Monday, December 10, 2007


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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Reflection on your last project - Creating ESL Blogs

This semester is over and I am glad that all of you managed to create and share great blogs! I have had time to look at all of them and appreciate your effort and creativity:

Mohannad http://mohannadsblog.blogspot.com/- Last but not the Least! Your blog looks really good and I am glad that you shared with us all the essays you wrote this semester! They are really well organized and apparently everybody liked them. Good luck with your upcoming GRE exam!
Keizo http://keizo-trivia.blogspot.com/ - You got the most "HONEST and ACCURATE" blog! I found out a lot about you through your postings. Thank you for the suggestions for improving our ESL program! I also appreciate your accurate grammar and spelling - you spend enough time editing your posting and I can see how much your writing skills have improved. Great Job!
Nadera http://alkoor.blogspot.com/ - I know how challenging was this activity for you, but it was worth it - You have the BEST ORGANISED blog! You have completed all the requirements and all your posts are nicely arranged. I am proud of you!
Pauline http://po-esl-usa.blogspot.com/ - you have the best "CROSS CULTURAL" blog - you always make comparisons between French and American culture and you share your impressions about USA in a very honest, detailed and accurate way. I am really happy you are enjoying your experience here and I hope to see you next semester in the ESL Program.
Alex http://kakacaoz.blogspot.com/ - Your blog is definitely the most "MUSICAL" blog! Thank you for sharing your favourite music with us! I know you have another blog in Chinese, but the one in English is not bad at all as well.
Kelly http://kellylab.blogspot.com/ - has the most "MEDIA-RELATED" posts: I also like Grey's Anatomy; Have you checked on their blog: http://television.aol.com/show/greys-anatomy/426427/main?sem=1&ncid=AOLETV00170000000003
Gabi http://gabilupocketsize.blogspot.com/- Gabi, your blog reflects your personality - it is the "FUNNIEST" blog! I liked the way you described your culture shock in USA and I enjoyed reading ALL your posts.
Ji-Hee http://jihee-jun.blogspot.com/ I didn't know that Korea is the most wired nation in the world!!! Your blog was the most CONCISE one, but you still fulfilled all the requirements.

I believe you ALL worked hard for this last project, so you will all get "A" for it!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Online Evaluation

Electronic Evaluation of an ESL course


Dear ESL Lab and EFS 100 students - the fall semester has come to its end. Please feel free to share your comments, suggestions and future recommendations as a comment to this PPP. Answer to the question on the slides and post your enswers bellow - I hope that you had fun this semester and learned a lot at the same time. Have a great Chrismas break!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

How to create an ESL blog

Creating a Blog - Activity for ESL students



Monday, November 12, 2007

The Myth of Dracula

The Myth Of Dracula daniMD


This is a powerpoint on Prince Vlad Tepes and the historical facts behind "Dracula" story SlideShare Link



My Experience in USA - Climbing the "Hollywood" Hill!


Hi! My most memorable experience was visiting Los Angeles and climbing up the "Hollywood" hill. I went there last year, in December, to vizit my friend Mark, a Peace Corps volunteer I met back in my home country. Mark has lived in LA for all of his life, but surprisingly, he jas never climbed up the Hollywood Hill;:
- "I can see it perfectly from down here", he would say:)
So, Tamara and I decided to convince him to go up there and see what it looks like from a closer view. Easier said than done - the climbing was much longer than we expected - it took us 3 hours to walk up to the sign, but it was worth it!