19 August 2010

Today is 19 August 2010....

We play a game.

We need to translate a pheonatic text into a essay. We change every article we made in a pheonatic clues symbol to other group and try to translate it into the standard article..it take about 10 minutes for each group to translate it. After finish with an articles we change to the other group after we made it all. 

Then we need to read loudly the articles loudly so all the classmates can hear it..

What i have learnt in  the class today?

Today we learnt hoe to translate the clues by group without help from Madam Cheah or dictionary.

What learning experience have i gained today?

The learning experience we gain today is need to be alert when translate the clues without help from anyone.

What will i remember most in the class today?

Most i remember in the class today is when i need to read loudly the text i translate. Althought i read it carefully,but it still wrong when i read it..huhu 

17 August 2010

International Pheonatic Symbols (IPS)

Today we learn about International Pheonatic Symbols.It is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language We need to find the meaning of some word.

          For example:  Tool = tטіl
                         Took = tטk
                               Short = ∫פּ:t
                         One   = wΛn
                         Freighter = freitə
                               Show = ∫əט


For the 1st time we saw this symbol its look weird. But when we understand and know how to pronoun the English word become more interesting to use.  

Here we get an example from internet for you all to undestand:

10 August 2010

In this week we need to doing presentation about contextual clues that we take from newspaper article. Each group need to present at least 8 word of contextual clues. But we sadly today because our group is the last one and don't have enough time to present. So our presentation was postpone to the next week classes.

03 August 2010

 Today is Tuesday.... Mdm Ceah tough us about Suffix and Prefix


Firstly, i learnt about prefixes. Prefixes are add to the beginning of a base word. They change the meaning of the base word.

Do you understand what if prefixes is? Here i will give a few example of prefixes..
   Ex :     1.   un + happy = unhappy 
                           ( the prefix un means not, so the meaning is not happy or sad)
          
              2.    re + do      = redo        
                           ( the prefixes re means again, so reread means read again)

Secondly, do you know the meaning of suffixes?

Suffixes are added at the end of a base word and change the meaning (form)
of the base word. List are example of suffixes:

              1.   ability
               2.  bailed
               3.  ableism


What i have learnt in the class today?
        Today i learnt about how to use suffixes and prefixes correctly.The usage of the two knowledge can improve my communication skills. I will surprise all my friend with using all new word
  
What learning experience have i gained?
        Mdm Cheah push us to alert when she asked something in class and i notice i am too shy in the class,so i will 'wake up' and show him i am a man... :p    

What i will remember most from the class today?
       The most i remember today is when mdm ask me a question and i was embrassing myself without anyword from my mouth because i really dont know the answer.. So i promise to my self to improve my skills so next time when she ask me something, i can answer it correctly.
      

29 July 2010

This my second class.....

1)What i had learn today?

Today we learn about Contextual Clues.. We learnt how to find and understand the clues that use in some sentences.. 

Contextual Clues:

A hint to show an usual words. It may built in the same sentences to which it refer....

The information the text which combine with our knowledge will given meaning...

There are many types of contextual clues such as:

a) Synonym

b) Antonym

c) Definition

d) Example

e) Explanation

f) Mood/tone

g) Description

2)What learning experience had i gain today?

Today, Madam Cheah Swee Ee gave us a poem that content a lot of contextual clues.

The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tennial

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

After we read and understand the poem,madam ask us to read together the poem...

3)What will I must remember in the class today?

Today, we really exited when our lecturer introduce about the contextual clues and how to us it..

We also so exited when she gave us the poem that taken from Alice In Wonderland film.

27 July 2010

Today, my first day in Technical Communication class.My beautiful lecturer Madam Swi Ee introduce herself with a great inspiration to us.Then, we introduce ourselves to her.....
then class dismiss....