http://americanenglish.state.gov/
American English
I bumped into this website when searching for an English learnng website "American English at State," which was recommended by an FB friend, Alice Lin.
2015年1月17日 星期六
Next Time When You Try Hard to Recall--"Memory recall 'better when eyes shut'"--from BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30834038
Memory recall 'better when eyes shut'
16 January 2015 Last updated at 02:45
Closing your eyes when trying to recall events increases the chances of accuracy, researchers at the University of Surrey suggest.
Scientists tested people's ability to remember details of films showing fake crime scenes.
Memory recall 'better when eyes shut'
16 January 2015 Last updated at 02:45
Closing your eyes when trying to recall events increases the chances of accuracy, researchers at the University of Surrey suggest.
Scientists tested people's ability to remember details of films showing fake crime scenes.
2015年1月16日 星期五
Happy Gathering with Junior High Schoolmates
It's been a few months since I last saw my junior high schoolmates. Today we had a dinner gathering. Great that our beloved chemistry teacher Ms. Lee (李和美老師) joined us.
2015年1月15日 星期四
2015年1月14日 星期三
"Scientifically Proven Tips to Help You Live to 100"--from The Active Times
http://www.theactivetimes.com/scientifically-proven-tips-help-you-live-100?utm_source=postgame&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=bestbackpacks&RM_Exclude=Welcome
Scientifically Proven Tips to Help You Live to 100
This is a webpage I came across while searching for topics to write on yesterday. Guess what the 11 tips are before you click the link or read on for the list. Visit the webpage for the reasons.
Scientifically Proven Tips to Help You Live to 100
This is a webpage I came across while searching for topics to write on yesterday. Guess what the 11 tips are before you click the link or read on for the list. Visit the webpage for the reasons.
2015年1月13日 星期二
Look Up - A Poem That Will Inspire You to Put Down Your Smartphone
This is a marvelous poem by Gary Turk, a writer and director. I came across it while looking for an online article "Put Down Your Smartphone," which I emailed to myself but haven't read.
A friend and former colleague said on FB that she found she'd spent too much time on the Net and that she would stop using FB on her smartphone. A smart decision!
Look Up
- A Poem That Will Inspire You to Put Down Your Smartphone
A friend and former colleague said on FB that she found she'd spent too much time on the Net and that she would stop using FB on her smartphone. A smart decision!
Look Up
- A Poem That Will Inspire You to Put Down Your Smartphone
2015年1月12日 星期一
English Class in English--"師資設備佳 名校生不怕英聽"--from
I posted this news story not to discourage students in so-called underprivileged schools, but to invite teachers to create an English environment in school.
http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150112000351-260102
師資設備佳 名校生不怕英聽
2015年01月12日 04:09中國時報
相較於資源缺乏的偏鄉學校，位於台北市精華地段的私立復興實驗高級中學，是許多政商名流最愛，在師資、設備、教材上，都是高規格。國中部每周除6節英語課外，還會另加一堂由外籍教師授課的「分組課」，課堂上全程使用英文。
My comments: To have a native speaker is not a must for doing this kind of activity. With willingness to speak English, a good teaching plan, and some worksheets, any teacher can conduct a group-discussion class in English.
http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150112000351-260102
師資設備佳 名校生不怕英聽
2015年01月12日 04:09中國時報
洪欣慈／台北報導
相較於資源缺乏的偏鄉學校，位於台北市精華地段的私立復興實驗高級中學，是許多政商名流最愛，在師資、設備、教材上，都是高規格。國中部每周除6節英語課外，還會另加一堂由外籍教師授課的「分組課」，課堂上全程使用英文。
My comments: To have a native speaker is not a must for doing this kind of activity. With willingness to speak English, a good teaching plan, and some worksheets, any teacher can conduct a group-discussion class in English.
