Intro. to TKT
well,
I think I have to introduce TKT to you :)
TKT
Monday, July 9, 2007
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Glossary p.1-4
*article (GRAMMAR) Show phoneticsnoun [C]
any of the English words 'a', 'an' and 'the' or words in other languages that do the same job as theseSee definite article and indefinite article.
*aspect (GRAMMAR) Show phoneticsnoun [C or U] SPECIALIZED
the form of a verb which shows how the meaning of a verb is considered in relation to time, typically expressing whether an action is complete, habitual or continuous
'He sings' differs from 'He is singing' in aspect.
*demonstrative Show phonetics
adjective describes words such as 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those' that show which person or thing is being referred to:In the sentence 'This is my brother', 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun.
*gerund Show phoneticsnoun [C] SPECIALIZED
a word that ends in '-ing' which is made from a verb, and which is used like a noun:In the sentence 'Everyone enjoyed Tyler's singing', the word 'singing' is a gerund.
*participle Show phoneticsnoun [C]
the form of a verb that usually ends in 'ed' or 'ing' and is used to form some tenses and as an adjective:In the sentences 'He's sleeping' and 'I've already eaten', the words 'sleeping' and 'eaten' are both participles.
*interrogative Show phoneticsnoun [C] SPECIALIZED
a word or sentence used when asking a question:'Who' and 'why' are interrogatives.
*proper noun noun [C] SPECIALIZED
the name of a particular person, place or object that is spelt with a capital letter:Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna and the White House.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Relflection on Field Project
Congratulations!
I finished my field project (CLT and the Grammar Translation Method) finally. All the sweetness and bitterness should be recorded!
A suffering process?
I don’t know whether it is appropriate or not for me to call the process of doing this project as a suffering. Though my project is definitely not satisfying at all, I spent lots of time on it because it did not work smoothly. I do not have many tutoring experiences like others, so I decided to turn to Pamela for help. Though we are not acquaintances, we do not really familiar with each because I never took her course. She is a very very nice person, and I really appreciate her help. But she was really busy, so the interview actually not went as successful as I thought. As to the observations, I confess that I did not do a good gob because I just jotted down some points about the observations instead of using a set of formal standard to do my observations. I read a book named classroom observation for getting a clearer idea about how to observe a class, but it’s a pity, I did not learn much form that. There is one more problem about my observations, that is, I should have observed Pamela’s teaching for a long time, not a short periods. I believe that if I had observed more classes, I would know how to make my project better. Well, how I wish I have more time. I know this excuse is really sucks!
From others’ projects
After seeing other classmates’ project, I think I should throw my own stuff away because I think their works are more creative and interesting than mine. Haaaa, ok, just kidding. I am not looking down upon myself, I just think their topics can create more “possibilities.” I mean, they were doing experiments instead of comparing those existing theories like me. I like Mike’s project the most. I think what he did were far beyond experiments, he actually could have his own theories in teaching. He skillfully used the learning attitudes of those so-called smart students to fight against their own ego. This is so impressive. Of course, the other classmates also did great jobs. Indeed, I learned a lot from their projects. And I wonder if they also got some new ideas from my project.
Words to myself after the class
Recently, I’ve been thinking about a problem that “Do I really want to/have the ability to study TESOL?” And I’ve thinking the elements to be a good teacher. After this class and the TKT courses I took, I think this field is not the same as what I though. But this is not disappointing at all, because it provides me an opportunity to slow down and make some changes of my plan for things I should / will do.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
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