2010年1月5日 星期二

task11

Question 1
How do you like the weekly writing prompts? Are they interesting or boring? Inspirational or weird? Are they related to your life? Can you suggest anything better and give some examples?
I like most of them( the illustrations beside the prompts are cute, too! And they encouraged me to finish the tasks! It seems that TA worked very hard on the layouts, thank you!) , especailly the topic of Britney Spears and Randy Pausch, it is relatively easy for me to bring all my thoughts into full play. Although other topics are related to our lives, it is too similar to write some new contents. It is better to choose something big happen lately.
Question 2
Do you like the two-way online discussion with your keypal? Or do you think we should have more people (like 3~4 students) form a group blog to exchange ideas? Why or why not?
Yes. I think two is just right. Too many people causes more technical problems, especailly the coordination of time. However, we can choose several articles in the end of the semester of others( not our original partner’s article) to give responses so that we can learn from others.
Question 3
Have you encountered any difficulties during the semester when using blogs to discuss with your keypal, e.g., computer problems or anything?
Nope. Not at all. The only problem is that we are both extremely busy so that sometimes we can’t turn in our works on time.
Question 4
How do you like the project website? Are they friendly enough? Have we left out any important content? How do you like the layout/design?
Great, for all the questions above. I think topics related to our lives are not necessary have to be related to the academic ones. It can also related to the things around us, such as big news either in school or in the world.
Question 5
What have you gained from this blog activity?
I find that private schools’ students are not necessary inferior to we who study in national university. Their skills and attitude toward learning and writing are worth learning. I also learned many words and phrases from my kel pal as I mentioned above.
Question 6
If you had an opportunity to start over, would you have done anything differently? If so, how?I will try hard to turn in the tasks on time, to use the grammar more accurately, and to improve my skill of choosing words efficiently.

task 10

1. Please offer your suggestions as how we can grade your performance better?
From my point of view, grammar is probably on of the most important part of our blogging. Only through correct English can we express the right thoughts we are trying to tell others, not to mention we are English majors. Also, the grade should depend on how many efforts we put on it, especially through examine the abundance of the content. And, the progress we make should also be involved in the grading item. It is not hard to see whether we get ahead or not after a long period of blogging from A to Z. Still, the partnership between you and your key pal is a part to consider, too. Good relationship can create better pieces of work together.
2. Based on the criteria you suggested in Q1, please give a score to yourself and explain how you’ve earned it.
I think I can get 7 piont in total( if the full score is 10). I am uncertain about my grammar, but I guess I have improved a lot through these regular practice. I think I do well on finishing the task since I look up the dictionary for simmilar words and phrases, find the information I can add into my article… and so on. Although I may turn in the task late sometimes, I will make it up as soon as possible. As to the partnership between I and my key pal, it is quite satisifying. We responded each other in patiance and we exchange our opinions matually and sincerely.
3. Based on the criteria you suggested in Q1, please give a score to your partner and explain how s/he has earned it.I will give her 8.5 pionts. She always responds me as much as she can, and as soon as she can as well. I can tell from her words that she works hard and she is really a nice girl not only to be a key pal but also a good friend and a good learning partner. She uses good grammar, and I learned couple of words and phrases from her.