Managers, teachers, personal tutors and students, who are interested in improving their ability to write, read and present in English, or those who are eager to expand their learning sources can use the articles and podcasts we are providing here. Further, it helps Kanoon international website turns into a proper bridge, sharing Iranian educational ideas and achievements with the world-wide audience.
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Mr. Arash Farzad one of the Kanoon's teachers explains that "
Why your writings must have a seamless flow":
A big challenge in writing is creating a seamless flow to turn your script in to a well read document. A script with a smooth flow helps your reader focus on 'what' rather than 'how' you are saying. So, you must develop a natural transition from one to another statement, in order to have a successful communication. In this regard, linking phrases help a writer maintain the flow and establish a clear relationship among different lines of reasonings. However, the sentence connectors raise a small but important issue of punctuation. There are many writing guides available, online and in printed format that provide explanations of the mentioned issues in detail. To conclude, I believe that writing a well read text is a combination of art and science and needs your persistent effort to be improved. Good luck with your scripts!
Here, we present a collection of our Personal Tutors and teachers' essays. They are assessed based on the writing format that suits Kanoon International Website.
a) Size: It must be maximum 100 words,
b) Start Sentence: Your script must start with the core idea/purpose,
c) Conclusion: You must wrap up your message with your purpose,
d) Flow: tell your story smooth,
e) Impressiveness: audience must hardly forget your work.
Written by Mr. Rouhallah Ramezanifard (First Script):
"In Iran, we have a university entrance test, which is the biggest exam held each year for those, who want to be qualified to enter the universities. Since, it is gradually becoming more difficult to compete in this exam, pupils tend to study very hard for it. It has been almost twenty years since the beginning of Ghalamchi Educational Foundation activity. Most of the foundation’s activities are related to universities’ entrance exam. The foundation publishes related books and takes similar exams to Concour in order to make pupil prepare pupils for the exam. It also contains charitable activities, such as offering scholarships for talented needy students, and building schools and libraries around Iran."
Evaluation:
a) Size: The shorter, the better!
b) Start Sentence: Your aim comes too late and reader confuses what is the core purpose of your essay, whether it is about Kanoon, University Entry exam, or they both together.
c) Conclusion: Your essay does not finish with your message and you continue providing reader with new information. In short, your message does not have a final punch line.
d) Flow: Your script has a good flow, and reader can smoothly follow.
e) Impressiveness: If you replace the first part with the second part, it will turn in to an impressive text.
Written by Mr. Rouhallah Ramezanifard (Second Script)
"What does Personal Tutor do in Kanoon? As a Personal Tutor, I say that the main tasks include talking with pupils and guiding them how to adapt with the multiple-choice tests. Pupils are rarely familiar with this type of questioning before their pre-university year of study. Personal Tutor also helps the pupils solve their problems that they may encounter. In addition, he/she evaluates the pupils’ transcripts and tries to give practical approaches to improve the students’ scores. Altogether, a Personal Tutor makes the situation a way more easier for the pupils to pass Concour."
Evaluation:
a) Size: The size is perfectly within the criteria, as you have managed to sum up the important aspects of the role of Personal Tutor in one paragraph.
b) Start Sentence: Script starts effectively with a question presenting your aim.
c) Conclusion: This script is a very good example of using linking phrase, and concluding with the core message in an informative way.
d) Flow: Not only your essay has a good flow, but also your sentences are short while are perfectly linked.
e) Impressiveness: You have written an informative text which can be perfectly used in website.
Written by Mr. Shahrooz Karimian:
"Kanoon reminds Iranians of a place, where some exams are being taken. I think we should inform people about the important details of this organisation and clarify them for people. In this case we will be able to have a better connection with people, whom their culture and educational life we are trying to improve. So, we can expect an especial and more effective relation that will cause trust and higher than that loyalty to our foundation and I think that would be our great aim (as I said I myself think)."
Evaluation:
a) Size: The shorter, the better!
b) Start Sentence: Good start! You state your core message in a clear and interesting way.
c) Conclusion: Your conclusion is a good punch line, but when you use ‘I’, it is evidence that you are expressing your perspective. Your voice is present through the essay, which is a positive point in your text.
d) Flow: Some times your sentences are a bit vague. Short and clear sentences help your script delivers your message and increases the smoothness of your story flow.
e) Impressiveness: As evidence, you can write impressively, if you use short and clear sentences.
