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24 Ocak 2014 Cuma
Reflection Task 1b
DIANA NYAD
Diana Nyad was born in New York City,1949.She is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and World record long-distance swimmer. Her parents divorced in 1952 and his mother married with Aristotle Nyad who adopted Diana.The family moved to Fort Lauderdale,Florida where she began swimming seriously in seventh grade. She was enrolled at the private Pine Crest School. Later, she won Florida state high school. She dreamed of swimming in the 1968 Summer Olympics. However, she spent three months in bed due to an infection of the heart. After she recovered, she entered Emory University but she expelled because of jumping out a fourth-floor dormitory by wearing a parachute. She then enrolled at Lake Forest College in Illinois where she played tennis and resumed swimming.She soon came to the attention of Buck Dawson who is director of the International Swimming Hall of Frame in Florida and introduced her to marathon swimming. She set a women' World record of 4 hours and 22 minutes in her first race and swam 16 kilometers in Lake Ontario. After graduating from Lake Forest College in 1973 with degree in English and French, Nyad returned to South Florida to continue training with Dawson. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan about 45 kilometers and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini,The Bahamas to Juno Beach,Florida about 164 kilometers.In 2013, on her fifth attempt and at age 64, she became the first person confirmed to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage.Now that, she is writing a memoir scheduled to be released in 2015.
Reflection Task 2a (pre-primary education)
PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Pre-primary education is an optional education stage covering the education of children between 36 and 72 months. We know that pre-primary schools have many benefits for children whose personal and physical developments take any shape in early ages.Early Childhood Education provides significant long-term benefits for future learning and helps to ensure that students start school with the endowments needed for successful learning.However,in our country,pre-primary schools are seen so unnecessary that many families don't send their children these schools.The best solution to this problem is that educators or academicians should raise awareness and give conferences for public.I think if pre-primary education are compulsory education instead of optional education,education level can be much higher.We see that the enrolment rate in pre-primary education is 35 % for 2-4 age,43 % for 4-6 age in Turkey.When we look at developed countries,this rate is higher than Turkey.This problem is compounded by sharp differences in access across different socio-economic backgrounds. The government has recognized the need for more pre-primary education as coverage is low and unequal in Turkey.Pre-primary schools have to be widespread all over the country and authorities should expand the information campaigns about the importance of early childhood education.
Reflection Task 2b (video)
"Learning without Frontiers"
Education is really aimed at helping students get to the point where they can learn on their own. I think education does not mean only preparing students for exams.Education system must enable students to imagine,be creative,and explain their opinions freely.In addition to this, instead of accepting other's ideas,we must evaluate them.We should not limit our point of view and should be open to new ideas and changes.When teaching students,we had better attract students' attention by using interesting materials.Thanks to this, they can learn much better and don't forget what they have learnt.Technology also has effect on education.Technology in education is neutral. It can be positive or negative. If you know what you are looking for, the Internet can be very valuable. You have to interpret, evaluate, and understand what you find information on the Internet.Taking test can be useful. However, a person can do well on a test and understand very little.Teaching should be inspirig students to discover on their own, to challenge if they don't agree; to look for alternatives if they think there are better ones. In my opinion, the purpose of education is to raise individual's motion, to create conscious and more active people. To conclude, Noam Chomsky's opinions about education are very value and important. I think that a lot of people, especially teachers, should follow these opinions and transfer their student. If these are done, most people aware of the purpose of education.
15 Ocak 2014 Çarşamba
Reflection Task 1a
Hello all! I am Rukiye
and my friends and family call me as Rukiş.I am
nineteen years old.I
was born in Zile/TOKAT 1994.I graduated from Turhal private Yıldırım
Primary School in 2008.Then,I graduated from Zile IMKB Anatolian
Teacher Training High School in 2012.Now that,I study Foreign
Language Education in Middle East Technical University.My university
is one of the best university in the world.Hence,I am very happy to
study here.I like meeting with my friend,walking outside and surfing
on the Internet.My hobbies are watching films and tv series.I
love reading books especially political books.I love going to
cinema.I usually play lute or listen musics when I am sad because
this relieves my minds.Also,I have been playing table tennis and chess since 2005.I joined in some tennis and chess tournaments.Moreover,I love studying English since my childhood.Even in many years I joined English
Olympics and I have some certificates.Therefore,I want to become
English Teacher very much.I think that this job is so suitable for me
that everyone would tell me you should be teacher.Also,I believe that
my future students will love me and I can make the class
enjoyable.When I become a teacher,I want to live in Istanbul because
it is my favourite city and has sea.This is a shortly my life :)
12 Aralık 2013 Perşembe
4 Aralık 2013 Çarşamba
editing activity
Editing
Activity
1.Because
Grace is a vegetarian, she must pay special attention to the amount
of protein in the food she eats. That's why, she eats a lot of beans
and eggs.
2.When
Grace became a vegetarian. She missed eating meat. She had always
liked the foods she eats. However , she eats a lot of beans and eggs.
3.When
Grace first became a vegetarian. She missed eating meat. She had
always liked the taste of it. She can’t imagine eating meat because
she has grown to appreciate the pure taste of meatless cuisine, and
meat tastes very strange to her. She is happy to be vegetarian.
4.Sometimes,
it is very difficult to eat out in restaurants due to the limited
meatless choice on the menus ; however , that is changing now with
the increase in vegetarian restaurants.
5.Grace
is opposed to killing animals. She is a vegetarian and very disturbed
by the use of animal fur for clothing.
6. She
doesn’t eat meat anymore. She feels better, humane and healthier.
7. Being
vegetarian and feeling that she is doing her share to protect
animals. She becomes irritated when people questions her motive.
Although she tries to be patient with such people and make them
understand the value of saving animals , people often just don’t
understand.
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