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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:03:00 +0000

This blog will be fully integrated into a responsive mobile app.

The Beta app will be released soon with some few additions to assist you better.

1. All past papers will be in one section
2. A feedback option to allow improvements
3. A tutor area that will allow everyone to interact with other online users. ( in development)
4. Sharing platform where you can post a past paper or sample S.B.A

CXC Past Papers updates

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 May 2015 19:40:00 +0000

Recently, I started to update my blog to provide information on a more regular basic. Moreover, it's a fact that it is needed more than ever; the point remains though - CXC board is not happy with up-to-date examination papers floating around on the internet.

During most of the download process of these past papers you might find that the links go dead or not working at all. This event occurs based on two reasons - they have been ordered to be removed or scraped from those sources. Thus, I tend to keep hard and soft copies.

If you go over to the Education tab, there's a lot of updated past papers on the CXC Past Paper page. Please take the time to share with friends becausse the resources are not limited to you alone.

Study, Refer, Earn

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:21:00 +0000

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Check it out b'cause you might earn some extra cash for school in your leisure time.

How do you Write?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:28:00 +0000

Before you start the actual formal writing, it helps to think about and identify why you are
writing something, and what you are writing.

Answer some basic questions first
Before you start writing a draft, think and scribble around answering these questions:

o Why am I writing this?
o What do I want to achieve?
o Who am I writing for?
o What do I want people to think, feel, know or do after they have read it?
o What would be the best form for it to be written in? An article, pamphlet, poster, etc?

You can use the freewriting tool included in this toolkit during your thinking time.

Answering these questions will help you to be clearer, more confident and quicker in your
writing process.

Writing beyond what is needed to be said. Exploring creative writing intellects.

Reasons for writing

What is your objective with your writing? What do you want to achieve? What do you
hope your audience or reader will think, feel, know or do afterwards?

We write for many reasons. It is good to identify a main objective. Sometimes we have
additional objectives. But if you have too many, you may weaken your piece of writing by
trying to achieve too many things at once. Your audience can end up feeling overloaded
and confused if your objective is not clear, or there are too many.

Be able to let go of some secondary objectives – you can tell yourself to hold them for
another publication or piece of writing so you can come back to them another time.

So why do people write?

People write, among other reasons, to:

advocate
agitate
educate
entertain
evoke certain emotions
debate
inform
lobby
mobilise
persuade
plan
promote particular action
strategise
raise awareness
train
win an argument

We are sorry folks!!

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I wish to advise all viewers that due to a recent hack of emikiskool blog all downloads were disrupted in the process. I am currently in the process of resubmitting all documents back online, so please check the download areas regularly. However, there are some files which can be download, but updated files are being added. Thank you, for all your queries. Please continue to make queries about issues so that it can be adjusted.

Learning about academic writing

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:07:00 +0000

Academic writing is one of the most complex and yet understandable English course at the University level.

Let's start by outlining the "Do's" and "Don't" of academic writing. The first thing not to do is to underestimate the module; furthermore, never try to seek work and or handouts for essay online, because plagiarism is taken seriously. Your "Do's" are very clear and seems understandable. Firstly, try to gain knowledge on critiquing an article, premises of a sentence and mostly literary devices before your classes begin.

In some universities it may be called different names, but it's all the same actually. As such, in some cases there are "Academic Writing 1" & "Academic Writing 2".

When writing your essay try to seek a credible online and or offline source for information. Using online sources maybe tricky, thus, you must look for scholarly sources that can bring out the informative and professionalism of your work.

Examples of scholarly sources:

Journal of Agricultural Education
Journal of Extension
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
Adult Education Quarterly
NACTA Journal
International Review of Education
Journal of Continuing Higher Education
Google Scholar

Examples of non-scholarly sources:

Newsweek
New York Times
Time
USA Today
Christian Science Monitor
National Geographic
Wikipedia
Most website

Writing an article critique in Academic Writing

The first thing one should do when considering to critique an article is to:

Read the article very carefully to gain a primary understanding of the writer’s intention.

Re-read the article to make sense of the language, tone and purpose of the article.

Ask yourself what else you think you should know about this article. Gain an outlook on the topic, discuss with friends if you of to and or if your allowed to do so about the topic. Build on your knowledge of what you may already know about the article.

When you’ve finish getting an understanding, the next approach is to compile information about the article by starting off with:

· introduce the name of the article/book and name of author(s)

· summarize the article/book’s main claim, goals, methods, and findings

· show how the article/book supports its claims

· indicate the main position or claim that your review will make in response to the article

· develop your critique in relation to aspects of the article/book, offering thoughtful, well-supported proof for your claim(s)

· conclude by pointing to the scholarly value (worthy or limited) of the article, suggesting particular audiences who might benefit from the work and proposing further directions that research might take in relation to the article’s topic

N.B. All essay writing should be done in APA six edition formatting style.

