Dying Careers and Thriving Careers: The Jobs of Tomorrow--a CNN Article

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/opinion/careers-tomorrow-townsend/index.html

Dying careers and thriving careers: The jobs of tomorrow

By Alan Townsend, Special to CNN

August 13, 2012 -- Updated 1046 GMT (1846  HKT)

How Will You Measure Your Life?--問自己人生的三個重要問題 - 管理大師悟道

This is recommended by a former student June. Click the link, and you can watch a video in which Clayton M Christensen, a HBS professor and disruptive innovation expert, talked about how to measure our life.

http://jgospel.net/spiritual-living/spiritual-voice/%E5%95%8F%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%89%E5%80%8B%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C-%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%AB%E6%82%9F%E9%81%93.c49383.aspx

問自己人生的三個重要問題 - 管理大師悟道

(Spiritual Living : Spiritual Voice)

A Letter from an Entrepreneur to His Son--王品董事長戴勝益 給兒子的九點叮嚀: 要累積人緣，不要算計人脈

http://www.businesstoday.com.tw/v1/content.aspx?a=W20120803904

王品董事長戴勝益 給兒子的九點叮嚀

要累積人緣，不要算計人脈 2012/8/1

• 父親節特別企畫》 戴勝益、徐重仁、柯文哲、薛明玲 撰文 / 林讓均


• 出處 / 今周刊815期

戴勝益的兒子戴東杰，今年初從美國回到台灣，並在兩個月前找到第一份工作。兒子初出社會，這位曾被票選為「夢幻企業家」的老闆，有哪些叮嚀要告訴兒子呢？

Alphadictionary--Consulting dozens of dictiionaries at a time

This is the online dictionary Mr. Hsi introduced.  Very convenient and useful.

On Dictionaries--你不可不知的字典知識 ──專訪台灣英語教學界字典達人奚永慧老師

The new school year will start this week.  Students who want to improve their English might be considering buying an English-English dictionary.  The following article from Caves English Teaching provdes some tips.

http://www.cavesbooks.com.tw/e_magazine/e_magazine_article.aspx?sn=210

你不可不知的字典知識 ──專訪台灣英語教學界字典達人奚永慧老師

◎ 採訪整理／羅千純

You've Got to Find What You Love--朱敬一 挺博士女兒當麵包師; plus a Video on How to Find What You're Passionate about

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=408550

朱敬一 挺博士女兒當麵包師

【聯合報╱記者楊湘鈞／台北報導】 2012/08/23

On the Grading Criteria of 2012 UEE English Writing --101 學年度指定科目考試英文考科非選擇題評分標準說明

Click the link and you can find a CEEC article on the grading criteria of this year's UEE English writing.  The key to the two translation items is also provided.

2012 UEE Good Chinese and English Writing Samples

The CEEC has posted this year's UEE good Chinese and English writing samples on its website. Click the link, and you can read the 15 Chinese essays and the 13 English ones.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/GoodWritingPieces/101DRSEGoodWritingPieces/101指考國英佳作.htm

"How to Learn English"--an Article from world-english

http://www.world-english.org/how_to_learn_english.htm

How To Learn English!

Here are some tips which may help you  to master the English Language!

A Course about Falling in Love?--中小學戀愛學分 誰來教？

http://news.chinatimes.com/forum/11051401/112012081500538.html

中小學戀愛學分 誰來教？

• 2012-08-15 01:06


• 中國時報 【呂健吉】

Extensive Reading Helps Score High on TOEIC--大量閱讀 攀上多益滿分高峰

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=391823

大量閱讀 攀上多益滿分高峰

‧多益情報誌2012/05/27          沒喝過洋墨水，也並非ABC 從沒離開過臺灣的本土碩士也能拿下多益測驗990 分滿分的好成績？！         

【多益情報誌／文／Chloe  Hsieh】

Writing a Touching Essay in 300 Words, plus A Life-Changing Sentence

Yesterday my former student Ken invited me to read an essay by him published in the Liberty Times.

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2012/new/aug/19/today-article3.htm

This is what he put on the FB: 人生首度登上副刊，雖然只有短短三百字，但真是感人又值得記念的一刻。

Learning by Doing--洪蘭：課堂教再多 不能動手也沒用

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/7301144.shtml

洪蘭：課堂教再多 不能動手也沒用

【聯合報╱洪蘭】                2012.08.17 02:24 am

"Classroom seating patterns"--an Article from teachingexpertise

The following article can serve as a good response to the issue of classroom seating.

http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/classroom-seating-patterns-223

Classroom seating patterns

This article explores the pros and cons to a number of different classroom seating patterns

On Classroom Seating--排排坐教育／座位一律ㄇ形 另種僵化

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/7303505.shtml

排排坐教育／座位一律ㄇ形 另種僵化

【聯合報╱蘭馨、鍾亮恩、溫蘭英】

2012.08.18 02:41 am

On Seating in the Classroom--日研究：上課排排坐 教不出創意

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=407329

日研究：上課排排坐 教不出創意

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台南報導】2012/08/16

The Importance of Memorization--李家同：不考記憶力 誰知道孟子

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=407330

李家同：不考記憶力 誰知道孟子

【聯合報╱記者林思宇／新北市報導】2012/08/16

How Young Are You?--"Keep Young Mind Forever"

erday, while cleaning out my stuff in the office, I came across Dandelion, in which I found the following interesting article.  The article offers a checklist for us to check how young we are.

