Hey all,
Here's our picture! :D
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Friday's task!
Hi all,
Today, we'll continue to think about how to make an effective presentation, and I want you to make a simple ppt file with your group members before you actually have a presentation about your research paper.
Here's an article that you've already read before, which is about euthanasia. Please take a look at this article again, and think about...
Making an effective presentation
Hi all,
This video would be helpful to get a good sense about making a good presentation. Hope it helps.
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APA Guidelines
Hi class,
Doing citations is really important in academic writing, but learning the specific ways to cite is very challenging. I know it's always hard for a few classes to cover how to use the APA styles in a proper manner.
I know you need more...
Friday, April 9, 2010
Today's task!!
Hi all,
TGIF!! Here's the task you're going to do in class! Click on this link!
Enjoy!...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Fall 2010 Schedule
Hi all,
It's going toward the end of the semester, which means you're supposed to think about your schedule for Fall 2010 in advance. Basically, most of you end up with going to ESL 115, which is the next level of ESL 114. In order to register for ESL 115, you NEED TO get the pre-approval from me first, and I'll go over this during either class period...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Individual Conference
Here's the schedule for the individual conference. Please mark the time on your diary.
You have to show up ON TIME; otherwise, it will be considered as the absence of two classes. As mentioned in class, the classes on 23rd and 26th will be canceled.
4/21 (Wed)
4/23 (Fri)
4/26 (Mon)
2:00 1 Nhan 2:00...
Monday, March 29, 2010
Presentation Schedule
4/28 (Wednesday)
Xin
Anqi
Xianchen
Bek
4/30 (Friday)
Kecheng (Lucas)
Nhan
Qian (Brooke)
Siqing (Wendy)
Shuang
5/3 (Monday)
Liang
Han
Ke
Miguel
Eunji
5/5 (Wednesday)
Hainan (Jack)
Jeong Ki
Wanlan...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Friday's task!
Hi all,
The wonderful Spring Break is almost there, yay! :D Here's a task you're supposed to do before you enjoy the Spring Break. Please click on this, and rename the file name as soon as you get it. After you finish the task, please put the file to your essay3 folder in Dropbox.
Enjoy,
J...
It's time to choose a topic!
Hi all,
We have two essays left: an argumentative essay and a research paper. As I told you in class, I do not want anyone of you to get stuck in the end of the semester, so I would like you to choose a topic that you can recycle for your research paper....
Friday, March 12, 2010
Argumentative essays (2)
In argumentative essays, the introductory paragraph should have a thesis statement that shows your opinion on the issue. If often mentions the opposing view first.
E.g. Police departments say that the laws to control teenage gangs are necessary,...
Argumentative essays (1)
An argumentative essay is built around a specific statement (or main premise) that is debatable within the field in which you are studying. In other words, your readers may agree or disagree with the statement. Your essay will need to support that statement...
Monday, March 8, 2010
Free Grammar Tutoring
Greetings all,
I write to let you know great information about FREE grammar tutoring. There will be three one-hour individual tutoring sessions during March and April. Tutors will be students in MATESL program or undergraduate students, whose native languages are English. Please leave comments if you're interested. :) Also, if you have any questions,...
Friday, March 5, 2010
Peer review session
Hi class,
For today, we will have a peer review session in which you give feedback to your classmate's outline and get comments about yours at the same time. It's not scary at all as the picture above shows. :D Peer reviews are very helpful and constructive...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Compare-and-contrast essays (2)
There are two ways to organize a comparison/contrast paragraph. One way is called block organization, and the other way is called point-by-point organization. 1. Block OrganizationIn block organization, you group all the similarities...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Compare-and-contrast essays
( The picture is from http://www.spotthedifference.com/ )
Hi all,
We've moved onto a different topic about compare-and-contrast essays. Before we get started, take a look at the differences between comparison and contrast as follows:...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Just for fun!
Do you guys know how many meanings 'dude' has? See the following video! Enjoy...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday's task
Hi all,
A cause-and-effect essay is one of most common academic writing patterns that you'll be dealing with in college, and in this essay, it is significant to focus on the relationships between cause(s) and effect(s). Please remember three different types for cause-and-effect essays that I mentioned in class: (1) a single cause and multiple effects,...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Cause-and-effect essays
CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY (Copyright @ 2006 Bogazici University SFL)
Definition: In this kind of essay, the aim is to explain the causes (reasons) or the effects (results) of an event or situation. e.g. Causes of air pollution...
Friday, February 19, 2010
Recommended reading lists
One student asked me to recommend some books to improve writing skills, and there are three book that came across my mind: (1) The Elements of Style (by William Strunk Jr and E.B White), (2) Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers (by Lynn Troyka and...
How to avoid plagiarism?
Hi class,
Today we're going to talk about the importance of academic integrity and how to avoid plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, use the following three ways: quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (*Details for how to quote, paragraph, and summarize...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
International Mother Language Day
Hi all,
Sunday February 21st is International Mother Language Day, as decided by the U.N. This is taking form here at UIUC as a campus-wide event that entails a poster board being passed around to various buildings here at campus. Students can use this board to express themselves in their mother tongue, with the board ultimately becoming...
How to use a comma?
One student asked me when to use a comma and when to exclude a comma, so I introduce a link that has detailed information about using commas. Hope it helps. Here's the link:
Click on here!
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Run-on & Comma splices mistakes
Identifying Independent and Dependent ClausesWhen you want to use commas and semicolons in sentences and when you are concerned about whether a sentence is or is not a fragment, a good way to start is to be able to recognize dependent...
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