Quote:

"If someone’s personal data gets into the wrong hands, it can open the door to a whole new level of discrimination."

Paraphrase:

If your personal data is exploited, it could result in new and serious consequences through discriminatory actions.

Quote

"Surveillance capitalism’s “means of behavioral modification” at scale erodes democracy from within because, without autonomy in action and in thought, we have little capacity for the moral judgment and critical thinking necessary for a democratic society."

Paraphrase

Surveillance capitalism, by manipulating behavior on a massive scale, weakens democracy by stripping individuals of the autonomy and critical judgment essential for moral and democratic decision-making.

Quote:

“Nothing can be reduced to anything else, nothing can be deduced from anything else, everything may be allied to everything else.”

Key words:

nothing, reduced, deduced, allied, everything

Paraphrase:

“Nothing can be turned into something else, nothing comes from anything else, but everything can be connected to everything.”

Urmat kyzy Zharkynai

Quote:

“[w]hether royal or imperial, whoever wields power, in fact, never encounters in space anything other than obedience to his power, thus his law […]. Thus reason never discovers, beneath its feet, anything but its own rule.”

(Serres, 1997a: xiii)

Key words:

power, obedience, law, reason, rule

Paraphrase:

“No matter if someone is a king or an emperor, anyone in power only sees people following their rules. So, reason always finds only what it itself has created or decided.”

Quote:

“Our own data analysis showed that the user behaviour with the strongest link with acquisition and retention was engagement.”

Key Words:

data analysis

strongest link

engagement

Paraphrasing:

FT found out that the most important thing for getting and keeping subscribers is how engaged people are.

If readers often visit the site and spend time reading articles, they are more likely to pay for a subscription and stay with FT.

So it's not about how many people click, but how interested they really are.

Turgunalieva Meerim

Week 4

• Quote 1

“It is impossible to understand one’s own life without understanding the society and history in which one is situated. Yet, people rarely define their troubles by historical change and institutional contradiction.”

Paraphrased

To understand one’s own life, a person must consider the social and historical context in which it takes place, since people often view their problems apart from social changes and institutional influences.

Turgunalieva Meerim

Week 4

• Quote 1

“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp the connection between history and biography. It helps us understand how personal experiences are linked to larger social forces.”

Paraphrased

The sociological imagination helps people see the link between their personal lives and wider historical events, showing how individual experiences are connected to social influences.

Sharshenbekova Milana

Quote: “Sir Christopher writes that the transformation was beset by “poor co‑ordination, over‑complexity, under‑developed plans in continual flux and poor budgeting. It is not easy to believe that the programme was in a position to deliver successfully.”

Key words:

poor co‑ordination, over‑complexity, under‑developed plans, poor budgeting, transformation failure

Paraphrasing:

The Co‑operative Bank’s project failed because the team didn’t work together well, the plan was too complicated and kept changing, and the budget was not managed properly. It was very unlikely that the project could succeed.

Week 6

Quote:

“The BBC was too optimistic about its ability to implement it and achieve the benefits.”

Key words:

optimistic, ability, implement, achieve, benefits

Paraphrase:

The author suggests that the BBC overestimated its capacity to successfully carry out a certain plan or project. They believed they could easily implement it and gain positive results, but in reality, it turned out to be more difficult than expected. The phrase “too optimistic” implies that their confidence was unrealistic and led to disappointment or failure.

Week 6

Quote:

“There are no slow starts here: Wrongly Accused grips you immediately.”

Key words :

slow, starts, grips, immediately

Paraphrase:

The reviewer means that the book Wrongly Accused is exciting and engaging from the very first page. There is no gradual buildup or boring introduction — the story immediately captures the reader’s attention. The phrase “grips you immediately” shows that the plot is intense and full of suspense from the beginning, making it hard to stop reading.

Quote:

“Surveillance capitalism describes a market driven process where the commodity for sale is your personal data, and the capture and production of this data relies on mass surveillance of the internet.”

Key words:

commodity, personal data, capture, surveillance

Paraphrase:

In today’s digital world, our personal data is treated as a valuable product. Companies constantly monitor our online behavior to gather information, turning everyday internet use into a source of profit.

Quote:

“Attending to the inner curriculum can foster new skills for self-awareness, tolerating intellectual and emotional ambiguity, embracing diversity, civic discourse, and collaborative action.”

Paraphrase:

Working with students' inner worlds helps develop skills such as mindfulness, the ability to accept uncertainty, openness to diversity, and the ability to engage in civil dialogue and collaborative action.

Quote:

“Data visualisation is a weapon in your arsenal. There is an enormous argument for why understanding data and being comfortable with it and really embedding it into your thought process is good for your bottom line.”

Key words:

weapon, understanding data, thought process, bottom line

Paraphrase:

Using data visualisation effectively gives businesses a powerful advantage. Being able to interpret and work with data in daily decision-making helps companies make smarter choices and ultimately improves their financial performance.

Quote:

“When we see the world as full of other beings, not just objects, we begin to understand the importance of reciprocity-the idea that we must give back to the Earth as much as we take.”

Paraphrase:

When we begin to see the world as alive, filled with beings rather than just things, we realize the meaning of reciprocity—the understanding that a person should give back to the Earth as much as he takes from it.

«Назад к фотографии:«Камера-обскура» Абелардо Морелла.

Quote:

«В результате возникает не только колоритный коллаж пейзажно-интерьерных форм — визуализируется сама модель человеческого познания, трансформации внешнего окружения со всеми присутствующими в нём объектами во внутренний, ментальный образ.»

Paraphrase:

В итоге создаётся не просто яркий микс ландшафта и интерьера, а именно отображается сама структура человеческого понимания: как внешний мир с его объектами преобразуется в наш внутренний, мысленный образ.

Zhyrgalbaeva Khadizha

Saidullaeva Begimai

Semeeva Saadat

Sharshenbekova Milana

Tilekmatova Madina

Turgunalieva Meerim

Urmat kyzy Zharkynai

Zhyrgalbaeva Khadizha

Reflection Models | Educational Technologies

Quote:

“Ash & Clayton (2009) define critical reflection as an evidence-based examination of the sources of and gaps in knowledge and practice with the intent to improve on both (p. 28).”

Paraphrase:

Ash and Clayton (2009) describe critical reflection as a thoughtful, evidence-supported process of analyzing where our knowledge and practices come from, identifying what’s missing, and aiming to enhance both.

Zhyrgalbaeva Khadizha