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Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success by Wendy Laura Belcher
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 8:00pm EST
Sage Publications, Inc (2009), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 376 pages
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The Twitter Book by Tim O'Reilly
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 7:59pm EST
O'Reilly Media (2009), Paperback, 240 pages
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The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education by Curtis J. Bonk
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 7:58pm EST
Jossey-Bass (2009), Hardcover, 480 pages
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Screencast Intro. to FreeMind
Posted: November 27th, 2009, 1:11am EST by pab
This is an under 10-minute intro. to FreeMind that I found on the ICT Guy's blog (2009.06.24). It also is a good intro. to Aussie English, for those of you planning to study down under next spring, or simply interested in getting an earful of another variety.
Introduction to FreeMind from Darrel Branson on Vimeo.
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Outline Derived from Sample Mind-Map (previous post)
Posted: November 26th, 2009, 8:25pm EST by pab
The screenshot below depicts an outline derived from the mind-map in the previous post (Sample Mind-Map for Language Learning Story Essays, 2009.11.26). Though the black text headings in the blue sections are a bit hard to read, they represent the Introduction (preview of main points) and Conclusion (summary of main points) for an essay.
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Sample Mind-Map for Language Learning Story Essays
Posted: November 26th, 2009, 7:02pm EST by pab
Using Freemind software available in Mac labs on campus @ KGU, I prepared a sample mind-map to guide you through preparation of your next essays, Personal Language Learning Stories: Past, Present, and Future (2-03a, fall semester, 2009-10). Though making your own maps is not a requirement for the current assignment, please feel free to do so, and to post your maps in essay prep. posts on you blogs, where your classmates and peers can admire and comment on them as you develop your outlines and complete your essays proper.
You are also welcome to post your outlines (draft and revised), whether or not you derive them from mind-maps, in order to document various steps in additional posts that you label "essay prep." (without the quotation marks), along with any free-writing that you do on topics related to the current assignment. If preliminary and revised versions of your maps, outlines, free-writing passages, and complete essay drafts differ significantly from each other, and you explain the differences and cross-link between separate posts, those separate posts may serve as evidence of your progress through the current assignment. If, on the other hand, you make only minor revisions in one or more of your essay prep. posts, please remember to update word counts at the foot of those posts.
I saved a couple different views of the sample mind-map as graphics for display in this blog post. The second and third views below show expansions of different sections of the map itself. Please note that the topics and sub-topics displayed in the expanded view of the Body section are only suggestions, rather than a complete catalog of all possible key points and supporting information. What goes in you own maps and/or outlines should reflect your personal language learning experiences and plans.
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Note: If you click on the graphics, they should display in new browser tabs or windows.
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PS: I forgot to mention the original source of inspiration for this essay assignment, Tim Murphey's (1998) students' Language Learning Histories, and their predecessors.
Reference
Murphey, Tim. (1998). Language Hungry Students' Language Learning Histories II. Nagoya, Japan: South Mountain Press.
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Link List Addition: British Council Grammar Movies
Posted: November 17th, 2009, 11:34pm EST by pab
This preview post announces a link that I'll be adding to the list in the sidebar (Course Links). The link leads to a short catalog of movies on a British Council website. The movies focus on various grammar points: Tenses, Verbs, Functions, Structures, and Other items.- LearnEnglishProfessionals: Grammar Movies
Both Carla and Ana Maria called the British Council movies "fantastic." I can hardly wait to check them out. If any of the grammar points detailed in the Grammar Movies catalog are puzzling you, or giving you grief in your writing. I suggest that you check them out, too.
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Link List Addition: Citation Maker
Posted: November 15th, 2009, 3:01am EST by pab
The Course Links list in the sidebar sports a new link, the link to the Recipes4Success Citation Maker that I shared in a post early this semester (Recipes4Succes: Citation Maker, October 7, 2009). I put the link there because eventually that post and this one will slip off the top page of this blog.
I suggest that you use that Citation Maker to create APA-style references to include at the foot of your website reviews. Please choose the citation type,"Website", from the drop-down menu first. Then, after you open a record by clicking on the NEW button, and adding all of the information you can, please remember to click on the "APA" option, before you actually create your citation.
The example below lists a corporate author (Tech4Learning), followed by the copyright date from the foot of the page (2009).
Reference
Tech4Learning. (2009). Citation Maker. Recipes4Sucess. Retrieved November 15, 2009, from [myt4l.com]
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rickl's books from LibraryThing
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 5:12pm EST
Penguin (Non-Classics) (2009), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 352 pages
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Qualitative Research Design for Software Users by Silvana di Gregorio
Posted: November 10th, 2009, 10:42am EST
Open University Press (2009), Edition: 1, Spiral-bound, 272 pages
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Writing Up Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods) by Harry F. Wolcott
Posted: November 10th, 2009, 10:21am EST
Sage Publications, Inc (1990), Edition: illustrated edition, Paperback, 96 pages
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Dao of Chinese Medicine: Understanding an Ancient Healing Art by Donald Edward Kendall
Posted: November 8th, 2009, 12:49pm EST
Oxford University Press, USA (2002), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 370 pages
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Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity And the New Science of Ideas by Richard Ogle
Posted: November 8th, 2009, 12:49pm EST
Harvard Business School Press (2007), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 303 pages
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Writing Studio Blog Visitors Diminished
Posted: October 23rd, 2009, 3:14am EDT by pab
Since I started using a cluster map in the sidebar to indicate where visitors came from, the number of visitors, year on year, has diminished. The image below shows how much.
Though each year the cluster map gets archived about the middle of October, and new hot spots start appearing in the sidebar display, it is still possible to see where previous visitors came from (ClustrMaps - archive of user maps). It will be interesting to see what happens this year.
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Writing Studio Bulletin: WSB 2-01 (Fall 2009)
Posted: October 21st, 2009, 3:47am EDT by pab
This bulletin, the first for fall semester, represents a selection of comments that I've posted on various students blogs. As I suggested in one of the selected comments, I expect anyone who gets such comments directly to share the gist of them with classmates and peers.
This batch of comments includes suggestions touching on six categories of continuing concern:- Action Plans for Fall Semester (due September 30, 2009),
- Book Reviews (12-18+ this semester),
- Display Language for blogs,
- Essays,
- Labels, and
- Wording.
Action plans for Fall Semester (due September 30th), including:- links,
- quotations,
- short references
You [still] need to include references and links to five classmates blogs from which you gathered advice.
(October 7, 2009 16:31:33 JST)Where are your [quotations and] references with links to suggestions [that] you gleaned from classmates' [1st semester] portfolios (§6.0, July 2009)? Those are a necessary part of this week's blogging assignment.
Book Reviews
Please make sure that your buddies' posts include references and cross-links to classmates portfolios, too.
(September 30, 2009 14:19:07 JST)
Though these two comments date back to last year, the suggestions still apply to many newer book review posts on your blogs this year. So I'm re-posting them here.After rereading this review, I'm still wondering:
- why you chose to read ... [short title in italics was here],
- whether you'd recommend it to your classmates or peers, and
- why or why not.
(June 25, 2008 17:18:00 JST)I'm glad to see you got the book review numbering system going right for first semester. However, in order to encourage the readership of, and comments from classmates and peers with similar interests, it would be better to shorten the prefix (or key string) for all of your book review post titles to "BR", and add part of the actual title, for example:
Display Language- BR 1-05: Barney Bear...
... Your blog is still set to display a Japanese interface. I suggest that you set it for English right away!