Battling exam pressure

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:46:00 +0000

Whenever exams are around the corner; sometimes we feel a sense of being pressured, and a reason behind that is:

probably we are expected to exceptionally well, driven to beat other classmates to rank the number in class, teachers pets who work accordingly to satisfy their need of attention, pride and attitude to pursue the greatest achievement in all things, so as to keep one's standard highly ranked and well known among teachers and students...

You may not be any of those personalities, but know this everyone as a purpose and a reason. Figuring out what yours is will not only pushed you to do academically well, but have a focal career to shoot towards.

So, no matter what the odds are keep working hard. Because if you fail today, tomorrow you try to surpass and overcome your mistakes.

CAPE Communication Studies I.A

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:00:00 +0000

CAPE Communication Studies.Completed project.

This is a completed project of the CAPE Communication Studies I.A. This document completely outlines the various phases and structure of how the I.A should be organised and written. Please take precautions in the way in which you uses this information and document that is provided. This I.A was taken from a source that is credited and deemed resourceful.
Click here to download

CXC Questions Integrated Science

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:00 +0000

2011 CXC Integrated Science past paper Questions is available now. Click here to view questions.

Information Technology for CSEC

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:59:00 +0000

Oxford online answer sheet, past exam papers and exam questions for CSEC Information and Technology subject. Click here to view in new tab.
Oxford as developed a flash online dictionary based database to assist students in their Information and Technology exams.

CXC Csec Information Technology Revised Syllabus

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:41:00 +0000

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Click this link revised Information Technology syllabus to access the Information Technology Syllabus made effective May/June 2010 for the CXC CSEC exams.

CXC CSEC Biology Syllabus

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:57:00 +0000

Know what's coming on your exams Get it.

CXC past paper type persuasive essay questions.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:34:00 +0000

These are the types of persuasive essay questions that have been on
CXC English A past papers

NB: CXC suggests spending no more than 30 minutes to answer the persuasive essay question on Paper 2 of the English A exam. They also suggest 250 - 300 words as the length of the persuasive essay.

1. Write an article to the local newspaper expressing your concern about the high rate of traffic accidents in your country. Suggest three measures which would help to reduce this high rate of accidents.

2. Write an article for your school magazine about three major problems in your school and state how you would solve
each one.

3. You are on a committee planning the celebrations to mark the anniversary of your school. You have heard that some of your classmates plan to boycott the celebrations, and you have neen asked to make a speech to persuade them to take part. Write out your speech.

4. Your school council has asked for nominations for the "Teacher of the Year award. Write a letter to the council in which you suggest someone from your school,
giving strong arguments to support your choice.

5. Write an article for a school magazine in which you present strong arguments either for or against the topic: "School uniforms should be abolished."

CXC Social Studies S.B.A marked sample

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:56:00 +0000

Here's a sample cxc social studies s.b.a, but i advise you not to rewrite this s.b.a whoever you are, instead you can analyze and follow how the data are collected and accounted for.

http://db.tt/HWz1y9B3

Your CXC exam registration records and personal exam timetable now available ... ONLINE!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:18:00 +0000

Previously, candidates only had online access to their results; however as of January 23, 2012, both students and private candidates can access their registration records online, by logging onto the students’ portal on CXC’s website at https://ors.cxc.org/studentportal

cape 2009 communication studies paper 2 module 1

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:55:00 +0000

If you need this link please click the CXC past paper tab above and broswe through similar past papers and cxc related documents.

Cape Communications Studies complete I.A

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:52:00 +0000

Go to the CXC past paper tab above to get this past paper.

Communication Studies Syllabus 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Go to the CXC past paper tab to download Communication Studies Syllabus 2011. click here

CXC CSEC AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PRE-COMPLETED S.B.A

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:17:00 +0000

Click link to download Agriculture S.B.A.(LINK)

Biology CXC Exam Sudy Guides

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:39:00 +0000

When you're preparing yourself to study for exam; Biology, make sure that you set up a list of the most complicated biological or scientific words along side their:

Meaning
Where it's generated from
Get a diagram to simply explain it

Getting a diagram of each words is a must because during the exam they sometimes ask for you to draw a diagram to represent something that might be associated with the words that analyze and explained. Take it from me I've done so and it paid off significantly. Now, I'm in University.

To get a brief synopsis of all the CXC biology syllabus and procedures for both the CSEC AND CAPE courses, select the Past Paper Page above.

