Yesterday evening, on my way out of school, I saw two posters congratulating Shihjen’s good performance in the speech contest and thanking me for helping her prepare for it. Here, with my fingers running on the keyboard, I’d like to recall what I did as an instructor of a speech contestant. (more…)
Archive for November, 2009
As an Instructor of a Speech Contestant
Friday, November 20th, 20095 Things the U.S. Can Learn from China–a TIME Article
Thursday, November 19th, 2009The cover story of the latest issue of TIME is “5 Things the U.S. Can Learn from China.” Before clicking on the link, guess what they are.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1938671,00.html (more…)
Congratulations, Shihjen!
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
What If the Students Don’t Respond to Questions?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009When no students answer my question, I play a game which decides who has to answer the qeustion, and at the same time gets the students to exercise. The game is called “The Big Cross” (大十字). Here is how it goes: (more…)
Learning to Speak English
Monday, November 16th, 2009While I was surfing the Net this evening, I bumped into this article. It’s about problems in speaking English and the solutions.
http://www.cavesbooks.com.tw/webpage/topic/phonepass/9205_16/index.htm
| 如何會講英文By 李家同 (more…) |
Set Them Free from Math
Sunday, November 15th, 2009The following is a commentary on NTU’s decision not to count math in the admission of students to its Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5251737.shtml
我的文史夢 籠罩數學陰影
聯合報╱林宛萱／大學生（高雄市）】2009.11.15 03:49 am (more…)
Word Cards
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Recall the meaning of the word before you continue. (more…)
Congratulatiolns, 214!
Friday, November 13th, 2009This afternoon, the result of the campus decoration competition came out. Class 214 got the first prize. They deserve it. The time they spent and the efforts they put into the work. I’m really happy that they decided to do it. Though it was taken down this afternoon, the beauty stays in every viewer’s heart and every photo taken with it.
Click on the links, and you know what I mean.
http://june.ettachou.com/2009/11/06/214-campus-decoration/#more-1974
http://june.ettachou.com/2009/11/04/decorating-the-campus/#more-1961