Reading Circle for ELI 72 and ELI 82 University of … .doc

1 reading circle for eli 72 and eli 82 contents 1 course description why you chose the topic and etc while reading 20 25 minutes 4 let your members read the article and answer the questions 5 you must fill in the self evaluation form provided by the instructor 6 check occasionally how your members are doing post reading 25 30 minutes 7 check answers to the comprehension questions with your group members make sure whether your members could fully understand the content of the article 8 discuss the discussion questions with your group members 9 go over the vocabulary list with your members select five most important words from the list and have your members memorize them they will be included in your vocabulary test 10 finally ask your members to fill out the peer evaluation form provided by the instructor follow up activities 5 10 minutes 11 if time allows a each group will give a brief presentation on their articles b students free write about what they learned from their rc c etc 14 examples of sign up sheet reading circle sign up list who is going to be a leader in your group provided by jee hyun ma dategroup 1group 2group 3group 4 9 13 g 9 27 a 10 4 g 10 11 a 10 18 g 10 25 a 11 1 g 11 8 a 11 15 g 11 22 a general topics sports cross cultural communication entertainment travel fashion good etc academic topics politics economics medicine health environment biology computer science arts history education etc note general topics can be academic topics depending on the content vocabulary and resources academic topics could also be general topics depending on the content vocabulary and resources 15 who is going to lead the reading circle in your group provided by kyae sung park of rcdate the attribution of language to birds 2 imperceptible a not perceptible not perceived by or affecting the senses 3 confucian a of pertaining to or resembling the teachings of confucius confucius chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a confucianism circa 551 478 bc 4 upbringing n the care and training of young children or a particular type of such care and training his religious upbringing fitted him to be a missionary 5 obscure v to conceal or conceal by confusing the meaning of a statement poem etc 6 intractable a difficult to manage or govern 7 territorial a of or pertaining to territory or land 8 sovereignty n a nation or state s supreme power within its borders a government might respond for example to criticism from foreign governments of its treatment of its own citizens by citing its rights of sovereignty 9 escalate v to increase in intensity magnitude etc escalation n 10 permeate v to pass into or through every part of bright sunshine permeated the room 11 inextricable a incapable of being disentangled undone loosed or solved an inextricable knot 12 temperamental a moody irritable or sensitive a temperamental artist 13 elusive a difficult to describe a haunting elusive odor difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze 14 confrontational a of or relating to confrontation confront v to come face to face with especially with defiance or hostility i wish to confront my accuser in a court of law 15 continuum n a continuous extent series or whole 16 gravitate v move toward the conversation gravitated towards politics 17 allegiance n loyalty or devotion to some person group cause or the like 18 one size fits all approach 35 comprehension questions 1 according to the passage how can we define the relationship between culture and conflict 2 what does cultural fluency mean how can it be an important tool for managing cultural conflicts 3 in his book communication culture and conflict edward t hall classifies communication into two types what are they write the features of each communication type using the following table type a type b how a message is delivered important signals or cues advantages eastern or southern culture vs western culture 4 how are individualist and collectivist different under each setting what values are privileged individualistcollectivist discussion questions 1 have you ever experienced any cross cultural conflict before if so share your experience with your classmates 2 when you came to the states for the first time in your life what was so strange or unfamiliar to you that you could not understand it from your own cultural perspective 3 when you encountered a cultural shock or cultural conflict how could you overcome or manage it 36 previous students samples eli 72 provided by hakyoon lee student name xxx chocolate and slavery child labor in west africa http www american edu ted chocolate slave htm date there is a surprising association between chocolate and child labor in the cote d ivoire young boys whose ages range from 12 to 16 have been sold into slave labor and are forced to work in cocoa farms in order to harvest the beans from which chocolate is made under inhumane conditions and extreme abuse there are about 600 000 cocoa farms in cote d ivoire child labor coalition estimates of the number of children forced to work as slaves on these farms are as high as 15 000 save the children canada in addition to the very illegality of trafficking and hiring children workers the implicated cocoa farmers subject the children to inhuman living conditions besides neither overworking them the farmers do not pay the children nor feed them properly often times they are allowed to eat corn paste as their only meal the denigration also includes locking the children up at night to prevent escape although it is only one of many occurrences of bonded labor aly diabate s experience on a cocoa farm still illustrates how this torture strips away the dignity of children this west african country is the leading exporter of cocoa beans to the world market thus the existence of slave labor is relevant to the entire international economic community through trade relations many actors are inevitably implicated in