之前曾看過一本為小米學習語言的通天寶鑑...曾想試試看...但還是因事中斷～
～直到現在還是無法有所突破～
今天偶然讓我想到一句話：「語言只是一種溝通的工具」，也就是說其實不用特別去學它，只要能透過一些工具來協助我們觀看各國的資料，重點是養成習慣，就像中文一樣，平常因為要看新聞或自己有興趣或要使用的資料，而讓我們無形中一直使用(學習/練習/複習)它，以致讓我們使用中文沒有問題，所以從現在開始 ( 2012.05.27 )，我要針對自己的喜好試著看不同國家的資訊，期望除了求知以外，還能養成第二外語的能力。(欲知詳情請看明年～我也好期待...呵呵呵...)
以下這篇文章所提的概念很不錯，我們要培養學生的寫作能力，是要依照以往的方式，以多閱讀、多背經典句子及教導各式的寫作技巧來引導學生寫作 ( 成語 => 一句 => 一段 => 一篇 )；還是目光要更遠，重點是讓學生來教學生，使他們(樂在其中)關心國際重大議題及觸發其反思，而寫作只是工具之一，透過學生的作品來引起更大的回響，並以此來當作其他學生的參考範本之一。《思考任何問題時要習慣以一魚多吃的觀點來想》
http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/student-writing-teach-global-issues-45595.html
24 May, 2012
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
One World Education is a nonprofit group based in Washington. The group has a program in which teachers develop curriculum based on student writing. The students are in middle and high school and write essays about culture and global issues.
Students are invited to write about an issue they find important. Then professionally developed learning materials based on chosen essays are used in schools to teach other students.
One World Student Ambassador Laila Kunaish
Eric Goldstein is the executive director of One World Education.
ERIC GOLDSTEIN: "Over the last four years, we have worked with over fifteen hundred student writers and we have worked with almost three hundred twenty-five teachers accessing the One World curriculum."
He says the essays can serve as a writing and learning guide for thousands of students.
ERIC GOLDSTEIN: "It is truly the only online academic arena for young people to share and publish their writings in a way [that] it serves as a teaching tool for other students."
Mr. Goldstein is himself a former classroom teacher. He and another teacher, Emily Chiariello, began forming plans for One World Education in two thousand six.
The group publishes a study unit each month from August through May. Each unit of curriculum starts with a chosen essay, called a "One World Reflection." The subjects have ranged from single parenthood to protecting rainforests to exploring Arab cultures, says Mr. Goldstein.
ERIC GOLDSTEIN: "We have had students writing One World Reflections on women in the Muslim world, on Islamic media, on Arab media, on Arab identity. One student [wrote] about being Muslim and how she is perceived in her neighborhood."
Laila Kunaish of Washington wrote about her feeling that the media in the United States are often unfair to Muslims. A learning activity based on her reflection called for students to collect examples of media stories and discuss whether or not that was true.
Laila was chosen as a One World Student Ambassador last year. Twelve are chosen each year. Their reflections are published on the group's website, along with learning activities linked to common reading and writing standards used for testing.
Isabel Nampakwa Kapotwe of Lusaka, Zambia, was also chosen as a student ambassador. She wrote about Zambia's cultural traditions, its languages, religions and tourist attractions. But she also wrote about poverty and disease, and how, after her parents died, her grandmother made a home for the remaining family. One activity based on her reflection called for research into the care given by grandparents as heads of households in today's society.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. Go to 51voa.com to find a link to the One World Education website, where you can read some of the student reflections. I'm Jim Tedder.