Essays
(July 21, 2009 17:41:18 JST)... Perhaps a catchier and more descriptive title than the one you've given it would attract readers' interest, and give them some idea what you've written about.
You seem to have left out all of the paragraph divisions ... marked on the paper copy of your initial draft. In electronic documents, such as blog posts, you should insert two line returns between paragraphs. Those create horizontal white spaces to mark topic changes, and lead readers' eyes to topic sentences.
You also have forgotten to include a word count, in square brackets, at the lower left corner of your post (for examples, see posts on the Writing Studio Blog). You need to include a word count on every post for class this year. The sooner you get in the habit, the better!
Please advise your classmates and peers to do the same, always:
- Use catchy, descriptive titles;
- Define paragraph boundaries; and
- Include word counts.
LabelsThis post isn't one of your essays, or mainly about essays, is it?
Would you please reserve the label "essays" for essays proper (2-01a, 2-01b, 2-02a, ...)?
(October 20, 2009 17:15:52 JST)This quick post isn't about "health," is it? Why have you used that label on it?
(June 2, 2009 21:20:21 JST)... I'd like you to reserve the label, "essays," for actual essays (complete drafts and major revisions).
Wording
(July 21, 2009 17:41:18 JST)Would you please give additional examples of what you mean by "and so on," and "and so on" (2009/07/09 11:56)? It usually takes at least three examples to sketch a category or group.
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Social Media and Social Networking Explained
Posted: October 13th, 2009, 8:06pm EDT by pab
This post contains two videos that I discovered in a post on Jacqui's Ask a Tech Teacher blog (Social Media--What the Heck is This All About??), which in turn I had discovered via a post on the Learning with Computers group blog (Personal Start Pages), on which I've been following comments for almost a year now. They are produced by Lee and Sachi LeFever, and licensed for non-commercial use.
I always enjoy the clever, quick-paced presentations in their "in Plain English" series, and the animated visual reinforcement makes the concepts easy to understand. Please take a look at one or both of these two, and leave a comment to let me know whether you enjoy and learn from them, too.
Social Media in Plain English
"A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media" (leelefever, YouTube, May 28, 2008).
Retrieved October 13, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE#
Social Networking in Plain English
"A short explanation of social networking websites and why they are popular" (leelefever, YouTube, June 27, 2007).
Retrieved October 13, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc
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rickl's books from LibraryThing
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Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 5: More Storybooks: A Monster Mistake: Pack A by Roderick Hunt
Posted: October 9th, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
Oxford University Press (2003), Paperback, 24 pages
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Usborne First Reading: Level 3) by Mike Gordon
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 11:49am EDT
Usborne Books (2008), Hardcover, 47 pages
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Recipes4Succes: Citation Maker
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 4:56pm EDT by pab
I'd like to point out a website with an online tool that you can use to produce roughly formatted reference citations for bibliographies:- Recipes4Success: Citation Maker
Unfortunately, Firefox kept crashing when I tried to open the "PDF of instructions on using the Citation Maker." So, if you have questions about this tool or how to use it, please ask in class today or post your questions in comments on this post.
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Abbreviations:- APA: American Psychological Association
- PDF: Portable Document Format
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"Did You Know 4.0" (YouTube video)
Posted: September 29th, 2009, 2:34am EDT by pab
This is "another official update of to the original Shift Happens video ... [that] includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology..." (xplanevisualthinking, YouTube, September 14, 2009).
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Clever Rabbit and the Wolves (First Reading Level 2) by Susanna Davidson
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:52pm EDT
Usborne Publishing Ltd (2008), Hardcover, 32 pages
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The Leopard and the Sky God: Level Three (Usborne First Reading) by Mairi (RTL) Mackinnon
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 11:12am EDT
Usborne Books (2007), Hardcover, 48 pages
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What shapes are your online footprints?
Posted: September 17th, 2009, 3:25am EDT by pab
As a new semester rolls up to greet us, now seems like a good time to direct your attention to two videos in the series: Think before you post.
Think Before You Post
Think Before You Post #2
After you've watched them, please let me, your classmates, peers, and other Writing Studio Blog visitors know what you think by adding your reflections to a comment on this post.
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Test post Rickla
Posted: September 15th, 2009, 10:38pm EDT by rickla
Test post Rickla
rickl's books from LibraryThing
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Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage) by Gary Taubes
Posted: September 8th, 2009, 12:04pm EDT
Anchor (2008), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 640 pages
Hayrick's Blog Explorations
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Commonwealth of Learning – Education for a Digital World
Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 6:28pm EDT by rickdude
I neglected to mention this when it came out, but here's a link to Education for a Digital World, the book from Commonwealth of Learning that I was involved with, coauthoring 3 chapters and acting as a contributing editor.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. And here is my (still very short) list of edutech-related books.
rickl's books from LibraryThing
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Research in Technology and Second Language Learning: Developments and Directions (Research in Second Language Learning) by Yong Zhao
Posted: August 30th, 2009, 10:30am EDT
Information Age Publishing (2000), Paperback, 356 pages
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CALL environments: Research, Practice, and Critical Issues by Joy Egbert
Posted: August 30th, 2009, 10:09am EDT
TESOL Publications (2007), Edition: 2, Paperback, 582 pages
Yuuki Y
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I am still alive
Posted: August 24th, 2009, 2:49am EDT
Hello, long time no see. I am in summer vacation now. I am spending very very boring days.
I play xbox to kill time. Recent my favorite is Gears of War 2. This is great shooting game.
Is there something fun?? I am so bored.
Slideshows for Tag: kumamoto
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A festival in Kumamoto
Posted: August 3rd, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
rickl's books from LibraryThing
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The bus driver who wanted to be God and other stories by Etgar Keret
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 8:57am EDT
New Milford, CT : Toby Press, 2004.
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Writing III: Exam Items (2009 [§1C])
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 8:30pm EDT by pab
There are prompts for three essay items in the slideshow presentation below. Please view the entire presentation, and read and follow all directions carefully.
You will need to post an individual response to each item, in a single comment each, on the three reflecting pool posts earmarked for your section (§1A or §1C, below), not on this post. I suggest that you compose and then grammar- and spell-check your responses in a word-processing application before posting them, because you will be unable to edit your responses after you post them.
Section 1A
Section 1C
Reflecting Pool 1 (§1A, only)
Developing Language Awareness
Developing Language Awareness
Reflecting Pool 2 (§1A, only)
Facing Technological Challenges
Facing Technological Challenges
Reflecting Pool 3 (§1A, only)
Achieving Personal Satisfaction
Achieving Personal Satisfaction
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 4 (§1C, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 8:25pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 4 (§1C, only)
Please post an individual response to item one, Developing Language Awareness (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 4), in a single comment on this post.
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 5 (§1C, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 8:20pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 5 (§1C, only)
Please post an individual response to item two, Facing Technological Challenges (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 5), in a single comment on this post.
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 6 (§1C, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 8:15pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 6 (§1C, only)
Please post an individual response to item three, Achieving Personal Satisfaction (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 6), in a single comment on this post.
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Writing III: Exam Items (2009 [§1A])
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 7:00pm EDT by pab
There are prompts for three essay items in the slideshow presentation below. Please view the entire presentation, and read and follow all directions carefully.
You will need to post an individual response to each item, in a single comment each, on the three reflecting pool posts earmarked for your section (§1A or §1C, below), not on this post. I suggest that you compose and then grammar- and spell-check your responses in a word-processing application before posting them, because you will be unable to edit your responses after you post them.
