Amanda's teaching journal

Speech production: 
1.  How speech sound are made?  Movements( the gestures forming particular sounds) of the tongue and the lips.(articulatory process)
2. Making speech gestures audible involved pushing air of the lungs (airstream process)while producing a noise which is changed by the actions of the tongue and lips in the throat.
3.The vocal folds are vibrating are said to be voiced, if they are apart, then it's said to be voiceless.
4. The vocal tract which refer to the are passages above the larynx.

昨天終於結束了五天的研習加上暑假的五天，把一些研習中所的的新東西及遊戲活動稍做紀錄 新觀念部分： 
1. Shopping list: 
      Language use:  Do you have _______?  Yes, I do.
                                    How much is ________?
                                    It's ___________.

昨天終於結束了五天的研習加上暑假的五天，把一些研習中所的的新東西及遊戲活動稍做紀錄 新觀念部分： 
1. Shopping list: 
      Language use:  Do you lahve _______?  Yes, I do.
                                    How much is ________?
                                    It's ___________.

The main idea about this article is to teach a lesson for Eastern students to learn about table manners through the setting, web searching and discussing at the end. It's a 2 hours lesson for intermediate to high-intermediate level students.

I like the first part to have studnets set the table, but maybe the best way is to bring them to the real situation that is going to the restaurant and have a meal. Maybe have a chat about the table manners after the meal.

The internet part is quite good as well. Students can have a detailed knowledge about the western table mannes and compare with thier own country table manners.

Journal on reading “Becoming a Cultural Insider: How Holidays Can Help ESL Students' Acculturation and Language Learning” written by Natasha Lvovich
Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York (USA)


The main point of the essay is to reveal that holidays can help ESL students’ acculturation and language learning through author's learning and ESL teaching experiences in the USA.