Monday, October 5, 2009

Learning Express Library

Course 1.
Fundamentals of Writing 1: Prewriting


1. Interest Level: This course was very interresting and useful. I'm so pleased that I took the course. The fact that the course gave good examples and comparisons makes it a lot more easier to understand and to follow. The course shows you how to do the right writting process and to have a good way to structure your text.


2. Difficulty: Some of the exercises were more difficult than others, but they were well explained. But I was very surprised about the practices I had. It was so useful and it was about brainstorming exercices. Now I finally learned how to do brainstorming the good way. The course give a lot of tips to be able to start a text, or to find thesis,
3. What I Learned (3):
- Rule number one for brainstorming is, "Never stare at a blank piece of paper." If you look at nothing, you will think about nothing, and that will get you nowhere.
-By writting down a list of words, by doing free writing, asking questions, or clustering are all ways to get ideas of subject, topics. I had some useful tips for writting.
- "Write as quickly as possible and don't stop to worry about spelling. When the timer goes off, stop writing." That tip for brainstorming is so awesome and I can use wherever, whenever.


4. My score: 74%

5. Course Rating: 9/10 This course was so beneficial, helpful and it's something that I learned that I would always use in everyday life. Thank you Learning Express Library.


Course 2.
Vocabulary and Spelling course one:


1. Interest Level: That course was pretty intriguing because it helped you to figure out unfamiliar words from the context. By looking at the words and the context you can guess the meaning of the word. This course is suppose to improve vocabulary and spelling abilities. And it's surely helpful that I took this class.
2. Difficulty: It wasn't difficult at all. But one thing that I didn't really like is that we use the same words through all the exercices of each section of the course. So I kind of knew the meaning of the words. But the class is very simple to understand.


3. What I Learned (3):
- That there are three ways to learn vocabulary: from the sound, the structure and the context of the word.
- I learn a way to find the meaning of new words by dividing into syllables and it can help me recognize words.
-I learn that the sound of new words is important to someone who wants to learn a new language.


4. My score: 35/50 the test was a little hard. But I passed the test.



5. Course Rating: 7/10 the class was alright. Nonetheless sometimes it was difficult to find the meaning of the word because some of the questions there wasn't any context. But it was a great course.

1 comment:

  1. Amy, very good job! Check the spelling on some of your verbs. Continue the good work. 18.5/20

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