Section 1A
Section 1C
Developing Language Awareness
Reflecting Pool 4 (§1C, only)
Developing Language Awareness
Facing Technological Challenges
Reflecting Pool 5 (§1C, only)
Facing Technological Challenges
Achieving Personal Satisfaction
Reflecting Pool 6 (§1C, only)
Achieving Personal Satisfaction
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 1 (§1A, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 6:55pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 1 (§1A, only)Please post an individual response to item one, Developing Language Awareness (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 4), in a single comment on this post.
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 2 (§1A, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 6:50pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 2 (§1A, only)
Please post an individual response to item two, Facing Technological Challenges (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 5), in a single comment on this post.
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Writing III: Reflecting Pool 3 (§1A, only)
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 6:45pm EDT by pab
Reflecting Pool 3 (§1A, only)
Please post an individual response to item three, Achieving Personal Satisfaction (Writing III: Exam Items (2009), slide 6), in a single comment on this post.
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rickl's books from LibraryThing
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A Synthesis of Research on Second Language Writing in English by Ilona Leki
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 6:03pm EDT
Routledge (2008), Edition: 1, Paperback, 260 pages
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Education for a digital world : advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globe
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
Vancouver : Commonwealth of Learning, c2008.
Hayrick's Blog Explorations
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DSpace
Posted: July 19th, 2009, 3:42pm EDT by rickdude
I've just been checking out the DSpace introductory video. It looks like a great way to make an institution's research searchable at low cost. It's popular worldwide, with many sites in Japan, including Kyushu University and Nagasaki University. For open access content, note that the DSpace foundation recommends that it should also be listed in the ROAR registry.
I notice that I wrote about Open Access repositories before.
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Portfolio for Writing III (template)
Posted: July 7th, 2009, 3:42am EDT by pab
This portfolio template is for you to:- Copy with permission, under license from the Writing Studio Blog (License, below);
- Paste into a new post on your own blog, entitled Portfolio for Writing III [in Compose mode];
- Complete with data from, and reflections upon, the body of your writing on your blog for Writing III, section 1a or 1c; and
- Publish with the label "portfolios" (plural, without quotation marks).
///// Beginning of template: Copy from "End ..." (below) to here. /////Student ID: vwxyz
[Please replace "vwxyz" (above) with
the last five digits of your student number
(without quotation marks). Then delete these remarks.]Portfolio for Writing III, Section 1A OR 1C
0.0. Overview Reviews, Posts, Words, and More
[Please delete the unsuitable class section and "OR" (above), along with this line of remarks.]
(See: Note 1, below)(See: Note 2, below.)
1.0. Essays
[Please embed your proto-portfolios here {in HMTL editing mode}; then remove this line of remarks, including the square brackets.](See: Note 3, below.)
Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).1.1. Showcase
Short titles with links to blog posts
Dates
yyyy.mm.dd¶
W
C
L
P
M
1-01a (2009.04.08)
1-01b (2009.04.20)
(1-01c)
1-02a (2009.06.01)
1-02b (2009.07.06)
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)
1-03b (2009.07.13)
Totals
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Key:¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length
W: number of words
C: number of comments
L: number of links
P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post
1.2. Best EssaySelection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.
[Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets, then identify your best essay, and write out your reasons for selecting it here.]
2.0. CommentsShowcase
Titles of posts with links
Dates of comments yyyy.mm.dd
Numbers of words in comments
Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*
2.4. Most comments on:
Titles of posts with link
Dates of posts yyyy.mm.dd
Total number of words in comments
Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?
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2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?
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2.5. Recent comments display
* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.
...
[Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]
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3.0. Book Reviews3.1. Showcase
Short titles
with linksDates: yyyy.mm.dd
Words
Comments
Example:
2007.05.16
39
1
BR 1-01
BR 1-02
BR 1-03
BR 1-04
BR 1-05
BR 1-06
BR 1-07
BR 1-08
BR 1-09
BR 1-10
BR 1-11
BR 1-12
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Totals:
3.2. Best Book Review
Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.
[Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]
4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & MediaShowcase
Yes
No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?
[4].2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):
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"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts?
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Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below.
www (n)
xxx (m)
yyy (o)
zzz (p)
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4.3. Links & media
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4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics?
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4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?
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4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media?
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What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here:
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4.4. Overall presentationWhat have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.
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5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing for itPlease feel free to include reflections on both class work and homework, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).
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6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors...
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Notes:This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c and Writing IV: Portfolio, §§1a & 1c portfolios (2008-09).
Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 1st (spring) semester PPF first.
The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
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Looking Forward by Looking Back: Best Portfolios
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 11:12pm EDT by pab
In this post, I'm listing up the best student portfolio posts from last year. I'd like you to browse through them all, to get a clear idea of what's ahead in Writing III and IV, namely course portfolio development.
The portfolio posts listed below show how proto-portfolios fit in to provide an overview of your blogging each semester. They also show how course portfolios comprise both showcases of, and reflections upon the work you do in our Writing Studio.
Granted, the examples below are la crême de la crême, which makes this post a showcase of showcases. Nevertheless, your predecessors were able to achieve such developments without the benefit of a preview like this. Given this preview, you should be able to equal or exceed your predecessors' achievements.
§1A: Best in Show (2008-09)
§1C: Best in Show (2008-09)
I'll be reworking the portfolio template again, to try to eliminate a few more bugs in it, and to tailor it to fit your work this semester. I'll make a revised template available as soon as possible, so you can start building yours between essay assignments. In the mean time, please feel free to post impressions, observations, or questions regarding course portfolios, in comments on this post.
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Lake Ezu
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kumamoto
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Special Foods In Kumamoto
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 4:12pm EDT
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Nature In Kumamoto
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
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Notes for excused (2009.06.17), reminders for all
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 9:31pm EDT by pab
This post includes three rough but ready snapshots of class notes, for those students who were away yesterday for student teaching (or other excused absences). These notes also may serve as reminders for everyone else in the Writing Studio this semester - reminders on which I urge you not to become dependent!- Pointers and reminders (P & R),
- A collective outline of themes evident in the movie (from §1C), and
- Individual essay outlines (topic outlines [classwork, 2009.06.17]).
Collective outline of themes
Individual essay outlines
Clicking on the snapshots above will reveal larger displays. As always, if you have concerns or questions about these notes or reminders, please spell them out in comments on this post.
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Present Progressive Quiz
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 10:13pm EDT by pab
This is a quick grammar quiz [that] I gleaned from Carla Arena's blog (Collablogatorium, 2009.06.04). Try it out (Start button), and let me know how you do, and what you think, in a comment on this post.
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Follow-up on classwork from June 6
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 4:52am EDT by pab
For those of you who had excused absences for student teaching, or were unable to attend an entire studio session on Saturday, June 6, 2009 (during a regular class period, or an earlier one), and let me know in advance; I'm compiling snapshots and follow-ups from class notes. The first three images below will illustrate three parts of the meal served to those who were present:- Antipasta (Reminders)
- Prima piatto (Tasks underway)
- Secondo piatto (Next steps)
- Typing track records for §1A (2009.06.08)
- Typing track records for §1C (2009.06.08)
Prima piatto (Tasks underway)
Secondo piatto (Next steps)
Sadly, there never seems to be enough time for dessert!
Typing track records, §1A (2008.06.08)
Typing track records, §1C (2009.06.08)
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Wonderful presentation
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Outline Of Kumamoto Project
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 10:41pm EDT
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Writing Studio Calendar: Past and current assignments
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 3:50am EDT by pab
In this post, I am displaying two event descriptions from the Writing Studio Calendar. You should have received invitations to both event[s] via gmail, the latest, today (2009.05.27):- Essay_1.02a: Univ. Life essays due on blogs (2009.06.01), and
- Essay_1-01b: Revised letters of intro. due (2009.04.20).
