self-study:subject exam paper search

As you know, I will study MA International Tourism Management in the following year. I search the library website to find my subject exam paper .

To my disappointed, I can't find my modules paper that I will learn. Finally, I print "tourism", to my exciting, I find some relative modules exam paper!

After skinning the exam paper, it's interesting to find that the exam type is similar to my exam type in my country. However, the exam is a little difficult for me for it need huge subject knowledge.

What do I do to prepare myself to my future study? I recognise that every topic in the exam is the main topic in that module. What I have to do is to focus on the main topics that the teacher ,the books,the Internet mentioned. What's more, I have to discuss the topics with my teacher and classmates so that I can get more knowledge and create my ideas on that topics.

self-study: "Internet Detective" tutorial

Today, I use the "Internet Detective" tutorial to learn more about doing online research for academic work at http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/index.html

The following messages are my answer of exercises in learning:

the good, bad,ugly

Quiz
Q1. What is the traditional quality control system for work published by academics?
Peer review

Q2. You've just been set an assignment. Where should you start looking for sources?
The library web site

Q3. What should you do if you are unsure whether a web site you are thinking of using as a source for your work is genuine?
Leave it out of your work

try and crack this case ...
Take a look at the eSharp journal [ http://www.sharp.arts.gla.ac.uk/ ] (Open the link in a new window, or use the live link below)
Q1. What does the URL suggest about this journal?
They are based at a UK university

Q2. Is this journal ...
An academic journal?

Q3. Is the journal peer reviewed?
Yes

get on the case with some search engine results ...
Search for Global Warming
a) Global WarmingDispelling myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, ... Peyton Knight of the National Center for Public Policy Research responded, ...www.globalwarming.org - 75k - 17 Jan 2006
b) Global warming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia'Global warming' is a specific case of the more general term 'climate change' ... her survey of 928 peer-reviewed scientific abstracts on climate change ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming - 98k - 17 Jan 2006
c) The EPA Global Warming Kids PageFocuses on science and impacts of global warming or climate change, and onactions that help address global warming. Features games, events, and links to ...www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/ - 10k
d) Journal home : NatureNature is the international weekly journal of science: a magazine style ... news@nature.com ...www.nature.com/nature/ -

Q1. Supporting your research
Which of the above sites would you choose to look at first if you were looking for articles to support your dissertation research?
Journal home : Nature

Q2. Helping with homework
Which of the above sites would you choose to look at first if you wanted to help your 12-year-old cousin with his homework?
The EPA Global Warming Kids Page

Identity Parade
Which of these web sites is the real web site for the American White House? (links should open up in a new window)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

keep the right side of the law

Q1. The Penalties of Plagiarism
What could happen to a student who is found guilty of plagiarism?
They fail that essay completely.

Q2. Plagiarism
Which of the following would you consider to be plagiarism?
Cutting and pasting a few paragraphs from a web site into your work.
Taking information from a web site and using a thesaurus to put it into your own words (paraphrasing) and then into your work.
Stating a piece of information in your work that is common knowledge.
Putting information from a web site into your work in quotation marks.
Paraphrasing information from a web site in your work and citing and referencing the source.
Working together with your friends to find web sites for your essay.

Q3. Copyright
If a web site does not have a copyright symbol © you can copy information, ideas or images from it for use in your own work and you do not need to say where you found them.
False

Q4. Citing and referencing
What information do you need to give in your reference to a web site?
The URL of the web site
The year of publication
The name(s) of the author(s)
The name of the web site
The date you accessed the web site

Q5. Citing and referencing
Which of the following shows a correct example of a reference to a web site using the Harvard style?
WALKER, A., 2002. WTO falls victim to spoof web site. British Broadcasting Corporation [online] [cited 5/12/05]

My family in China

my family

my dear Dad!

my brother

My lovely fat cat! Haha!

self-study: Weblearn--presentation

According to the course plan,we are required to give a presentation next week. In order to prepare well, I learn how to give a presentation through the weblearn today.


After self-study, I would like to give some summaries on presentation.


personal factors:

• If you are the sort of person who is unnerved by speaking in public, then you should remember this: the listeners are on your side.
• maintain eye contact with the audience
• Make sure everyone can hear you, and see any visual material you are using. If in doubt, ask. (The inevitable response to ``Can everyone hear me?'' is ``Pardon?''. This is not altogether a bad thing; people always laugh even though they've heard it before.)
• If appropriate, ask questions of the audience.
• If people in the audience look blank, ask if you need to explain something again. No-one ever says `yes', but people like to be asked.
• The occasional joke can be quite useful, provided it is in context. You should probably not rehearse jokes into your talk, as they will sound contrived.
• Smile

Structure and planning :

• 10% - 20% introduction;
• 60% - 80% main body of talk;
• 10% - 20% conclusion or summary.

timing:

• talk a bit faster;
• miss some material out and skip to the end;
• a combination of both the above.

Preparation:Practice makes perfect!

Computer and video displays :control the sidles by yourself

Visual clich:

• human figures pointing to things on slides;
• text dropping into place or sliding around;
• slides fading into one another;
• slide changes accompanied by a fanfare or other audio effect;
• animated bullet points.