Written by Mr. Bahman Kazemi:
"Kanoon Farhangi Amoozesh is the name of a great educational and nongovernmental organisation with hundreds of branches, all over the country. Kanoon provides students from primary to high school ages with a range of effective procedures such as classes, tutoring, performing regular and programmed exams, etc. In fact, Kanoon is mostly well known as an organisation, which supports students in their competion to enter university. It is said that this competition will be removed in the near future! However, Kanoon has still its role and the students, who choose it to get qualified are huge in number and even increase annually."
Evaluation:
a) Size: Satisfy with the size, when by removing only a sentence your script will become incomplete.
b) Start Sentence: Good and clear start!
c) Conclusion: End point is beautifully linked to the start point!
d) Flow: Good flow! Comparing with your previous essays, I can see a great improvement in the structure, message delivery and even less editorial mistakes. Well done!
e) Impressiveness: Logical and clear argument! From now on you can work on gathering more substance for your materials.
Written by Mrs. Shima Rahimi:
"Why Kanoon's books?
These books have an important and valuable property like a treasure. Can you guess what is that? I take you to the kanoon's library. You may know that we have 5 stages for studying and also 5 kinds of books for these stages.
First stage is studying school's textbooks. This stage is very important for learning, because in this stage if your book is not enough for learning, you can use kanoon‘s green books. Using these kind of books is useful for learning.
Second stage is solving important questions of each subject, and Kanoon‘s grey books are useful for this stage.
Testing is Third stage! There are blue books in this big library for this important stage of learning.
Forth stage is examination. To conclude, yellow books are useful to assess your total knowledge.
Every book in Kanoon‘s library is useful for a special period of educational year. For example there are some books named Norooz books that are written based on Norooz examinations, because this period is called golden period in Kanoon, due to its short length. During a short time students don’t have enough time to study some books and with this book students get great success in a short time (i.e. it is a golden periods).
Time is treasure."
Best Wishes... Shima Rahimi-Arak
Evaluation:
a) Size: Although, your script is a bit long we can hardly shrink it. It shows that you perfectly explain Kanoon books.
b) Start Sentence: You essay is an example of a creative, impressive and good start, by which readers are attracted to follow your story. Well done!
c) Conclusion: Creative, meaningful and innovative conclusion!
d) Flow: You have explained Kanoon books perfectly. It is evidence that you have a good knowledge about the books. In some areas you need to pay more attention to the linking phrases.
e) Impressiveness: The analogy of Kanoon Library is a good example of a creative approach to explain concepts, which are themselves new. This is a good example of the material that we need in our website.
Written by Mrs. Marziyeh Foroughpour:
"I’d like to share my experience as a Personal Tutor. I never forget the day, when I applied for a job in Ghalamchi Educational Foundation. It was so awful; I felt blue. I had no clear mind about the role of Personal Tutor (called Poshtiban). I was totally confused with this new position. I only knew some details about regular bi-weekly Developmental Examination, classification books and the its large number of students. Finally, I could make up my mind and started working as a Poshtiban. During work I repeat this positive sentence to myself: "Don't wait for success to comes to you, welcome opportunities yourself.” Because I believed in Kanoon institution as a place, where you learn how to welcome every creativity.
In spite of all Kanoon privileges, the educational justice was the main driving force for me to be a Poshtiban. The Ghalamchi Educational Foundation provides the same educational level through Kanoon’s website, Azmoon magazine and scholarships for disadvantaged but talented pupils.
Now I am so happy and content for that decision."
Evaluation:
a) Size: We can shrink it!
b) Start Sentence: This is a very good example of an essay that starts with a clear statement of purpose.
c) Conclusion: Your final sentence is a good example of a good final punch line.
d) Flow: Your essay has a smooth flow, which makes it easy for reader to follow your story.
e) Impressiveness: One way to impress your reader is reflecting on your personal experience. This script is a good example of this style.
Written by Mrs. Melika Ghoumi:
"I am Melika Ghauomi, a student in Science and Research University in optic engineering. I have two years experience of studying at Ghalamchi Educational Foundation. I have two years experience of being a class manager, and one year experience of being a exam’s manager. I was teaching in academic of Dabir, in Pesian branch for about One year. Indeed, I was the designer of the questions in Norooz books of Norooz 92 published in 1392, at high school level."
a) Size: The shorter the better!
b) Start Sentence: If your aim is introducing yourself it is fine, but it can not be your purpose!
c) Conclusion: It meets the requirements of the a self-introductory text.
d) Flow: You need to break the long and complex sentences into short and clear ones, and connecting them with suitable links.
e) Impressiveness: It is a self-introduction, which shows your brilliant job experiences, but we need to know your purpose of writing this self-reflection in the text.