Stanley is having a wonderful time in South Korea visiting his friend Stephen. He took a 14 hour flight to get there and has adjusted to the time difference, where it is night in Korea when he is at school in New Jersey. Stanley has explored Daegu by visiting Stephen's apartment, meeting new friends like Jin Hee, attending a university design class, visiting Buddhist temples on Buddha's birthday, eating Korean BBQ, and singing karaoke in nori-bong rooms. He has enjoyed the culture and sights of South Korea.
'To Be' verb is very crucial in communicative English. Its present and past forms; am, is, are, was, were are important to learn for any language user. Here, in this slideshow these forms of 'to be' verb are explained with their usage in the sentences.
To understand the different sentence patterns in English, we should know the Elements of Sentence Structure in English. They are; Subject, Verb, Object, Complement, and Adverbial. This slideshow explains in details all these elements with examples in the sentences.
The verbs Be, Have and Do primarily function as auxiliary verbs in the sentences but sometimes they function as main verbs also. These verbs and their forms are explained in this slideshow with examples.
'To Be' verb is very crucial in communicative English. Its present and past forms; am, is, are, was, were are important to learn for any language user. Here, in this slideshow these forms of 'to be' verb are explained with their usage in the sentences.
To understand the different sentence patterns in English, we should know the Elements of Sentence Structure in English. They are; Subject, Verb, Object, Complement, and Adverbial. This slideshow explains in details all these elements with examples in the sentences.
The verbs Be, Have and Do primarily function as auxiliary verbs in the sentences but sometimes they function as main verbs also. These verbs and their forms are explained in this slideshow with examples.
Using blogs for stimulating interest, spurring motivation, and creating commu...Lee Arnold
Blogs have widened vistas in English L2 writing pedagogy for teachers and learners alike given their contextualizing and publishing capabilities. Such blog capabilities are often most fully realized through music video uploads, reproductions of art, and photography, and blog activities with such content may be ideal for learner writing. Indeed, while a body of literature exists for use of music in TEFL in terms of songs for listening or macro-skills classes, little has been written on the use of music or imagery in L2 writing pedagogy, making blog-based content with such material a potentially new and unexplored area for L2 writing research. This slide show is a continuation of the theme of an earlier presentation on the use of music as a platform for learner writing, and here I shall review how instrumental music, and examine how photographic images, may be used as bases for learner creative writing for contextualization and publication on blogs. It is my continued belief that such contextualizing and publishing L2 learner writing engages and motivates learners, and brings about a sense of class cohesion and community.
Creating context and fostering expository reach in L2 writing: approaches and...Lee Arnold
A conundrum in L2 writing classes is how to make classroom writing assignments more meaningful and extend the readership of such assignments beyond that of instructors while also expanding the range and depth to which learners write. This presentation discusses how these disparate issues may be resolved by contextualizing simple writing assignments that allow learners maximized play of imagination and expression and that can extend what I call expository reach - the breakthrough to levels of writing that may go beyond where learners had previously written. Adding further to such a dynamic is the role blogs may play in widening such writing assignments into publishable projects. Such incentives for publication may motivate learner writers towards expository reach while creating a community of readership both of learners' peers and near-peers.
2. I am having such a wonderful time.
But, WOW – it took a long time to fly there!
Did you know I was on a plane for 14 hours!
Stanley in South Korea
3. South Korea is on the other side of the Earth!
When it is day time in New Jersey, it is night time in
Korea. So when you go to school, I go to sleep!
Stanley in South Korea
4. My friend Stephen picked me up at the airport.
We drove to his house in Daegu, South Korea.
He lives in a very tall building.
Here is a picture from his apartment
Stanley in South Korea
5. Stephen is a really great guy!
Stanley in South Korea
6. Here is a picture of the Korean Flag. It has the
same colors as our flag but with special symbols.
Stanley in South Korea
The red and blue in the middle mean “perfect
balance”. The lines mean many things like “Sky,
Moon, Sun, and Earth”
7. I have made a lot of friends in Korea! The
people are very nice. Here I am with my
friend Jin Hee.
Stanley in South Korea
8. I met Jin Hee at
Stephen’s work. He is
a university professor.
He teaches design.
I went to a class that
Stephen teaches. We
learned all about
space and color.
Stanley in South Korea
9. I made the painting in this picture. Did you know
that you can create all of the colors in this picture
only using red, yellow, blue, black, and white!
Stanley in South Korea
10. Here I am at Stephen’s studio. This is where
we made the color painting. I love painting!
Stanley in South Korea
11. One day we went to a Buddhist temple. Here I am
with one of the Temple guards (he looks scary, but
he was very nice!)
Stanley in South Korea
12. Here I am with the Buddha statues. The temples are
very colorful and peaceful.
Stanley in South Korea
13. I was very lucky because I went to the temple on a
special day. It was Buddha’s birthday!
In Korea this is a big holiday.
No one goes to school or work.
Stanley in South Korea
14. Here is a picture of all of the colorful lanterns for
the birthday celebration. At night these all light up.
It is very beautiful!
Stanley in South Korea
15. The Korean people really enjoy looking at beautiful
flowers. On the weekend many people will go
walking in the mountains.
I went walking and found these!
Stanley in South Korea
16. But the flowers that are
most special are the Cherry
Blossoms. These only bloom
one time a year for a very
short time. This happens in
April. This is another very
big event in Korea.
I climbed one of the trees
with the Cherry Blossoms.
Stanley in South Korea
17. Most nights we eat at a restaurant. My favorite
places to eat serve Korean BBQ. It is so much fun
because you cook the food right in the middle of the
table!
Stanley in South Korea
18. And, when you eat – no one gets a plate! Everyone
just eats from the same dishes on the table.
But, the best part is we don’t use forks – we use
metal sticks! See them on the table?
Stanley in South Korea
19. The food is soooooooo good!
Stanley in South Korea
20. And finally, my favorite thing to do in Korea is to go
to the singing rooms. They are called “Nori-Bong”
Oh – did I tell you the Koreans use a different
alphabet! They do, the sign above says “Nori-bong”
Stanley in South Korea