Larning Log Week 8

  Writing Skill>Week 8  

Out class 

Greeting

          Today, it’s good day because it’s my relax day. I open my laptop and open my face book. I find some people for writing with me. So, I practice about writing skill with her.

             

           From writing on my face book, I’m greeting her and she answers to me. The first  her exiting but speaking. Before writing, I must ask her that “Hello” She is busying but  she answers to me. So, I ask What’s your name ? and answer I am Na. After you answer very  quickly. Sentence the last her talk with me’’ nice to meet you ‘’

             To conclude, this writing is very friendly and greeting well because she’s good asking answering. Though, she is working and she can answers to me. In my opinion, I think that I should find the beautiful sentence for writing this time and try to making conversation funny.

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Week 8 > Reading Skill

Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity andTourismPosted on June 11, 2013 by Lg on_the_move |  No. of posts 68  |  2,524 views

   

FORUM DETAIL

  Date: July 02, 2013 | Time: 16:00 – 19:30

  Venue: The Hall of Fame, Assumption University, Hua Mak, Bangkok

  RSVP: Open to public. Please Send an email to abacforum@gmail.com

               
               Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth in tourism in Thailand. In addition to well-established markets such as the UK, Germany, Japan and Malaysia, rapidly increasing numbers of tourists are arriving from China, Russia and India. Towards the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, both tourists, and tourism and hospitality workers are expected to arrive from newly emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, adding even more linguistic diversity to the already multilingual tourism landscape and peoplescape. The ongoing tourism boom thus presents both a tremendous economic opportunity and a linguistic challenge to the nation – how can Thailand effectively attract and cater for tourists from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and meet their needs and desires satisfactorily while ensuring their safety? Tourism is made up of language- or communication-based practices, be they tourist-service provider interaction, promotion of destinations, signage in tourist attractions or guidebooks. Yet, the role of language and communication in tourism has largely been left out of the ongoing discussion on the future of Thai tourism.

             Co-hosted by the Graduate School of Business and the Graduate School of English, this special one-day forum is the nation’s first attempt to bring linguists, tourism scholars and industry representatives to tackle the challenge of increasing linguistic diversity in the tourism industry in Thailand.

           TENTATIVE PROGRAM
4:00 – 4:15   Welcome note: President Brother Bancha Saenghiran
4:15 – 5:00   Commemorative Address: Former Prime Minister His Excellency Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva
5:00 – 5:45   Keynote Lecture: Professor Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University, Australia
5:45 – 6:45   Panel discussion: Moderator: AJ. Glen Chatelier, Director of the Office of International 

Refferent : http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/open-forum-on-linguistic-diversity-and-tourism

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Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity andTourismPosted on June 11, 2013 by Lg on_the_move |  No. of posts 68  |  2,524 views

                                Reading Skill

              The tourism of Thailand is stagnant because Thai can’t speak several language or English. They think that it’s isn’t the important for business so they can’t make attract something of Thailand to the tourist. In nearly time, it’s Thailand is into Asian so tourism must ready for welcoming. However, language is a part of their life which they must improve and edit now.

From the article, the tourism of Thailand now, it has a big problem for arriving of many country for example UK, Germany, Japan and Malaysia want to build market in Thailand and include the tourist  are from China, Russia and India. It’s nearly into Asian, tourism of Thailand must ready about linguistic which they can speak several language for speaking step forward. Its result for growing up of Thailand’s economic. The tourism of Thailand must think that “How’s do they make interested for tourist and pleased?”. They must do the guidebook for making attraction and the important thing is linguistic and communication of tourism. It shows “the future of tourism”.  

 To sum up, Thailand is ready into Asian but the tourism is still improved about linguistic and communication for making attract to tourist. It’s result for growing academic of Thailand. For me, I think that I agree with this article because Thais are becoming lower about speak native language and we use mother language. We use native language for working and studying so tourism of Thailand must make the basic communication for speaking with tourist and understand each other.

Vocabulary : 

Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity andTourismPosted on June 11, 2013 by Lg on_the_move |  No. of posts 68  |  2,524 views

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1. satisfactory	/ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/	English: good enough for a particular purpose Thai: น่าพอใจ Sentence: The existing law is not entirely/wholly satisfactory
2. unprecedented	/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/	English: that has never happened, been done or been known before Thai: ไม่เคยเห็นมาก่อน Sentence: The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
3. towards	/təˈwɔːdz/	English: in the direction of somebody/something Thai: ไปยัง Sentence: She had her back towards me.
4. launch	/lɔːntʃ/	English: to make a product available to the public for the first time Thai: ออกสู่ Sentence: The new model will be launched in July.
5. emerge	/iˈmɜːdʒ/	English: to start to exist; to appear or become known Thai: ปรากฏการณ์ Sentence: After the elections opposition groups began to emerge.

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Week 8 > Listening Skill

Song teach language>Or

Are You Learning English? These Songs May Help

          Now adays songs are coming for teaching language. That is important to put it into the lesson. Many teachers use song into their classroom because songs is important material which students can learn more effective from learning by songs. There are facebook page to suggest other songs for English learner. Students can share songs that their interest on facebook page for exchange that songs together.