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Language: registers

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:16:00 +0000

An acrolect is a register of a spoken language that is considered formal and high-style.

The term mesolect refers to a register or range of registers of spoken language whose character falls somewhere between the prestige of the acrolect and the informality of the basilect. Mesolectic speech, where it is distinguished from acrolectic speech, is often the most widely spoken form of a language, generally being used by lower and lower-middle classes. Within the context of Creole languages, mesolects only appear in instances of a post-Creole speech continuum wherein speakers code-switch between various mesolectal levels within the continuum depending on context.

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In linguistics, a basilect is a dialect of speech that has diverged so far from the standard language that in essence it has become a different language. A basilect represents the opposite end of the scale of linguistic formality from an acrolect. In certain speech communities, a continuum exists between speakers of a Creole language and a related standard language. Basilects typically differ from the standard language in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, and can often develop into different languages.

(Additional reading: West Indians and their language Chapters 1-4 )

The expository presentation for CAPE Communication Studies I.A.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:46:00 +0000

What it is NOT....

It is NOT a presentation of any of your reflective pieces
It is NOT a persuasive speech although you may express an opinion in the conclusion
It is NOT submitted in writing
It is NOT an essay on legs. You should not read from a script

So what is it then?
The presentation has two distinct parts

* A FACTUAL presentation on an aspect of your portfolio theme
* A presentation about your research including an evaluation of two sources of information used to prepare your factual presentation.

It will have all the following 6 elements present

1. An introduction (statement of topic)

In the introduction you will give a brief explanation of topic/ theme and a preview (with a thesis statement) of what you are going to cover.

For example.
"My theme is Returning Migrants to St Vincent. Returning migrants or returnees are a group within the population of St Vincent who have spent a significant time away from the island and have then returned to permanently settle again. Returning migrants often are retired from their previous occupation which they pursued in a more developed country such as the United States, Canada or Great Britain or they have been working in another Caribbean state. According to statistics from the Customs Department given to me by Mrs B Chalres in an interview 4361 people claimed the concession for returning residents in 2005. Returning migrants experience 5 phases of adjuststment when returning which can be termed as “culture shock”."

NOTE WELL I CANNOT HAVE THIS ON MY CARDS WHICH I TAKE INTO THE EXAM. It would look like this

Theme ; Returning Migrants to St Vincent.
a group within the population of St Vincent
a significant time away from the island
returned to permanently settle

retired from their previous occupation (the United States, Canada or Great Britain) OR
working in another Caribbean state.

Customs Department (Mrs B Charles) “4361 people claimed the concession for returning residents in 2005”.

Returning migrants experience 5 phases of adjustmentwhen returning which can be termed as “culture shock”.

2. A rationale

In the rationale you need to explain why you picked the theme and it can form part of the introduction. In the rationale you should mention any personal interests, current academic links and future career plans which influenced your decision to choose the theme

For example I chose the theme returning migrants to St Vincent and specifically to focus on culture shock because I am a wife of a returning migrant. I have a BSc honours in Sociology and the concept of culture shock is part of socio-cultural studies carried out by Kavelo Oberg 1958. In the future I will be submitting my Masters thesis on this specific issue.

NOTE WELL I CANNOT HAVE THIS ON MY CARDS IT MUST BE NOTE FORM

3. Discussion of issues

The discussion of issues is the factual presentation about the theme and its narrowed focus based on the thesis statement. Remember this will be about 3 minutes or so – it is not long.

It should have a distinct organisational pattern and you should aim for one of the expository structures such as cause and effect, process analysis, analysis by division, classification etc (See Writing in English)

It should also be referenced and include any research findings. You will also need to give a conclusion to your factual presentation as a sort of sub conclusion don’t wait until the end

Here is an example of a possible outline for my example presentation (not all of it). It uses the organisational pattern of process analysis Remember you cannot read from a script!

Culture shock 5 phases
Honeymoon, rejection/ regression, conformist, assimilation, reverse culture shock

Honeymoon
Centre for Overseas Travel “the tourist phase”
Questionnaire (300 returning migrants) 78% not feel “tourist” 82% “elated”

Rejection
Oberg – frustration etc
Questionnaire 50% wanted to return after 3 months,
Reasons, poor service, backward attitude, nothing to do, boring
Interview Dr Sheridan Mental health presentations tend to be in 1st 4 months of return.

4. Challenges of research
You need to discuss what difficulties you faced in preparing your factual presentation. If you did not have any difficulties then just explain why.

