Teaching & Learning English
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” That was the topic of the seminar. This time, not being a host, I could participate in the conversation as everyone else did. In the seminar, we discussed adapting to another region or nation’s lifestyle or culture, such as dark tourism; whether to adapt to a place’s … Read more
Far across the distant galaxy, there is a little planet called Earth. There lived a student named Leo, who really enjoyed his recent ELL seminar. This is the best seminar in his MYP study; however, most of the ideas he contributed were ‘high-quality’. Bear in mind that he didn’t do any preparation before that thrilling, … Read more
In this seminar, my performance was not very good. Compared to those classmates who have quick thinking and unique insights, I appear relatively ordinary. However, compared to the silence of the previous seminar, I took an important step – for the first time, I shared my views in front of everyone. For a moment, the … Read more
Compare to seminar 1, what we said or what the topic/questions we discussed are more deeply this time. Therefore, this made students to think more deeply and critically. In this seminar, we had a discussion about cultural shock or for example what should we do in a new country and dark tourism. The first part … Read more
As we travel, inevitable clash of cultures and points of views occurs in various kinds of circumstances. The topic of the Seminar is “When in Rome, should we do as the Romans do?” I think the topic might gathered inspiration from the old proverb of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”, tracking back … Read more
I have been doing a lot of research into assessing student-led seminars recently. Here is a QR code that can take you to an article I wrote about this research. My latest seminar sessions have been as productive as the earlier ones and working with students who are readily able to articulate their ideas in … Read more
We had a discussion on May 6th, which is one very meaningful and valuable class. Our classmates were preparing for their answers and try to find the most valuable informations and evidences for their answer. They were trying their best to structure their every answer and wait for the next class to speak perfectly and … Read more
The recent seminar on the topic” Why Travel” provided an enriching experience. The seminar format involved presenting questions and group discussions, it allowed for a diverse exchange of ideas. This is also a great way to let students sharing own ideas, doing brainstorm also provides us a chance to practice our own speaking skills. However, … Read more
Why Travel Seminar Reflection During our last week’s seminar, we talked about the topic ‘Why Travel’. We discussed the concept of travelling, the benefits and disadvantages of … Read more
During this seminar, I realized that I was being cautious when sharing my personal views. For this reason, I have deeply reflected on this experience. Firstly, I realized that the reason why I am hesitant to express my views easily may be due to insufficient preparation, fear of immature viewpoints or incorrect expression. However, … Read more
last few weeks, we had a class discusion–A seminar about “why travel?”. Two students in our class prepared some quesions and asked forstudents discuss and response, the two students will write down their main idea on the board for our reference. From my perspective, this seminar was pretty unseful and meaningful, because the main concept … Read more
Well, why travel? This is indeed a very vast and interesting topic. Last Monday, in English class, we had an intense debate about “why travel”. Overall, it was a deep, philosophical, and entertaining talk about the purpose, strategies, difficulties, and more of traveling. A few days ago, our teacher, Dr. Terrett, gave us all quotes … Read more