Listening Practice #5 (due Tuesday)

Listen to this talk on education and creativity. Then, for your comment, tell us what the main idea is and share your opinions about what he says.

Listening Practice #4: A lecture about stress (due Monday, Feb. 4)

This is a lecture on how to deal with stress. This was from the level 5 listening book (Listen to Learn) from last semester, so some of you may have heard this lecture already. I think the content is very interesting, and the speaker offers some very good advice. I wish I had time to do this with you in class, but I don't, so I will offer this as listening homework.

Take notes. It's excellent practice for note-taking.

Then, respond to the following question right here on the blog: Which piece or pieces of advice did you find most useful or relevant for your life? Explain.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIJZbA8VrWU

p.s. Don't be afraid when you see 39 minutes as the video time. I made a mistake. The lecture is less than 10 minutes.

Friday Fun Day

Tomorrow we'll have our first Friday Fun Day. You guys are welcome to bring food to make the event more festive :D So the schedule will be as follows: 8:30-9:25: Class 1 9:30-10:25: Class 2 10:40-12:30: Both classes together in LCC room 301

A Day Made of Glass. An amazing video.

A day of future.
Today, while teacher Holly was talking about the future, this video came to my mind. It was made by a glass company. It is impressive, so I want to recommend it to you guys.
Have a great day!

Listening Practice #3: Single-Sex Education (due Friday)

Listen to the first 12 minutes of this radio program. If you want to listen to more, that is optional (but recommended). Here's the question I'd like you to answer: According to what you hear, what does the latest research say about same sex vs. coed education? Some vocabulary you will hear: 1. adamant 2. advocate 3. banned 4. rescind 5. solid research

An alternative approach to education

Let's rethink the classroom, the teacher, and the student. If you listen carefully, you'll hear that he quotes Eric Mazur, our physics professor.

Do you like the way the blog looks or should I change it?

I want your time on the blog to be a pleasant experience. I do not want the blog to cause you stress.

Your opinions are welcome. I'm not sure that we will reach a consensus of opinion, but hopefully most of you can be happy...

Holly's Presentation on Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZZrle3sNkE

please feel free to comment if you have anything to say...

Slides for Read To Succeed, Chapter One

R schapterone

View more PowerPoint from holly_cin

Some slides to help you with roots

Roots

View more PowerPoint from holly_cin

Websites to learn prefixes/suffixes/roots

The following are some websites that will be useful for those of you interested in learning more roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Please comment if you find them useful.


1. These are quizzes for you on structural analyses of words.
http://www.edhelper.com/Word_Roots.htm

2. Prefix Jeopardy--a game
http://www.quia.com/cb/221179.html

You can play this with one or two players. Try it, its fun!

3. A list of Latin roots:
http://www.siliconyogi.com/andreas/acadamn_it/gre/LatinRoots.html

Baskin Robbins

My store is on westhemier Rd
The address is 11660 Westheimer Road



By the way welcome everybody!

Because preparing TOEFL test ,I've already reduced my work-time

I don't work this week
But I will post my schedule on blogger

Your Weekend on Voicethread

I haven't listened to everyone yet, but I did listen to VICKY. Everyone MUST listen to what she said!!! Vicky, that is an amazing story LOL!

Which Baskin Robbins do you work at?

Voice Thread

https://voicethread.com/groups/subscribe/93013/6cf0ee86b/

Facebook account

Hey guys, I wanna create a facebook group to know eachother better, share photos, and make plans to hang out together, so please give me your account name or add me, this is my facebook account http://www.facebook.com/karina.herrera.castillo see you all on monday.

Great activities for you to do ON CAMPUS!

A campus is like a mini-city and there is always something interesting going on. We have sports, music, plays, lectures, and more. You never have to sit home and be bored. Look at the calendar (link below) and you'll see how many things there are to do in just one day at UH.

There is a piano festival next weekend that looks fantastic.
http://www.uh.edu/class/music/events-performances/piano-festival/index.php

UH Calendar that lists all campus events:
http://www.uh.edu/calendar/?m=2&y=2013&view=m

Blog Writing #2: How You Learn Best (due Monday)

Do you feel that you learn more when the teacher is lecturing to the class or when the teacher assigns small-group problem-solving tasks? Explain.

Homework/Have a great weekend

The first thing I want to tell you is that I'm very excited about both classes. I can see that we're going to have a lot of good discussions and also a lot of fun. In just a few days, we have spoken about stress and relaxation, childbirth and overcoming pain, and corporal punishment and gender segregation in the classroom. Personally, I'm ecstatic that I found a topic that animated all of the Chinese students to actually dominate the class discussion!  This might be a first in my teaching career! So let's keep thinking, keep reading, keep listening, keep talking, keep arguing... it's GREAT!

For homework:
1.  Complete blog writing #1, if you haven't already done so.
2.  Complete blog writing #2.
3.  Complete listening practice #1 and #2 on the blog.

