In todays’ UDN, there is a mini biography of the president of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Kao, Ching-yuan (高清愿). Reading his life story, I see a giant. http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/5187570.shtml
大河人生／高清愿 要當社會聚寶盆
Archive for October, 2009
A Treasure Basin for Society 高清愿 要當社會聚寶盆
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Intrinsic or Extrinsic Motivation? –”人生，沒有加退選”
Saturday, October 10th, 2009An article in today’s UDN. Reading it, I recalled part of Steve Jobs’ Stanford address “You’ve Got to Find What You Love” and part of Oprah Winfrey’s Stanford speech.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5186077.shtml
焦元溥：人生，沒有加退選
【聯合報╱焦元溥】 2009.10.10 03:34 am (more…)
Photos Taken with My Former Students Since Sep. 1, 2009
Friday, October 9th, 2009Finally, I’ve got some time to upload onto my blog some photos taken with my former students at their visits since the beginning of the new semeter. After graduating from NHSH, they are studying in different fields: journalism, pharmacy, entomology, German, English, law, politics, history, communication arts, international trades and finance, etc.
Learning Engish by Listening to Broadcast
Thursday, October 8th, 2009How does listening to broadcast facilitate English learning? The following are some comments from two university professors.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=381&f_SUB_ID=2705&f_ART_ID=216033
廣播學英語 發音更道地
【聯合報╱記者湯雅雯／台北報導】2009/10/08 (more…)
Welcome! OH!Zone
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Today’s UDN runs a news report which must have drawn the attention of English learners. With OH!Zone, English learners have another avenue to sharpening their English skills. This is an online broadcast which provides listeners with first hand information about trends, campus life, music, etc.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=216027
OH!Zone開播 全英語、沒廣告、免費學
【聯合報╱記者湯雅雯／台北報導】2009/10/08 (more…)
A List of English Books a Second-year High School Student Has Read
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009To make Shih-jen (張世仁) eligible to waive the 2nd-year English course, this morning I asked her to list the English books she has read so far. The following is the list she gave me:
1. Tuesdays with Morrie (最後十四堂星期二的課)
2. For One More Day (再給我一天)
3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (在天堂遇見的五個人)
(The above three were written by Mitch Albom.) (more…)
Eat the Right Foods, And You Stay Happy
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009In today’s UDN, there is an article about foods which bring us happiness. Whoever is always in a bad mood might find answers in their diet.
http://udn.com/NEWS/HEALTH/HEA2/5177410.shtml
吃對食物 快樂來找你
聯合報╱張靜芬／台東基督教醫院營養師】2009.10.06 02:57 am (more…)
Reading Is an Experience of Exploration
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Yu-an (陳妤安), a student in Class 214 wrote in her reading log for The Real Diana:
有些單字雖然看不懂，但看到後面會突然發覺「哦！原來前面是在講……」不太會有那種不敢看英文的感覺。
My comments: Great! That is the beauty of reading. Keep exploring more.
A Good English Learning Web Site– 英文資訊交流網
Monday, October 5th, 2009This is a useful English learning Web site. It provides information about English learning, English tests, English-related news, new books, etc. Online translation function is also available.
英文資訊交流網
New TOEFL–a Big Challenge
Sunday, October 4th, 2009A former student who graduated from NHSH around 8 years ago and is planning to study in the U.S. for his PhD degree came to visit me this afternoon. He asked me to clarify some doubts on the admission pages of University of Penn, a prestigious school in the States.
Then he described to me how difficult TOEFL-ibt is. For example, in the speaking part, one item goes like this: (more…)