An attempt to convey a few of the thoughts & feelings of an expatriate teacher in sunny Singapore (and adjacent spots on occasion.)
Monday, December 8, 2008
Chilled
Have been resident in Manchester for just over a week now. Great hospitality here - just finished a wonderful Sunday lunch at John & Jeanette's - but it is generally cold. Very cold. Freezing. Brrrggghhhh.
Also singularly lacking in Internet cafes and the like. But somehow surviving.
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Hi sir, I'm doing an eng A1 ee on a play and I was wondering that if my research question discusses the play both textually and theatrically, would this inclusion of the 'dramatic elements/mechanism' or the theatrical side of my argument be valid for an eng ee? Or would it cross over into theatre arts? Thanks.
I'm not all that sure on this one, but I think it would be okay, assuming your treatment of the theatrical sticks to what is explicit in the text; e.g., dealing with stage directions, explicit pauses, and the like. Whatever would be reasonable to include in a World Lit essay on Ibsen or Strindberg would be suited to an Eng A1 EE.
Do discuss further with your supervisor concerning exactly what would be acceptable, or see me directly in school if you want more input from me on this. I'll ask around and see whether we've had this kind of essay before.
My vision: retirement and a life of leisure.
My mission: to manage decline gracefully.
My goal: to get to the end of the day in one piece.
Born in Manchester, I am at present living and working, as a teacher of English, in Singapore, having done so since 1988. My wife, Noshayati – whom I call Noi, and others call Yati – is Malaysian, and we travel frequently to her homeland, where most of her family live (in Melaka.) We own a house in Kuala Lumpur. My sister and family still live back in Manchester and we try to visit occasionally.
I used to work for the Ministry of Education in Singapore, but since 2007 have been employed directly by an independent school here. It pays the bills.
I converted to Islam in 1997 and find myself even more interestingly placed in the world as a result. I like occupying intersections. They afford useful perspectives.
I’d like to think I have a sense of curiosity which keeps me young. But the jury is still out on this. A good day is one on which just about everything seems interesting. Some days are not so good, but I'm not so naive as to believe I have any right to expect otherwise.
3 comments:
Hi sir, I'm doing an eng A1 ee on a play and I was wondering that if my research question discusses the play both textually and theatrically, would this inclusion of the 'dramatic elements/mechanism' or the theatrical side of my argument be valid for an eng ee? Or would it cross over into theatre arts? Thanks.
I'm not all that sure on this one, but I think it would be okay, assuming your treatment of the theatrical sticks to what is explicit in the text; e.g., dealing with stage directions, explicit pauses, and the like. Whatever would be reasonable to include in a World Lit essay on Ibsen or Strindberg would be suited to an Eng A1 EE.
Do discuss further with your supervisor concerning exactly what would be acceptable, or see me directly in school if you want more input from me on this. I'll ask around and see whether we've had this kind of essay before.
Thanks sir, and a belated merry christmas! Hope Manchester treated you well.
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