A retired professor from the English Department of NTNU once told me that our first language, if used properly, can enhance English learning. When her son got frustrated by English in elementary school, she helped him out by recording her own reading of the English text in the textbook followed by Chinese translation for him.
Read the following New York Times article. With each paragraph followed by its Chinese translation, does a complete grasp of the meaning help you learn the English?
http://mag.udn.com/mag/edu/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=466620
睡眠不足 戕害你的健康
Lack of Sleep Linked to Medical Risks
【By JANE E. BRODY／田思怡譯】2013/07/18
2013年9月14日 星期六
The Best Advice a Friend Ever Gave Me...--from Reader's Digest Contest
http://www.rdasia.com/best-advice-friend-gave-me
The best advice a friend ever gave me...
We asked our readers to share the best piece of advice they've received from a friend. Here are some of their helpful and humorous words of wisdom. - See more at: http://www.rdasia.com/best-advice-friend-gave-me#sthash.QQQZrLxI.dpuf
The best advice a friend ever gave me...
We asked our readers to share the best piece of advice they've received from a friend. Here are some of their helpful and humorous words of wisdom. - See more at: http://www.rdasia.com/best-advice-friend-gave-me#sthash.QQQZrLxI.dpuf
With great power comes great electricity bill.
Ms J Cochrane
2013年9月13日 星期五
One more 314 Reunion
Time: 6:00pm, Friday, Sep. 13, 2013
Place: Pin Tian Restaurant
Attendees: Chia-jung Lee, Yi-fen Hsieh, Yu-ting Hung, Pi-han Wu, Yi-ling Chen, and me.
These girls didn't attend the class reunion last Friday. Some of them had to work. So before school starts next week, they decided to get together, and I was invited. The small gathering was organized by Chia-jung Lee.
2013年9月12日 星期四
Taiwan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng expelled by governing party--News from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24050840
Taiwan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng expelled by governing party
11 September 2013 Last up
Taiwan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng expelled by governing party
11 September 2013 Last up
314 Reunion
Time: 12:30pm, Sep. 6, 2013
Place: A Thai restaurant
Organizer: Hung-yu Kao
Attendees: Hung-yu Kao, Hsin-yu Chang, Li-yu Wang, Chun Lin, Dao-ching Lin, Yi-hung Kao, Wei-hsiang Huang, Tze-hao Ma, and me
2013年9月11日 星期三
Warm-up for 314 Class Gathering
Last Thursday, Sep. 5, when working on my listening book around 1:30pm, I got a phone call. It was Wei-hsiang, a student from my former homeroom Class 314. He said he was in Neihu with Li-yu and Li-xuan and asked if they could pay me a visit. Busy as I was and although we were having a class gathering the next day, I said yes. When students have something to tell me, I always have my ears ready.
2013年9月10日 星期二
Follow the Instructions
Yesterday evening before starting to write the last unit of the listening exercise book, a mock test for GEPT Elementary Level, I decided to expand the basic 1200 words list by adding to it the words provided by ITTC so that I will know what words I can use and what I can't.
2013年9月9日 星期一
The Power of Positive Thinking
This noon when I had to park my car a little far from the restaurant, where I was going to take my mom for lunch, I felt a little sorry. However, positive thinking came into play and I told her that it was a good chance for us to exercise and soak up the sun, which is good for our health, especially the bones. The walk soon turned into a valuable experience.
2013年9月8日 星期日
Be Careful with the Thought "Just This Once"
These words from the book How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen can save people from going to jail:
"Many of us have convinced ourselves that we are able to break our own personal rules "just this once." In our minds, we can justify these small choices. None of those things, when they first happen, feels like a life-changing decision....But each of those decisions can roll up into a much bigger picture, turning you inot the kind of person you never wanted to be."
"Many of us have convinced ourselves that we are able to break our own personal rules "just this once." In our minds, we can justify these small choices. None of those things, when they first happen, feels like a life-changing decision....But each of those decisions can roll up into a much bigger picture, turning you inot the kind of person you never wanted to be."
2013年9月7日 星期六
To Boost Your Brainpower--大笑、多與人互動 頭腦更靈光
http://mag.udn.com/mag/life/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=471341
大笑、多與人互動 頭腦更靈光
【台灣新生報／記者萬博超 ／台北報導】 2013/08/13
大笑、多與人互動 頭腦更靈光
【台灣新生報／記者萬博超 ／台北報導】 2013/08/13
Henny
On the evening of Sep. 4, the day I got together with 301 at noon, I had a good four-hour chat with Henny, a former student who graduated from NHSH in 2008 and went on to study at NTU majoring in anthropolgy. She just came back days ago from Turkey, where she studied as an exchange student for a year.
2013年9月6日 星期五
Liberal Education in Taiwan--「博雅」實踐者 腳踏文理多條船
http://vision.udn.com/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=1086&pno=0
「博雅」實踐者 腳踏文理多條船
聯合報記者李昭安／台北報導
「姑蘇城外寒山寺，夜半鐘聲到客船。同學不僅要了解這兩句詩的文學意義，更要搞懂背後的物理意涵。」政大講座教授錢致榕舉唐朝詩人張繼的「楓橋夜泊」為例，告訴台下六十多名學生，學習不是死讀書，要會反思，「因為我們教的不是知識本身，而是求學問的態度和方法」。
「博雅」實踐者 腳踏文理多條船
聯合報記者李昭安／台北報導
「姑蘇城外寒山寺，夜半鐘聲到客船。同學不僅要了解這兩句詩的文學意義，更要搞懂背後的物理意涵。」政大講座教授錢致榕舉唐朝詩人張繼的「楓橋夜泊」為例，告訴台下六十多名學生，學習不是死讀書，要會反思，「因為我們教的不是知識本身，而是求學問的態度和方法」。
A Gathering with 301
The day before yesterday, Sep. 4, I had a gathering with some students from 301 who graduated last year. The reunion was organized by Sung-ju Lin, who I haven't seen for a year. In our time machine, we went back and forth between memories and dreams while having lunch at the Chips in Neihu.
2013年9月5日 星期四
"Stranger pays for 'special' family's dinner, leaves touching note"--A Touching Story from CNN
This is touching! When I came to the middle part, tears welled up my eyes.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/03/us/north-carolina-act-of-kindness/index.html
Stranger pays for 'special' family's dinner, leaves touching note
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/03/us/north-carolina-act-of-kindness/index.html
Stranger pays for 'special' family's dinner, leaves touching note
By Justin Lear, CNN
September 4, 2013 -- Updated 1741 GMT (0141 HKT)
Another Great Day with Carla and Students
The day before yesterday, I took Carla to the National Palace Museum. To help expand her circle of friends in Taiwan, I invited three former students, Chi-peng (王繼蓬), Chun-da (林君達), and Yi-wen (陳儀汶), who in fall are going on to their sophomore year at NCCU to join us. And thankfully, they accepted my invitation even though it's on short notice. We had a great time at the museum. Carla seemed most interested in the bronze vessels, paintings, and calligraphy. Of course, the jade cabbage and the meat-shaped stone appealed to her. Here I'd like to thank Chi-peng, Chun-da, and Yi-wen for their generosity with their time.
2013年9月4日 星期三
Our Time Machines
Just now, when go over a lesson in a junior high school textbook for writing an listening exercise unit, I came across the following sentence. Love it.
"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams." ~ Jeremy Irons
"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams." ~ Jeremy Irons
2013年9月3日 星期二
2013年9月2日 星期一
2013年9月1日 星期日
Tips for Picture Telling
The following is part of a composition handout I used in the last few years teaching at NHSH.
Picture telling
Picture telling
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