2015年1月11日 星期日
Be a Useful Person--"名家縱論／做一個有用的人 迎接人生的挑戰"--from the UDN
A very inspirational article, especially for young people who want to pursue their career and make contributions to society.
http://udn.com/news/story/7339/634925
名家縱論／做一個有用的人 迎接人生的挑戰
2015-01-11 聯合報 施振榮
小時候，母親期許我做一個有用的人，我一直牢記在心。由於父親在我很小的時候就過世，我與母親相依為命，母親很照顧我，我也從來不羨慕其他小朋友。為了不讓母親擔心，從小就立志做一個有用的人，好好讀書，當乖小孩，不交壞朋友，讓媽媽安心。直到今天，我還是以此自許，希望自己能一天比一天更有用。
My comments: As a Chinese proverb goes, "Filial piety is the beginning of virtue."
http://udn.com/news/story/7339/634925
名家縱論／做一個有用的人 迎接人生的挑戰
2015-01-11 聯合報 施振榮
小時候，母親期許我做一個有用的人，我一直牢記在心。由於父親在我很小的時候就過世，我與母親相依為命，母親很照顧我，我也從來不羨慕其他小朋友。為了不讓母親擔心，從小就立志做一個有用的人，好好讀書，當乖小孩，不交壞朋友，讓媽媽安心。直到今天，我還是以此自許，希望自己能一天比一天更有用。
My comments: As a Chinese proverb goes, "Filial piety is the beginning of virtue."
2015年1月10日 星期六
Achhikhabre--A Website for Positive News and Inspirational Stories
http://achhikhabre.com/
Achhikhabre
I'm co-writing practice reading test items for junior high school students. The other day, in an email, I told the lady in charge of the compilation of the reading book that it was easier to write the reading passages than to decide on what to write about. In no time, she sent me some articles for my reference. On one of the pages, this website was recommended.
2015年1月9日 星期五
Get Energy-Conscious--"無關優惠 省電是生活教育"--from the UDN
http://udn.com/news/story/7339/631123
無關優惠 省電是生活教育
2015-01-09 聯合報 李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）
巡堂回來經過總務處，看見事務組長一邊在計算著數字，一邊嘴巴喃喃自語：「今年每一種都要再省一點。」我拍了一下她的肩，她笑著回我：「一月份要結算學校去年度四省方案，看看成績如何？」慈恩組長高興的告訴我：去年的電、水、油、紙，四省方案，成績還不錯。
無關優惠 省電是生活教育
2015-01-09 聯合報 李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）
巡堂回來經過總務處，看見事務組長一邊在計算著數字，一邊嘴巴喃喃自語：「今年每一種都要再省一點。」我拍了一下她的肩，她笑著回我：「一月份要結算學校去年度四省方案，看看成績如何？」慈恩組長高興的告訴我：去年的電、水、油、紙，四省方案，成績還不錯。
2015年1月8日 星期四
Difference Between "Repair" and "Fix"--"同樣都翻成「修理」，repair跟fix有什麼差？"--from Business Weekly
http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?id=10674
同樣都翻成「修理」，repair跟fix有什麼差？
撰文者周強 2015-01-05
九合一選舉後，參選國民黨黨主席的新北市長朱立倫主張修憲公投、內閣制以及降低投票年齡，而且朱立倫提出「修憲這件事情是一定要做的」。
憲法的英文是constitution，那「修憲」的英文字彙應該是用repair還是fix？英文媒體報導這樣寫：Amendment of constitution is a must: Chu
同樣都翻成「修理」，repair跟fix有什麼差？
撰文者周強 2015-01-05
九合一選舉後，參選國民黨黨主席的新北市長朱立倫主張修憲公投、內閣制以及降低投票年齡，而且朱立倫提出「修憲這件事情是一定要做的」。
憲法的英文是constitution，那「修憲」的英文字彙應該是用repair還是fix？英文媒體報導這樣寫：Amendment of constitution is a must: Chu
2015年1月7日 星期三
"5 Free Online Writing Labs"--from TESOL Blog
http://blog.tesol.org/5-free-online-writing-labs/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
5 Free Online Writing Labs
Posted on 12 December 2014 by Elena Shvidko
As we all know, the Internet provides a wealth of teaching materials, and many of them are free of charge. There are lots of web-based resources that we, writing teachers, can use to help our students become better writers: websites for ESL teachers, online corpora, discussions and forums, just to name a few. I’d like to share another resource—online writing labs, or OWLs, as they are commonly known. Many universities and colleges offer freely accessible OWLs. I often use the OWL hosted by my university (Purdue OWL), and it helps me both in my teaching and in my research. And, of course, I recommend it to my students as well.
