Huang 1

Huang, Vida
ESL 33B
LDP 1
13 September 2016
Introduction
I choose option 1 and 2 for LDP because I am weak on the grammar, and I need to
know more vocabularies. Then my writing can be more flunence, I can express more deep
thought about the topic. As professor said I am a Gerneration 1.5, I am good at speaking and
listening. I need to work on my writing, and fix the simple grammar problemes. I had been
suffer in Esl 33B before I really wanted to improve this time. Although I do not to this kind of
exercise, I feel boring about it. If I do not practice my grammar, I still can not improve my
writing skill. I believe this assignment can give me a lot of help, but I need to work on my
time management first. I put myself into the stressful situation which leave this homework
until the last day to work. I can not really learn from my mistakes. I will put more effort on
the second one.
Entry 1
1.
Word

Subconsciously

Source

Intercultural Communication Stumbling Blocks (p.66)

Sentence

If there is a universal, it might be that each has been so subconsciously

influenced by his own cultural upbring that he assumes that the needs,
desires, and basic assumptions of others are identical to his own.

General
Meaning

partially conscious.

Specific
Meaning

to be stereotype at people.

Grammatical
Info

adverb

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Sample
Sentence

People usually subconsciously judge others when they do not know about
their culture.

2.
Word

Affirmaive

Source

intercultural Communication Stumbling Blocks (p.68)

Sentence

The foreign vistor to the United States nods, smiles, and gives
affirmative comments, which the straightforward, friendly American
confidently translates as meaning that he has informed, , helped, and
pleased the newcomer.

General
Meaning

saying or showing that the answer is positive.

Specific
Meaning

to use of giving poasitive or good comments.

Grammatical
Info

adjective

Sample
Sentence

In the class, we have to be friendly to each other so we have to give

affirmative comments on others opinion.

3.

Word

Consciousness

Source

First Thought by Natalie Goldberg

Sentence

Like grating a carrot, give the paper the colorful coleslaw of your
consciousness.

General
Meaning

The state of being awake and aware of one's surrounding.

Specific
Meaning

to know to do by yourself.

Grammatical
Info

noun

Sample
Sentence

Your mother do not need to ask you to write homwwork because it is

doing by consciousness.

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Activity 1
Sentence Fragments
Error and Source

Explanation of the problem

Solution/correction/strategy

The way of Taiwans

education is really stressful,
students need to memorize
all the informations and
knowledges. (first essay
para 2)

In this sentence, I have word

fragments and wrong word
choice.

The style of Taiwans

education is making students
memorize all the knowledge,
and it causes students to feel
stressful.

I have sentence fragment on

this sentence, then teacher
cannot understand the
Because I feel stressful, and meaning of it.
it is not useful for me.(first
essay para 2 last sentence)

I feel stressful because this

education style does not
work for me, and I cannot
learn form it.

Activity 2
Practice on p.294
1. I was pleased by the warm greeting I received from my American sponsor.
Whom I had also known from my previous job in Vietnam. (I was pleased by the
warm greeting I received from my american sponsor, whom I had also known from
my previous job in Vietnam.)
2. I disagree with Moores argument that instructors focus on self-esteem is
connected to the problem of under-prepared students. Is much more complex than
that.(I disagree with Moores argument that intructors focus on self-esteem is
connected to the problem of under-prepared students, which is much more complex
then that.)
3. Neusner and Harris both discuss college students, but they reveal different
attitudes toward them. Especially when it comes to the issue of how hard they work.

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(Neusner and Harris both discuss about college students but they reveal diferent
attitudes toward them, especially; the issue of how hard they work.)