Summary: We had an orientation about how to be successful and get the most out of this course to support your university studies and learning. To understand more about self-directed learning, we viewed and studied Peter Gray’s YouTube video below:

Gray, P. (2015). Self-directed learning. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoE480mzrk0

Documents:

Homework due at 13:00 after lunch the day before Class_02, and bring your computer and pictures of your notes to upload in your Google Document in class, if you have not uploaded your photos already: 

1. Please read and take about two pages of notes on the video in keywords:

Gray, P. (2015). Self-directed learning. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoE480mzrk0

Please take pictures of your notes on your cell phone, and put your photos in your personal Google Document under ESP1a Class 01 Gray (2015) Google Document.

The two points below will help you take good notes. You must email me first so I can share the document.

1. Please take pictures of your notes in keywords or quotation-marked material of a sentence spoken or written precisely, and place them in this document of the entire article. Try to summarize as much as possible in your own words.
2. To track your learning and make your midterm report and final presentation much more manageable, please write the time of the video or the page and paragraph number next to your notes.  

Samples of Gray (2015) Video Note-Taking: It is also helpful to write the timestamp to remember where you got your work.

Samples of Gray (2015) Video Note-Taking: It is also helpful to write the timestamp to remember where you got your work.

Homework due at 13:00 after lunch the day before Class_02, and bring your computer and pictures of your notes to upload in your Google Document in class, if you have not uploaded your photos already: 

1. Please read and take about two pages of notes on the video in keywords:

Gray, P. (2015). Self-directed learning. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoE480mzrk0

Please take pictures of your notes on your cell phone, and put your photos in your personal Google Document under ESP1a Class 01 Gray (2015) Google Document.

The two points below will help you take good notes. You must email me first so I can share the document.

1. Please take pictures of your notes in keywords or quotation-marked material of a sentence spoken or written precisely, and place them in this document of the entire article. Try to summarize as much as possible in your own words.
2. To track your learning and make your midterm report and final presentation much more manageable, please write the time of the video or the page and paragraph number next to your notes.  

Samples of Gray (2015) Video Note-Taking: It is also helpful to write the timestamp to remember where you got your work.

2. This homework is enjoyable and ongoing as your four-skills logs of self-study on the English subjects within the Free Rice Programme. Please get 4,000 points this semester:

Free Rice: The World Food Programme of the United Nations!
We can fight climate change, feed hungry children and families for free, while learning English too!

Freerice.com: This United Nations project website has 60 levels of English vocabulary to learn and develop. For each correct vocabulary word comprehended, Free Rice will donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger, so students can learn new words and also contribute to reducing world hunger at the same time. And the levels of difficulty range from low to very high, so it is also suitable for teachers. There are also various subjects to choose from, including English Grammar and SAT Test Preparation. And amusingly, the site has a warning that claims this game may make the person smarter! http://freerice.com/#/englishvocabulary/1424

Programme of the United Nations