Dear Netters, The project "Communication in Our time - Forget or Remember"will last from today until the end of November. The project will finish with voting and an awarding ceremony for 'The Sharpest Eye'. The title will be granted to the one who will get most votes. Start now!
Dear Netters, we are starting a new photo project "Communication in Our Time - Forget or Remember". Are we really the same or different when we communicate? We are inviting all of the users to participate. - The main ideais to tell the world that people living in our city have universal patterns of communication, some typical Russian style but at the same time demonstrate certain 'Ryazan-made' strategies. - The aim of the projectis to tell the world about how people in our city usually communicate in various life situations - at home, at work, in the streets, in restaurants, in night clubs, in shops, in governmental instituations, in the forest, etc. - Your task is to post a few snapshots and write an interpretation of the situations in them.
Hi, everyone! Firstly, your homereading task - write and post a composition on the first three chapters of The Bleak House in the Interpreting Fiction Section. Use the ideas from the tasks in the lesson plan. Deadline to posting - Wednesday, 6 October. Secondly, I know that you had to write a essay on Plagiarism required by Peter Armstrong. Please, post these essays in the Essays section. BTW, post all similar works on the site.
Hi, ALL! Just to remind you of your homework. 1) Video Podcast on Communication: there should be 10 videos (for those who haven't uploaded yet), each of you watches all of the clips and leaves at least one comment on each video (3-5 sentences and your explicit opinion). 2) One piece of news per person with photos and linksto external materials if available 3) Go to the Faith Matters forum. Start the thread on Online Church - For and Agaisnt.
Homework for Lesson 3 (September, 2010) - Start a new forum 'New Means of Communication Change us All'. In it each of you leaves two messages. - Go to any site sections (blogs, news, articles, essays, videos, photos), leave at least SEVEN replies or comments (each of you). - Go to the photo project: edit your caption texts to the photos (the requirements were given in lesson 1: 3-5 sentences, finish by saying whey you will remember or forget the event) WORKING ON THE SITE IS A REGULAR, EVERYDAY ACTIVITY!
Homework for Lesson 3 (September, 2010) - Write a research-based article with a focus on Using the Internet for studies. - Requirements: a) size: 350-500 words b) think of a thesis and a hypothesis related to the mentioned theme c) develop a questionnaire (5-10) questions d) interview no fewer than 10 people, work through the notes, sum up their responses, group the info itno pros and cons, explanations and comments; e) think and note down what you can say in reply to the heard opinions; f) think of an introductory statement to provoke the reader's interest g) draw a conclusion h) go back to the title, edit it if necessary.
Hi, everyone! THis is to remind you of your homework. WARNING! NOT ALL OF YOU HAVE MADE POSTS! THIS IS AN ALARMING TENDENCY FOR ME! I DON'T LIKE THE SITUATION! YOUR WORK ON THE SITE IS NOT JUST PLEASURE-READING OR WRITING! IT'S YOUR ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY. IF YOU UNDERMINE THESE REQUIREMENTS, AS YOUR TEACHER I WILL HAVE A RIGHT TO TAKE STRICT MEASURES
Hi, everybody! This is just to remind you of your homework. 1) Start the blog on "Why Communicate?". Asya and jane will be responsible for the text "Let's talk, friend!" Girls, your task is to render the text in English and post it in the blog. All the others leave comments. 2) Start the forum "One Language for Humankind". Discuss the topic in detail. 3) Max or Alex, create a new rubric in Audios and Videos, call it 'Secrets of Communication'. These will be two podcasts on the topic. 4) ALL of you - do search in the Internet for audio and video clips on "Communication" and upload them on the site. 5) Max and Alex, make sure that the users can leave comments. Last, I have started a new blog 'TRANSLATION EXPERIMENTS'. There you will find that piece from Editor Bob. Leave your translation variants.
Hi, everyone! You all know that I run a website for English Language Teachers in Ryazan. The site is growing and requires a lot of efforts to maintain. Does any of you want to join me in the project and become one of the site's moderators? You will moderate one of the sections or rubrics. I will explain your responsibilities in more detail in you decide to join.
Hi, Everyone! This is a reminder for your homework in Lesson 1: 1) Upload 3-5 pictures on the website and write a short text of about 5-7 sentences to each of them. Finish be saying whether you will remember or forget the events or people in the photos. 2) Write one piece of news about people, events or facts in the region. 3) Start a Forum section on "Topics for Discussion 2010-2011". Discuss 3-5 topics that you would like to work on this year.
Hi, everyone! How are you all? I would like you to post a few pieces of news on the news page. Hope you will have access to the internet. Then I think new photos in the photo project section will be a good contribution to the site.
I regularly work on the site. This is good stuff for my research interests. When you have time, try to think and name the main reasons why you choose not to work on the site. It's really important for me. I want you to be considerate and serious. I will then collect and analize the data. I will need it for my new article.
Success is in you. While you are doing your exams and enjoying your vacation, there is a lot of amazing experience waiting for you on our site. My recommendations are: - regular work on the site; - a post a day, a blog post in two weeks; - a few photos of where you are with a caption text to it; - a audio podcast (group's project) for the studied topics (will be used by others); - a video podcast for the studied topics (like our podcast on Theatre); - one (only 1) narrative essay of about 700 words of where you are planning to spend your vacation or will have spent by the end of the summer; - one descriptive essay of about 500-700 words about an event or a thing that you have participated in or seen; - leave comments in my blog on English/Russian idioms, search for more idioms. Your summer time this year is a test of your loyalty to your professional choice.
