week13

1. I think content really matters. Whenever writing the blog, I try my utmost to deliberate on the questions and offer some interesting or novel ideas. I also learn to use different angles to think on one issue and give diverse responses. Though the words amount of my blogs can usually reaches the words criteria, still, I think the length of the article is not that important. Instead, the most significant is that if we can get the full realization of the issues and give our perspectives through critical thinking and have some enlightenment from introspection and exploration.

2. I think, from 1 to 10, I can at least get 7 score on my blog. As I’ve mentioned in the question 1, I do a lot of effort on the thinking and writing part. Also, I think I do have learned something from each issue. However, on the vocabulary and writing form part, I think there are still lots of disadvantage to be improved. The ability of word choice and sentence arrangement should be enhanced.

3. As for my key pal’s part, I think I’ll give her 5 score. Although her responses are quite interesting and she also gives many personal experiences, she always procrastinates the works and then does the responses at once. As a result, I cannot see the feedback in time. It’s a little bit bothering.

week11

1. As far as I’m concerned, among these different kinds of activities, my favorite one is hand-on activity. I think I’m the” manual-typed” person. It means I prefer handwork activity to other types of activities such as reading or listening. Whenever I accomplish some works by hand, I will feel a sense of achievement. Put it in another way, I think manual work can easily trigger my imagination and motivation in order to enhance my performance.
In my opinion, the one I like the least is reading. We have already undergone the “reading” education for so many years and it always makes me think of exams. The truth is I don’t hate reading. It is the most pervasive way to gain knowledge and I’m fond of reading novel and other extra-curriculum materials. But I’m fed up with reading text books again and again, it makes me headache.

2. I have taken a course called “the development of the imagination”. Our professor will offer every group different techniques and approaches of the theories which can improve our imagination. Next, every group must follow those approaches and create a series of activities. Through playing games and making some products or performances, students can learn different techniques to strengthen our imagination.

3. Whenever encountering some difficult knowledge that I can not easily figure out, I will carefully read it first and then discuss with my classmates or partners. I think discussion is really a good way to help people overcome some difficulties whether they are academic problems or not. Through the process of discussing, we can learn many experiences and absorb novel opinions. I think that’s also the reason why the studying groups are so popular nowadays. Sharing and exchanging ideas can broaden our vision and help us fix some problems.

4. I think, obviously, I’m “kinesthetic learner”. Namely, I usually do better performance through touching things. Through “hands-on” experiences, such as making manual works or taking notes, I can learn things faster and also easier. Although I have a clear preference for one particular learning type, I still need to combine other learning forms as assistances.

week10

Compare among various viewpoints, writing styles, communication styles, interaction, and interesting insights between other groups and yours. Discuss with your partner through blog about your pair work quality and answer the following questions.
Question 1: From 1~10 (with 10 as the highest score), how well are you two doing? Please grade yourselves and give a suggestive score.
Question 2: How and why did you two decide the score?
Question 3: What kind of improvement are you two making in the remaining weeks of the semester?
1. As for my own part, I’ll give our blog 7 point.
2. I think both of us have done great effort on these works so far. Through the discussion, we do gained lots of new ideas from each other. Regarding to my own writing, I always try my best to avoid some clichés and meaningless remarks. Also, I do my utmost to use the right grammar and some new vocabularies. I’m used to do the judgment from objective point of view and give my own perspective whenever I have special perception on the topics. However, I think that I offer too few personal experiences and my thoughts are not profound enough.
3. Other than give some individual experiences, I think I should enhance my critical thinking ability and words choosing. By reading and experiencing more, I can gradually improve my righting skills and make judgments more precisely.