          Noemi Nito wrote on facebook page : I’m one of those English students who love “Tom’s Diner”. I started learning English with “Lemon Tree” I think, the songs is thing that beginning for teaching English language. There are many good songs for using in classroom such as,  songs  by the Beatles and John Lonnon,  Louis Armstrong. Some teacher say;  in classroom students can hear the words, plus the songs often have stories. In addition, students listen to songs from TV show. When they always listening to the song, they can improve their English skill.

          When the songs is important to teaching language, teacher must know songs that students love or intersesting for making a good language class. Teacher must know resource of information about song that students share the songs that their interest and want to know. Teacher can bring some song that students want to know into the class for motivating students intend class more. So, teacher must apply the song into the class for students learning more effective.

Referent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33qbMCuJ5XI

Learning Contract (Week 8)

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Day	Time	Week 8
Sunday	10.24	Writing Skill
Wednesday	08:30	Reading skill
Monday	14:50	Listening skill

Learning Log Week 7

Learning Log
Week 7

The seventh class

15 July, 2013

         Today, my friend and I arrive to the class late about 15 minute. When I sit, teacher give task for me go to the school in 19-30 August, 2013. There are many things that me must do and plan for going to school. Then, when teacher explain about them finish, teacher give 4 students show Syllabus and explain about it. Now, I know concept about making Syllabus more. I think, if I don’t see others Syllabus, I can’t change my Syllabus better.

       The first that teacher tell me that is task for observation at school. I know many things that I must d o when I go to school. I must observe about lesson, teacher, students, and environment in classroom. I think, I must observe teaching of teacher in the first because teacher is the most important in the classroom. So, I observe technique, method of teaching and using material with activities. The second that teacher tell about Syllabus. When my friends show and explain their Syllabus, teacher give example about name of lesson plan that appropriate or not and tell me about the Syllabus that too close or large. Teacher give students fix on level and abilities of my Syllabus and focus on listening and speaking skills. Teacher suggest about activities that can use in lesson plan such as, jig saw and information gap. These are important to teach English for communication.

In my opinion, before I go to observe teacher, students, and environment in classroom at school, I just not only make plan but I must know and understand that I will do or observe something that important and teacher give to me. I think, the Syllabus is important to make a lesson plan. If Syllabus dose not has objective that clear, the lesson plan is not good because teacher can’t evaluate students that they can or can’t do something teacher want in objective. T Before teacher make course, teacher must know need analysis of students. That is important to making a good class.

 Learning Log
Out class  
Week 7

 Dragon fruit from cactus named `hot new

              superfood for 2013`               

 Reading Skill

Submitted by Deepan Chawla on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 20:12. 

Health Update
 
London
United Kingdom

           London, January 17 : If you're bored of blueberries and have had enough of splashing the cash on goji berries, the pitaya could be the super fruit for you for it has been hailed as having remarkable health-giving properties, including the ability to regulate blood sugar levels in diabetes as well as providing a dose of anti-oxidants.While it might look innocuous, the pitaya is harvested from a South American cactus and has the spines to prove it, the Daily Mail reported.       Although the fruit originates in South America, it is now grown in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines, where it's loved for its many health benefits.      

          Said to be rich in vitamin C, fiber and calcium, the pitaya - or dragon fruit as it's also known - gives you a bigger bang for your buck than similar super fruits such as acai berries.    

        Already available in Waitrose and Tesco, the bright pink fruit is full of edible black seeds and boasts flesh that tastes like a cross between a kiwi fruit and a pear.    

        Along with a mega-dose of vitamin C, pitaya is also thought to help lower cholesterol and is packed with skin-boosting antioxidants.The tiny black seeds are a great source of healthy Omega-3 fat and there''s plenty of magnesium and calcium in the flesh.Pitaya is even believed to help regulate blood sugar levels. (ANI)

Reference: http://www.topnews.in/dragon-fruit-cactus-named-hot-new-superfood-2013-2370421

Summarize:          

  Eating food every five categories are necessary. There are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. In this section, we refer to a fruit that are full of high vitamin. London, on January 17; are given if you're bored blueberries and have to spent cash on goji berries. The Pitaya is the super fruit for consumers for good health-giving, including regulating blood sugar levels in diabetes as well as providing anti-oxidants.
     Although this fruit are grown in South America, it is now grown in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines. There are many benefits for a person who loves health. In addition, there also are rich in vitamin C, fiber and calcium. The Pitaya or dragon fruit are known like super fruits such as acai berries. The pink fruit is full of black small seeds and its taste like a kiwi fruit and a pear. Including mega-dose of vitamin C, dragon fruit helps to reduce lower cholesterol and boost antioxidants of skin. The black seeds are a great source of healthy Omega-3 fat, magnesium and calcium that body want.Pitaya also helps regulate sugar levels in blood.     Briefly, a dragon fruit is beneficial fruit for people who love health According to this essay, we get new information about benefit of a kind of fruit named “Dragon fruit” There are rich vitamin C, fiber, calcium and etc. that people want to fatten parts of our bodies. In addition, we can save our money in pocket because we can eat a fruit that grown in Thailand is lower price than kiwi fruit. The most important benefit of it: to protect us far from diabetes.

