Archive for March, 2010

Class 214 Homepage

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Finally, my homeroom Class 214 has their class homepage. It was set up by Hsin-yu (張昕妤), with the help of Tze-ying (周芷瑩) and Hsuei-ling (廖雪伶). Sweet!

http://stuweb.nhsh.tp.edu.tw/~c98214/ (more…)

9 “Brain Foods”

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Want to boost your brainpower? An article in the April issue of Common Health Magazine (康健) lists 9 “brain foods” as follows:

Bananas

Wholegrains

Eggs (more…)

List of Past College Admission Interview Questions Recalled by NHSH Students

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Here are some past college admission interview questions for those who would like to major in English or other foreign languages. They were recalled by students who graduated form NHSH. Very valuable information. Since I spent quite a while collecting and typing the questions up, I’d like to share so that more people can benefit from the list. (more…)

Common College Admission Interview Questions

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

For tomorrow’s mock interview held for those who are applying for earlier admission to English Department at different universities, I collected quite a few past questions. Here are some common ones:

1. Give a one-minute self-introduction.

2. Why do you want to major in English? (more…)

Earth Hour

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Today is 2010 Earth Hour Day. Those who are interested in this activity can visit the web:

http://www.earthhour.org/

To respond to “Earth Hour,” you have the lights off from 8:30 to 9:30 this evening. “Small actions will make big changes,” as its theme goes. (more…)

Some Tips on Giving an Impressive Interview–熟練基本題 可對鏡子多練習

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Next Monday, I’m going to conduct a mock interview with five candidates for different universities. Three of them are applying to the Department of Japanese at different universities, one that of Spanish, and the other English.

Yesterday, the UDN ran the following article, which provides good tips for a successful interview.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=240881

熟練基本題 可對鏡子多練習

 
【聯合報╱記者陳智華、李威儀、薛荷玉/專題報導】2010/03/25 (more…)

How to Write an Autobiography–自傳寫重點 當心膨風被抓包

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

This article is intended for those who are applying for admission to college. It happens that my current students are required by their dear Chinese teacher Ms. Lin (林雅婷老師) to write their autobiography so that they can use it next year. Hopefully, this article is helpful to them.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=240880

自傳寫重點 當心膨風被抓包

【聯合報╱記者陳智華、李威儀、薛荷玉/專題報導】2010/03/25 (more…)

“Make Yourself a Blessing to Someone…”

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Here is a quote I found in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II (p. 98):

“Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge.”

–Carmelia Elliot (more…)

Show Time

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

 

This semester, each student still has to give an oral report. They can either give a summary of an article in their reading book or talk on a topic they like. (more…)

Sunshine on My Shoulder

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

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