February 2012
6 posts
Reflection #2
[WHAT]
My group had 4 people, 2 Lifelong Learning Institute students and one of my classmates with me. When I said that I came from South Korea, my conversation partners talked to me the people around them who are related to South Korea. Especially, Anne, who is teaching a clay art in LLI, has a son who was adopted from South Korea, so she has already known well about South Korea, even she told me...
News HW #5
More Children Struggle With Gender Identity Disorder By Alix Spiegel http://www.npr.org/2012/02/21/147180163/pediatricians-more-patients-want-to-change-their-gender
● Factual Questions: In Gender Identity Disorder, how do boys and girls act and what they want to be?
What do psychotherapists recommend doing for children who struggle with Gender Identity Disorder?
As growing the children in...
News HW #4
Obama Promotes Job Training At Community College By Don Gonyea http://www.npr.org/2012/02/14/146848333/obama-promotes-job-training-at-community-college
● Factual Questions: Where was the Obama’s speech held?
How much budget President Obama provide to community colleges to partner with business to provide training in job skills that are in-demand?
● Questions that elicit opinions: As you...
Reflection #1
When I entered the room in Lifelong Learning Institute, I was worried because there were not many students than what I expected. However, hence I was with my 2 classmates in my group, I could not be nervous too much. My group had 4 people, 2 of my classmates aside from me and one of Lifelong Learning Institute student, Linda. She was a children teacher and she got a degree of Children...
News HW #3
In Miami, School Aims For ‘Biliterate’ Education By Claudio Sanchez http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141584947/in-miami-school-aims-for-bi-literate-education
● Factual Questions: Why did the schools at Coral Way start to teach both English and Spanish?
Why do people who live in California, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts think that biligual immersion programs have to be banned?
What...
News HW #2
Aerobic Exercise May Improve Memory In Seniors By Michelle Trudeau http://www.npr.org/2011/02/21/133777018/aerobic-exercise-may-improve-memory-in-seniors
● Factual Questions: What is the small part of brain which plays a big role in memory and shrinks as part of normal aging?
How does the memory create in response to experience?
How many percent did the volume of hippocampus increase after the...
January 2012
5 posts
News HW #1
Don’t Throw It Out: ‘Junk DNA’ Essential In Evolution
By JOE PALCA
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/19/139757702/dont-throw-it-out-junk-dna-essential-in-evolution
● Factual Questions:
When the notion of what a gene was became more concrete and who showed genes are made of DNA, that is a chemical that allowed genes to be passed from parent to child?
What is involve in producing...
Eunkyung : I totally agree with you. There are so...
Listen
Strengths, Problems and Solutions of South Korea
I think the transportation system in my country, South Korea, is great. We can go anywhere by any kinds of transportation. Thus, my government recommends to use transportation instead of people’s own car. What you can go anywhere even if you don’t have a car makes you feel comfortable.
Otherwise, I think the education system in my country is a problem. For...
Short Introduction
Hello! I’m Eunkyung Kim.
Actually, I have a English name, Irene. But last August, because there was a hurricane Irene which hit eastern coast in the U.S, I feel shy to say my English name.
Am I really a breaker„„?!