Wednesday, February 2, 2011

PD0031A: First blog Assignment



Step-by-step instructions
(With Miss Just's emo notes in brackets..):

The Question is:
In what way does the main character of the novel you're reading relate to you?

Read an English novel or a short story. (I prefer Novels)
(this is emo Miss Just..hahaha: Don't start complaining...reading helps you improve your English..why the heck would you still be in my class if you don't want to improve your English? Besides, I'm only asking you to read fiction, not something academic like a textbook.)

For those who wish to be more fluent in their English you should of course finish reading the whole novel/short story or more than two or three chapters of the novel. After you've done much reading, study the main character of the novel. Either the character is a boy or a girl you have to then relate the characteristics of the person to yourself. (Come on, there has to be at least an incident that happened in your life that you find yourself to relate to the character. For example, in my case, reading "The Sound Machine" makes me relate to Klaus the fact that he invents something so unique and he manages to explore a different world through that creation. Through writing fiction I wish to create something different and not something cliche that most readers would find in Malay fiction. And in writing that, I managed to meet various kinds of people that further inspire me in my writing).

Write one or two paragraphs
(Don't forget to tell me the title of the novel and the author)
That's all you need to do for the first blog assignment..


You'll learn something from doing this assignment. I can promise you that.

Ps: Those who fail to submit this next week...ehem ehem....will be punished...hahaha
(^_^)v Salam

Friday, January 21, 2011

BEL120, AT1101B: Grammar Presentation


Salam People...

whoa, i'm tired..22 hours of teaching n driving back to kuantan on a Friday is pretty exhausting..

so, i apologize for not writing this earlier.

Ok...yay presentation. I just love looking at you guys in front that I want you to teach in class too. It'll be interesting :)

Ok, what you have to do:

  1. First, study the topic that your group has been assigned to. Everyone in the group must throughly understand the topic because I'll be asking everyone in the group questions too. I'll be a student in the class. I will be an annoying student. Hahaha XD
  2. Second, you don't have to send everyone in front to present but it's okay if you do. The most important thing is everyone in the group must thoroughly understand the grammar topic given.
  3. Third, Exercises! Like I said in class the other day, I want each group to have at least ten questions for everyone and the ten questions are not from the textbook, okay...I prefer you find the questions from the internet. Yes, there is a reason for that. I'll tell you in class. So, try find the grammar questions online okay :)
  4. Fourth, continuing about the exercise thing again, you can choose to print it and make copies for you friend or you can just write in on the board.

Thank you. n can't wait :)
I hope you're clear on what you have to do.
If you need anything, just sms, call, leave a comment here or leave something in the chatbox on the right side of my blog..


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Notes: "Annoying"

Salam

The other day I was teaching BEL120 when a group of students asked me about the word "annoying".

Here's the thing, when we say something is annoying, for example:

"Can you stop tapping your foot on the floor?"
"Why?"
"It's annoying."

From the situation up there, we can say that annoying refers to the tapping right?

What happens if I change that a bit?

"I'm annoyed."
"Why are you annoyed?"
"I'm annoyed because you can not stop tapping your foot."

There is a difference right?

  • When I say "It's annoying", it means I'm saying the tapping is annoying.
  • When I say "I'm annoyed" or "I feel annoyed", it means I feel disturbed....but you don't know why I feel disturbed.
However, if you say:

"I'm annoying", it only turns into something else because I'm calling myself "annoying" which isn't good. It's like I'm undermining myself with negative titles or calling myself bad names.

Study how these two words are used: "annoyed" n "annoying".

It's not that hard. Seriously, it's a piece of cake. You can even find such information from your dictionaries.

Good luck!

Assessment: BEL260

Salam,

Sorry it took me a while to post this here.

Anyway,

Ongoing Assessment:


  • Listening - 15% (Announcements, telephone conversations, talks, lectures, briefing, dialogue)

  • Speaking - 15% (Task A: Individual pres within a group, Task B: Group disc, 3-4 in a group)

  • Writing - 10% (150words-200words)

  • Reading - 10% (Comprehension)

  • Assignments, Attendance and participation - 10%
Final Exam:

  • Reading - 20% (Comprehension)
  • Writing - 20% (150words-200words)

Everything then equals to 100%.
So, all the best.



Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Announcement to all my students.

Salam,

For the time being, English to English dictionaries are acceptable.

So, Yay!



Saturday, January 8, 2011

LONGMAN Dictionary (ENG TO ENG)? Is it compulsory?


Salam. Sorry guys. Totally forgot to tell you this. It's compulsory for each student to have one in BEL class. (Yes, wajib. Exercise skit) I don't mind how you get one as long as everyone brings one to class, ok :)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Attention to my BEL120 students: Assessment

Ongoing Assessment 70%
  • Listening 15%
  • Speaking 20%
  • Grammar 25%
  • Online assignments 10%
Final Examination 30%

Attention PD0031A / BEL011: Assessment

Salam my BEL011 students,

I just found out that I am not going to be teaching you speaking but instead I will be teaching you Grammar and writing.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
There was a slight misunderstanding.

ASSESSMENT

On-going Assessment: 60%

  • Speaking: Role Play 10%
  • Forum / Discussion 10%
  • 3 Quizzes (5% each) (Grammar, Reading, Writing) 15%
  • Individual Presentation 15%
  • Attendance & Assignments 10%
Final Examination: 40%