ENGL E101F Wk 5 Ss 2_L31

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• English Learning Portfolio (ELP)
• Self-improvement (Si form)

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Link to your ELP

• Make sure that I can access it without asking for authorization & verification
• Option: Anyone who has the link

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What should be in the ELP?

• Teacher-marked writing & revision
• Self-improvement form
• Sample works
• Self-chosen writing & revision
• Self-reflection

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What else can be placed in the folder?

• A copy of your Assignment 1 (make sure that you have already submitted it via OLE)
• A copy of your speech, Assignment 2 part 1 (again submitted via OLE)

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Self-improvement forms and process

• After presenting your plan, upload your Si form to your ELP in the google drive.
• Within this week (5)
• Start your self-improvement process.

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Points to bear in mind

• Time-line
• Evidence
• Being comprehensive

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Time-line

• submitted by 3 December i.e. you need to complete everything by then
• including section 5 in the Si form, evidence (sample works)
• Suggestion: end your self-improvement by 30 November

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Evidence

• Evidence of your effort of improvement
• Evidence of your improvement

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Quantity vs Quality

Evidence

• Exercises you have done
• scanned pages of your voc book/ sentence-making book
• articles you have read
• videos you have watched
• audio sound files recorded by you

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Being comprehensive

• Clear and specific with explanation.
• Approaches:
• match with your goals
• with elaboration
• Content materials:
• related to the area
• measurable and presentable

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Being comprehensive

• Examples of books, exercises, websites
• Dates and titles of videos and articles
• Comments; remarks; descriptions of videos and articles

The more comprehensive it is, the higher marks you will get.

Introduction and Conclusion

Coherence

• Unity of ideas

• achieve via
• introduction,
• topic sentences &
• conclusion

Sample essay

Question:

It is sometimes argued that employees should be allowed to work at home rather than go to the office every day. Do you agree?

Background

Thesis statement

Outline of sections

Sample essay

The invention of computers and modems has made it possible for us to do much of the office work at home nowadays. Some say that it is good for workers and employers to work at home instead of working in offices every day.

The invention of computers and modems has made it possible for us to do much of the office work at home nowadays. Some say that it is good for workers and employers to work at home instead of working in offices every day. However, I disagree with this view. There are three main reasons to support my view: Lack of communication, no working environment and problems of technical support.

However,

I disagree with this view.

There are three main

reasons to support my view: Lack of communication, no working environment and problems of technical support.

Sample essay

Body

communication

First of all, what we need the most in working field is communication, especially among our colleagues. Interpersonal skills and communication skills are very important. It is very difficult to communicate well with your colleagues at home. Furthermore, everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. It is impossible for us to solve all of the problems we meet in our job. Therefore, getting help from your colleagues is much easier if you are working in an office.

Topic sentence

Body

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no working environment

Second, there is no working environment at home. It is easy to get confused whether you are actually working or relaxing at home. It is not good for the working efficiency of the workers. Moreover, the employers have a few ways to observe the work and the productivity of their workers. Some workers may even ask their friends to help them finish the work. In addition, there is lack of a sense of belonging working at home instead of in the office. This may be an obstacle to the further development of the company as the workers may think they are not part of the company and what they have to do is just finish their own work. Thus the working efficiency may be further lowered and this is bad for both the workers and employers.

Topic sentence

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Body

technical support

Last but not least, there is no technical support at home. In the office, there may be some technicians to solve problems as regards your computers or networks. If your computer at home does not work, you can do nothing but wait for the technicians to fix it. But in the office, you can do other paper work or anything else to keep up your working productivity.

Topic sentence

Sample essay

Conclusion

In conclusion, working at home does more harm than good and it should not be encouraged. Computers can really help us a lot in our work. However, it is only one of the tools to finish some of our work but not all of it. Therefore, working at home is not the best way for either the workers or the employers. Worse still, it may further reduce the efficiency, productivity and the sense of belonging in the company.

Re-state the stance

What is it?

Spare the rod, save the child

Activity 3

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