I hope these information can help you!

homework:word families

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1a
1. He did an analysis of the way children learn language for his Master's thesis.
2. He was arrested for drunk driving because he had drunk more than the legal limit of alcohol.
3. The culture of the United States is quite similar to that of Canada.
4. The Canadian economy is largely based on natural resources.
5. Environmental pollution seems to be an important factor in the increase in cancers all over the world.
6.The apartment will be available on June first.
7. The young popstar became famous while still in high school after winning a contract with a major record label.
8. Your continued lateness for class indicates to me that you are not really a very serious student.
9. Living in Berlin during the period when the Berlin Wall was torn down was an unforgettable experience.
10. Some research into second language learning suggests that oral fluency may increase with moderate amounts of alcohol.

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1b
1. There are wind-surfers and kayaks available for rent at the lake.
2. The planet Mars has a surface which is somewhat similar to that of our moon.
3. It could take weeks to analyze all the data, but when we do, the results will be very helpful to our project.
4. Spencer's father is doing research into the melting of the polar ice cap in the Arctic.
5. The boss was really excited when he heard we had won the contract.
6. Here in British Columbia, it is not legal to sell cigarettes to people under the age of sixteen.
7. The low number of people attending the lecture is a clear indication of lack of interest in the topic.
8. Alcohol was a major factor in a car accident which claimed three lives over the weekend.
9. Canada's economic growth has been quite consistent for the last few years.
10. Canada went through a period of economic prosperity in the 1950s.

AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1c
1. Availability of water is vital to all plant and animal life.
2. We need to find a more economical way to manufacture our products because our profit margin is too low.
3. Warmer than average weather was the deciding factor in our decision to postpone our ski trip.
4. Interest in the planet Mars has greatly increased since indications of water raised the possibility that life in some form may have evolved there.
5. Music downloaders are questioning the illegality of file sharing, claiming the law is unclear on the matter.
6. Meetings will be held periodically for the members of the project to discuss their progress.
7. Jane Goodall's research into chimpanzees has greatly increased our knowledge of these animals.
8. We are contractually obliged to deal with this firm.
9. The DNA of chimpanzees shows a remarkable similarity to that of humans.
10. At the end of a research project, the researcher is normally faced with lots of observations which need to be analyzed.

Self-study: WebLearn language resources

Today, I learn a useful skill--report writing from the weblearn self-study tools. I would like to share this useful skill with you: http://weblearn.londonmet.ac.uk/webct/urw/lc4130011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct

Today Simon taught us how to report what others say and some useful words and phrases in reporting. I think it is useful for me in my writing. I have planned to put some these words and phrases in my essay to improve my writing. When I use the weblearn self-study tools, I find this interesting skill:reporting writing. After learning it , I can figure out the differences of report writing and essay, which makes me pay attention to read the texts in the following study.

Report writing is an essential skill for professionals.A report aims to inform, as clearly and succinctly as possible.

A report should generally include the following sections:

• Letter of transmittal
• Title page
• Table of contents
• List of abbreviations and/or glossary
• Executive summary/abstract
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
• Bibliography
• Appendices

Both essays and reports need:

• formal style
• careful proof-reading and neat presentation
• introduction, body and conclusion

A report differs from an essay in that a report:

• presents information, not an argument
• is meant to be scanned quickly by the reader
• uses numbered headings and sub-headings
• uses short, concise paragraphs and dot-points where applicable
• uses graphics wherever possible (tables, graphs, illustrations)
• may need an abstract (sometimes called an executive summary)
• does not always need references and bibliography
• is often followed by recommendations and/or appendices

exercise:mix up the paragraph

Today I did this exercise with Cuong. He mixed up very quickly without any mistakes. It can be regarded that he is so smart that he can mix up my paragraph in the right order. Anther reason is that my paragraph is clear and simple to understand. However, I can't mix up his paragraph in the right order. One reason is that his paragraph is so complicate that I can't find out the logic. Another reason is that I don't know some vocabulary which impact my understanding of his paragraph.

What do I have to do after this exercise? I have recognized that Cuong analyses the problem in many aspects which will make the whole topic more interesting. What's more, he has used some academic vocabularies which make the paragraph looks more academic. What I have to do now is to check my whole essay again to use more academic words and phrases. What's more, add some examples to support my argument. Furthermore, check my essay is well-organised and all parts are relevant to the question.

Here is my paragraph:

1. As we know, globalisation has spread its power all over the world. It is proved that globalisation has a significant impact on the economy which enhances the wealth from finance, investment, as well as trade.

2. Some economists argue that the emergence of fast rising and transformed foreign direct investment (FDI) have contributed both developed and developing countries to double-digit economic growth (Sassen, 2000).

3. Multinational corporations have played an important role in these global investments. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has proclaimed that there is “a dramatic and continues growth of world trade”, which relatives to the growth in global output by multinational corporations in the economic activity (David, 2000).

4. What’s more, with the emergence of the formation of a global economy, new productivity sources, as well as new organizational forms, new information and communication technologies are forced to be created and spread as “the roots of globalisation development” (Manuel, 1998).

5. Furthermore, global ideas and information are spreading through the world, promoting global understanding and tolerance, stimulating the world to enter into a "global culture" (Aharoni, 2008).

6. The culture of globalization pervades our steps to life following simultaneous communication, ideas, information as well as languages through Internet, television, trade and tourism in the process.