[A] A New Stage in the Study and Teaching of History

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

academia

[ ak-uh-'dee-mee-uh ]

noun

- the part of society, especially universities, that is connected with studying and thinking, or the activity or job of studying

Academia plays a crucial role in advancing knowledge and fostering critical thinking through research and education.

advent

[ 'ad-vent ]

noun

- the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving

The advent of new technology has transformed the way we communicate and access information.

dominance

[ ‘dom-uh-nuhns ]

noun

- the situation in which one company, product, etc. has more power, influence, or success than others

The ability of a firm to set or control market prices is a sign of dominance.

wield

[ weeld ]

verb

- to have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon

She was able to wield her creativity effectively, turning simple ideas into impressive projects.

sophisticated

[ suh-‘fis-ti-key-tid ]

adjective

- refers to advanced and complex methods or techniques used in research or analysis

The conference showcased sophisticated algorithms that can analyze large datasets in real time.

LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the passage aloud. Then, read it silently.

Teaching

COMPREHENSION CHECK 🧠 A. Directions: Identify if the statements are TRUE of FALSE. If the statement is FALSE, provide the correct answer.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

The narrator gives up some control and has less need to give explanations, while the viewer becomes involved in the process of interpreting and understanding history is an effect of video and film.
As conceived of today, the study of history began with the transition from moving images to literature culture, leading to the earliest oral records and the earliest historical studies.
Films and videos of events and people can be used as solid evidence of the past.
With moving images, people are reminded that written communication is not limited to words.
To provide the bulk of their source materials, historians have relied on television programmes about history for hundreds of years.

B. Direction: Answer the following questions based on the article.

With printed words losing their dominance, what are the varied forms of communication that historians face?
How did historians largely communicate with students and the wider public for hundreds of years?
Who are the people who continue to use only the written words as they examine more and more fields with an ever-increasing number of sophisticated methodologies?
Who tended to avoid involvement in television programmes about history?
What did the development of this new form of communication lead to?

C. Direction: Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.

A	B
1. negligible	a. integrated
2. bulk	b. insignificant
3. embedded	c. variety
4. superseded	d. replaced
5. diversity	e. massive