Model assignment, more info

Hi Brett,

could you give more description on the model assignment.
What is the proper structure we need to have? I did not understand if we need to compare our model with the other 5 existing one? Please give the example of the structure for this assignment.

My Resume

Hooman was asking about my resume. You can see it here if you're interested. I haven't updated it for a couple of years, but this gives the most important stuff.

The history of TV

The video is here.

Business management vocab

achieve/ achieving / achievable
acquisitions
adapt
alternative / alternatives
annual
approach (v)
approximately
attained
capacity
components
consequently
consultant
contributions
corporate
demonstrate
distributed
diversity / diverse
economics
establish/ established / establishing
ethical
evolution
factors
financial
focus
goals / goal-oriented
highlight
impact (n)
incorporate
initiative
input
integrated
interact
involve
labor
mode
objective
ongoing
overall
partnership
perceived
priority
relevance
require
resources
strategic / strategy

Test questions

1. Compare MPPC and MPPA.
2. Compare interpersonal and mass communcation.
3. Compare intrapersonal and interpersonal communcation.
4. Which model includes noise?
5. Define a kinetograph.
6. Define interpersonal communcation.
7. Describe the Shannon-Weaver model. (5 points)
8. What are the similarites and differences between Lasswell's and Shannon-Weaver's models.
9. Explain why Hollywood production moved to California. (5 points)
10. Explain why Edison chose to have personal viewers initially. (2)

Brett's Presentation

My model
Other models.

Chapter 3 listening

Here is the audio from chapter 3:
p. 62, ac 8
p. 64, ac 9
p. 67, ac 12
p. 68, ac 13

Compare & contrast sentences

1. Lasswell's model is simple, in. In contrast Schramm's model is more specific.
2. Both Lasswell's model and Shannon-Weaver's model are one-way (unidirectional/linear) models.
3. Shannon-Weaver's model mentions the noise in communication, unlike Lasswell's model.
4. Whereas Lasswell's and Shannon-Weaver's models are expressed in one direction, Schramm's model has no direction.
5. Lasswell's model is similar to Shannon-Weaver's model because they are both model one-way communication.
6. Shannon-Weaver's and Schramm's models include the expression signal, however. Lasswell's model, however, doesn't use signal.
7. Lasswell's model has specific questions whereas Shannon-Weaver's model expresses the steps of communication with words.
8. Both Shannon-Weaver's and Schramm's models analyze communication mechanically.
9. Lasswell's model is abstract, but Shannon-Weaver's and Schramm's models are concrete in describing communication.
10. In contrast to Lassell's and Schramm's models, Shannon-Weaver's model uses the common area between the two parts of the models.
11. Lasswell's model focuses on people while Shannon-Weaver's and Schramm's models are like encoding forms.
12. In the same way, Lasswell's and Shannon-Weaver's models are based on the concept of transmission.
13. Whereas Considering the different aspects of the three models showed in the lectures, we could infer that the development of mass communication was pari-passu.
14. In contrast to Schramm's model, Lasswell's and Shannon-Weaver's models emphasize teh linear communication process. That is, the message in these models flows in one direction.
    

good search terms

Shannon & laswell model images.

Disagreeing/debating

I think everyone enjoyed the discussion the other day. Please feel free to continue the discussion here.

This graph displays the price of BCE vs. the TSX index for one year from late Sept 06. By the end of the year, BCE was up almost 33% and had exceeded the TSX by more than 10%. The TSX had some fluctuation over the year, but generally followed a smooth upward line. Overall, the two prices tended to move together, the main differences coming in Nov 06 and April 07. In Nov, BCE's price dropped sharply to more than 10% below the initial price. Thereafter, it lagged the TSX by about 10%. In April, however, there was a dramatic jump in BCE's price from where it had started the year up to over 30% above that price. From April until the end of the year, BCE's price remained above the overall TSX by about 12%. Both prices dropped briefly in August, but by the end of the year, they had recovered all their losses.

TV watching

The other day, Hooman asked me about what TV shows are easiest to understand. I don't watch TV, so I told him I'd ask around. Here are some answers from other teachers around the world. I'll also add in more as they arrive, so keep checking back here.

1. One thing you might suggest to your student is that the American networks have most of their shows on line. The student can go to any of the network websites and watch as much tv as he/she wants for free. Unfortunately, only CBS allows access from Canada.
   
2. My guess is that you would have good luck with older, late 1950s or early 1960s programs in the 25-minute per episode range, for example: Peter Gunn, Twilight Zone, I Love Lucy, Dragnet, Perry Mason. You can find many of these shows on DVD.
   
   These shows are generally well-edited, contain relatively little material that many students might find objectionable, and dialog is, as a rule, quite clearly spoken.
3. My students here in Brazil tell me that they usually understand and enjoy watching the sitcom 'Friends'. They get a lot from facial expressions and accompanying gestures that helps them understand at least the gist if not always all the details of dialogues.
   

Vocabulary

Here's the AWL vocabulary for this chapter. Please learn it. The words are linked to dictionary definitions. Sometimes these definitions are for a related word. Be careful.

accessible accompany acquire appropriate area aspect challenging code constitutional convinced couple created (creator) credit decades depression distributed (distributing distribution distributors) economic (economy) equipment factors filed finally financially immigrants individual initial involvement labor legal located (locations) migration obvious (obviously) occurred partners period prior projecting prospects regulate (regulations regulatory) released roles sex (sexual) shift site subsequently

Graded-reader stuff

Please, remember that tomorrow (Friday) you should be handing in your graded-reader assignment. You should

1. record yourself talking about the book for three minutes (don't read, talk)
2. listen to what you read and write it down exactly as you heard it, words for word
3. using a different coloured-pen, fix the mistakes that you find.

Also, remember that you should be reading your second book already. Get a new book every week. We will be discussing the second book next Tuesday.

Topics of Interest

Hi Folks,

My name is Valerie. I am currently working towards my TESL Certificate at Humber College. As part of our course work, we are required to present a thematic workshop to an EAP class. We will be coming to your class on October 3rd. We will meet with you prior to this date, but not before our workshop proposal due date. (The workshop proposal is due next Wednesday.)

We are very interested in providing you with a workshop topic that best suits your needs. If you have any suggestions, please post them here.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Valerie and Maria

History of Movies Listening files

Here are the files for the listening unit we'll be starting on movies
page 6, activity 6
p 8, ac 9
p 10, ac 11
p 10, ac 12-1
p 10, ac 12-2
p 23, ac 24

Textbooks

We will NOT be using For Your Information. If you bought it, please return it to the bookstore.

Friday's test

On Friday, Sept 14, we'll have a test in two parts: listening & reading.

The listening is here (this is not an MP3). The important part starts at 0:01:45 and ends at 0:09:00. Listen and takes notes. You may bring one page of notes (one side, in 12-point font) into the test. I will not play this during the test. You must listen before the test. Questions will include main ideas, but there will also be specific questions about dates and numbers.

The reading section will be based on the second reading from the textbook (pp. 14-19). You will not have access to the text during the test. You may, however, bring one page of notes (one side, in 12-point font) into the test. Questions will include main ideas, but there will also be specific questions about dates and numbers. There will also be a short reading that you have not seen before.

Welcome level 6

Hi!

Welcome to the blog! The stuff below is from the last time I ran the course. Feel free to look at it or ignore it, as you wish.

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Have fun!
Brett