Thursday 6 February 2014

Overview of English Language

English Language

Englistic Whizbang!

Introduction to English Language

English is the language of so many countries, more people in the world speak Mandarin Chinese as northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language. But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles came from "Englaland" [sic] and their language was called "Englisc" - from which the words "England" and "English" are derived. Even in countries where English is not the native language, people use it for business and tourism. English is used for these purposes in most countries. English is considered the business language
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This website was primarily designed to help CXC students to improve their English language skills. It is designed to equip students with the key of knowledge of various topics to carry out their work more effectively and efficiently. In this course we examine ways in which students can approach these topics.

The course consists of six (6) topics. 

Unit 1: Vocabulary

  • Roots of Words, Prefix and Suffix
  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Sentence Completion

Unit 2: Grammar and Mechanics

  • Parts of Sentence
  •  Punctuation Marks
  • Parts of Speech
  • Subject Verbs Agreement 
  • Tenses
Unit 3: Story/Description Writing
  • Types of Story
  • Structure of a Story
Unit 5: Summary Writing 
  • What is Summary Writing
  • Approach to Summary Writing
Unit 6: Comprehension/Poetry
  • Comprehension Strategies
  • Element of Poetry
  • Figurative Devices
Unit 7: Essay Writing 
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  • Brief Introduction to Essay Writing
  • Types of Essay Writing
  • Steps to follow in Essay Writing
Unit 8-9 Covers  CXC Past Papers and Games




For additional CSEC topic  please click on these links:


 Information Technology: 
Author: Marcia Gayle

Mathematics:     
Author:Dennis Brown

Integrated Science:

Author: Marsha Henry
 http://sciwhizgeek.blogspot.com/           
  http://assistlib.wikifoundry.com/ 

English:
Author: Dahlia Becford-Worrell
http://sttpl.blogspot.com/ 
http://englanglibcourse.wikifoundry.com/

Mathematics: 
Author: Keith Brown
http://keithusmathizifizer.blogspot.com/ 
http://jamaicalibrarymathetics.wikifoundry.com/

Biology:
Author: Sashanna Campbell