Teaching & Learning English
In the second seminar, we talked about if we went to another country should we adapt to that coutries culture, should we change the foriegn ways from a foreign country, and many catagories from the culture shock section, and also dark tourism. Compared to the last seminar, i have improved alot on my communication skills, and … Read more
When in Rome, we do as the Romans do this is a regularly used term when we travel. Each country has its culture and traditions. Travelers often face culture shock when visiting other nations due to the sometimes stark contrasts in habits and behavior across different countries. However, for some people, that’s exactly why to travel. We … Read more
So it’s another seminar. It’s my biggest concern in this unit because I already did badly in the last seminar. However, I did say a few more sentences than in the previous seminar, even though the score still does not look very satisfying. Here are my opinions on the topics since I didn’t speak much … Read more
With the tremendous development of transportation and tourisms, vacations has became a popular relaxation that has almost became an essential. With this, numerous topics has been thrown out about this. For example, an old saying that is popular among travelers is: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” This expression refers to … Read more
Perhaps you had to face a dilemma where you had to decide between adapting to the habits of the indigenous inhabitants and sustaining your own habits when you first arrived at an unfamiliar place. You might have also visited a tourist place that is notourious for symbolizing an unpleasant historical event. These probable events precisely … Read more
Since the last seminar, I have been looking forward to the second one because it had a deep impact on me. However, the second seminar made me nervous as it came so quickly and I missed preparing for the lesson on Friday. As a result, the topic is not clear to me. Based on the … Read more
“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