The Special Blog (My feeling about the discourse approach in reading class)

Today is Sunday, so I have free time to write my blog. Recently, I'm always busy with my studying because I am going to have the final examination. Today, I'll write about my feeling in my reading class.

This subject helps me about reading. There are a lot of articles that I can practice to read. I can understand the article because I use the discourse markers to link my idea when I read. For this subject, I like the procedure reading because my friends and I could share our food's menu. However, I think, some units are difficult for me such as the problem and solution reading and expository text reading. Maybe there are many markers that I don't know their meaning, and I can't remember them. I'll practice more.

The teacher, Dr.Usa Noytim, taught us to know approach in reading. I really like her Instruction media. The text sheets are easy to understand. When I stay at home, I can reread them by myself. I like that the teacher let us to write blogger because I can add some pictures and decorate my blog. The teacher is a good model for students. I learned many things from her. Her learning experience that she told us make me feel good.

This subject is useful for me. My reading and my writing are better than last year, I think. However, I know, I should learn more.

Expository Text

Today, I learned about Expository text reading. I think, this unit is the most difficult for me.

First, Teacher let us read the article "The Internet and Society" It was a long text, and had many unknown words. The teacher told us that it is academic article, so they used many unfamiliar words. Then, we read the first page, there was meaning of expository text. The expository text included cause and effect, comparison and contrast, description, question and answer, simple listing, and time order. I think, this kind of text is the most difficult for me. However, the teacher let it easy. She helped us to read the text. That made us can did the practice. Last, the teacher assigned us to prepare for the final examination.

After class, I talked with my friends that we should write our bloggers in daily, don't write them late.

Problem and Solution

Today, my friends and I had a discourse approach in reading class. We learned about problem and solution reading.

First, we got new sheets from the teacher, and read them together. There were a short example text and a small diagram. At first, I thought, this unit was easy but when I opened to the next pages, I met a lot of markers that I wasn't familiar with. I tried to read and remember them. The teacher helped us to translate them to Thai, so that was good for us. We repeated them together. However, I think, the texts in this unit were hard for me. Especially, the text which about the machine gun. That I didn't know the words. I just translated them before I read, so that took a long times. During the class, I often read the texts, and opened to look the meaning of markers because I couldn't remember them. Last, the teacher assigned us to do homework.

This unit is hard for me, so I should practice more. The important are the markers, which can help me to understand the texts. I will study about them.

Exemplification and Procedure Presentation

Today is Sunday but I went to the university for a discourse approach in reading class. In the morning,  we learned Exemplification. In the afternoon, we presented the procedure.

In the morning, I prepared the sandwiches for my friends. Then went to the university. I was happy when I saw my friends happy with my sandwiches.Then the teacher came. We checked our homework together. Next, the teacher taught us about the exemplification. There was a lot of markers. We read the first text, and I could do the practice because filling a diagram is easy for me.The second text was not hard too because we just matched the place with the activities after we read. It was about the Great Falls. But in the third text, I couldn't connect my idea because there were a lot of unknow words. I circled the markers, and tried to read the text. Then, the teacher let us read together. That helped me to understand the text. Next, we read the fourth text. It was about the language. We did the practice, completed the sentence. And we took a break for lunch.

In the after noon, we presented the food menus of each groups. My friend and I presented how to make toasted ham and cheese sandwich. In the morning, I gave my friends the sandwiches to try, and they like them.

My sandwiches

Today, we learned, and ate many kind of foods in class. I like this day because It was fun, and had knowledge for my reading.

Definition and Classification

I had a discourse approach in reading class. Today, I learned about reading the definition and classification. They is so helpful for my reading.

First, the teacher let us read  the example sentences. Then, I noticed many markers that show me what is definition. The teacher pointed us to look definition markers and classification markers. I just knew the meaning of classification reading.
Then, we looked skill practice 1. We circled the markers, and underlined the definition. I just knew the word "the technical terms". It is the words that we don't know. So, we must to use the markers to help for reading. Next, we did skill practice 2. They were the short texts, included with classification and definition.
We wrote diagram of each texts. It wasn't difficult for me. Then, we did skill practice 3. It was a long paragraphs. We read it, and filled in a division form. 

Today, I could do the practics, and understood all of them because I guessed from the markers. :)

Cause and Effect

Today, I had a discourse approach in reading class. I learned about Cause and Effect. Then, my friends presented their menus. 

First, teacher let us to read example texts and look the diagram which show the cause and effect. Then, we did the practice. It's sentences that include the cause and effect in one number. We circled the markers, highlighted the cause, and underlined the effect. I think, it's a good way to remember the differences between the cause and the effect when we read. Next, we read some paragraphs. The paragraph was about the Titanic. I can read and filled in a diagram correctly because I circled the markers when I read. That helped me to understand the text.
I think, this lesson is difficult. Maybe we confuse that which is the cause? which is the effect? but we can use the markers to help for understand the texts. It's not necessary to know all of word in the texts but we can guess.

Before the time out, my friends presented how to make fruits salad. It continued from the procedure lesson. I felt hungry. All of classmate like their menu.

After that, I went to the restaurant quickly and ate many foods! It's the common every Monday that I was. LOL

Comparison and Contrast 2: And NPRU Open House

Today, my friends and I learned about comparison and contrast (continued from last week). Then, I attended NPRU Open House.

I was hurried to do my homework before the class because last night, I went to my uncle's wedding, and I couldn't do it. First, the teacher came in classroom, and she asked us that how about our homework. We told her that it finished. Then, she explained it, and we checked the answers together. I understood them. They was about hurricanes, compare between Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina. I was correct all the answer because they was easy for me. Next, we read a topic "Men and Women: Do They Speak the Same Language?" It was about American sociologist Deborah Tannen's views. This text told us that men and women have difficulties in communication because they are raised differently. Then, the teacher let us to answer the questions about this text.

I agree with Tannen's views on the subject because I'm a woman, and I think, women like to tell stories about other people more than her story. In addition, I look at myself, when I talk with another, I like to tell about my silly thing that I has done because I would like them feel fun. On the other hand, I saw, many guys liked to talk something that make them seem confident in themselves.

After the class, I went to NPRU Open House. Then, I attended in the exhibition, 3 places. First, I went to Tawaravadee building. There was the local wisdom shows. I saw many inkjets show the teachings about Buddhism and many goods from local. They were interesting. Second, I walked to A7 building. There was anti corruption exhibition. I like this exhibition. They included student's slogan about anti corruption with the beautiful flag of Thailand wall. I took a lot of photos. Last, I went to Management building. There was Asean exhibition. I attended to do small worksheet and passed the checkpoints in that showroom. The weather was hot and sunny but I was fun.

Then, I went to home and rested.

My friend and I bought the dolls from an Art student.

Comparison and Contrast

My friends and I had a discourse approach in reading class, we had an exam and learned about comparison and contrast.

First, we had an exam, It was many paragraphs. I think, it was much. However, I tried to do it. Then, the teacher gave us some sheets, and we read them. They was about comparison and contrast. They were easy for me because I could understand them. They had markers to point out comparison and contrast. I read the first text. It was about subways in New York City and Paris. I could compare which were different and similar. After that, the teacher let us to do homework, read the text and answer the questions.

I think, this lesson is easy for me because I could read and underline the compare  sentences. I like it. In addition, the sheets which the teacher gave to us are easy to understand. :)