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Sobre palavras conectivas | connective words em inglês
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Developing coherent and cohesive texts is a key competency in language learning, requiring the correct use of linking words to establish logical relationships between ideas. Analyze the following statements regarding the function of connectors in text production.
I.The connector "However" introduces a contrast or contradiction to the previous statement.
II.The connector "Therefore" indicates a conclusion or result following the previous statement.
III.The connector "Furthermore" introduces an opposing viewpoint to refute an argument.
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In this paper, we present the status quo and challenges regarding the use of additional languages as a medium of instruction in Brazilian higher education. ________ contextualizing the importance of the process of internationalization at home (IaH) and additional languages in higher education. ______, the teaching of additional languages in Brazil, _______ has been until very recently relegated to the private sector and accessible only to an elite, is introduced. We then provide an overview of the present state of affairs of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the country, which is still in its infancy. _______ to describe different ways in which language and content can be integrated in higher education, as well as how EMI can be introduced in disciplinary courses. __________ that EMI can maximize the learning of academic English by Brazilian students and content instructors, as well as encourage a more international higher education and balanced academic mobility by allowing foreign students to study in Brazil while preserving and even increasing the international interest in the Portuguese language. In a country located in the periphery of knowledge production and dissemination, we understand that the adoption of EMI can potentially foster the inclusion of more Brazilians in the global academic and research scenario. It gives them access to the knowledge produced internationally and, at the same time, enables the research produced in the country to be disseminated globally.
Adapted from: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/sfuer/article/view/941
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Some History of English... in two words
In 1582, Richard Mulcaster, headmaster of the Merchant Tailors’ school1 wrote that “our English tung is of small reatch, it stretcheth no further than this Iland of ours”. It didn’t stay that way. Today, English is spoken by more than a billion people all over the world. It is a colourful, vibrant and diverse tongue, that long has picked up words from the many languages with which its speakers have come into contact.
One such word is Dictionary. It is a borrowing from medieval Latin dictionarius liber “book of words”; it first appeared in English in the 16th century, along with numerous adoptions from Latin and Greek.
Dr Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language (1755), although the most famous, is not the earliest; the first English dictionary was Robert Cawdrey’s Table Alphabeticall (1604). Unlike a modern desk dictionary, Cawdrey set out to gloss only the most unfamiliar words, such as deambulate, pactation, and refractarie – whose meanings would have caused problems for those not educated in Latin and Greek.
Another such word is Emoji2 , originally developed in Japan in the 1990s for use by teenagers on their pagers; the word emoji derives from the Japanese e “picture” + moji “character, letter”. Its successful integration into English has been helped by its similarity to words with the e-“electronic” prefix, such as e-mail and e-book. E-communication is a form of writing that resembles casual conversation more than formal prose, often situated in real time with a known recipient, but lacking the extra-linguistic cues such as facial expression, tone of voice, hand gestures, that help to convey attitude in face-toface interactions, and users are finding creative new ways to employ emojis.
(https://theconversation.com/Adaptado. Acesso em 18.08.2015)
1 a public school for 11-18 year olds, founded in 1561 in London just for boys back then.
2 iconic, visual representation of an idea, entity, feeling, status or event used alongside or instead of words in digital messaging. The plural form in English is either emoji or emojis.
“___________ we know natural resoucers are limited, not many of us are changing our lifestyles.”
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Disinformation1 in public health is a distinct type of information risk which, unlike misinformation2, is created with malicious intent to spread discord, disharmony and mistrust in targets such as government agencies, scientific experts, public health agencies, private sector and law enforcement, among others. The potential impacts of disinformation can be understood through examples during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic had two key elements that created the perfect storm for disinformation to proliferate and spread. First, it rapidly caused global fear, increasing uncertainty and doubt. Second, it occurred at a point in history where people can easily access, create and share information (as well as misinformation and disinformation) widely over the internet, mobile telecommunications, media and social media platforms. As the pandemic took hold, many posts appeared on social media and spread through instant messaging communications, increasing uncertainty about the treatment, the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, the usefulness of social distancing, and more. This caused social protest, delayed vaccine uptake and led to higher death rates in some instances.
(https://who.int, 06.02.2024. Adaptado.)
1disinformation: informação falsa criada ou compartilhada com o objetivo de enganar.
2misinformation: informação falsa ou enganosa, mas que é compartilhada sem intenção de enganar.
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“The team worked hard; however, they didn’t win the match”.
The teacher asks them to identify the role of the connector “however” in the sentence.

