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What is Language? According to Cambridge International Dictionary of English, language is a system of communication consisting of a set of small
==== parts and a set of rules which decide the ways in which these parts can be combined to produce messages that have meaning. What is Media? According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, media is the main ways which large numbers of people receive information and entertainment, that is television, radio, newspapers and the Internet. ==== ==== Oohh... That means, Language and Media, is: a system of communication consisting of a set of small parts and a set of rules which decide the ways in which these parts can be combined to produce messages that have meaning for the main ways which large numbers of people receive information and entertainment, that is television, radio, newspapers and the Internet. ====

**__FUNCTIONS OF MEDIA__ **
**The Media have a strong social and cultural impact upon society. This is predicated upon their ability to reach a wide audience with a strong and influential message. Functions of media :**


- help us to know whats going on around the world (surveillance/a watcher function) - to inform, educate and entertain the people - the watch dog of the political democracy. If it plays its role honestly, it will be a great force in building the nation - medium for people to show their ability in writing - help people to earn additional knowledge about the world, culture, science etc. - to influence the political system - to keep on track of the economic system

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**Looking at The Language in The Advertisement** How does the language used grab reader's attentions? Is there repeated language? Humour? Alliteration? Metaphor? Are hings being compared and contrasted with each other? Is there any catchy phrase or slogan for the product? ( e.g 'Drink and drive,Bloody idiot!' and 'Oh! What a feeling.') Is there exaggeration (e.g bigger! better! the BEST!)





**Looking at the language in others media resources (newspaper,internet,brochures and television) **



- to make the student understand better - to help the student absorb all the information - to show the student that learning English is fun -to create more exciting and interesting lesson plans for teachers -to encourage critical thinking among the students via various media -to enable the teacher to use other teaching aids and not to rely on textbooks only.

==**<span style="color: #361353; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">__Interpreting Ambiguous Sentences/Headlines__ ** ==

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<span style="color: #bd6161; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Anything that is say to be ambiguous is open to be more than one interpretation. Sentences and words that are ambiguous have more that one possible meaning. ====== <span style="color: #bd6161; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Put the box on the table by the window in the kitchen is an ambiguous sentence. It could mean any of the following :

Put the box onto the table that is by the window in the kitchen. Take the box that is on the table and put it by the window in the kitchen. Take the box off the table that is by the window and put it in the kitchen

__<span style="color: #66660a; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Examples of ambiguous Headlines** __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ae0f98; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**//<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Include your child when baking cookies - ( Either bake your child or do baking with your child) //**<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> **//<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Safety experts say school bus passenger should be belted -( Either school bus passenger be belted or the school bus passenger should wear the seat belt when they are in the bus ) //**<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">

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<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**//Iraqi Head Seeks Arms. (Either an Iraqi head without a body seeks arms, or an Iraqi leader of a group seeks firearms.)//** ======

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<span style="color: #393905; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;">//**S****tolen painting found by tree. (Either a tree found a stolen painting, or a stolen painting was found sitting next to a tree.)**// ======


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==<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__Teaching activities that incorporate media__ **==

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These are some ways by which English teachers can incorporate media into their teaching activities:
 * Film-literature comparisons, where students can evaluate the differences between film versions and original texts and their effect on themes, characterization and plot. For example the "Phantom of the Opera" novel and film.
 * Script-writing, where students are encouraged to try writing film scripts from novels and even from poems studied in class. Critical thinking often enhances insights into the literary experience. Students should also try to write original scripts, which can be acted out during literature class.
 * Multimedia interactive CDs, where teachers can introduce the use of Information Technology (I.T) to the students, with the use of interactive education CDs, which are now available in the market nationwide.
 * Analysis of newspaper articles, where teachers ask the students to bring English language newspaper to class, and summarized the interesting articles in the newspapers. Still remember NiE (Newspaper in Education) which was introduced by the STAR newspaper, in the early 1998? Thankfully, it is still carried out and successful until now!
 * Listening activities, where teachers can play the latest songs (with no explicit lyrics), and prepare exciting activities like fill in the blanks or do pantomime of the songs. Examples of catchy and evergreen songs that can be used for listening activities: Season in the Sun (Westlife), The Earth Song (Micheal Jackson), What About Us? (Micheal Jackson), I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera) and You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)