Thursday, September 30, 2010

Questions

Which country and city are you from?
What is you nationality?
What is your religion? What is the main religion in your coutry?
Can you tell me something about your country?
What is your first language? DO you speak any other language?
How long have you been in the states?
Why did you choose to be in this University?
What are you studying in St. Cloud State University? What is your major?
Can you tell me something about your country?
What kind of culture do you have?
What do guys eat as your daily food? Do you eat twice a day?
What kind of holidays do you have?
Are there different cultures in your country? DO they have different language they speak?
Tell me something about your national dress?
What kinds of food do you eat?
What are your hobbies? What do you do in your leisure time?
What is the average size of the family in your country?
What kind of occupation do most people do in your country?







Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Interview Objectives

Interview Objectives
I would like to learn
-About their country
- Their culture and tradition
- The education system in their country
- Their way of living style
- Learn the difference between United States and their country
 - What do most people do for their living?
- Is their community more socialized?
- What about family style?
- Learn about their college system
- Talk about what is main important culture?
- What is the biggest holiday in their country?
- How do they interact with people in their society?
- Learn about how marriage ceremony is performed?


2. Then Write a list of precise descriptions of how anticipate the interview will unfold, for example:

• Ask some of my international friends if they could help me to take an interview for my class ENG 191
∙ Set up an meeting in Atwood or coffee shop in library.
• Explain the class assignment
• Write the list of questions I want to ask and make sure I have the core class questions in it

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Global Communication

Global Communication
         The advancement in technology has bridged the gap between the people and the world. This feat has made it possible for people to share their information, messages with one another and also offers them an opportunity to learn about different cultures. This "connection" of people or the sharing of information by the use of media like internet can be defined as the Global Communication. Global communication has allowed people to get closer to each other, and this is limited not only between families or friends but also in the worldwide business. Compared to the past ten years, global communication reached new heights through the improvement and use of advanced technology. As a result, Global Communication in turn has boosted technology, economic and cultural boundaries much more so than it has been in the past ten years. 
In early ages, the sharing of information was limited to the use of post mail and it was a difficult task indeed to pass information. Information had to be carried over long distances over a course of a long period of time. Quick and immediate response was virtually non existent. However, in recent years, globalization has made it easy for people to communicate with the use of advanced technologies. Internet, phone, and satellite technology have contributed to this trend in global communication.
Global communication is not, however, a phase that just sprang to life immediately, it is a slow accumulation of the use of ideas and technologies throughout a course of time. This however would not be possible without the advancement of technology continually. In the past ten years, Global communication has been more efficient by the use of advanced technology like mobile, internet, computers and others and it is safe to say that it will progress much further with the improvement in these technologies. Global Communication has also helped the world and its people in learning about and problems that are rooted in it. For example, internet has been "the" common way that people tend to share their information, talk to each other and perform many other tasks . This technology has seemingly made the world "smaller" and easier to communicate. 
A lack of such mode of communication will render business companies without a means to find even the most simplest of solutions to their issues and problems. Through Global Communication however, companies can now work together to sort out their problems and help them to be aware of their strategic advantages as well as their disadvantages. This has also helped businesses to boost their economy, together with the fact that companies around the world can work together to strive towards a common goal, with just a click of their button.
          Culturally, Global Communication has played an important role in bridging the gap between people of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds, thereby sharing their cultures with people from all around the world. The use of internet and various resources that it provides, has in a way made it easier for people to stay connected, and access information about topics that would not be so easily accessible to them.
         In conclusion, the world as it is now cannot be imagined without Global Communication. Can you imagine your life as it is now, if you were suddenly deprived of the use of internet and cell phones and even your computer for that instance? The continual research on technologies have paved way for its advancement and the world is much better off thanks to it. Global Communication has created a world where people can share their information talk to each other through various means. Thus it is probably safe to say that Global Communication has boosted technology, economic and cultural boundaries much broader than the past ten years. 

Global Communication Outline

        My body of this topic will relate to technology , economic , political and cultural boundaries in each of the paragraphs. I would talk briefly about all these topic in each body paragraphs.
A. Technology:
          Use of advanced technology like internet, phones etc
B. Economic:
          
C. Political:

D. Cultural:


Conclusion:
         1. Positive and negative impacts of the global communication
         2. Review the thesis statement
         3. Write about my views on the topic

Thursday, September 9, 2010

On-Blog Quiz

        The Hacker Site helped me to learn about clear sentences, word choice, grammar, punctuations, grammar basics and others. All of these exercises were really helpful to me. It helped me too basically to learn about the word choice. This exercise also helped me to get rid of the too many words used in the same sentence to explain the same thing. For the first example Sammy had an attention span longer than that of other students. Instead of than that I could use needed which could make the sentence easier to understand. The other exercise I could think that really helped me was using of an active "be" verb. For example several agents at Council Travel could speak English. The verb could speak used expressed the main idea of the sentence. The other one that really helped me is the use of punctuations. There were many exercises that really helped me to use the semicolons, colons, apostrophes, the use and misuse of the commas, quotation and the punctuation marks. The use and misuse of the commas in a sentence for example- “Because it rained all Labor day, our picnic was rather soggy”. The comma is correctly used after the introductory clause. The misuse of the comma in this sentence would be if I used the comma after the word because. These were the basic things I learned from the exercise that really helped me.

Top Three Name of the students

1. Laci Brune(Story in a box)
      I loved the way the story was wriiten. It was easy to read  and great flow of words and vocabulary. There were intelligent plot of the words. The words used in the paragraph  and the invention used made the whole story interesting.

2. Emily Schleif (Dream of Events)
     The story was really good and catching. he used his imaginations and inventory ideas.It was written in a good flow.


3. Pa Kou Lee (Story In a Box)
    I loved the way the story was wriitten. It was in a good flow and easy to understand. There were some good points used in the story.