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Essay_1.02a: Univ. Life essays due on blogs (2009.06.01)Completed essays, approximately 300 words in length:
- Published on individual blogs;
- Reflecting on university life from personal, inter-personal, and extra-personal perspectives:
- Consisting of five (5) or more paragraphs (¶¶), each five (5) or more sentences in length;
- Including an overview of main points in the first ¶ (introduction), and a summary of main points in the final ¶ (conclusion);
- Developing main points separately in three (3) or more body ¶¶ reflecting main topics we brainstormed individually, and mapped together in class: MindMaps: Main Branches, §§1a and 1c (Writing Studio Blog, 2009.05.27).
Essay_1-01b: Revised letters of intro. due (2009.04.20)Revised and extended versions of draft letters of introduction to host families are due in new posts on your blogs. They should include extra information that you've already posted in response to comments and questions from your classmates on your blogs. These revised versions should consist of at least five separate paragraphs, and be approximately 300 words in length.
Your revised essay posts should have catchy and descriptive titles, and appear with:- accurate word counts in their lower left corners ("[n words]"), and
- at least these two labels (also shown in sidebar widgets):
- essays
- revisions
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MindMaps: Main Branches, §§1a and 1c
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 1:56am EDT by pab
The images below represent products of individual brainstorming and collective mind-mapping around the current essay topic, university life, in classes that met this morning (2009.05.27). This post includes one image from each section meeting: §§1a and 1c, respectively. Your decisions regarding what main points to include in your essays should reflect foci from the main branches of these mind maps.
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New Course Link: Letter Writing
Posted: May 26th, 2009, 4:04am EDT by pab
There is a new resource listing in the Writing Studio Blog sidebar (Course Links), a new section of the LTD Project Wiki focusing on letter writing, and friendly letters:
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Missed classes recently? (2009.05.13)
Posted: May 13th, 2009, 3:47am EDT by pab
What did you miss? Perhaps some or all of this:
-1. Recordings of first essays (2009.04.22)- Audacity files, converted to MP3s, saved with accurate filenames; and
- Dropped into individual Recordings folders (on campus).
I've standardized the names of files accessible for embedding in your blogs to:- VWXYZessay1.mp3,
1. Free-writing: What I learned in Writing I and II
Reflect on previous courses; answer the following questions in a post on your blog:- What did you learn about writing;
- What did you learn to do; and
- How did you learn to do it?
2. Best essays: Self-introductions
Browse all of your classmates’ blogs (Writing Studio Wiki, §2.3); decide which of their self-intro. essays is the best.
3. Free-writing: Qualities of good writing
Reflect on the essay that you thought was best; answer the following questions in a post on your blog:- Why did you think the essay that you chose was good?
- What characteristics do good English essays share?
- What about other types and styles of writing: In general what makes writing good – in any language?
Continue routine blog posts (3-5 per week), including- Brief, original book reviews, and
- Products of typing speed trials.
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PS: If you have questions or concerns about anything in this post, please spell them out ASAP in comments on this post.
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"Listen to English - learn English: the podcast website ...
Posted: May 12th, 2009, 1:51am EDT by pab
... for people learning English" (title and tagline). This website presents prepared texts accompanied by audio recordings (MP3s) about three times a month on various topics of interest. Colloquial expressions, cultural notes, customs and traditions, ...; you name it, and you may be able to find it!
Can you imagine 40 to 50 thousand people all listening to Peter Carter, of Birmingham, England (Author and Copyright, 2005.12.25), at the same time? Recent recordings show download histories numbering in the tens of thousands. Apparently plenty of English learners and teachers around the world are making this one of their favorite sites. The visitor map in the sidebar indicates that there have nearly 17,000 visitors already this month, and over a million site visitors since 2006 (Visitors [ClusterMaps], Listen to English sidebar, 2009.05.12).
The quality of the recordings that I've sampled is impeccable, and the delivery, deliberate. However, the sophisticated language Carter uses might challenge intermediate level learners, especially those who give the MP3s a go without pre-reading his scripts or reading along while listening.
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Videos
Posted: April 24th, 2009, 7:33pm EDT
I found a funny video. Have you ever seen Big Dog? I had seen it before. The Big Dog is a quadruped robot. Please watch this movie at first. This is a presentation movie, I think.
Ok. Next. Let's see this one.
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Cinderella (UYR)
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 9:34pm EDT by Rick
"May I go to the Ball as well?" [Cinderella] asked, in a scared whisper.
"You? Go to the Ball?" said her stepmother. "You must be joking."
Everyone knows the story of Cinderella. In fact, there are hundreds of versions of this story told throughout the world. This version is in the Usborne Young Reading series. The pictures are very cute, and the Fairy Godmother is very interesting. I recommend this book.
Cinderella, UYR1, a traditional story retold by Susanna Davidson. YL:1.5 Words: 1600
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Babe: The Sheep-Pig
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 7:51pm EDT by Rick
Babe is a clever, polite little pig, but can Fly, the sheepdog, teach Babe his sheep-pig lessons?
Do you know the movie Babe? It was very popular more than 10 years ago. It's about a pig who is very clever and wants to be like a sheepdog, guiding the sheep on his farm. He succeeds because he respects the sheep and learns to speak their language.
This book is very nice; I recommend it and its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City.
The series is Penguin Readers, YL is 2.4, words 8100.
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Drawing
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
Recently, I often draw pictures on every time when I am free and to be in classes I always seat back of class room. I can not draw very well, but I am making efforts so hard. I have never taught to drawing piture except art class in my school days, so I have no knowledge and skills for drawing. I want to be able to draw shades and muscles. I am planing to go to school of drawing and oil painting. I have wanted to learn oil painting for a long time. I found the school of them in kamitori street. I will go and I want to go there, so I should make some much more money for it. I should my hair cut to interview for part time job. I wanted to do it today, but I could not. Maybe I will do on Friday or Satureday. I would like to upload my picture on this blog, but I have not scaner. Hmm... :( but It's ok. Bye.
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Reminders of classwork and homework
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 10:07pm EDT by pab
In classes today, I gave tours of this Writing Studio Blog, pointing out elements at the head, foot, and side of the blog display. At the head of the blog, I pointed out the over-large image behind the title and description, and a smaller image (top right) that is a button to use whenever you want to return to the home page. I've removed that large image already.
I also showed where the Search field was, in the navigation bar (navbar, for short) at the top of the page. You can use that to find specific words or phrases that writers have used in their blog posts. You should note, however, that if you or the authors of the blogs you are searching fail to spell key words accurately, you may not find what you are looking for. For example, when students misspell the word "essay" as "essey," or "home stay" as "fome stay," those keywards are difficult if not impossible to find.
At the foot of the Writing Studio Blog, I pointed out the Creative Commons license, which grants visitors limited permission to reuse what they find on this blog, and two reference tools, in particular:- a graphic thesaurus, free for use on the KGU campus, and
- an online dictionary, providing English definitions of English words.
Key elements in the Writing Studio Blog sidebar that I encouraged all students to add to their own sidebars ASAP include:- a monthly archive, hierarchy style, showing post titles (Dashboard: Layout: Configure Blog Archive, above); and
- a labels display (Dashboard: Layout: Configure Label, below).
Archives and labels displayed in your sidebars offer visitors two more ways (in addition to keyword searches and reverse chronology scans) to find interesting posts on your blogs, such as your essays and book reviews.
