Find v. Look for

Find v. Look for

 

To second language learners, it is really hard to discern difference and use properly the words in synonyms. One of the examples is the usage of find and look for. There are some differences between these two words, even though their meanings those are translated in Korean sound like same; first, they have meaning differences. Second, they have difference in usage. To compare the meaning and usage of  two words, I use a site Word and Phrase. This website shows the situation when the words are the most commonly used and corpus that the words used with.

 

Word and Phrase shows meaning difference of find and look for. Find is used in a situation telling a result of an event. For example, if someone lost someone’s ring and someone sees the ring on a desk, it can be said someone find someone’s ring. The result is that someone find the ring. On the other hand, look for is used saying an event in progress. It can be said “I am looking for a job”, not can be said “I find a job” in the situation “I” lost a job and wants a job opening.

 

Find is followed “a+noun”. According to Word and Phrase, find takes “a+noun” 27 of the corpus lines. Also, it is easy to see pronouns and relative pronouns  after find. For example, “find a way” is used five times within the 27 corpus. Differ from find, look for  is followed by more various elements like pronoun, noun and adjective.  

 

By searching the corpus, subtle difference of synonyms and the meaning of words can be searched. Knowing the difference of synonym and real meaning would be really helpful to English learners who have little chance to experience authentic language use.

 

 

References

Davies, Mark. (2008-) Word And Phrase, Available online at http://www.wordandphrase.info/frequencyList.asp.

Survey Report on Early Education

1. Answer your classmates’ surveys.
2. Make sure you have at least 10 responses to your survey.

     3. Write a report about your survey results. Make sure you include an introduction that tells the reason for the survey and the research question, a methods section that describes your survey and the participants, a discussion of your results, and a conclusion that suggests action based on your survey results.

 

<Introduction>

One of the hot issues in English Education area is “early English education”. People are divided about this issue whether early English education is good to kids to improve their English ability or this teaching way would make children feel pressure. These two opinions are equally divided

pro and con. The reason that the survey is conducted is to know what my friends think about early English education.

<Method>

To know what does my friends think about early education, I prepared 9 questions using Google survey. One question is about asking personal experience on English Education, two questions are about the point of view which mess media deals with early Education, and four questions are about indirect experience came from other around people, and last two questions are asking  surveyor thoughts how does early English Education influence on the student's’ English ability ability. 11 students replied to this survey.

<Results>

9 of 11 students say they personally experienced early Education. Also, 9 of 11 people say they know the kids who are studying English on their early age. Although there are some cons of early English Education, all students who took this survey say early Education is one of the proper teaching ways, and 9 of 11 students think preschool children who is under 8 age could be early Education objects.

<Conclusion>

If we use early English Education properly, we can make a Education field that magnify the effectiveness of teaching on four English skills. Like the students say that early English Education would be helpful to acquire listening and speaking skills, it is definitely true that there are benefits coming from starting to learn English early age that cannot be expected on late English learners.     

Other classmates' opinions about "To a Daughter Leaving Home."

“To a Daughter Leaving Home” is the family poems that many people say worthy to be taught in the classroom adding different supporting reasons. Most of the people who read this poem feel family love, and for this reason, they insist this poem would be good source that facilitates students’ literary sensibility. In addition to this reason, there are two other reasons emphasized by three bloggers. They say the poem is easy to “activate students’ schema” and written with easy words.

John Jung points out that “this poem is easy to activate students’ schema on a pedagogical view”. The topic of this poem can easily arouse students’ interest and that should help to get them have their own motivation on a literacy class (Jung, 2015.9.29). As another reason, Sehoon Lee says the poem is written with words these are on proper level  fitting with high school student level. He insists that the poem is consisted with not too long sentences with proper number of words. Also he says that this poem would make students who have anxiety on English feel relieve (Lee, 2015.9.23). As a supporting point of what Lee mentions, Yenny Hwang says that because of the easy words, the poem gives motivation to students to read it and find the meaning of the metaphors (Hwang, 2015.9.29). Three of those people insist that the poem is good to be read in the classroom.

