6.Topic: Starfish
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/starfish-reading-comprehension/
Date: 2014, July 29
Starfish, sometimes called sea stars, are found in all of the world's oceans. All starfish have at least five arms but some have more. Many kinds of starfish can re-grow arms that are bitten off by predators. Starfish can be dull or colorful and come in many different sizes. Scientists believe there are more than 1,500 types of starfish.
Starfish attack and eat other invertebrates. Some starfish, however, are harmful to undersea communities because they eat special kinds of coral or fish. Starfish are rarely eaten by humans because their bodies are bony and taste bad. Humans often use them as ornaments or collectibles.
I think starfish are beautiful but I sometimes fear them because they may bit me.
5.Topic: Green Color
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/green/
Date: 2014, 22 July.
Green is a beautiful color. In nature, the grass that you walk on is green and the leaves that you see on trees are usually green . Most of the plants that you see are green too! Frogs are green and many grasshoppers are green too. Turtles are different shades of green.
Green color is good for our earth. Green is also the name used to describe the movement to make products the do not harm the earth. Green products are often those made from recycled materials or those that are safe to throw out in the trash
I read that green color passage and I think so it is my favorite color because green like the nature. When I saw trees or grass at my home or the waterfall I fell good, it made my eyes comfortable.
4.Topic: Dolphins
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/dolphins-reading-comprehension/
Date: 2014, 15 July.
Dolphins are marine mammals and they are one that live in the water. Dolphins are found all over the world's oceans as well as in rivers and marshes.
Dolphins are carnivores (meat-eaters) are feed on fish, squid and other marine life They often swim together because like they are family. When we saw they are swimming together we can called them "pods". They are thought to have powerful eyesight and hearing, but do not have a sense of smell. Dolphins come in different sizes. Dolphins are thought to be very intelligent and communicate with each other using clicks and whistles.
I read this passage I fall in love the dolphins beacase I think that they are powerful swimmers. Have you ever seen a dolphin? I ever see group of dolphins can often be seen bobing in and out of waves close to the shoreline.
3.Topic: Test English with vocabulary
From: Stuart, R.,&Ruth,G. , (2002)
Date: 2014, 8 July
I was read some website the writer wrote about learning vocabulary and told the important of vocabulary. Vocabulary is basic and very important when you learn foreign languages. You can't understand, read,
write, and speak if you don't know vocabulary.
Learn English vocabulary is a long process that you must follow. There are some tips for you:
- Find and buy a good dictionary because dictionary is the best friend to help you understand meaning of the new words.
- Set up a habit to learn vocabulary everyday, every where, any time.
- Don't learn too many words in a day. You will feel tired and bored after few days. 5-10 words a day are enough.
- Reading is a good way to learn vocabulary. Take note all new words and learn them.
- Play with words by crossword games, hangman, flash cards, etc...
- Listening is a good method to learn vocabulary. Copy listening mp3 to your cellphone, mp3 players, etc ... and listen to them anywhere, any time.
- Test your vocabulary you have just learned to refresh your memory. Remember that the more often you read, listen, and speak a word, the longer you remember it.
If we remember many vocabulary, it is easy for us to study or talking with the foreifners. There are many resorces for improve our language.
1. Date: 2014, June 24.
The teacher told the class about this subject. The name of subject is ' Curriculum and Learning Management in English '
The objective is making the curriculum of raise subject, analyse standard and content of learning in each grades for make learning unit. The plan of management in period, form and the method of management that connect with learning English.In addition, They are connect with the materials in English content and measured the management of English subject. Next, this is the content in curriculum standard in English subject. There are four contents or four cores.
First, The language for communication. It is focus on understanding and interpret when you listened and have read from the others materials. You can give opinion reasonably.Second, The language and culture. It is focus on understanding relationship between language with culture and suitable for use it.Third, The language of the relationship with the contents. It is focus on using the foreign language to connect with the knowledge of other contents and it is basic to develop, finding knowledge and opening the world by yourself. And the last one, The language and relationship with community. It is focus on using the foreign language in other situations within school, community and society.
The curriculum is the useful to teach subject to learners and when the teacher want to teach many contents, many contents must match with core or objective with curriculum. The teacher can put the standard and indicator in her/his lesson plan. Finally, all of these are process.
Date: 2014, July 1.
There are eight countries are the best education in Asean group consist of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippine, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. In addition, In 2013 Thailand is 55 of 60 countries about the ability of language.
