I almost passed out when I read the notification that the backup system of Life Type was damaged. http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1/30708
All the Life Type bloggers lost their entries from April 20 to May 30. How could this have happened? (more…)
Today at my mother-in-law’s house, I came across an article in the Commercial Times (工商時報)entitled “英文不好 是因中文不夠好.” A very useful article to English learners; the title sounds like a rude awakening, though.
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090530/4/1kcv8.html (more…)
The following is a news report in today’s UDN. Lawrence A. Walker, Journalism Section Chief of AIT (American Institute in Taiwan), masters 11 languages! How did he make it?
He offered some tips: (more…)
Three days ago, to decide on which magazine for next semester’s frehsmen to use, I listened to three English magazine programs: Live, English For You, and Ivy League Enjoy English, skipping Studio Classroom because I’d been very familiar with what its lesson is like. Then I heard a wonderful phrase in Live, “to design his way to success.” On hearing it, I marveled at the creative way of putting “design” and “way”together, vividly presenting the image of architecture. (more…)
A student in Class 313 told me excitedly that he passed the make-up exam held yesterday. I was happy for him. At the same time, I told him that in college there are no make-up exams and that once one fails a course, one has to re-take it next semester or even next year.
Three weeks ago, to prepare the final exam, I read a lot of articles on the Net. One of them was to high school graduates. It mentioned that college is in fact more difficult than high school. The point I remember most clearly is that in college no teacher will remind you of the deadlines over and over again. At the beginnng of the semester, students get a syllabus and after that they have to take care of everything themselves. All the requirements are on the syllabus and failing to meet any very likely means failing that course.
This morning a Husky strolled into Class 313’s classroom. Excited, some students stroked it. Afraid that it might attack the students, I had to figure out a way to lead it away. (more…)
