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Hi everyone,
It's definitely getting colder. Make sure you bundle up so that you don't catch a cold. Interactions: In today's interactions, we learned expressions for checking understanding. For group leaders, make sure your check your group's understanding after each skills activity: Main Ideas: Did you have trouble with any sections of the video? Details: Were there any words you couldn’t catch? For group members, when you are watching the video, note down the time of parts that you didn't understand. After, ask your group leader for help.
Visual Aids: At the beginning our our lesson, we continued with visual aids. We learned how to explain a graph. Many of your will need to include graphs in your presentations, so you can use these steps to help you: 1. Introduce 2. Explain 3. Emphasize There are a variety of expressions you can use to explain your graphs, and these are in your handouts from class. We learned three expressions in our lesson: 1. This ___ graph shows _____. 2. The x-axis shows _____ and the y-axis shows _____. 3. The key point is that ____. Explaining Maps: We also learned how to explain maps. When you explain a map, you need to: (1) Introduce and (2) Explain it. When you (1) Introduce a map, you can say: Here is a map of _____. When you (2) Explain a map, you can explain: a. its location b. its capital city c. major cities d. features Homework: 1. Interactions 2. Really English Units #21-25 3. Blog Comment #8 4. Presentation Outline
Blog Comment #8 We are coming to the end of our course - just four more lessons.
18 Comments
IE3T-Wakako
11/19/2013 10:09:01 pm
In my opinion, I have studied a lot of things in this course, and one of them is accomplishing a lot of works. At the begining of this spring semester, I was surprised that there were many things I had to do at the time, so I had no confidence if I could pass this class. However, I had already finished spring semester, and this fall one is almost coming to the end. To think about this, I became that I can finish a lot of homework. I think this is the most important thing for getting credits.But now, I think it is needed for me to do English studying voluntarily, I mean I need to study by myself after this course finished. I would like to use the skills that I have learned in this class for improving English.
IE3T-Hideyo
11/21/2013 10:52:20 am
I have developed my writing skill and speaking skill through this course. Thanks to the persuasion essay, Journal and Blog post, my writing speed have become earlier than before. Through these activities, I have also learned the importance of writing procedure. I need to organize well the structure of each sentences to write it clearly. I did a lot of this training through this IE3 course. Actually, I was nervous to speak English at the beginning of this course because I was poor in speaking. I still can't do that fluently but I realized that the attitude of positive participation is more important. Even though I don't know the exact word, I can show my sincerity of telling in some way. I did good training of this in every week's class. Looking back on this course, I became to finish my homework early. Because we have a lot of homework every week, I need to control the limited time to get it done in time. This was a really big gain for me.
IE3T-Chika
11/21/2013 03:55:30 pm
The most important thing for me in this course is that I’ve learned the way to express in English. Before I got started to study in this course, I was not good at output such like speaking and writing. Even though I can explain or do something easily in Japanese, it’s still hard to do same thing in English. In this course, I’ve learned how to write essay, how to discuss, and now I’m learning the way of presentation. These basic and essential studies help me to express my opinion and feeling, and now I can express in English better than before. I have changed to be a student who speaks loudly and confidently. Before I join this course, I didn’t state in front of classmates because I was afraid of mistakes. I still make a lot of mistakes every class, but I changed not to care making mistakes. Now I think what I need to do is just correcting wrong, not care or worry about it. Finally, I can speak confidently in English now. I guess that’s why I actually get confidence by studying essential study in this course.
IE3T-Haruka
11/24/2013 12:56:43 pm
In this entire year I have acheived higher listening and writing skills than the start of the year. I am especially glad about how I gained exclusive knowledge in writing a formal essay. I am going to take an exam next year and I have to write an essay in English. I took a lesson at a business school but the contents were exactly the same with what I learned at this class so I really felt thankful to this lesson. Also, what was the most unforgettable to me was the interaction activity. I always feel very shy and nervousto speak in front of many people and always get headache or stomach ache or somewhere wrong in my body. Also I am not good at speaking English and I don't have confidence in myself and my English. So the interaction leader was a very challenging activity for me. Although I still don't have confidence with what I do, I am very glad that I have made a big progress by finishing my two interaction presentation. I want to make the most of what I learned i this class and someday speak English confidently.
IE3-T Madoka
11/24/2013 02:48:58 pm
I could learn many English skills during this entire year. By Blog Comment and Journal, my speed to write English became fast. Persuation Essay was very useful because I could have ability to explain mattters. Listening Interaction and Listening Report were also good lessons for me. I thought to improve my listening skills is diffucult for me, but listening to English every week was effective. I also had many opportunities to speak English with my friend in this class. I couldn't speak English fluently, but I learned that the way my feels to want to express is the most important. Through this course, I realized that continuation is very important thing to learn English. This is a typical case of "continuity is the farther of success." For these reasons, I would like to continue my study to have a good command of English.
IE3T-Hitomi
11/25/2013 10:47:36 am
I have studied many things in IE class during this year. The most important thing that I have learned in class is having interests to everything around me. I did not know how important is this before I took IE class. Of course I learned skills to write, speak, listen and read, and these are important for me too. I did not have much interest in Japan but I learned that it is not good for me to study about other countries. I need to explain of my own country, its culture, history, food and so forth when I communicate with foreigners. Also, it will happen that I need to compare diffrences and similarities between Japan and other countries.
IE3-T
11/25/2013 11:31:07 am
In this year, I could develop to my skill of speaking. The best thing for me in this course is that I learned the way to express in English. Through short conversation, I could talk with a lot of friends and talk about various topics. Moreover, thanks to the Blog post and journal, my writing skill getting better. Actually, I couldn't write English before because I didn't know procedure of writing. However, through these activities I got a writing skill and writing speed.