So much for the anatomy of a blog! Now let me remind you of the homework.
1. Use catchy, descriptive titles on all posts!
2. Add two or more labels to every one of your posts.- essays (for completed essays)
- revisions (for rewritten essays)
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3. Post a rewritten essay: a revised letter of introduction to a host family, in new post on your blog, including:- extra information (info.) requested or suggested in comments from classmates or peers on your draft essay.
- extra info. that you thought was interesting and informative in your classmates' essays - personalized, of course, for the purpose of introducting yourself to a host family.
5. Make at least one other blog post this week, for a total of three to five (or more) blog posts every week.
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Writing Studio Bulletin: WSB 1-00 (2009)
Posted: April 7th, 2009, 5:07am EDT by pab
Hi! If you are reading this the same day that I post it, more power to you!
This Writing Studio Bulletin, WSB 1-00 (2009), is a sneak preview for the beginning of spring semester. The first snapshot below illustrates a couple of the settings that I'll ask you to enable on your own blogs in class tomorrow, with the help of laboratory assistants. The second shows a collapsed outline that I'll open and talk you through, step by step, as you start (or better yet, resume) blog posting this spring semester.
Please keep in mind that the best time and place to ask questions about your course, and get what help you need, is in class - where your classmates, the lab. assistants, and I can help you. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing from you there!
Of course, if you have questions or concerns about past or future bulletins like this, or other posts on this blog, you are always welcome to spell them out in comments on the posts to which they relate. A classmate or a peer may even drop by before I do, notice your comment or question in the Recent Comments feed at the top of the sidebar, and be able to help you along with a follow-up comment or face-to-face advice.
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Cherry blossams
Posted: March 23rd, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
I went to down town on afternoon today to take my bike. I saw many cherry blossoms.
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World Water Day: March 22
Posted: March 18th, 2009, 4:04am EDT by pab
The General Assembly of the United Nations made March 22 World Water Day in 1992 (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, About World Water Day, 2005.02.10), and the World Water Day theme for 2009 is transboundary water (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, World Water Day, 2009.02.25). To find out more about how important water is to people around the world, please check out either or both of these sites:
Water drop graphic (above) courtesy of
William Vann's EduPic Graphical Resource for Educators.
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Dreadfully Slow Blog-Loading Syndrome
Posted: February 13th, 2009, 1:05am EST by pab
In case you experience dreadfully slow blog-loading syndrome: DreSloBloLoSyn, for short (try saying that three times quickly;-); there are things you can do other than buy a new computer, or find an ISP that offers greater bandwidth. This Blogger Help page explains several steps you can take:
With all the bells and whistles that some of you have added to your blogs this year (me, too!), that help page may be a timely read.
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The plan of tomorrow
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 11:43pm EST
Today I went to KGU to turn in my report of English litereture class. I took about 2 days to finish it. It was so hard work. I had never wrote 4000 word report in Japanese, but I know that I should write 60000 word in Japanese for my graduation thesis. I think it will kill me. I have not decide to join my semi class for next year. I am waved to join English litereture class or caltual class, because I like to read book and I am interested in foreign calture. I like both of class teacher. I think they are very interesting. After turning in report, I went to get my speaking class's note book to my speaking class teacher. After that, I went to down town to see alound the mechanical staff. I wanted to buy a chargeable buttely for my controler of Xbox360 and I also wanted earphon. I bought them at Best Denki electolic store. I went back to my house and I had lunch. After lunch, I pleyed video game till at 7. After dinner, I played it again. I like video game very much, but recently I am not interested in it, I do not why. How ever I think that is good for me. Video game makes me waste my time. My friend Takashi has not any kind of video games. The reason why his mother do not allow to buy it, he said, but I think that is very good. I often say to Takashi not to begin playing video games. I think video game seems like kind of a drug. -
Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 11:12pm EST
I have to write my blog little more, I think, but I do not have any topic or ideas, so I am going to transrate my English reterature report. I wrote about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was tough work. I wrote 4000 words in Japanese. OK. Let us start. I will divide it in some posts.
This report will introduce and discuss about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886, and its story is written about dissociative personality disorder. This is very strage for Stevenson, because he almost wrote children literatures. So, this novel still known and loved by many people. In Japan, there are many Japanese trancerated version. There are many main characters. Atterson, he is an attorney. Enfield, friend of Atterson. Ranyon, old friend of Atterson and Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the other parsonality of Dr. Jekyll. The star of this novel is Atterson, but the story does not go with his subjective emotion. He seems like a story teller. Atterson follow the strange issues and behavior of Dr. Jekyll, and finally he found the truth of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story finish thorough the death of Dr. Jekyll, and explaining of his will. Atterson does nothing about Dr. Jekyll. He does not do any thing like a here or dejective. He act just as a man, just as a story teller. I think that calling Atterson as a story teller is much better.[262]
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Additional Course Link: Sentence Structure Cmap
Posted: January 30th, 2009, 10:31pm EST by pab
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While listening to a Green Room interview about graphic organizers (Episode 54, 2008.12.01), and following up on a related Learning Times discussion thread, I discovered an online resource that may interest those of you who have expressed concerns about your own grammatical accuracy. It's a concept map created with a powerful yet free computer application called IHMC CmapTools.
Tammy Moore, a registered Learning Times community member, listed the Sentence Structure Cmap, an example of students' work which I've already added to the Course Links in the sidbar, as "middle school level - English/Grammar/Sentence Structure" (Using Graphic Organizers?, 2008.12.04 [registration required]). If you're interested either in the grammar it represents, or in visual, hypertextual representation possible with CmapTools, please check it out.
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BR 2-10: At School
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 8:03pm EST
Where are you going to learn? wherever you can, but the best place is at school right? -
BR 2-09: WHO WANTS TO BE A STAR?
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 7:12pm EST
When I saw the title of this book, I felt like I want to read it! So I read it after I saw it soon! The main person name is Tina Daniels who is thirteen years old and she is a star. She can sing and dance very well. And of course everyon knows her, and loves her. They call her "Curls" because she has beatiful curly hair. Also they all want her photo. However, actually she didn't want them to take pictures of herself, but there was nothing they could do. But I thought if I were her, I would have thought definitely keep star going for me. Because if so, I can be star then they will like you so much! but actually I misunderstood then. Was she happy? Did she want to be a star? The answer is "NO".
One day, when she was eating chocolates, suddenly her mom came to her, "Tina, why are you eating chocolates?" she said. Then Tina answered that I like them, they're nice, just said so. Is she wrong? I dont think so, because I do like chocolate and then why her mom asked her something like that? What did her do? huh?! I thought. That is just her free. Then her mom said that you’re getting fat, and a fat girl doesn’t get lots of money in Hollywood. What’s the mean! Huh? I thought again. She is Tina’s mom, then why she need to say so?! I didn’t understand. But I know, coz she really loves her and just want her to get money and get fan of her. But actually her love was sooooooooo heavy for her, I guess.
After that, Tina was very sad. Of course she was. Even me, I would have been sad for sure, because she is only thirteen! I think she sometime wants to hang out with her friends, go to shopping, just chilling at house, because she is a girl as same as me! She definitely thinks be just normal!
Then Tina went to Mrs. White’s house to tell about her self. After Tina wet there, she helped her a lot. So Tina felt so happy. Tina could go to school as same as the others; that thirteen people, and then she had new friends and new interests. One day, Tina’s friend was reading a magazine it was about film and television stars. There are lots of beautiful photos of beautiful people. Everyone looked happy. Tina’s friends looked like her envy them. But Tina thought by herself then asked own, “Who wants to be a star?” she said, “I don’t’.” When I read the part, I was so glad to she said, coz she is having fun right now. So she should have said so! That’s why! I hope that her life is going well in the future too!!!