Vocabulary: Dragon fruit from cactus named `hot new superfood for 2013`

Submitted by Deepan Chawla on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 20:12. 

Health Update
 
London
 
United Kingdom

Vocabularies	Pronunciation	Meaning
Innocuous (adj.)	/ɪˈnɑkyuəs/	ไม่มีพิษ  not harmful or dangerous   Ex: It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark.
Harvested  (adj.)	/ˈhɑrvəst/	เก็บเกี่ยว    to collect cells or tissue from someone's body for use in medical experiments or operations    Ex: She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use.
Originate  (v)	/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪt/	ถือกำเนิด    to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation    Ex: The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.
Edible (adj.)	/ˈɛdəbl/	ไม่มีพิษ fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous   Ex: The food at the hotel was barely edible.

 Learning Log

Week 7 Listening Skill

                             Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)                 

 This is the VOA Special English Education Report.              
               Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.     One reason for this deficit is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.               
              As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is an active teen -- except in the morning. DANNY: "Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And then going to school I'm out of it, and through first and second period I can barely stay awake." Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders. MICHAEL BREUS: "These aren't a bunch of lazy kids -- although, you know, teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms, more times than not, are off." Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.    
             Michael Breus says any tired driver is dangerous, but especially a teenager with a lack of experience. So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. He points to studies showing that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first- and second-period classes.    
             Eric Peterson is the head of St. George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way. ERIC PETERSON: "In the end, schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students, first and foremost."            
              Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results. PATRICIA MOSS: "I can say that, anecdotally, virtually all the teachers noticed immediately much more alertness in class, definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight." And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. You can read, listen and comment on our programs at voa special english.com. We're also on Facebook and Twitter at VOA Learning English. I'm Bob Doughty. Reporting by Julie Taboh, adapted by Lawan Davis

Referent : http://www.manythings.org/voa/0/13116.html

Summarize:

           Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)

  Listening Skill

      This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

        Sleeping is important factor to start life for a new day happily.  Younger people want less time to sleep than older people because of biological factors. There are surveys in group of American teenagers and find they get an average of 60-90 minutes less than their need. In addition, there are several reasons why younger people go to sleep later than older people in several opinions.
      Firstly, Experts say teens biologically to go to sleep later and wake up earlier than other age groups because many schools start class at seven o’clock in the morning. As a result, many students who are seventeen years old go to study. For example, Danny plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is active not studying in the morning. He don’t like to get up in the morning because he is so tired. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist who says "These aren't a group of lazy kids, although teenagers can be lazy. He says teenagers need to sleep about 8-10 hours per days. Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. Michael Breus says tired drivers is not safe, especially a teenager who don’t have experience.
      Secondly, the psychologist says if starting classes in the morning, students can improve their full letter grade. He says visiting to the health center and to getting half of tired students decreased and they were less sleepy during day. Eric Peterson knows changing start easier classes, private school like his. Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones to report better. PATRICIA MOSS says, all the teachers noticed immediately much activeness in class and more positive mood.
     To sum up, every part of bodies want enough rest in each day in order to spend live in a new day happily. Especially, teenagers are a group who want to sleep well about eight to ten hours or even nine hours per day. Most of young people don’t like to study in the morning because they are so tired and lazy. On the different way, if they go to bed early and get up in the morning, they may feel fresh for new morning. 

Vocabulary:Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)

Vocabularies	Pronunciation	Meaning
Bunch (n)	/bʌntʃ/	กลุ่ม    A number of things of the same type that are growing or fastened together     Ex: She picked me a bunch of flowers.
Barely (adv.)	/ˈbɛrli/	แทบจะไม่     in a way that almost does not happen or exist     Ex: She barely acknowledged his presence.
Anecdotally (adv.)	/ˌænɪkˈdoʊt̮li/	โดยแท้จริง   Based on anecdotes and possibly not true or accurate   Ex: Anecdotal evidence suggests there were irregularities at the polling station on the day of the election.
Virtually (adv.)	/ˈvərtʃuəli/	โดยแท้จริง almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important    Ex: This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
Definitely (adv.)	/ˈdɛfənətli/	อย่างแน่นอน a way of emphasizing that something is true and that there is no doubt about it    Ex: Some old people want help; others most definitely do not.
Alertness  (n)	/əˈlərtnes/	การเตรียมพร้อม    aware of something, especially a problem or danger    Ex: We must prepare alertness to the possibility of danger.

Learning Contract (Week 7)

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Day	Time	Week 7
Sunday	10.24	Learning Log
Wednesday	08:30	Reading skill
Monday	14:50	Listening skill