Keep Young Mind Forever

Dandelion October 2010 No. 13

"Feed Me, Mom"--a Video Taken on Campus

Yesterday morning, while looking up and talking to a former student, I spotted an interesting sight outside the office window.

A big bird was sitting motionless on the branch.   At first, never seeing such a big bird in the trees on campus, I thought it was a "specifically designed" bee hive.  With a closer look, I couldn't believe my eyes.  It's a bird!  I took several pictures and when enlarging one of them, I found there was one, no, there were two baby birds under her wings.  My colleagues, students, and I then watched this family with wide-open eyes. 

We Are Family

Thirty-day Challenges--a Short Talk at TED

Matt Cutts proposed an interesting project in his 3:27 TED talk.  The 30-day sustainable challenge we set for ourselves might make our lives more enjoyable and fulfilled.

Who is Matt Cutts?  "Matt Cutts is an engineer at Google, where he fights linkspam and helps webmasters understand how search works." (TED)

Read Extensiverly and Ask Quetions--哈佛系主任丘成桐：看書，要好奇地問

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=406646

哈佛系主任丘成桐：看書，要好奇地問 【聯合報╱記者湯雅雯／台北報導】2012/08/11

An Inspiring Blog; plus A Letter to High School Students from a General Manager--外商總經理寫給高中生的一封信

This is a blog recommended by a former student Tze-hao (馬子皓) the other day. Most of the topics are very appealing to me.

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/blog/list.php?cid=0000000003

外商總經理寫給高中生的一封信

撰文者：Joey Chung (鍾子偉)

Ten Letters to Fresh Graduates--給社會新鮮人的十封信 (轉載 聯合報)

This is for those who just graduated from university this summer.

http://scc.hcu.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=leter1

給社會新鮮人的十封信  (轉載 聯合報)

Thirteen Letters to University Freshmen--給大學新鮮人的十三封信 (轉載 聯合報)

http://scc.hcu.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=leter2

給大學新鮮人的十三封信  (轉載  聯合報)

NTU Complex?--台大情結？ 高教板塊位移中

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/7277429.shtml

台大情結？ 高教板塊位移中

【聯合報╱楊景堯／淡江大學大陸所副教授（新北市）】

2012.08.07 01:39 am

"Jeremy Lin sees no disadvantage in being Asian" from the Taipei Times

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/08/06/2003539559

Jeremy Lin sees no disadvantage in being Asian

UNDERESTIMATED: Lin said people take Asians lightly until they show their skills and said young players should work hard, believe in themselves and have fun

By Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

To Sharpen Your English Ability

Knowing he is getting into National Central University, a student mentioned on FB that he decided to sharpen his English ability during this summer vacation.  I suggested that he listen to Studio Classroom every day.  In fact, I advised him to listen to the program three times a day and repeat after the teachers.

Go to a Movie--"Must-See Summer Movies for Every Age " from Working Mother

Want to see a movie? The following webpage might help you make a "cool" choice.

http://www.workingmother.com/family-time/must-see-summer-movies-every-age?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Must-See Summer Movies for Every Age

Which summer flicks are age-appropriate for your kids?

By Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media

If the Prison Were an Art School--楊渡：如果監獄，變成藝術學校

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/7267083.shtml

楊渡：如果監獄，變成藝術學校

【聯合報╱楊渡】

2012.08.02 02:42 am

For You, College Freshmen--"50 Tips for College Students" from Psychology Today

Next Monday, the college entrance results are coming out.  The following article from a renowned magazine Psychology Today offers 50 tips for college freshmen.  Well, you don't need to buy them all.  However, believe me, all of them are right.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201207/countdown-college/50-tips-college-students

50 Tips for College Students

      Learn how to have a happy and successful college career.

Published on August 23, 2010 by Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. in Here, There, and Everywhere

What Is the Problem with Taiwan's English Education?--從指考的英文成績談起

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20120718/34375573/

從指考的英文成績談起

曾泰元

2012年07月18日

Will Google's Project Glass Make Foreign Language Classes Obsolete?

This is amazing! With this invention, people don't need to spend thousands of hours learning a foreign language in order to communicate with people speaking that language.

http://www.good.is/post/will-google-s-project-glass-make-foreign-language-classes-obsolete/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Will Google's Project Glass Make Foreign Language Classes Obsolete?