship between pupils and teachers; and the relationship between teachers and pupils of different abilities. Unfortunately, these opinions were only expressed by University lecturers, politicians and researchers. The voices of the teachers, parents and children involved in streaming were not heard. On 14 June 1988, the Department of Information, in a Press Release, stated that a committee set up by the Ministry of Education was attempting to investigate the opinions of parents and teachers on the system. However, no results have been published as yet. It was for this reason that in our study we concentrated on such an issue in order to open a new field where such attitudes are given primary importance. It was not the purpose of our study to make a case for or against streaming. The study was designed to gather ethnographical material on the knowledge and attitudes that the pupils and their parents have towards streaming. It also attempted to trace out the part played by these attitudes in determining the success of failure of a pupil's academic performance.peer-reviewe