Definition of Narrative

Narrative is an account of a sequence of events, usually in chronological order. Narrative is a text which retells the story or previous experiences. The purpose of the text is to entertain or amuse readers or listeners about the story.Narrative is basically story and within this, story telling, there are many kinds of narrative - comedy, mystery, romance, horror are some of the commoner types. A poem can also be a narrative if it tells a story...

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my campus

Syiah Kuala University (Indonesian: Universitas Syiah Kuala (Unsyiah)), founded on September 2, 1960, is the largest and the oldest national university in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The name of the university is taken from the prominent theologian, Tengku Abdur Rauf As Singkili, who lived in the 16th century.Unsyiah has ten faculties, providing Associate, Bachelor, and Masters degrees. Unsyiah has 131 laboratories for student lab work, student...

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paraphrasing task

1.    Young Dual Language Learners in China: Best Practices in English ImmersionRichards and Rogers (2001) identify immersion education as foreign language instruction through the medium of the target language, resulting in a series of goals for children. These include the following:1.  Developing a high level of proficiency in the foreign language;2. Developing positive attitudes toward those who speak the foreign language...

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Does It Effective to Eradicate English in Primary School in Indonesia

   As one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, English holds a crucial role in every aspect of today’s communication. While most nations encourage their young generations to learn English, Indonesia has recently removed it in primary school due to the changes of curriculum. The government believes that omitting English in primary school is the best way of achieving students’ competence. Some people, on the other hand, consider...

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Inspiration and motivation in studying english

       In this era, many people are interested in English. According to the Kenneth Bearre (2001) cited by British council, “as of the year 2000 there were 750 million English as a Foreign language speakers. In addition, there were 375 million English as a Second Language speakers. The difference between the two groups amounts to English as a Foreign Language speakers using English occasionally for business or pleasure,...

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