Learning Log < Out class >week 17>

Passenger train derails        

           In the newspaper have many accidents on the headlines. It causes from careless of people or driver. Sometime, they don’t understand the way to go which it always makes accident on the street. The accident were died and hurt. For this news, it was sad and reminds everybody for diver.   

          “A train derailed on August 23 in Hang Chat district of Lampang. A Chiang Mai to Bangkok free train carrying about 80 passengers was heading to the capital when it derailed about 8:10 am. Nobody was hurt. The accident happened near Ban Mae Tan Noi in the district. It was near the spot where a previous derailment took place on August 17. It took three hours to get the train back on the tracks. State Railway of Thailand governor Prapas Chongsanguan said the derailment was likely a result of heavy rain making the soil too soft.”

            Bangkok Post.(2013). Track trauma. Asses in formation from: http://www.student- weekly.com/020913/020913-education04.html#.UlNzZKK9Wik. (September 24 2013 )

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1.  derail	/dɪˈreɪl/	English:  to leave the track; to make a train do this     Thai: รถไฟตกราง Sentence: The train derailed and plunged into the river.
2.  railway	/ˈreɪlweɪ/	English:    a system of tracks, together with the trains Thai: ทางรถไฟ Sentence: Her father worked on the railways.

             

              From this article, it’s about “train derails”. It contains the passenger 80 peoples and has heavy rain which it was made the soil soft so it can’t get the weight the train.

              In conclusion, the train is derailing from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. It makes many officials to edit it quickly. In my opinion, I think that the officials don’t care their duty because they careless and never take care the railway. It causes from the long of using and they never edit it.   

Learning Log < Out class >week 16>

DIFFERENT IDEAS 

      Education of each school is teaching student for honest to examination because it’s very important for using the life in social. Every student should realize to honest for themselves and other people.  

           “ Faculty dean Tanaboon Sajjaanantakul said staff trusted the students and that the hat idea was just intended to reduce any inducement to cheat. Despite criticism that it indicated a failure of the education system — even though every student passed the exam — Tanaboon said it was right for people to have their say. “We accept different thinking, but we do not agree that the photo reflects a failure of the education system,” he said. Tanaboon added that the university focused on teaching morals and honesty.”

courtesy of Bangkok Post.(2013). DIFFERENT IDEAS.  Asses in formation from: http://www.student-weekly.com/020913/020913-education01.html#.UlNyuqK9Wil.(September 18 2013 )

  

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1.  dean	/diːn/	English:   a person who is responsible for the discipline of students Thai: คณบดี Sentence:  Faculty dean Tanaboon Sajjaanantakul said staff trusted the students.
2. intended	/ɪnˈtendɪd/	English:  planned or designed for sb/sth     Thai: เจตนา Sentence:  The book is intended for children.
3. inducement	/ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/	English:  something that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth    Thai: ชักชวน Sentence:  There is little inducement for them to work harder.
4. despite	/dɪˈspaɪt/	English:  is true although sth else might have happened to prevent it     Thai: แม้จะมี Sentence:  Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.

          

           From this article, Mr. Tanaboon Sajjaanantakul said that the hat is not necessary for using examination because it’s depend on common sense of students.

           In my opinion, I think that I agree with him because examination is depend on skill and honest of students and it make pass well. When student test other schools, they can’t permit to use the hat for examination. 

Learning Log < Out class >week 15

Fishy industry               

         

     Nowadays, Thailand has many industries and hires the alien for working because they think that they can pay a little money. The alien can’t chose their work and they have to work for living. Moreover, they can bring some money to their family. However, this is illegal for country and the alien can’t work in Thailand.   

             

      “According to the National Fisheries Association of Thailand, 142,845 workers are currently employed by its members. The study, carried out from May to September last year, found that 17 percent of the 596 fishery workers it interviewed — 306 Myanmar nationals, 241 Cambodians and 49 Thais — were working against their will and were unable to leave because of the threat of penalties. The other 83 percent said they were working by choice. However, while 94.6 percent of the respondents said they took up the job voluntarily, 5.4 percent stated that they were deceived or coerced into working in the fisheries sector, ILO official Max Tunon said on September 2.”

courtesy of Bangkok Post.(2013). Fishy industry.Asses in formation from: http://www.student-weekly.com/230913/230913-education01.html#.UlNwKKK9Wik.(September 10 2013 )

      

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1. penalty	/ˈpenəlti/	English:   a punishment for breaking a law Thai: อาญา, ลงทัณฑ์, โทษ Sentence:  You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty
2.  Fishy	/ˈfɪʃi/	English:   that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest Thai: ยังน่าสงสัย Sentence:  There's something fishy going on here.
3.  Association	/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/	English:  a connection or relationship between people or organizations Thai: สมาคม Sentence:  They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
4.  coerced	/kəʊˈɜːs/	English:   to force sb to do sth by using threats Thai: บังคับ Sentence: They were coerced into negotiating a settlement.

                      

             From the article, in Thailand have many workers who they are aliens and can’t work here. The place met that Fishy industry which there are lots of people to work here compose are Myanmar   Cambodians and Thais.

               To sum up, there are many aliens to work in Thailand and they are Myanmar Cambodians and Thais. Moreover, they have to penalty in law. In my opinion, I think that it’s very important for hire the people for working. The people should be understood and act follows the law.

In class: Group work

Pronunciation Teaching

          Pronunciation teaching is very important for studying English because student have to speak and converse by using pronunciation skill and learn pronounce correctly. Teacher is a good pattern for practicing pronunciation. So, my group would like to teach “Pronunciation Teaching”. There are detail that            

Meaning of pronunciation teaching

Pronunciation makes for an easily intelligible flow of speech, including segmental articulation, rhythm, intonation and phrasing.

               Teaching pronunciation is also psychological factors that affect the learning of pronunciation.

Principle of teaching pronunciation

* having a suitable curriculum

          * being student-centred

          * helping learners become self-reliant

          * giving opportunities to practice

          * knowing what’s best

           Teaching pronunciation by the Prosody Pyramid

The base of the system is the thought group. This is a group of words that may be a short sentence, a clause, or a phrase within a longer sentence.

Thought  Groups

      There are several prosodic signals:

     (a) A pause

     (b) A drop in pitch

     (c) Lengthening of the last stressed syllable

     Prosodic Markers for Thought Groups

Example:

Stress and the Peak Syllable

Ex:

             PHO to graph                                                          

               pho TO grapher                 

             pho to GRA phic

Vowel Sounds and Vowel Let

              ship/sheep

               mat/ mate

Stress and Vowel Length

1. Have students say the words below while stretching a rubber band wide when saying the stressed syllable.

                        Canada            umbrella            sandwich

2. Practice of stress by hand raising, head raising, eyebrow raising  or rising from the chair.

3. This type of exercise mimics the actual effect of a stress error. In pairs, Student A asks question (a) or (b). Student B answers.

                      Question                                Answer

             a. What’s in the dessert?                 Sugar.

             b. What’s in the desert?                   Sand.

Vowel Rules

1. Have students listen to sets of three words and identify which word is different. For instance, use the following set of words:

   A. made            B. made            C. mad

       2. Give students a list of word pairs

               ( note/not, rate/rat, etc.)

       3. Students are given pairs of sentences

            (“What does made mean?”/“What does mad   mean?”).

       4. Have students work with a partner. Student A chooses one of the questions from a pair like the ones below.            

                  a. What does made mean?”      The past of make.

                 b. What does mad mean?          Angry.

Useful

1. Teaching pronunciation can help students improve the listening comprehension.

          2. Teaching pronunciation is helpful to speak English as well as the native speakers or own language.