One week to go.
To see the exam schedule click here. Remember that you can email me at Laurence@LPartan.com.
Look at your midterm results by clicking here
When you are writing Why I learn English, or Why I want to go to Australia/America/France, or Why I want to become a Master Chef/Restaurant Owner/Hotel Manager, you can answer some questions.
When did you first think about your goal?
Who agrees with your goal?
Who doesn't agree with your goal?
What is the first step to your goal?
What is the second step to your goal?
What is the third step to your goal?
What did you do this semester to step toward you goal?
What will you do this summer to move toward your goal?
What will you do next semester to move toward your goal?
Who is helping you get to your goal?
And a wonderful way to help grow your essay is to say something, and then ask yourself "Why?" five times. Remember this as the Y5X method.
Example:
Say Something: I decided to become a chef when I was in middle school.
Ask "Why?" first time: I was watching Pasta on TV and got excited.
Ask "Why?" second time: The chefs were passionate.
Ask "Why?" third time: They argued and worked hard and were very proud.
Ask "Why?" fourth time: They loved to make the very best dishes.
Ask "Why?" fifth time: They were like artists.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
TOEIC Midterms
I have posted the midterm papers with my notes and notations as scanned and marked-up images in Picasa.
I think that you will all benefit from seeing each other's work and my reactions. Your papers are mixed in with my other small class.
Here is the link: 2013 Spring Midterms
I think that you will all benefit from seeing each other's work and my reactions. Your papers are mixed in with my other small class.
Here is the link: 2013 Spring Midterms
Major English Midterms
I have posted the midterm papers with my notes and notations as scanned and marked-up images in Picasa.
I think that you will all benefit from seeing each other's work and my reactions. Your papers are mixed in with papers from my other small class.
Here is the link: 2013 Spring Midterms
I think that you will all benefit from seeing each other's work and my reactions. Your papers are mixed in with papers from my other small class.
Here is the link: 2013 Spring Midterms
Major English Finals
We have turned the corner and come into the home stretch. The semester is nearly over. Finals are next week. We have scheduled individual one-on-one meetings to talk about your favorite Korean proverb(s).
Proverbs
Proverbs and Sayings show truths and principles that we live by. Our fables and childhood stories also show these values. They are the roots of our culture. Sometimes these roots are very deep. They are so deep that we don't realize that they are values that may be different in other cultures. These values, truths, principles, and viewpoints seem to be simply Reality.
But other cultures may have differences. We can find evidence of the differences in the proverbs, sayings, and fables that we learned in childhood. Most cultures will have similar sayings and similar stories. If we listen carefully, we can hear the small differences.
If we think about these differences, we can see that other people live in a slightly different Reality.
That is the amazing point! Our Realities can sometimes be radically different. How can Reality be different?
Final Exam Preparation
Everyone needs some help preparing. Just send your script to me by email and I will work on it and send it back. You can send it back to me two or three times. No Problem.
If you feel that you don't have enough to say, please try answering some questions. Anyone who listens to your favorite Proverb will have questions. You can make your presentation bigger by answering some questions.
When did you first hear this proverb? Who was there? Did you understand it the first time? What did it mean? Has the meaning changed for you? You have heard the proverb many times since then. Who said it then? What was the situation? What did they mean? Was the meaning different? Why do you like it (or hate it)? When (in what situation) do you use this proverb? Does your mother or father use this proverb? Do your friends? Do you know a similar proverb in English? In Korean? In Chinese or Japanese? Is there a difference?
Proverbs
Proverbs and Sayings show truths and principles that we live by. Our fables and childhood stories also show these values. They are the roots of our culture. Sometimes these roots are very deep. They are so deep that we don't realize that they are values that may be different in other cultures. These values, truths, principles, and viewpoints seem to be simply Reality.
But other cultures may have differences. We can find evidence of the differences in the proverbs, sayings, and fables that we learned in childhood. Most cultures will have similar sayings and similar stories. If we listen carefully, we can hear the small differences.
If we think about these differences, we can see that other people live in a slightly different Reality.
That is the amazing point! Our Realities can sometimes be radically different. How can Reality be different?
Final Exam Preparation
Everyone needs some help preparing. Just send your script to me by email and I will work on it and send it back. You can send it back to me two or three times. No Problem.
If you feel that you don't have enough to say, please try answering some questions. Anyone who listens to your favorite Proverb will have questions. You can make your presentation bigger by answering some questions.
When did you first hear this proverb? Who was there? Did you understand it the first time? What did it mean? Has the meaning changed for you? You have heard the proverb many times since then. Who said it then? What was the situation? What did they mean? Was the meaning different? Why do you like it (or hate it)? When (in what situation) do you use this proverb? Does your mother or father use this proverb? Do your friends? Do you know a similar proverb in English? In Korean? In Chinese or Japanese? Is there a difference?
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