Hello my students,
Well, the first week is over, and we all seem to have survived. We've met some old friends and we've met some new friends. We've thought about skyscrapers and language learning, we've experienced winter in Montreal, and we've been introduced to different Canadian novels.
Next week, we'll again look at the reading on language learning, we'll answer some questions on the reading, and we'll write an essay on the question of language learning and how intelligence and motivation affects one's success (p. 63). Of course, we'll continue with the novel project. I'm sure you're reading part 1 now. On Monday morning we'll start the next unit, Evolution, with a short video and a lecture. On Wednesday, Corinna will start the unit on Happiness... so you can think about your happiness and what it is based on. Are you a "my cup is half full" or "my cup is half empty" person?
For this week's blog assignment, I want you to explain how you feel about skyscrapers. You don't have to take the position you defended in the the debate. Maybe, the other side convinced you differently. Maybe, the beauty of Montreal's mountain, and the idea that a building should never rise above it influenced you.
Also, as part of this assignment, I want you to respond to 3 of your classmates' posted blogs.
Have a good weekend and please get good sleep and fresh air.
Teresa
Lots of homework to do~~~ OK, I will just try to be more organized and efficient!
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank Teresa for your generous peanut feeding,both birds and me,haha~~
The first week I experienced caters to me and I appreciate our whole class's effort!
Wish you a happy weekend!
Hello Teresa,
ReplyDeleteSo as you said....first week is over.
In this week,I met new friends and I met some of my old friends.
It was a nice week with nice topics (Skyscrapers and language learning).
In reality, my feeling about skyscrapers still the same. I am still against building skyscrapers. However, the other side in the debate, has convinced me but not completly.
What I mean, that safety still one of the major disadvantages of Skyscrapers.
It may pose high risk of falling and causing severe damage on the ground. Another point is the big challenge for the evacuations, especially in the high floors in the fire and earthquake situations.
I dont deny that there are some advantages for building skyscrapers, but we have to think of the disadvantages on the other hand.
- That was my opinion about skyscrapers and I am willing to accept any criticism from you guys.
Beatrix: so you went to the mountain??
was it the first time for you?
Have a nice weekend and see you Monday.
Oh, more homework. I'll try my best. By the way, thank you, teresa, for an exciting trip to Mount Royal
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all the things you did for us in first week.I felt lucky to a wonderful class.I will keep study as well as I can. By the way,have a nice weekend and see you next Monday.
ReplyDeleteHi, Teresa, I think you know the first week always tough to us. But something different for me, I am not nervous in this class and I feel comfortable when I take the course. As Enze said, I also appreciate that you invisted us to enjoy the mountain to know each other. Thank for did everything for us. I love the winter in Montreal because I love the snow. Have a nice weekend and see you tomorrow~
ReplyDeleteHey Teresa, the first week was awesome and it's nice to meet my old friends, and i'm glad to see a new friends. Skyscrapers was a good unite, we learned a lot. The winter in Montreal is great if you know how to deal with it. Thanks Teresa and my friends
ReplyDeleteHi,Teresa, there is a lot homework to do in this weekend, but i did all of them. I enjoy a lot of fun in this week and i think I can do better in the future. I will try my best in this semester. So, have a nice weekend and see you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThe first week of L8 was funny . I had some new friends The weather is so bad in this weekend .I even got a cold .I won't be late on the moring of Monday week 2.
ReplyDeleteHi,Teresa
ReplyDeleteI may have a problem of my blog ,somebody told me they can't see my post . Can you see my post ?
Tuesday, January 18th,
ReplyDeleteHello my students,
There has been a slight change in plans, and I thought you should know. Tomorrow, Corinna was going to start the Happiness unit in the afternoon, but we have a good opportunity to attend a lecture tomorrow, and I don't want you to miss it. You will attend many lectures when you begin your university studies.
Therefore, we will start the unit on Male - Female Communication Patterns tomorrow, and the unit on Happiness will wait until next week.
What do you think? Do men and women use language in the same way? Are they both as apt to say, "What are you thinking about?" Do they mean the same thing if they say "No problem"?
We'll explore these issues, and maybe you'll learn something that will make you a better communicator.
Have a nice evening.
Teresa