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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1 - 0 views

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Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically? John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a direct communication though, the writer has to communicate with a stranger, through time and space, with only "dry dead words on a page."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically? John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a direct communication though, the writer has to communicate with a stranger, through time and space, with only "dry dead words on a page." </div>

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Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say - The Wa... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Internet E-reading

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Our brains, neuroscientists warn, are developing new circuits with a big impact on non-digital reading

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Our brains, neuroscientists warn, are developing new circuits with a big impact on non-digital reading

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Life Is Short, Proust Is Long, or: The Pros and Cons of Spritz and Speed-Reading : The ... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Speed reading

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The dream of speed-reading has been around since long before screens were ubiquitous.

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The dream of speed-reading has been around since long before screens were ubiquitous.

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What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks Blog Opinion

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Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)

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Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)

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Brazil prisoners reading books to shorten their sentences - 0 views

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Literature Reading Brazil Prison

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Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences - cutting four days for every book they read (Daily Telegraph)

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Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences - cutting four days for every book they read (Daily Telegraph)

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Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer | TIME.com - 0 views

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Several recent studies show that reading great literature makes individuals more empathetic and more able to understand the world from another's perspective.

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Several recent studies show that reading great literature makes individuals more empathetic and more able to understand the world from another's perspective.

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Study guide for A Doll's House - 0 views

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Penguin Reading Group teacher's guide to Ibsen's play

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Half-caste by John Agard - 0 views

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Language Identity Race

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video - John Agard reads his own poem

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A research team led by Mark Pagel at the University of Reading in England has identified 23 "ultraconserved words" that have remained largely unchanged for 15,000 years (Washington Post)

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Recalling Thomas Macaulay's English legacy - 0 views

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Language Part 1 India English Colonialism

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"If you're an Indian reading this book in English, it's probably because of Thomas Macaulay," says the front cover blurb on a new biography of a man who foisted the Queen's language on India.

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Controversy Brews Over Official Comments About Author - 0 views

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Literature Part 4 Bluest Eye Morrison Censorship Mass communication Part 2

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Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison,spoke about the controversy brewing after comments which questioned whether The Bluest Eye is appropriate to be on a suggested reading list for Ohio students.

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Jackie Kay reads her poem "Old Tongue", which laments the fact that those who move away from Scotland lose their Scottish words in the process.

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John Agard - Poetry Archive - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Poetry Agard Biography

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John Agard - biography and some readings of his poems, including "Flag" and "Checking out my history"

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Kidspoem/Bairnsang by Liz Lochhead (BBC Class Clip) - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Poetry Lochhead Kidspoem Varieties of English

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Liz Lochead reads her poem 'Kidspoem' or 'Bairnsang' - a poem written in both Scottish and English dialect.

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Liz Lochhead explains how she came to write her poem Kidspoem/Bairnsang, and reads it.

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Mass communication Advertising Product Placement James Bond

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Mass communication Part 2 Literacy Advertising Reading

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The latest commercial for Bell whiskey gives a whole other meaning to a man of a character and determination.

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Audioboo - Sujata Bhatt reads Search for My Tongue - 0 views

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Language Culture Part 1 Identity Bilingualism Search for My Tongue Poetry Bhatt

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"There's no excuse for rape": Hard-hitting campaign launched in Bristol Read more: htt... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising PSA Gender Rape

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Anti-rape campaign in Bristol, England

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Mass communication Part 2 News Journalism

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News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression, and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether

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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1 - 0 views

Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say - The Wa... - 0 views

Life Is Short, Proust Is Long, or: The Pros and Cons of Spritz and Speed-Reading : The ... - 0 views

What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

Brazil prisoners reading books to shorten their sentences - 0 views

Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer | TIME.com - 0 views

Study guide for A Doll's House - 0 views

Half-caste by John Agard - 0 views

Words that last - 0 views

Recalling Thomas Macaulay's English legacy - 0 views

Controversy Brews Over Official Comments About Author - 0 views

Old Tongue by Jackie Kay - 0 views

John Agard - Poetry Archive - 0 views

Kidspoem/Bairnsang by Liz Lochhead (BBC Class Clip) - 0 views

Kidspoem/Bairnsang by Liz Lochhead - 0 views

The Evolution Of James Bond Movie Product Placement Read more: http://www.businessinsi... - 1 views

South African commercial for whiskey has a message about literacy - 0 views

Audioboo - Sujata Bhatt reads Search for My Tongue - 0 views

"There's no excuse for rape": Hard-hitting campaign launched in Bristol Read more: htt... - 0 views

News is bad for you - and giving up reading it will make you happier - 0 views

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