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Exam is over!!!
Posted: January 28th, 2009, 7:55pm EST
Today I have finished all of my examinations. The spring vacation begins, but I have one English literature report, it should be written more than 4000 words in Japanese. I am tired of it. Anyway, you know, I have many plans for my spring vacation. I will finish my report untill tomorrow or... OK, I will finish it until tomorrow. I think I will make my time table for spring vacation and I will make sure and do my plans as the time table.[84w]
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Wink
Posted: January 25th, 2009, 7:53am EST
Manual de un rpograma sencillo para grabar videotutoriales.
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To you
Posted: January 25th, 2009, 7:39pm EST
Dear my host family♥
Hi! Rob, Melissa and Buddy!! XOXO I am Yoshino! How have you been? Well do you remember me?? :') It has been a long time since I sent you a message. My desk computer is broken so I will write you from notebook. I am too late though, I am so sorry. I'm going to tell you about myself! Now, I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University. I am sophomore, then my major is Western English. So I study English! Actually I am still bad at English though:( BUT!!! I won't give up! then I'd love to see you as soon as possible!!!! I didn't speak English very well when I went to Australia. So, I want you to know how much I'm getting better than before then! On the 12Th, my birthday came so I am 20 years old now. of course I remember that day vividly, REALLY! I never forget that you celebrated on my 18 age birthday at your house. The chocolate cake was so much delicious! :D Mmm, I just remember.. yum yum.... Anyways, I was soooo happy that day because of you. How is your summer going? Let me know how you are doing. Miss you, Yoshino
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Hey, how are you doing? Thanks for your quick reply as usual.
yeah we're the same age!!! im glad you know them coz they are one of my good friends.
but thats what i thought! haha
i think you've grown up more then us, that is why we misunderstood. but i mean thats good way!
well dont say sorry. English is fine, and what is more good for me! but my English is not good tho... i will try it anyways.
by the way when are you gonna busy?
well im planning to go to Europe for a month and 10 days. so im gonna leave to Ireland on the 2th of Feb.
so i might being late again. but lets talk each other if you're okay.
so if i take some tests, i'll be able to take those classes, right? mmm... is that hard?
and also you dont wanna take those classes?
hey man! im done with my all exams yeasterday! yeah!
im so happy now, and it was not so bad, i guess. Hah
thank you for your wishes! and i hope to hear from you soooon:)
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Special Member
Posted: January 24th, 2009, 6:55pm EST
Hey guys! It's soooooo cold... isn't it?! I totally hate cold whether ... but I hung out with my friends even so. Hah I went to downtown by bicycle with one of my friends. It was so cold anyways, I felt like I was going to die or be very weak… seriously. Well I live in Takamori where very cold place in winter every year more than Kumamoto city. So, I ought to be fine maybe… but no way… I cannot be fine, coz I hate cold as I said anyways. Hah However it was so much fun.
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BR 2-08: Scotland
Posted: January 23rd, 2009, 5:39pm EST
Why I chose this book this time? becase I am going to stay there in a week! that is why. The United Kingdom has 4 big places! Let you know about "Ireland", so I am going to introduce there!
It is one of the composition subjects of the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland United Kingdom (Britain) located in Europe. It was an independent kingdom that the Great Britain kingdom was established with the combination method in 1707. The name of Scotland originates in Scott person (Scots) who united this ground. It is called, "Arapa" (Alba) in Scotland and the Gaelic.
Scots law, an educational system, and the Kirks were a culture of Scotland after the United Kingdom was approved and three original bases. However, Scotland is not a direct composition country of not the independent state but the United Nations and the European Union.
They have old traditional not only just old, but also very popular. I can stay there! I cannot wait to go there thought!!
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Free Ebook Downloads from WOWIO?
Posted: January 22nd, 2009, 12:51am EST by pab
On the final, several of you expressed plans or resolutions to keep reading extensively. So thanks to Mr. T. for pointing out this e-book site just in time to share it with you all before spring recess. He suggests, "the children's section has a number of books that would be suitable for extensive reading" (personal correspondence, 2009.01.22), which I hope you'll keep doing on your own during the recess.
I note that the WOWIO page for children offers useful catalog views by subject, target age group, and publisher, and lists the top 10 books in the sidebar (left). The main part of the page highlights recent releases, staff favorites, and a featured book for the (day/week/month[?]). If you're looking for easy and interesting books to read before classes begin again next April, this seems like a place to start:
Be forewarned, however, that the page title (above) may be misleading. Access to the books appears to be free only if you read them online. Titles that I've perused with links for downloads all bear a price, for example $4.99 (USD, I gather) for:
Fandel, Jennifer. (2005). Pablo Picasso. Mankato, Minnesota:
The Creative Company. [51 pp., ISBN: 1-58341-331-6]
(APA formatted reference
and publisher location
courtesy of pab)
To buy downloads, or to access a library of your own on WOWIO, you need to register as a user. The hook for new users suggests that some downloads may be sponsered (free of charge), and that users get bookmarking privileges for online readings (Create a WOWIO Account).
Online book pages are capped and shod with Ads by Google. Thus, at a readable font display size on a 23-inch widescreen monitor (resolution: 1344 x 840), viewing entire pages requires scrolling down each time you change pages - not a particularly user-friendly layout. Whether "other members-only features" promised on the account creation page (or downloads that you purchase) allow ad-free, minimal-scrolling viewing is anyone's guess. If you do sign up and find out, please let us know in a comment on this post.
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what is "friends" for you?people ...
Posted: January 22nd, 2009, 7:50pm EST
what is "friends" for you?
people who have lunch or dinner together?
people who hang out together?
people who take the class together?
people who have a talk with you?
people are different, but there is one same thing which everyone has -- "a lovely smile"-- this has nothing to do with age, gender,or nationality.
whenever you are sad,confused,worried, or
whatever, there is definitely someone who can help you, at least one. you are never ever alone as long as you live.you always need someone and someone always needs you .
I never understnad what it means to live,but I know just one thing;nothing to say,living for myself is important after all, but to live for others - caring people, praying for people, hoping thier hapiness, and loving people - it is very important and beautiful though people tend to forget it sometimes.I really want you all to find happiness everyday even though there is something difficult or bad in your life.people would never be perfect, thats why the life would never be perfect. but Remember,there are a lot of beautiful and blessed things in your life.no matter where you are, when you are happy,I am happy,too.
Dear all my friends all over the world -- "thank you very much for being my friends"
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Writing IV, §1c: Reflecting Pool (11:00-12:00)
Posted: January 21st, 2009, 6:45pm EST by pab
Members of Writing IV, section 1c (only):
After reading and following the instructions for the Writing IV Exam: Instructions for §§ 1a and 1c (a separate post, 2009.01.21, 09:00 JST), please post your final essay in a comment on this post before the end of the examination period (11:00-12:00).
Thank you for your cooperation.
PS: This post replicates a previous post for section 1a; only the section designation and times in the title are different.
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Writing IV, §1a: Reflecting Pool (09:30-10:30)
Posted: January 21st, 2009, 6:15pm EST by pab
Members of Writing IV, section 1a (only):
After reading and following the instructions for the Writing IV Exam: Instructions for §§ 1a and 1c (a separate post, 2009.01.21, 09:00 JST), please post your final essay in a comment on this post before the end of the examination period (09:30-10:30).