In summary, Jung chooses this poem because of its topic which is easily activates students’ schema, and Lee and Hwang also recommend the poem for a reason that it is written with easy words that would make students feel less anxious on English reading. All their reasons are valid reasons these are enough to students encourage to read this poem. As they say, if the students read this poem, it would be valuable time nurturing literary ability that reading the poem.

References:

Hwang, Yenny (2015.9.29) “week 5 homework ” [Web Log Post] Retrieved from http://yennyhwang.blogspot.kr/.

Jung, John (2015.9.29) “Importance of teaching good poem : 'To the daughter leaving home' ” [Web Log Post] Retrieved from http://happywrtingwithjohn.blogspot.kr/.

Lee, Sehoon (2015.9.23) “To a Daughter Leaving Home ” [Web Log Post] Retrieved from http://onlyforeee-hoon.blogspot.kr/.

Let's read the poem "To a Daughter Leaving Home".

                                                license:  CC0 Public Domain

 

The ability to read correctly is the one of the emphasized abilities nowadays. Following this trend, “literature class” is spotlighted by many students and teachers. Especially, poetry is a good source that gets students ponder exact meaning of words and try to interpret implicated expressions. Every poem have their own values and special meanings. The poem, To a Daughter Leaving Home, is a good example. It has some factors that is can be called a good poem: topic, rhetorical expression.

First, the topic of To a Daughter Leaving Home deals with “family love”. This topic is an easy topic which the students can easily connect their own experiences to the poem. Also, reading about family love would be a break time to students who are sick and tired of hard studying. Especially, the expression “I kept waiting for the thud of your crash” may have the students feel break. This, also, let students feeling protected by someone who always love them.

Second, rhetorical expression is good. The title of the poem is To a Daughter Leaving Home implicates a present situation that a daughter is going to leave the parents. However, the contents of the poem cover a story that the first time, a daughter started to ride a bike and faded away from the parents. The writer overlaps past and present within a single poem. It is so interesting expression. Also, It is worthy to be read by students to refer this kind of expression and to make up their own writings.

Except for these two factors, the poem has many good points. It is written by easy but clear words, and the grammar use fits into high school students. The students will enjoy it without disrupting.If the students read it and learn how it is written, they would broaden their literacy spectrum and feel what they have not  experienced before. This must be a good soil for nurturing students’ literary ability.

Week 8 Homework (how to..)

How to dance GENTLEMAN- PSY

 

1. First, the first move is to move put your legs out wider than hip

 

2. Second, bend down your legs

 

3. Third, have your left arm cross the chest and right hand is on your chin

 

4. Fourth, start wagging your hip twelve times

 

5. Fifth, arms up high and rub your fingers together.

 

6.Sixth, continue the swing hit four times.

Week 4 Homework (about interesting class)

When I took korean history class l leaned about jo sun dynasty’s kings

There are many kings in that age. I was so impressed about king jung jo.

He was the one of the examplary king.

He tightened politics, uprightened royal authority also appointed many talented people regardless of their class. I admire his strong will and infrangible moral strength.

Despite of resistances, he didn't back down. Sometimes I was swept away by circumstances so I want to learn his personal qualities. To be like the king Jung Jo, I'll do my best!

Week 3 Homework (Informal letter)

kyung ki do, republic of korea

 

March 27th, 2013

 

 

Dear. Yong hee Kim

 

 

Hi teacher! It's been a long time, I wrote the letter to you

 

Today, I am writing letter to you, just let you know something that I appreciate.

 

 

When i was 15 we met, I was student and you are teacher. At that time, I was so young and incomplete.

 

As you know, after my mom passed away I spent some years in bopolas disorder. It was hard time to me, but I could overcame your effort. Though I was rude to you, you alway prayed for me.

 

I think I was your a little finger that make more pain. Now I can understand your love sincerely.

 

l lean the way to love from you. As you taught me I love someone. Thank you for your teaching.

 

Sometimes I remind the memory we and other church students made. Don't you remember christmas of 2007? We prepared christmas worship. You and students include me practiced worship all day.

 

We played snow ball fight and made cook all together. It was cherish memory to me maybe other students too.

 

 

I really really miss you. see ya~!

 

 

Sincerely

 

Mi jung Yoon