First of all, there are three techniques of many good techniques for teaching English. First, communicative Language Teaching (CLT). It has many principles to describe consist of make real communication the focus of language learning, provide opportunities for learners, be to learnt of learners' errors, the learners must develop both accuracy and fluency, to teach all skills and let learners doing and thinking by themselve. In addition, The communicative Competences have four purposes such as linguistics competence, sociolinguistics competence, discourse competence and strategic competence. The activities are develop students' communicative by teaching grammar and they can use these to real situation. Moreover, they can apply to knowledge and use the real materials. Next, the content-Based Instruction (CBI) is the use of content more than language. The last technique is task-based language Teaching (TBLT) is an approach based on the use of task. Task is an activity or goal that using language. In addition, the main points of TBL are process, communication and purposeful activities and tasks. There are three for process of activity consist of pre-task is introduction to topic and task, the task cycle consist of task and planning and report. Its focus analysis and practice.
These are what I learned today. It may difficult for me but it is the important to make the curriculum and use for teach in the future. Most of techniques for teaching English are very very important to develop learners' skill and teacher's work. If all teachers have to develop and do his/her teaching the best and learners have to develop exactly!
2.Topic: Primary Curriculum Box
From: Bentley, K. Primary Curriculum Box, 2009
Date: 2014, 30 June.
Have you ever heard the curriculum ?
The curriculum is very important to teach student because it is plan in each day for teacher's teaching. I have read the one book about the primary curriculum box it is interested for me. Primary Curriculum Box is a resource book of materials and activities for pupils aged between six/seven and eleven/twelve. The book is divided into five curriculum subjects. There subjects are Science, The Environment, Math, Arts (art and drama) and Literacy. This book includes more than 50 activities to help teachers develop pupils’ knowledge of content and language. All activities have teachers’ note with ideas for follow –up activities for future practice. I am interested this book and the many way in this.
This book described the CLTL and it is Content and Language Integrated Learning, is teaching contexts in which subject content is taught through another language. The curriculum materials are progress in difficulty, both in terms of content, concepts and language level. The activities in Primary Curriculum Box are suitable for use with pupils who are learning other curriculum subjects in English. The activities have been designed to develop knowledge of subject vocabulary and language forms.
Who is Primary Curriculum Box for?
There are teacher and learner. For teacher is suitable for primary teachers of English or teacher who teach curriculum subjects through English on content-based program. So, teacher needs to help learners move from lower thinking skills to higher thinking skills. And, learners are suitable for three age groups, for pupils aged between six and twelve.
Primary Curriculum Box is the one way to improve teachers’ teacher. It is important to use the target language to encourage and support the wok of individual pupils. These are suitable for use with pupils. The activities can supplement course books or provide stand-alone curriculum lesson. It can improve the vocabulary, knowledge, language or skills to learners.
1.Topic: Process writing and the internet: Blog and Ning Network in the Classroom.
From: 2011, Number 2 English Teaching Forum
Date: 2014, June 26
The internet can be used in a variety of ways to support process writing. The internet is one of material for develop the other skills of student. It is important for teacher to teach students through internet and tell them the advantage and disadvantage from internet. It is necessary for learning and using for process students’ skill such as writing skill by making a paragraph into Blog or Ning. Blog and Ning are a good way to develop writing skill and there are many steps to make the correct paragraph. Blog and Ning Networks are two widely used online platforms that can be easily make process.(Ferris and Hedgcock, 2005)
The meaning of Blog and Ning is different but there are the advantage to develop writing skill too. First, a blog is a web page with regular diary or journal and it is not posting by authors and responses to these posts by an audience. Blog is easy to set up and post that simple to comment on. Two websites that support the free creation of blog is www.blogger.com. Second, Ning is an alternative to a blog is a group social networking site (www.ning.com). Ning provides more tools than a blog; it is a place where smaller group of users can create their own profiles, upload videos and photos, and write their own blog. Next, writing task 1: blogging an argumentative essay consist of topic selection, pre-writing activities, drafting an introductory paragraph, peer review of the introductory paragraph, drafting and revising the argumentative essay, and sharing written production. Afterward, writing task 2 : using Ning to compose an expository paragraph consist of topic selection, pre-writing activity, drafting the expository paragraph, collaborative review by whole class, drafting and revising an expository paragraph and publishing the expository paragraph.(Ferris and Hedgcock, 2005)
The activities described how to use social networking tools to conduct the pre-writing drafting, peer review, and revising steps of the writing process. In addition, the developing is important for writing and other skills in English is important to learning too. The student can upload the interesting images, sound and videos including their works. When writing about topics that are relevant to their needs and interests, students are apt to respond enthusiastically.