Thank you for your cooperation.
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Writing IV Exam: Instructions for §§ 1a and 1c
Posted: January 21st, 2009, 6:00pm EST by pab
In a short essay, from three to five paragraphs in length, please reflect upon, analyze, and synthesize:- What you expected to learn, and
- What you learned in Writing IV, §1a or 1c;
- What you learned in Writing IV, §1a or 1c, and
- What you still need to learn in order to improve your own writing.
- What you expected to learn, and why;
- What you learned in Writing IV, and how; and
- What you still need to learn to improve your own writing, and when.
Post your essay in a single comment on the Writing Studio Blog post earmarked for your class section, during the exam period:
I suggest that you compose your essay in Microsoft® Word, where you can check grammar, punctuation, and spelling before posting it as a comment on the Writing Studio Blog. You will be unable to edit your essay after you post it as a comment.
Please leave yourself plenty of time to post your essay as a comment on the appropriate reflecting pool post for your class section, and check to confirm posting, before the end of the exam period.
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Writing 4 Exam
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 11:03am EST
1. I learnt to write, and make out English lines speedy, and I could get lot of words and idioms through writing. It was tough work and sometime I was bored. However it was also interesting. I enjoyed reading English books and write reviews. I found reading English books is helpful for make English lines. I can learn how to make lines with joy.
2. Through writing blog posts, sometime I was confused that do I write with correct grammar and words. It is so irritating me. I found I can not write what I want to write and I do not have knowledge to check it. I am feeling my grammar skill and vocabulary are very poor. I took TOEIC test in January, the result of it was terrible. I will study grammar and vocabulary more in spring vacation to be able to make good lines and make good score on TOEIC. In addition, I am going to keep writing my blog, even if the class will be over. I also have plans to keep reading English books in spring vacation. I am interested in American literature now, so I will lend and read many English books. My next spring vacation will be full of studies. I will make it. I swear. [211w]
Writing IV, §1c: Reflecting Pool (11:00-12:00)
Yoshino H
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Final Exam
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 10:31am EST
1. What I expected to learn, and why;
I expected to learn how I study English more simple. I mean easy to understand more and more, not only just easy to understand, but also I really want to understand very well what is more I’d like to teach English somebody, I mean whoever wants. It would be great. Actually I have a lot of opportunity in my everyday life. So I think I will be able to improve about my English more than now. However there are lots of problems like an everyday experience, like I will some time misunderstand, make mistakes, it is not going to very smoothly every time, something like that. After graduated, or in few years, I am really looking forward to see my English skills how much improved near in the future.
2. What I learned in Writing IV, and how; and
I learned so many things in Writing class this year. I didn’t tell every body very well how I feel a year ago. If I had to tell you something about my feeling, experiences, problems, even though just chatting, it was very hard for me. Also my English level was not good, kind of terrible, I guess. I still remember how I felt, like so frustrated, complicated. When I had worries, I was always worried about myself, I thought if I it would not be improve anymore. However, I didn’t give up that is why I solidified my position by degrees. I am thankful of all my teacher and friend who gave me a lot of energy and advice.
3. What I still need to learn to improve your own writing, and when.
I still need to keep study going. I am going to try to study English all of skills grammar, listening, reading, speaking and writing. Especially my good point that is I have a lot of friends of foreign countries. Usually we message each other, and then hang out a lot during days, I use msn, text of mobile phone, letter to contact them. Needless to say, we need to write something how we feel more concretely. So, most important thing, I can say that instead of tool which is letter. I think when we have something to tell somebody, we have to give a concrete example. So I will keep writing, I have a blog as you know, so I will keep it going, not only that but also I will also write going my diary on my private note. And, I really love to watch movies, so I copy which my favorite word and phrase on my note all the time when I watch them. That is one of my hobbies. I do it now, and then I will do it for sure.
Also, I am going to study abroad in half year that not as an exchange student, I will go there by myself. What I am lucky, because I can have a try to my writing skills in real class over there in U.S.A.
In our life, every body says that I will do my best! I can say that as same as them, but I can say what is more very strong more than them. I still do not have too much confidence, but it becoming increase little by little. So now, I have some confidence. I don’t want to give up, never ever. I won’t to give up from now on too. I believe that a good deed never goes unrewarded. At the end, I am going to tell own, don’t forget my original intention which is my mother told me.
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Dear my best friend
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 9:46pm EST
I'm going to tell you about my best friend who is from Korea. He came to Kumamoto last year as an exchange student. I didn’t know how he was so nice when I met him first time. Time passed so fast already, but I hung out with him a lot, like to do homework together, to get drunk, of course… haha and then chatting about ourselves, like about love, friends, each country, between Japan and Korea and so on, anyway lot of thing… oh yes, he came to my house too.
One day, when I had a big exam, like TOEFL/TOEIC or so, he gave me a lot of chocolate which is one of my favorite for me just then that means “you will win”, “you are going to get good score”, something like that in Japan. So, I did it very well because of him, maybe… Hah However when he gave it to me, he didn’t know that means, but I taught him about that, so, he just had gave it to me because he just knew how much I love chocolate. After that, when I had exams like that, he always gave these chocolate every time. It was kind of funny, but I was so happy what he did. Of course I was happy because I got chocolate, but that’s not the reason, I’m glad his feeling still.
We have so many good memories here in Kumamoto. I want him to remember all of our sweet memories. I might forget these though… haha just kidding, I am not going to forget about that.
However, he is going to go back to Korea in 3 weeks… That’s too sad. :’( We became good friend, why he is going to go back there? I cannot believe that, no, actually I don’t want to believe that. They like him a lot, because he is so nice, and he has very warm heart. I like him, not only him, but also the other exchange students too. He is one of my very, very, very good friends now, really. I don’t want him to go back, but there is nothing I can do. I promised him and the other Koreans to go to Korea this May to see them. I am so excited to go there. I will see the other friends in Korea.
Actually I'm going to miss him a lot, but hopefully I will be fine because we will see each other near in the future, that’s is why. I’m not going to say “good bye” to you, but I can say that see you soon! I will always hope he has a good time over there in Korea, and then I will definitely keep in touch to him for sure! Stay in touch, and don’t forget ME! :)
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Yuuki Y
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Mistake!!!!!!