this problem whether it is the ivorian government the farmers the american or european chocolate manufacturers or consumers who unknowingly buy chocolate discussions have arisen regarding how to respond to the problem issues mentioned include causes of slave labor relating to the economic system and to the country s dependence on an unstable export crop there are also debates concerning the appropriate response from the chocolate industry government officials and consumers concerning whether there should be boycotting establishment of government legislation to put made by slaves labels on products or whether some type of international cooperation is needed to ensure improved working conditions the complexity of the problem makes finding an effective solution a challenging task slave traders are trafficking boys ranging from the age of 12 to 16 from their home countries and are selling them to cocoa farmers in cote d ivoire they work on small farms across the country harvesting the cocoa beans day and night under inhumane conditions most 37 of the boys come from neighboring mali where agents hang around bus stations looking for children that are alone or are begging for food they lure the kids to travel to cote d ivoire with them and then the traffickers sell the children to farmers in need of cheap labor raghavan lured the horrendous conditions under which children must toil on the cocoa farms of the cote d ivoire are even more jarring when the facts are juxtaposed with the idea that much of this cocoa will ultimately end up producing something that most people associate with happiness and pleasure chocolate the connection serves to illustrate that the existence of misery in one part of the world and joy in another part are no longer divorced as nations are connected together in a globalized web of trade thus the pleasure that people from various nations around the world are deriving from these chocolate confections could possibly be at the expense of child slaves in africa the problem of child slavery then is not simply a faraway abstraction with no immediate implications for anybody else except those who are directly affected but rather it is an issue that everybody around the world should be concerned about and demand action to eradicate vocabulary list inhumane adj lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion humans are innately inhumane trafficking n to pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money denigration n the act of expressing disapproval the denigration of minorities in this country legislation n a proposed or enacted law or group of laws the legislation will go into effect january 1 lure n something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward don t let money lure you into a job you don t like horrendous adj causing fear or dread or terror he have gotten a horrendous experience toil v when people toil they work very hard doing unpleasant or tiring tasks workers toil long hours juxtapose v to place side by side especially for comparison or contrast the technique mr wilson uses most often is to juxtapose things for dramatic effect deriving v if you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something you get it from them 38 this word is derived from latin confections n you can refer to a sweet food that someone has made as a confection a confection made with honey and nuts eradicate v to eradicate something means to get rid of it completely one of governors tries to eradicate corruption comprehension questions 1 how is the working condition in a cocoa farm in west africa 2 how cocoa farm owners treat child slaver 3 what range of the age of child is sold in the cocoa farm 4 what is the controversial issue here what is the misery and what is the joy and how these two co existed discussion questions 1 have you ever heard about this situation before the fact that the chocolate we buy and eat is made by a child labor who is from west africa what is your reaction 2 what do you think that children are sold to the cocoa farm as a labor in west africa 3 do you know any other case related to ill treated child in other countries 4 is there any solution for this social issue and how can these children be protected and saved 39 eli 82 provided by merica mcneil lee student name xxx students find 100 textbooks cost 50 purchased overseas by tamar lewin source new york times published october 21 2003 link if we remember but ignore them we may well be missing the vital message that they are trying to bring us about our life q 4 though it has been scientifically proven that we all dream every night fear of nightmares or other anxieties or misguided beliefs about dreams and the unconscious can block dream recall this can usually be overcome by learning about the useful nature of dreams and by recognizing that the majority of nightmares like a bitter but quite necessary medicine represent opportunities for personal healing through much needed emotional release they are often indirectly warning us about current behavior patterns or psychological imbalances that we need to remedy if we don t want such unpleasant dreams to repeat or worsen sometimes such imbalances or patterns resolve themselves as the dream percolates into waking thought and we unknowingly respond and make adjustments in our life but if we block deny or ignore such messages from the subconscious for too long then it usually speaks louder to get our attention often by bringing related events which i call daymares into our waking hours these daymares show up as sickness accidents relationship difficulties or other unfortunate personal circumstances that force us outright to deal with the issue at hand interestingly enough such events often have repeating themes as well such as recurring relationship patterns for example psychologist ernest rossi has put forth that one important function of dreaming is integration the combining of separate psychological structures into a more balanced