Well, Esther, answer the follwoing three very simple yes-no questions, and I think I’ll know who you are.
1. Are you in Class 316?
2. Is your seat number after 29?
3. Do you have short hair?
Archive for April, 2008
To Esther
Saturday, April 12th, 2008If we could carry the universal library around
Friday, April 11th, 2008In today’s 316 class, we continued to discuss the universal library. In Paragraph 6, the idea of carrying a library of all libraries around in an iPod was introduced.
The students had mixing feelings about this possibility. Some liked it because it would save time, and some disliked it for they were afraid human beings would become more stupid. Personally, I like it because I can enjoy the convenience of having easy access to all material around the world, be it an article from a samll newspaper or a piece of exotic music.
Alexandria Library
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Don’t be scared by the long URL. Click on it and you can see the library of Alexandria, past and present.
And if you can’t see information about my blog, don’t worry. Just scroll down until you see it.
About English learning–grammar and writing
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008This noon Yu-chi (林育綺), Min-chu (張閔筑), and Shi-hsuen (楊士萱) came to me. They asked me how to improve their English grammar and writing ability.
As for grammar, I suggested that they review the grammar book we used in the second year and the exercises we did last semester. To get ideas for writing, I advised they often practice brainstorming together. I told them when they are walking around the campus, they can decide on a topic, for example, "Which is better, an extended family or a nuclear family," or "Which is the best season," then they debate, saying anything coming to their mind. If they use their brains often to generate ideas, they will find it easier to come up with ideas when writing. "Practice makes perfect."