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Archive for November, 2009
Discipline? Discipline!
Monday, November 30th, 2009Don’t Waste Life in Front of the Computer, Said Lian, Jia-en (連加恩)
Sunday, November 29th, 2009In today’s UDN, I read a news report on Lian, Jia-en’s speech at Tsing-hua University. Mr. Lian joined substitute military service to serve in Africa for 20 months after he graduated from medical school eight years ago. He taught the children there to collect garbage in exchange for old clothes and raised funds to set up an orphanage. (more…)
Overcome Some Problems with Vocabulary
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Some students have trouble recalling an English word and its spelling. When they come to me and ask for my advice, I often tell them to make sentences orally. If they can make a sentence like (more…)
Live with a Purpose
Friday, November 27th, 2009Two boy students told me today that they don’t have motivation for studying. Is it because they’re fed up with studying or because they’ve never taken interest in studying? (more…)
Teachers’ Preparation Work
Thursday, November 26th, 2009In the afternoon, while I was watching the last part of Charlie Chaplin’s movie Modern Times, Melody (陳美麗老師) called to borrow the CD of The Phantom of the Opera, which she needs for Lesson Nine in Book I. She asked me which version of the song “The Phantom of the Opera” is on my CD. According to her search on YouTube, there are two versions. She had to make sure so that she could get the right lyrics for the students. As a teacher, one often has work on his/her mind even when he/she is not working. (more…)
Finding Role Models in Books: 洪蘭：書讀得少 心中沒典範
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=223366
洪蘭：書讀得少 心中沒典範
【聯合報╱記者陳智華／高雄報導】2009/11/25 (more…)
Getting Organized
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Next lesson “A Memorable Event” is about Charlie Chaplin. Yesterday Mr. Chang (張文和老師) asked me to lend him the DVD “Modern Times” next Monday. I hardly remembered I had that DVD. However, last night I found it in a pile of DVDs in the living room. I remember five years ago when I taught that lesson, I used “City Lights.” But where is the DVD now? There is no trace of it. (more…)
Studying in the U.S. Universities
Monday, November 23rd, 2009http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=223004
經驗談／美大教學活 鼓勵「問題」學生
【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2009/11/23 (more…)
From Within
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=222789
賞罰訓練品德…孩子難有品
【聯合報╱記者曾懿晴／台北報導】2009/11/2 (more…)
Reading Aloud
Saturday, November 21st, 2009http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5263388.shtml
廖玉蕙：朗聲尋找最準確的字句