New Communications Technologies
If you want to do a web search on new communications technologies, what keywords would you enter in a search engine? What keywords may be misleading in your search and why?
| satellite * technology * progress * satellite TV * communications technologies * communication * new technologies * electronic media * mass media * world of technology * wireless technology |
If you want, you can try using these words in your search and see what results you get.
Task I. Study summaries of web sites devoted to new communications technologies. You can get such summaries once you type "communications technologies" as a key phrase in your web search. What issues connected with communications technologies are brought up on each site? Can you group the issues? What are the most common issues addressed? What are the least frequent issues addressed?
The table below will help you complete the task.
| Most commonly raised issues connected with communications technologies | Least frequently raised issues connected with communications technologies |
1. new communication technologies their history and social influence
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2. A Year Spilling Over With New Communications Technologies
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3. Technology Futures, Inc.: Communications Reference Book: Computer ...
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4. Information and Communication Technologies: Topic
Information and Communication Technology for Development ... Linux servers, digital storage, personal digital assistants and new portable consumer products....
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5. International Conference on New Technologies in Education ICTE2002
AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION Seville, Andalusia, (Spain) from 29 November to 2 December 2006. Deadline for Abstracts Submission.
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Task II. Split into groups of three. Each student in a small group will have one topic for individual web search and study. Student A - topic A, Student B - Topic B, Student C - Topic C.
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Topic A: History and social influence of new communications technologies.
Topic B: Conferences and congresses on new communications technologies.
Topic C: Application of new communications technologies in education.
THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS : SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS
Warm- up
What do you know about the country?
· What are the national symbols?
· What is represented on the national emblem?
· Do you know the words of the national anthem?
· Describe the national costume.
· What and when are the national holidays?
I. Read some information about the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus and describe it.
The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus, which is a symbol of state sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus, is a rectangular1 cloth2 consisting of two longitudinal3 stripes4: red upper stripe and green lower stripe that are two-thirds and one-third of the flag width5 respectively6. A vertical red-on-white Belarusian decorative pattern, which occupies one-ninth of the flag's length, is placed against the flagstaff7. The flag’s ratio8 of width to length is 1:2. The flag is fixed on a flagstaff painted golden (ochre9).
During ceremonies and other solemn10 events, the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus is used with a diamond-shaped11 top edge12 containing a five-point star. The star is analogous to the one depicted on the national Emblem of the Republic of Belarus. The top edges are made of yellow metal.
1 rectangular [rek′tæŋgjυlə] - прямоугольный
2 cloth [klÉθ] - ткань
3 longitudinal [‚lÉndZı′tju:dınl] - продольный
4 stripe [straıp] - полоса
5 width [wıdθ] - ширина
6 respectively [rıs′pektıvlı] - соответственно
7 flagstaff [′flægsta:f] - флагшток
8 ratio [′reı∫ıəυ] - пропорция, соотношение
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9 ochre [′əυkə] - охра, бледный коричневато-желтый цвет
10 solemn [′sÉləm] - торжественный
11 diamond-shaped [′daıəmənd ′∫eıpt] - ромбовидный
12 edge [edZ] – край, остриё
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