IE3T-Shiori
11/25/2013 11:32:09 am
In this year, I could develop to my skill of speaking. The best thing for me in this course is that I learned the way to express in English. Through short conversation, I could talk with a lot of friends and talk about various topics. Moreover, thanks to the Blog post and journal, my writing skill getting better. Actually, I couldn't write English before because I didn't know procedure of writing. However, through these activities I got a writing skill and writing speed.
IE3T- Miki
11/25/2013 12:41:46 pm
The most important thing that I've learned in this IE3 course is speaking English unabashedly. By speed discussions, discussions, listening interactions and so forth, I learned many things about English expression. Important thing is not only pronunciation but also gestures, facial expression, volume of voice and confidence. Before I took this course, I have liked only reading and writing English, because I was ashamed of my English pronunciation. Due to this, it was so hard for me to do discussions and so on at the start of this course. Gradually I got to be able to speak English without shame by using gestures and facial expression. Of caurse I have to practice English pronunciation. Thanks to this course, I got to have positive attitude to speak English.
IE3T-Misaki
11/25/2013 01:40:02 pm
I have learned a lot of things during this entire year. I think keeping on going is the most important thing. I should do a lot of homework, and level of tasks are hard for me. However, I got a lot of chance to improve my English. Graduatelly, I can understand English and enjoy this class. All activities in this class are useful for me. Also, through this class, I can cointinue studying every day. It is a big change for me and I try to study English everyday after this coarse. I want to learn English more, and someday use English fluently.
IE3-T Konomi
11/25/2013 02:36:38 pm
My field of view was spread so much, especially by through the experience of going to Kenya. I learned what is life, how people live and what happen in this world. I knew a situation about developing country through a media. But I realized that actually I didn't know about that. I'd never been to developing country before. So I had no idea what their life is. But now I know how they live every day and what they need.
IE3T-Asami
11/25/2013 02:38:15 pm
The most important thing I have learned in this course is that developing my ability to think from many other angles can directly connect to get better English ability. For example, discussions give me time to think a lot. Also, other students give their opinions in discussions. I can notice some points and English expressions I’ve never known. Exchanging letters with Cambodian partner had a big effect to think about bias and customs. I understand my English ability can be enriched through deepening my knowledge and thought. As a student, I extremely changed my personality. I was shy, and not good at getting my ideas in shape and speaking it to other people before taking this course. However, I gradually could do that. IE3T-students are very kind and always respond to me with their interesting opinions. Therefore, I get confidence and can say my opinion without nerve and fear now.
IE3T-Nao
11/25/2013 02:52:39 pm
I have learned a lot of things during this year. Of course I made a lot of progress of any English skills. However the most impressed experience is being given a lecture by Nicole. I excused many times everytime I was late for class or couldn't submit homework by due day. And also I was late for s school because I had't finished my homework. Nicole say it is not acceptable reason please show me respect when I make such troubles. She certainly leave home to be able to be in class on time. I think it is respectable attitude. I have learned taking responsibility for my work. I want to keep it in mind and be good office worker.
IE3T-Eriko
11/25/2013 03:47:26 pm
I learned many English skills during this year. I think, however, the most important thing is striving perseveringly. At first, I was surprised at the amount of things I have to do. I also thought that maybe I could not went through it every week. But now, I know the homework were very useful to develop my English skills. Also I developed my confidence when I accomplished the tasks. I became more positive compared with myself at the beginning of this course. Actually, I was in a negative state about English at first because I did not have confidence to my skills, especially speaking. There were many discussions in this class and they were so difficult for me. However, I found that my classmates helped me however I could not speak well. Thanks to them, now I have a positive mind to discuss in English.
IE3T-Yuri W
11/25/2013 04:19:55 pm
The most important thing I have learned is Writing, I think. Last semester, when doing the essay, I got many mistakes. I had confidence to writing letters so I thought “the essay will be ok”. However, I made many mistakes so I felt it is difficult to write by the formal way. I thought I should care what would be a main body. Also, what I have changed was the posture for learning English. When starting this year, I hadn’t thought English lessons would be difficult. So I was so surprised and I became to try hard as much as I was study for the entrance exam for this university. Anyway, now, I think I have been growing up my posture so I want to keep going it next year too.
Yuri K
11/25/2013 04:20:59 pm
In this class, I improved my speaking and writing skills. In the first semester, I wrote Journal and blog comment every week, and also essay. Especially essay, it was very very hard work for me. I couldn't express what I thought in Japanese, and it troubled me a most. I was very frustrated with that. It is different from journal and blog comments for the amount of writing. It is also my longest English writing. I took lots of time in this work. However I think it developed my English writing skill the most. Also in this class, there are large number of times to talk my thinking with class mates. I never took a class with the opportunity to speak a lot of English, so this class changed my speaking. This class is getting to the end, but I'll try to keep study hard, and develop my English more.
IE3T-Anna
11/25/2013 04:43:15 pm
IE3T-Natsumi
11/26/2013 12:02:15 am
What I think the most important thing is “do not afraid of making mistakes”. In our IE course, I learned a lot of things such as aspect of speaking, listening, reading and writing. At first I’m afraid of making mistakes when I try to do these things, because my English skill is not enough, and I don’t have confidence. However I noticed that it is no meaning not to try something because of afraid. For example, I tried to speak a lot if I made a mistake like grammar mistake. It is better than not to try, and because of failure, I could make progress. In addition, now I have confidence because I did exercises and homework like blog, journal, essay and so on. It was not easy for me, but gradually I could these things easier. This course makes me stronger. Leave a Reply. |
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