Welsh Assembly

The 1998 Government of Wales Act was created along with the National assembly for Wales. This led to the first referendum in Wales in 1997. In 2006, the National Assembly for Wales was given the authority to look for permission to create legislation on delegated matters in the form of Assembly Measures.

The Welsh Government was also created by the 2006 Act. This is different from the National Assembly for Wales. The Welsh Government is an executive body of Ministers and they have the power to control and make changes in matters which can affect every life in Wales. They make changes involving Education and Training, Local Government and Social Welfare.

According to Roberts (2011), ‘A referendum on the National Assembly for Wales’s legislative powers was held on 3 March 2011. Following a ‘yes’ vote in the referendum, the National Assembly for Wales will now be able to pass laws on all subjects in the 20 devolved areas without first needing the agreement of the UK Parliament.’

These 20 devolved areas are controlled by the Government of Wales. However, the non-devolved areas, such as defence and taxation, stay under power of the UK Government.

For more details about the referendum, you can visit: http://wales.gov.uk/legislation/referendumpowers/

Roberts,M.(2011) Referendum information. [email] Message to Z.Ali (zainab_almajed93@hotmail.com). Sent 02 November 2011,2:32.

Arabic Language

Arabic is a language spoken in many Arab countries like, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Sudan and many more. The language of most Muslims is Arabic and it is spoken in the UK too by Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. Arab speakers live in many places in the UK and are spread all over. Arabs left the Gulf and came to the UK to open their businesses.

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Arabic was the seventh most familiar or spoken language in the capital proved by a survey performed in London school children in 2000. Even though Arabic is not spoken by most people in the UK, it is a language that is know or recognized  by people in the UK. Al Hayat is an Arabic newspaper issued in London and in the Kufa Gallery in Westbourne Grove, Arabic history is displayed.

Islam is a religion and its sacred language is Arabic. It was spoken first in the Arabian peninsula and then started to expand. Arabic vocabulary is said to be progressed. Even though it is spoken in the Arab countries, the language differs from one country to another.

Arabic language is known for more than 1500 years and so its literacy. Arabic language is written by inserting vowels and it is written from right to left.

Edwards, V. (2007) ' Arabic ', BBC. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/arabic.shtml#A ( Accessed on: 11 November 2011 ).

Time Management

Time Management helps to organise a person’s life.  It is mainly important for students because it helps them track their deadlines, assessments and being to classes in time. People or students should make a table or reminder notes to do everything for a particular time. By doing this students will have more free time and will not have to worry about anything that missed the. Even though many students do not manage their time properly, they should think about it.

Feedback on Presentation

The presentation that I have done was my first and I have a lot to improve. I have identified the features that I have to improve. During the presentation I did not make any eye contact with the people in the room. I did not face forward and I was just looking at the slides. I used an informal word ‘stuff’. My next presentation I hope to make it better by making more eye contact with each person in the room and face forward to look at the people in the room. Even though I had a lot to improve, I think that I did well and my presentation was well-prepared, fluent and complete.

University of Glamorgan (2011) BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering. Available at: http://courses.glam.ac.uk/courses/642-beng-hons-computer-systems-engineering ( Accessed on: 3 November 2011 )