Yesterday, the two-day 2010 SAT was over. English was tested. Click on the link and you can find the test items.
http://www.ceec.edu.tw/abilityexam/AbilityExamPaper/99SATPaper_Index.htm (more…)
Archive for January, 2010
Books to Read–a List from Shihjen
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Shihjen (張世仁), a student in Class 209 who came in second place in last year’s Taipei High School English Speech Contest (see http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1130/33122), emailed me on Jan. 25 a list of some of the books she had read. There are altogether 38 titles on the list, including literature, teenage pleasures, poems, novels, etc. As she mentioned in the mail, her point of listing the books is that reading really matters in language learning. Click on the link, and you can download the list. It’s a good reference.
A Good Time with Annie
Friday, January 29th, 2010
This noon I have a happy gathering with my dear friend Annie (詹麗馨老師) at Tasty. We saw each other about twice a year. (more…)
Don’t Be Evil–聯合筆記／青春輓歌
Friday, January 29th, 2010Life is a series of decision making. The following UDN article teaches us to make the right choice and avoid going astray. I like Google’s motto, “Don’t be evil.”
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5394282.shtml
聯合筆記／青春輓歌
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English as a Tool, Not a Subject–Jan. 26 Entry on my LifeType blog
Friday, January 29th, 2010Thank Annie for reminding me this afternoon that I didn’t post an entry for January 26. In fact, I did keep my blog as usual that day. However, I forgot to copy and paste the entry on this blog. Click on the link, and you can read my Jan. 26 entry on the LifeType blog, or you can just read on.
Electronic or Printed Dictionaries?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010In today’s UDN Vocabulary column, besides introducing some words, Mr. Chen compared the electronic dictionary with the printed one.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=232988
一生必學的英文單字(十五)
【聯合報╱本報訊】2010/01/27 (more…)
A Writing Task on the GEPT
Monday, January 25th, 2010Those who are going to take the 2nd Stage of the GEPT in March can visit the GEPT official website:
The Writing Section includes two tasks. One is Passage Translation (from Chinese to English); the other is Composition. The following is part of the writing task in the past test booklet, Book 4, which was published by The Language Training & Testing Center. So far the Center has published 4 past test booklets, each costing NT$200. (more…)
How to Prepare for the 2nd Stage of the GEPT–Rerun
Monday, January 25th, 2010A student asked me how to prepare for the 2nd stage of the GEPT; that is, speaking and writing. The following is an entry in my blog posted on March 5, 2008. It’s also a reply to a former student’s similar question.
http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1130/23239
If you feel too lazy to go to that page, just read on. (more…)
A Life Worth Living–林火旺：台大症候群 別只著墨挑撥師生
Monday, January 25th, 2010I do love this article found in the UDN dated Jan. 23.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5382970.shtml
林火旺：台大症候群 別只著墨挑撥師生
聯合報╱林火旺／台大哲學系教授（台北市）】2010.01.23 08:05 am (more…)