5 Free Online Writing Labs
Posted on 12 December 2014 by Elena Shvidko
As we all know, the Internet provides a wealth of teaching materials, and many of them are free of charge. There are lots of web-based resources that we, writing teachers, can use to help our students become better writers: websites for ESL teachers, online corpora, discussions and forums, just to name a few. I’d like to share another resource—online writing labs, or OWLs, as they are commonly known. Many universities and colleges offer freely accessible OWLs. I often use the OWL hosted by my university (Purdue OWL), and it helps me both in my teaching and in my research. And, of course, I recommend it to my students as well.
2015年1月6日 星期二
"The Human Library--"世新另類圖書館 能借書也能借人"--from UDN
Did you ever think about borrowing a human book from the library? If you are to be a human book, what would be your title?
http://udn.com/news/story/6886/621664
世新另類圖書館 能借書也能借人
2015-01-05 聯合報 記者馮靖惠／台北報導
依教授專長分類 教拉花、教太極拳… 3年出借23「本」 一次卅分鐘到兩小時 但「不准攜出使用」
大學圖書館除了能借書，還可以「借人」。世新大學首創將校內教授的個人嗜好、專長列入「館藏」，開放學生「借閱」，有老師擅長太極拳，有人專精咖啡拉花。世新圖書館三年來已借出廿三本「真人書」，而且這些「真人書」都很大方跟學生說：「不要客氣，歡迎來借。」
http://udn.com/news/story/6886/621664
世新另類圖書館 能借書也能借人
2015-01-05 聯合報 記者馮靖惠／台北報導
依教授專長分類 教拉花、教太極拳… 3年出借23「本」 一次卅分鐘到兩小時 但「不准攜出使用」
大學圖書館除了能借書，還可以「借人」。世新大學首創將校內教授的個人嗜好、專長列入「館藏」，開放學生「借閱」，有老師擅長太極拳，有人專精咖啡拉花。世新圖書館三年來已借出廿三本「真人書」，而且這些「真人書」都很大方跟學生說：「不要客氣，歡迎來借。」
2015年1月5日 星期一
"The Myth of 'Practice Makes Perfect'"
A very good article. It points out that when it comes to learning skills, it's not how many hours you practice that counts but how you pracitce. Since the blogger doesn't allow copying and pasting, please click the link and visit the site to read this good article.
http://colormalinsu.pixnet.net/blog/post/33104260
勤能補拙的神話 20120210
編譯 高英哲
The following is the cited passage in English by Gary Marcus, the psychologist who learned to play the guitar, as mentioned in this article. It could shed some light on why practice doesn't make perfect.
"But practice alone is not enough. Hundreds of thousands of people took music lessons when they were young and remember little or nothing. The second prerequisite is what Ericsson calls "deliberate practice", a constant sense of self-evaluation, of focusing on one's weaknesses rather than fooling around and playing to one's strengths. Studies show that practice aimed at remedying weaknesses is a better predictor of expertise than raw number of hours; playing for fun and repeating what you already know is not necessarily the same as efficiently reaching a new level. Most of the practice that most people do most of the time, be it in the pursuit of learning the guitar or improving their golf game, yields almost no effect. Sooner or later, most learners reach a plateau, repeating what they already know rather than battling their weaknesses, at which point progress becomes slow."
http://colormalinsu.pixnet.net/blog/post/33104260
勤能補拙的神話 20120210
編譯 高英哲
The following is the cited passage in English by Gary Marcus, the psychologist who learned to play the guitar, as mentioned in this article. It could shed some light on why practice doesn't make perfect.