For example (in note form)
Questionnaires – time consuming, identifying sample,
Other sources - no central data on returnees, newspaper articles useful
Academic research not on St Vincent

5. Evaluation of two sources

For this aspect of the presentation you need to discuss your research. The two sources need not necessarily be given as a reference in the presentation but they should be relevant. You should try to select two different types of data source e.g. a newpaper article and an interview. You may want to very briefly summarise all your sources before evaluating two for reliability and validity. Please see other parts of the blog for information on reliablity and validity.

For example (in note form)
Secondary sources:
academic text books and journals,
local and international newspapers and magazines,
web sites: international public organisations e.g. Peace Corps
general sites e.g. Wikipedia
Primary sources
interviews of experts in St Vincent
questionnaire of returning migrants.

Questionnaire of returning migrants
Reliable: primary data source, research method suited to collecting data for social research
Valid: Problem with sample size as total population of RMs unknown
Problem with generalisation as differences between UK, US and other RMs more research needed.
Overall reliable and reasonably valid

The Experience of Return Migration: A Caribbean Perspective, Joan Phillips and Reliable Denis Conway, Ashgate Press, London 2005
Author expert Phd Social Anthrop. Specialised Caribbean writer – Canada
Publisher: reputable, specialst academic main interest Social research
Valid Recently published Problem no reference to St Vincent
Overall general but very reliable and valid source

6. Conclusion
The conclusion should be slightly different to the internal summary conclusion in your discussion of issues. At this stage you can express a personal view or put forward a possible solution.

For example (in note form)
Returning migrants
YES culture shock
3 ways
Honeymoon
Rejection
Conformist
NO assimilation

Solutions
Programme – promote overseas, keep in touch,
Information - government

FINALLLY
See my other post about the reseach using the internet for idea. Make sure that you are aware of the requirements for acceptable notes during the exam and be familiar with the marks scheme - it is not only content that is marked but also presentation skills.

Summary of requirements for Expository Presentation

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000

The expository presentation should conform to the following requirements

· An 8 minute presentation on the same theme as your reflective portfolio

· It will have 6 elements
- An introduction with a thesis statement
- A rationale in which you explain why you chose your theme
- A discussion of issues (a factual presentation)
- An evaluation of the reliability and validity of two sources of data used in your presentation
- A report on the challenges you faced while researching the presentation.
- A conclusion

· You cannot read from a full script

· You can use notes in bullet point/ key words form (apart from details of references and statistics)

· The notes should cover no more than 8 small index cards (or paper the size of index cards)

· You can use visual aids but they are not a requirement

· You should wear school uniform which conforms strictly to the dress code for the examination

Language - its origins and characteristics

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:37:00 +0000

Many animal and even plant species are said to ‘communicate’ with each other. Humans are not unique in this capability. However, human language is unique in being a symbolic communication system that is learned instead of biologically inherited.

Symbols are sounds or things which have meaning given to them by the users. Originally, the meaning is arbitrarily assigned. For instance, the English word "dog" does not in any way physically resemble the animal it stands for. All symbols have a material form but the meaning can not be discovered by mere sensory examination of their forms. They are abstractions.

A major advantage of human language being a learned symbolic communication system is that it is infinitely flexible. Meanings can be changed and new symbols created. This is evidenced by the fact that new words are invented daily and the meaning of old ones change.

Languages evolve in response to changing historical and social conditions. Some language transformations typically occur in a generation or less. For instance, the slang words used by your parents were very likely different from those that you use today. You also probably are familiar with many technical terms, such as "text messaging" and "high definition TV", that were not in general use even a decade ago.

Language variety: Continue...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:36:00 +0000

All human societies use language. Some societies use just one and are said to be monolingual. Most societies use more than one language. Such societies are bilingual, trilingual or even multilingual. Sometimes individuals within a society might be bilingual or multilingual. There is a difference between a society that is bilingual and an individual who is bilingual. In bilingual societies such as Canada, provision is sometimes made for equal treatment for speakers of either language. Road signs and other public use of language are often presented in both languages. The bilingual individual usually has to make a choice of language depending on her audience.

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Usually the history of a language is the history of the people who speak it. The Caribbean provides good examples of this. It is a complex linguistic area. The original inhabitants spoke, and in places like Guyana and Suriname still speak, a range of indigenous languages brought to the region many hundred years ago. These languages are mainly the Arawaccan or Cariban language groups but there are also speakers of Warrau.

The official languages of the Caribbean are local or regional forms of European languages such as Spanish, French, Dutch and English. In the special case of Haiti, the French-lexicon Creole language, called Haitian, is also regarded as an official language along with French.

It must be remembered that many of the Europeans who came to the Caribbean territories were themselves speakers of non standard dialects of English.

(Required reading: Writing in English Chapters 1-4).