Learning Reflection

Finally Blog.

                  English strategies course
                After I learned about  Reading Strategies with Teacher Usa Noytim. I had gotten a lot of strategies for reading in my daily life. The first, I learned about how to write a blog because I never write a blog since I was born. Everytime, teacher began a new lesson. I got the new reading strategies. Since the beginning course to ending course, I have used many strategies such as scanning, skimming, predicting and guessing  the words these help me in learning English. During the latter course, I got previewing, reading faster, finding reference and summary paragraph from story. 
         

               However, I like this course because it is funny. Teacher is very kind and generous although we are very noisy it made her moody but she is not bored with us.

               In my opinion
               I think this course is very good and suitable for the students who are majoring in English because this course has lots of methods to read in English. I want teacher to assign more homework and give a lot of point to homework. 

Week 14 : Classic Ann Landers

On Monday 14 November 2016


                 The topic is  “Classic Ann Landers” teacher checked our name and gave us a handout about Ann Landers.

Source:http://iowatheatre.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

                 Next, the teacher assigned us read the letter of Ann Landers to advice to the problem others and do exercise : Read each letter and its response again and answer the questions. While we were reading, the teacher opened the Cambridge dictionary to find some words for teaching us about pronunciation and meaning of its.

             I think the summary of the story was difficult because sometimes I make it mistake. But this problem was solved by the teacher and my friends that helped me by editing and telling “what is correct”. I think the letter in these stories were easy because I read it to comprehend. I used reading faster, scanning, skimming, and reading for detail.

Week 13 : Book and Novel

On Monday 7 November 2016

Source : https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/art/all/02641/facts.david_hockney_a_bigger_book.htm

          Then teacher checked our list name . She gave a handout to us, that about "books and novels". we learned the paragraph reading strategies "books and novels". It had eight short describe of books and novel. First, the teacher gave us the handout and assigned us to do exercise 2 that read the questions and then skim the descriptions for the answer. We did it quickly. And then, she gave corrective feedback.

After that, she assigned us to read again and answer the question follow.

1. Did Princess Diana have a happy marriage life?

=>No, she didn’t. she trapped in a loveless marriage, who has suffered from chronic illness and loneliness.

2. What are the four aspects of the UK and the USA mentioned in the book?

=> People, Geography, History, and Institutions.

3. Who won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize? For what aspects?

=> Aung San Suu Kyi for her heroic efforts on behalf of democracy in Burma.

4. What is included in the book “A Life for God: Mother Teresa Treasury?

=>It includes a brief biography, conversation with Mother Teresa herself, Heart of Joy, Loving Jesus, and Suffering into Joy.

             After that, the teacher told us to summarize eight short describe of books and novel with friends who sat next to me. Then, she opened the Cambridge dictionary for teaching us to pronounce some words follow.

     geography (n.)  /dʒiˈɒɡ.rə.fi/ = the study of the systems and processes involved in the world's weather, mountains, seas, lakes, etc. and of the ways in which countries and people organize life within an area

     institute (n.)  /ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ = an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work, or the buildings that it uses

     Institution (n.) /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ = a large and important organization, such as a university or bank

     History (adj.) /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ = (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject

     heroic (adj.) /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ = very brave or great

     heroine (n.) /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/ a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great

             I used the skimming, scanning, and reading faster for read eight short describe.I think, I found the obstacles for read faster.  I think, scanning for the answer was easy for me.I felt happy for this lesson, though sometimes, I can’t answer the question correctly. 

Week 12 : Extensive reading (2) & Read faster

On Monday 31 October 2016

Source: http://bennapa22.blogspot.com/2015/11/todayis-tuesday-in-morning-i-learned.html

              The teacher started her class at 08.30 Am. we studied about “Extensive reading” that continued from last week ago and started to learn about “Read faster”. Before we learned, we sent the homework, the teacher talked about the first homework that was “weekly healthy diet”.  And then, she opened the Cambridge dictionary for teaching how to pronounce the words and we tried to speak follow it.

Vocabulary

accurate (adj.) /ˈæk.jə.rət/ = correct, exact, and without any mistakes.

accuracy (n.) /ˈæk.jə.rə.si/ = the fact of being exact or correct.

Oral (adj.) /ˈɔː.rəl/ = spoken and not writing 

Consistent (adj) /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ = always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive,way.

Reluctant (adj) /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/   = not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it.

Semester (n) /sɪˈmes.tər/ = one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university

Compulsory (adj) /kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/ = If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law.

Make (v) /meɪk = to produce something.

Receive (v) /rɪˈsiːv/ = to get something.

Effective (adj) /ɪˈfek.tɪv/ = successful or achieving the results that you want.

Conduct (v) /kənˈdʌkt/   = to organize and perform a particular activity.

Behind (adv) /bɪˈhaɪnd/ = at the back.

Take (v) /teɪk/ = to move something.

Acquire (v) /əˈkwaɪər/ = to get something.

PhD. = Doctor of Philosophy

B.Ed. = Bachelor of Education

M.B.A. = Master of Business Administration

   

               Source :http://yayartistefaruq.blogspot.com/2013/10/shed-some-light-phone-specifications.html

  

                     

Then, the teacher assigned us to think and talk with my friend that was about “What are obstacles to faster reading. So, I told my friend that “I think we may be worrying the meaning of difficult words that we don’t know while we read.”

                   she gave us the handout that was about “Read faster”. Before we learned this lesson, she told us to speak with my partner about “How do you improve your speaking, listening, and writing skills” and “How do you read in English”.

             I think this lesson is very hard because it had many unseen vocabulary.I discussed with my friends when I have problems.

                       

                        Source : http://plannersweb.com/2013/02/what-does-a-discussion-look-like/