English Reading Strategies week15

16  NOVEMBER  2015

The Final  [ C H A P T E R ]

Extensive Reading

This is the last week that we studied in this course. At my point of view "Time goes by fast" because the study in the first semester will end and I have to take a final examination so I need to prepare myself as well in order to get the better scores of this final examination.

Do you know exactly?  What does "EXTENSIVE READING" mean?

As far as I see, Extensive reading is reading as much as possible, for your own pleasure, at a difficulty level at which you can read smoothly and quickly without looking up words or translating to English as you go.

Today, we studied about "EXTENSIVE READING" before we studied, the teacher had told us about the midterm test scores. I got 15 points. I was so pleasure with my score because I hadn't been confident about the midterm test and very difficult. When she had already told us, she taught us about this content. An important point is that the two language researchers conducted an interesting experiment with a group of English language students in Japan. These students didn't like English and failed the test so the researchers put these students in a special class. At the end of the semester, the results were surprising because their scores on the new tests were as high as the regular English students including their English ability had been improved and they had been enjoy of this class.

This is the book cover that one of studying book in Extensive Reading Class in Japan

Next, we responded the questions of this handout. I used the skimming skill by reading the title, subtitle in order to find the answers respectively. In addition, I used the scanning by reading the details in order to find the questions either.

I also knew that "READING ENGLISH" can help us to improve other skills including Speaking, Listening, Writing and Reading skills. It can tend to help us to get the high TOEIC/TOEFL scores. Thereby, if we read a lot, we will tend to have these skills and get the high TOEIC/TOEFL scores as well. 

At my best guess, we should read the simple English books or enjoyable books because we can easily understand the text without needing a dictionary. Moreover, we can be enjoy reading English books either. 

After that, we had to take a test. Personally, I felt that the test was pretty difficult and I didn't do it fully owing to the limit of time so I need to prepare my best in taking a final examination of this course.

To my way of thinking, I feel happy to study of this course. I get lots of knowledge including the techniques in fast reading from my teacher. I will adapt these on my studying in order to be good at English.

Eventually, I would like to say "THANK YOU" with MY MOM  who supports and raises me up since I was born till up to now, ASST.PROF.DR. USA NOYTIM who taught me and all of my friends, MY FRIENDS who help me on my studying and encourage me when I feel worse, EVERYONE who visits my weblog and BLOGGER which likes my diary to write down the things that I have studied on this. 

I would like to share the sentence that inspired me when I am exhausted with all of you

DO MORE, READ MORE, LISTEN MORE  "WAYS OF SUCCESS ON STUDYING"

SINCERELY, THANKS FOR VISITING AND READING MY BLOG GUYS!

English Reading Strategies week14

9  NOVEMBER  2015

The ASEAN Community 2015

Today, we studied about The ASEAN Community 2015. First of all, the teacher answered the questions by giving us to write the answers on the whiteboard. 

I also knew about the details of ASEAN such as the names of the member countries are Brunei, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia. The tree doors of the ASEAN Community are peace, prosperity and people etc.

Then, she gave us to work in group. Each of groups consists of 4-5 members. She gave the topic "The impact of ASEAN Community" to us and gave us to brainstorm in order to present in front of the classroom in English version.

These are our opinions

THE ADVANTAGES:

1. Free Trade Area of ASEAN

2. Jobs and opportunities will increase

3. Transport and Technology will be better

4. Having chance to study other countries in ASEAN

5. The prices of products will be cheaper

6. The exports of products will be widespread around the world

7. The negotiation of prices' products will be effective

8. English is the central language to communicate

9. Economic and business will grow

10. Exchange culture together

THE DISADVANTAGES:

1. The competition will increase

2. The people will be unemployed if they don't have enough proficiency

3. The combat of people in ASEAN owing to history of each countries

4. It will cause of epidemic as a result of migration

5. It will be misunderstanding of the religion and culture 

6. It will cause of the crime

I presented it in English version. I think my accent is not good. I should try to speak more in order to be good at speaking. After that, she gave us to brainstorm the topic "How do you prepare about yourself to participate in ASEAN"