"But practice alone is not enough. Hundreds of thousands of people took music lessons when they were young and remember little or nothing. The second prerequisite is what Ericsson calls "deliberate practice", a constant sense of self-evaluation, of focusing on one's weaknesses rather than fooling around and playing to one's strengths. Studies show that practice aimed at remedying weaknesses is a better predictor of expertise than raw number of hours; playing for fun and repeating what you already know is not necessarily the same as efficiently reaching a new level. Most of the practice that most people do most of the time, be it in the pursuit of learning the guitar or improving their golf game, yields almost no effect. Sooner or later, most learners reach a plateau, repeating what they already know rather than battling their weaknesses, at which point progress becomes slow."
2015年1月4日 星期日
Tips for Improving Listening Skills--練英聽-「少量多餐」效果最好--from UDN
http://udn.com/news/story/6904/619795
練英聽-「少量多餐」效果最好
2015-01-04 聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導
提升「英語力」變成高中生3年努力的重要目標，高中英文科教師建議，教學最好是「全英語」，可以為學生製造英語聽力環境，而學生最好也以「少量多餐」學習英語，讓英語變成生活的一部分。
練英聽-「少量多餐」效果最好
2015-01-04 聯合報 記者林秀姿／台北報導
提升「英語力」變成高中生3年努力的重要目標，高中英文科教師建議，教學最好是「全英語」，可以為學生製造英語聽力環境，而學生最好也以「少量多餐」學習英語，讓英語變成生活的一部分。
2015年1月3日 星期六
2015年1月2日 星期五
The Ups and Downs in 2014--from CNN
Guess what world event is included in this CNN video, which reviews the year 2014.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2014/12/19/2014-year-in-review-orig-cfb.cnn&video_referrer=
The Ups and Downs in 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2014/12/19/2014-year-in-review-orig-cfb.cnn&video_referrer=
The Ups and Downs in 2014
New Year's Celebrations Around the World
http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/12/31/orig-new-years-celebrations-around-the-world.cnn.html
New Year's Celebrations Around the World
In the CNN video, we can see how the year 2015 was ushered in around the world: in New York, Beijing, Dubai, London, Paris, Berlin, Sdney, Taipei, Bangkok, and Manila.
New Year's Celebrations Around the World
In the CNN video, we can see how the year 2015 was ushered in around the world: in New York, Beijing, Dubai, London, Paris, Berlin, Sdney, Taipei, Bangkok, and Manila.
2015年1月1日 星期四
Welcome the New Year--"恩怨情仇、愛惡悲喜 心裡清空迎新年"--from UDN
I have always liked to read Ms. Lee's article.
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/%E6%81%A9%E6%80%A8%E6%83%85%E4%BB%87%E3%80%81%E6%84%9B%E6%83%A1%E6%82%B2%E5%96%9C%20%E5%BF%83%E8%A3%A1%E6%B8%85%E7%A9%BA%E8%BF%8E%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4-9163007.shtml
恩怨情仇、愛惡悲喜 心裡清空迎新年
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/%E6%81%A9%E6%80%A8%E6%83%85%E4%BB%87%E3%80%81%E6%84%9B%E6%83%A1%E6%82%B2%E5%96%9C%20%E5%BF%83%E8%A3%A1%E6%B8%85%E7%A9%BA%E8%BF%8E%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4-9163007.shtml
恩怨情仇、愛惡悲喜 心裡清空迎新年
Happy New Year, Everyone!
Happy New Year, everyone. Have a very good 2015. Wish you health, happiness, and love.
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