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Kyla Amrhein's blogs
WOTY 2015 :(
By Kyla Amrhein November 19, 2015 - 9:48pm Comments (1)The Oxford Dictionary’s annual selection of a ‘Word of the Year’ has always been a bit of an elusive concept to me. I don’t recall the first time that this ‘competition’ caught my attention, but a quick Google...The National Census of Writing Sets an Important Precedent
By Kyla Amrhein November 6, 2015 - 10:58am Comments (2)Every morning, I receive a selection of articles to read through the online Academica daily digest. I generally scan the headlines, reading the summaries and typically not much more. However, a couple of weeks ago, a headline caught my eye. Inside...The Culture Shock of Critical Engagement
By Kyla Amrhein October 14, 2015 - 1:06pmAs I mentioned in my forum post from week four, I was intrigued by the introduction to the first chapter of Learning to Read Critically in Teaching and Learning, written by Louise Poulson and Mike Wallace. The concept of a “cultural adjustment...Reflections on 'Being a Writer'
By Kyla Amrhein September 27, 2015 - 2:23pmAs a language student, one of the greatest lessons that I ever received came from my German instructor in my third year of my undergraduate degree. She asked if I considered myself fluent in German. A relatively simple question, but I couldn't...