This is our summary

1. Having background knowledge in ASEAN

2. Opening mind to accept of the differences of people in society for example, Exchanging culture or language each other

3. Having analyzed skill to solve the problem

4. Adaptation in daily life

5. Practicing again and again

6. Using the Internet to be benefit in working

7. Learning about history of other countries in ASEAN including their languages

8. Having the discipline to yourself and people around yourself

9. Motivation yourself to participate ASEAN by knowing situation in the present, learning other languages such as Vietnamese language, Bahaza, Catalogue etc

10. Having efficiency to work in pair with other people

Next, she read the text about the ASEAN twice times by giving us listen willingly, tried to jot down the words that we heard on our notebook in order to brainstorm about the main idea and presented in front of the classroom in English version.

This is our summary

"Thai labors have weak points are English language, computer usage because they are monolingual. Thus, they should improve themselves by learning English language and having computer usage as well in order to increase their jobs." 

  

ANECDOTE:

Thailand is the country that had never been under colonial rules so its education system is mainly monolingual. 

From this activity, I think that it is very nice to practice our Speaking skill as well because we think and speak in English if we do everyday, we will be good at English.

Then, the teacher gave her handout to us the topic is "Extensive reading" before we started this lesson, we had already written the words that associated with the research on English language reading on the whiteboard.

These are the words that associated with the research written by us.

She gave us to read the text quickly and if we met the unknown words, did not stop reading. The text is about the Japanese students do not like English and their tests are poor and the researchers do the experiment by putting these students in a special class and their tests are better including Reading skill, Speaking skill and Writing skill.

Finally, she gave us to do exercises from this handout and told that we have to test on 16 November 2015. so I need to practice more in order to get the better scores.

English Reading Strategies week13

8  NOVEMBER  2015

(Make up class 12 October 2015)

Today I am so sorry to tell all of you, I did not come to class because I had to visit my relatives and made merit owing to Thot Kathin Festival with them at Phetchabun on 7-8 November 2015. I had already given my letter to my teacher before I visited my relatives.

Here is my letter that sent to my teacher.

First day, I arrived at 15.00 p.m. and talked with my relatives and monk then, we went to Phra Tat Pha Son Kaew Temple in order to pray and make a wish. The weather has been cold due to the condition in weather. I also took photos with my mom and my relatives. We were happy very much.

I would like to show you about my pictures that we took photos here.

We prayed at night. Then, we stayed at Wat Wang Buo Ban temple. I slept at 10.00 p.m.

The last day, we got up at 4.00 a.m. in order to go at Ban Khao Kho. The weather has been cold. I really like view here. There are many fruits, vegetables and flowers. I also took photos with my mom here.

Then, we came back to Wat Wang Buo Ban temple in order to make merit by offering new yellow robes to Buddhist monks. we were happy to make merit here and the monks blessed with us and layman. We departed at 11.00 a.m. and arrived at our house at 5.30 p.m. so we are very exhausted thank to traveling. 

When I arrived at home. I am writing my blog and doing my homework on my handout. The teacher gave the questions about the English reading obstacles and I would like to answer the questions by my experiences.

1. Obstacles to faster effective faster reading

1.1 Stop reading and find the unknown word meaning.

1.2 Do not use appropriate reading strategies.

1.3 Disturbance.

1.4 Unable to identify the main idea.

1.5 Lack of English reading experience.

2. Hints for speed reading practice

2.1 Don't stop reading when you find the unknown word.

2.2 Don't need to read every word.

2.3 Try to capture the main idea. 

2.4 Have a good attitude to English Reading.

2.5 Practice more and more.

Here is my opinion from my English reading experiences. I believe that If we would like to be good at English particularly, Reading Skill we should try reading again and again because it can help us as well.

The more you do,  The more you get