and comprehensive personality renown psychologist carl jung observed that portions of our whole personality which we knowingly or unknowingly judge become disowned and are frequently projected outward in dreams taking the form of aggressors devils monsters intimidating animals or natural events e g tidal waves and so on jung referred to these symbolic figures as the shadow whether we become aware of such elements of our shadow through nightmares or daymares re accepting these judged and disowned portions of ourselves is the message and the awaiting gift so we truly are lucky to have such nightmares since they provide a natural pressure release therapy for the psyche and especially since they may even provide what amounts to an early cure if we listen to make an effort to understand and then act upon the valuable insight that dreams try to bring us the goal is still to put an end to nightmares and recurring dreams but by evolving them into more beneficial scenarios and not by blocking ignoring or denying them q 5 comment 3 boldface comment 4 boldface comment 5 according to many dream theories what kind of problems in your life are associated with recurring nightmares or according to many dream theories how people s real life is associated with recurring dreams comment 6 except for nightmares what other sleep related disorders affect significant portions of the population what are they how are they different from one another explain the characteristics of each of them 47 vocabulary list 1 traumatic a of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body ex traumatic medicine 2 detrimental a causing harm or injury ex detrimental decision 3 inoperable a not suitable for surgery ex inoperable disease 4 ominous a threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments ex ominous sign 5 infiltrate v pass into or through by filtering or permeating ex the substance infiltrated the material 6 anguish n extreme distress of body or mind ex the quarrel caused her great anguish 7 carcinogenic causing or tending to cause cancer ex the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals 8 exquisite intense or sharp ex suffered exquisite pain 9 obesity more than average fatness ex become obesity 10 blink v closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly ex blinking light 11 percolate v permeate or penetrate gradually ex something percolated into my shoes 12 disown v prevent deliberately as by making a will from inheriting ex she disowned any hand in the matter 13 therapy n treatment ex i ve tried every treatment i can comprehension questions 1 according to the passage what are the classified stages during our sleeping period sleep onset hypnagogia or stage 1 non rem sleep deep sleep or stages 2 3 and 4 rem or paradoxical sleep 2 according many theories nightmare is usually associated with what kind of problem in our life the lack of progress by the dreamer to recognize and solve related conflicts in life 3 except nightmare what are other sleep related disorders which affect significant portions of the population insomnia sleep apnea sleep paralysis sleep walking sleep talking night terrors body rocking teeth grinding bed wetting and night terrors comment 7 good just minor grammatical errors comment 8 excellent very good question to analyze the author s idea comment 9 boldface comment 10 have you ever had comment 11 have you ever experienced nightmares or what are they share it with the members in your group comment 12 even better to include these questions have you ever thought what made you have such an unpleasant dream comment 13 add this question why 48 4 if we block deny or ignore such messages from nightmare what will happen if we block them we are likely missing their immediate benefit if we remember but ignore them we may well be missing the vital message that they are trying to bring us about our life furthermore we probably will get sickness accidents relationship difficulties or other unfortunate personal circumstances that force us outright to deal with the issue at hand 5 why the author thinks that people are lucky to have nightmares because they provide a natural pressure release therapy for the psyche and especially since they may even provide what amounts to an early cure if we listen to make an effort to understand and then act upon the valuable insight that dreams try to bring us discussion questions 1 have you ever have any special dream 2 have you have any experience of nightmare or sleep related disorders what is that 3 have you ever had a nightmare how do you feel 4 do you agree with author s viewpoint that the nightmare is beneficial for us hi xxxxx overall it was excellently done i really enjoyed reading the passage and questions you created the topic you selected is very interesting as well as academic i don t have any doubt that your members will also experience pleasant reading and learning about dream research just as i did please go through the simple editing process based on my comments if you have any questions during your revising feel free to ask me thank you for your good work kyae sung comment 14 follow the apa style ex reference author s name updated date title retrieved date from tion category insomes 49 provided by kyae sung park eli 82 xxx academic reading group in some schools ipods are required listening union city n j oct 8 a ban on ipods is so strictly enforced at jos mart middle school that as many as three a week are confiscated from students and returned only to their parents but even as students have been told to leave their ipods at home the school here in hudson county has been handing out the portable digital players to help bilingual students with limited english ability sharpen their vocabulary and grammar by singing along to popular songs q 1 next month the union city district will give out 300 ipods at its schools as part of a 130 000 experiment in one of new jersey s poorest urban school systems q 2 the effort has sp