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 9:44pm EST
I knew that I had speaking makeup class. However I did not remember when it start. So, I woke up at 7:30 and took bath and went to school, and I went into building 11 to see schedule. The makeup class was third period. I lost my word, but it was OK. I should study for tests. I had a psychology text book, I read it in library about 2 hours. After that, I went to LAWSON to buy my lunch, I had two rice ball and salad. I ate it cafeteria. After lunch, I went back to library, but my body got warm because of having lunch, so library was so hot. I escaped there and went back to cafe. The makeup class was terrible, it was so boring. I had wanted to back home. After the class, I attend a job discussion meeting. 6 or 7 students in foreign language department who found job talked about job hunting for us. It was so enlightening for me.[169w-total] -
My favorite persons
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 8:55pm EST
I would like to show and explain my favorite persons. This is the first introduction. The first is... Jun Miura! I like him very very much. I think there are no funny person in Japanese media. He is called subculture king in Japan, but he never call him by hismself. He likes Japanese and foreign subcultures. He likes Buddha statue and temples very much. I like Buddha statue and temple too but I do not think I was affected by him, I have been like them when I was junior high school student.However I do not like them for a blief. I and my family is Buddhinst, however I have never see them for a blief, may be. I have known him since when I was a child. Maybe he appeared on NHK TV program. Actually, I have like him when I was junior high, I remember before entering high school. Jun Miura had midnight radio program on J-wave on Tuesday. My speaking style, joking style and way of thinking is based on his way of speaking and speaking (May be some of people who I met, have never heard my joking ). He is very interersting. Check it out!![201w] -
Fuji Fabric
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 8:34pm EST
I like Fuji Fabric very much. I like this kind of music. I have known Fuji Fabric when I was high school student. Akaki iro no kinmokusei (red-yellow orange osmanthus) was my first listening. I liked it so much. Akaki iro no kinmokusei is in their major's first album and there are many good songs in the album. I have started to playing a guitar, I would like to play and practice those songs. So I am looking for the music score book, however it is already out of publish and I searched the chord of Akaki iro no kinmokusei on the Internet, but I never found it.In addition, it command premium, so the price is getting so high, may be I should cost almost 10000 yen. It is too much cost for me. The first one is Akaki iro no kinmokusei. The second one is Sakura no kisetu (The season for cherry blossom). I hope you like them.[162w] -
Technologic
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 7:28pm EST
I found this music video on Youtube. Duft Punk is a very famous houde music band. Daft Punk is made up of 2 members. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They wear metalic masks. I like unit has unique mask like SlipKnot. I have heard "One More Time" when I was junior high school student, that was my farst listerning, may be. I do not know lot about Daft Punk. However I like their music so much. Their music video is also unique. I know their some animation music videos. They used Reiji Matumoto, Japanese Manga writer for charachter design. Those helped to be famous Daft Punk in Japan, I think. This music video is by Technologic. This is so interesting. This music video is my favorite one. I like this robot. [134w- total]
rickl's books from LibraryThing
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Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 10:02am EST
Del Rey (2008), Paperback, 496 pages
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American Gods: The Author's Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 10:01am EST
Headline Book Publishing (2005), Edition: Re-issue, Paperback, 672 pages
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Eco Certification Exams (Tokyo)
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 11:53pm EST by pab
Has anyone heard about an eco certification exam? I caught just a quick blurb about it on NHK back in December (2008.12.21), but mis-placed my notes over the holidays. I guess it's not that new, because an English learner's diary mentioned it over a year ago (Haruiro, 日々英語ーDiary in English, Eco Test, 2007.12.16).
The link to the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) site from Haruiro's post is still active (検定試験情報: eco検定試験 [kenteishikenjouhou: ecokenteishiken - information about certification exams: the eco certification exam]). The TCCI page calls it the Certification Test for Environmental Specialists, the Eco Test for short, and indicates that the fifth administration of the test took place on the same date as the NHK broadcast. Though the site doesn't show administration dates for 2009 yet (last updated 2009.01.09), I guess the next test will be in June or July.
Certification is one aspect of employment candidates' dossiers that potential employers examine, even for students coming or returning to Japan from abroad (Nippon Foundation Library, 2003, 外国人・帰国生徒のための進路説明会資料 [gaikokujin・kikoku seito no tame no shinro setusmeikai shirou - materials for non-Japanese and returning Japanese students' course (of study) briefings], Structure of the Educational System in Japan). I wonder whether any of you have considered going for certifications such as the Eco Test, in addition to exams such as English language tests that you can take closer to home.
If you have, please feel free to share your thoughts about certifications for future jobs in comments on this post, or in posts linking back to this one from your own blogs.
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Time goes so first… Part 2
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 7:16pm EST
Hi, how are you? I’m good but very busy as well these days. Actually, time passed, its January already. Oh... so first anyways.
In this semester, I have 12 exams and few papers. I feel like I want to go away… Hah but seriously, I have to get all of credit which is of these classes. It will be fine? I hope so, but don’t know still… so I must do me best, it would be good for sure at least a little. However, here is a problem. What’s that? I will tell you about my problem.
Well I’ve been sick for 1 week. I didn’t do anything with school stuff, like homework, assignments, and so on, I couldn’t do that actually. There was nothing I could do… but not only me, but also my friends too. 2 weeks ago, our department which is English department’s students caught a cold. It was terrible, just then I had the flu too. Since when I was born, I felt like I’m going to die first time. I don’t want be like that anymore. Otherwise, I’m going to be crazy seriously. Can you believe that? I don’t want to, but it was true. Anyhow, please take care of yourself. You have to save your body by yourself.
I will tell about my coming of age next time, please check it out then! See you tomorrow here on my blog:) Bye!
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Yuuki Y
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Propose to myself for Spring vacation
Posted: January 15th, 2009, 9:42pm EST
I would like to make plans for this spring vacation. I would not like to pass over my spring vacation with lazy days with no plan, no aim and no work. So I will make my destination for my this spring vacation. The first, I will find my extra part time job. I would like to earn more money. Next, I would like to go somewhere in Kumamoto by myself, or with my friend. I would like to go seing temple. I will follow the footprints of Taneda Santoka in Kumamoto. I have wanted to visit temples associated to Taneda Santoka. I love him and his life style and his poet.
The third, I will wake up untill at 7, and study English and for to get licentiate. I will prepare to finding job in this year. Finally, I will practice playing guitar. [134w -3095w]
Yoshino H
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BR 2-07: LONDON
Posted: January 15th, 2009, 7:05pm EST
Do you guys know where London is?
This book explained about where London is as you can see, also about detail of London. I wasn’t sure about London, but I was interested there though… then on spring vacation this year, I will go to Europe so I borrowed this book this time! Actually when I go there I should know about there at least a bit. So I am going to tell you about this book.
Well London (English: London) is a capital of Britain and England. The corner of New York, Tokyo, Paris, and four large cities in the row world is formed, and it is made to a high-level world city. The false substitute character by the Chinese character also had the example of the description, "Ruuugo" in the Meiji era period though were a lot of "Atsushi".
"City Ob London" The region that is only called "City" is left, and or, a lot of London that develops into the cradle is an eminent city with the history, and has been left for the building constructed at the Middle Ages and the early modern age in Europe. The document that specifies the position as the capital of London doesn't exist as well as a lot of capitals of another country. The population of large London in 2007 is the most populous city in 13 million people or more and European Unions in 7,556,600 people and London metropolitan areas. Anyway, I am so excited to go there! I can see around there by my eyes! I cannot believe what I really go there!! However I am going to leave to Europe soon! Ohhh it would be great! And also not only London but also I am going to visit some countries like Spain, Italy or so… its going to be more fun! Go there if you want! and then let me know how you felt and did after you go.
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Yuuki Y
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The witch of west is dead
Posted: January 15th, 2009, 5:34pm EST
I read Nishi no majo ga shinda "The witch of west is dead". by Kaho Nahsiki. I like the author very much, I knew her probably when I was high school student. I knew her work by radio drama, in Ie mori kitan "The tale of house keeper". Ie mori, means house keeer. Kitan is old Japanese word. The word means tale. This is my most favorite one of her works. The world of ie mori kitan has old Japanese mood. There many Japanese creachers and plants. It is so touching. I love it. May be I have read it more than 3 times and I listerned its radio drama more than 20 times. The Radio drama is also very good.
I had known Nishi no majo ga shinda for a long time ago, and I listened its radio drama program on NHK, may be more than 15 times. I had never read it, but I had loved to read it. Recentry, I do not read any books, also manga books too. I was desirous of reading books. So, I buy it with Dr. Jykel and Mr. Hyde. The story was so good, I liked it so much, however I thought radio drama version is better than original. Nishi no majo ga shinda was picturized last year, I had wanted watch it, but I could not. I will watch it some time soon.[233w-total 2961w]