4.  In RS,  pp. 3-5, ex. 1-3

      RS, pp. 10-12, read “The Lowdown on Single-Sex Education” and answer the questions (for Monday)

Extra reading practice:  pp. 6-9, "Learning and Teaching... in Boston"

Here are the answers:  1C  2B  3A  4C  5D  6B  7B  8C  9B  10C 

In class today, I mentioned some activities for you to check out. Please share your ideas or experiences with the class, if you have any.

Also, since the weather is going to be perfect this weekend, what a great time to go to the park (any park is good, but Hermann Park is especially nice to walk around) or the beach (45 minutes away), or go for a bike ride around the city, or play some tennis, or soccer, or football... 

.. Facebook stuff ..

Guys, Iike to add ya'll on Facebook, but since i don't have your accounts, here's mine..
http://www.facebook.com/moath.a.qahtani

Check, Check ..
Testing 1,2,3 do ya'll copy..?
This Moath Alqahtani :) from class 5/B 

LCC Singers

Sign up for the LCC Singers on Thursday, February 7 at 12:40 p.m. in the OB Ballroom. This is a wonderful opportunity for those of you who enjoy singing.

Listening Practice #2 (due Monday)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111887591

Listen and respond. If you don't have anything to say, just write "done!"

Tim 5B

                Hi, everybody.My name is xiongzhenwen,but you can just call me Tim.I am student who graduated from high school,and planning to go to university.I was born in XINYANG.It is a beautiful city with the great environment in the middle of China.I like to play computer games such as League of Legends, Crossfire,and so on.Sometimes I will go swimming.I used to  play basketball.Unfortunately, after I had fracture twice.I amn't going to play it anymore.My major is accounting.Now I am studying English for university.

sara zang 5B

Hi,everyone.My name is ying zang. You can call me smileing sara.I come from shanghai, china.It's located in east of China.It is flourishing and busy.I love this city.I have already 21 years old.Thus, I am a adult in law. I like shopping and swimming. In addition to these two interest, I also would like to ridding horses.When I was 5 years old, my grandfather teach me how to ride horses.My grandfather told me you can not learn paino or other music instrument,but you need learn to ride horses. Thus,our all family member should know how to ride horses. Nowadays,I study in the lcc program. After I finish this program, I will study hotel management in UH. Of course, I also would like to study other business courses or other language after I graduate.

Listening Practice #1 (due Monday)

After you watch the video, please post a comment. If you have nothing much to say, just write "done!"

Weekly Schedules

Every Monday, I will try my best to give you a schedule for the week. I will give you a hard copy in class and then I will post it here in case you are absent or lose it. Let me know if you have a problem opening it.

Week Seven:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVamlCdHppckJGR2c/edit?usp=sharing 

Week Six:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVMUxsUkRoUlhnQnM/edit?usp=sharing 

Week Five:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVTHc3NU5OcDZIbWc/edit?usp=sharing

Week Four:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVQzQ4bkRoYzl1UmM/edit?usp=sharing

Week Three (updated):
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVdnBqUUlLUnBQbEk/edit?usp=sharing

Week Three:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVOFd2ekJEV0NuWDA/edit?usp=sharing 

Week Two:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVNWRaNnI2emFLYlE/edit

Week One:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVR1M0NUMyQlBKWW8/edit 

Syllabus:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVSXdnSXJBU0liSnM/edit?usp=sharing 

Books for my class

1. Read to Succeed, by David Rothman and Jilani Warsi
2. Academic Listening Encounters, by Miriam Espeseth
3. Holes, by Louis Sachar (a novel)

You can find Holes in any used book store. We won't start reading Holes until week three.

Blog Writing #1: Introduce Yourself (due Thursday, 1/24) )

Today each of you briefly introduced yourselves to the class. Now I would like you to tell us some more about yourself in writing.

Here are some questions to consider:

Where are you in life (meaning, what stage)? Did you finish high school? College? Graduate school? Talk about your background, and your professional and personal aspirations. Also, discuss your interests, hobbies, and talents. Tell us something about yourself that makes you unique. Feel free to add anything else that you would like to share about yourself with the class.

You should post your writing as a comment to this post. Just click on comment.

This is writing PRACTICE. It does not have to be perfect.

Welcome to the blog!

Hello 5A and 5B,

The purpose of this blog is threefold. First, it will occasionally be a place for you to do some of your homework assignments. I will also place weekly schedules and vocabulary lists on it so if you're absent on Monday or you misplace (lose) your list, you can replace it easily.

The second purpose for this blog is for us to share useful information (where to go, where to shop, what to do if you have a problem, etc.). You can also use the blog to post items of interest, such as articles, pictures, invitations, etc.

Finally, I will use the blog to post internet links for different activities such as on-line reading and vocabulary practice/quizzes and listening activities.

You should check this blog every few days in order to keep current with the class.

I look forward to a great semester with all of you, and I look forward to "seeing" you on-line,
HC

p.s. If you want to respond to something on the blog, click on "comments" and write your post.