A New Section - Student Blogs!

Please take a moment to check out the new "Student Blog." The "Student Blog" is written by a different student each week. New thoughts. New ideas. Our first student blogger is Jennifer. Take a look at her post by clicking on "Student Blog" on the right side of the screen or by clicking here: http://pgcdcollege.blogspot.com/

Mystery Photograph Identity Revealed!!

I forgot to include in the most recent edition of News & Views who September's "Guess Who" was. It was, in fact, our dear Bess. Congratulations to those who guessed correctly.

November News and Views

The November issue of News and Views is out. After you've had a chance to pick it up or download it, please take a minute to tell us what you think. What would you like to see added to the next issue? Ideas and suggestions are always welcome. We're also looking for new writers, so if you're interested please write me at paulrosevere@gmail.com.

New Semester Starting Oct 1st

A new semester begins on October 1st! We are starting some new classes this semester, so if you would like to know more details about a particular class post a comment or question and I'll be sure to pass it along to the teacher of that class.

And for those of you who have been asking about News & Views, issue 3 will be printed this week. Sorry for the delay.

On another note, the feedback on English Day was very positive so we are continuing the activity this semester with one slight change; English day will now be on Wedsnesday! So those of you with Wednesday classes - 你們完蛋囉!

Jeremy has started his blog!

Yes, it's true. You heard it here. Some said it would never happen, but they were wrong! Jeremy has started his blog. Be sure to check it out and leave him some comments.

Belly Dancing Anyone?

Our very own Rita, who teaches belly dancing, will be part of a belly dancing performance for the Taipei Fringe festival in September. Tickets are limited, so if you are interested get them early.

Thanks to Jennifer for bringing this to our attention.

各位同學:
如果2008/09/02（二）20:00 或是2008/09/04（四）20:00 有空，不妨來看 RITA 同學的表演。她為了這場表演，已經非常辛苦地練習好幾個月了!!有興趣的同學可一起訂票，請在8/15日前洽 Rita or Jennifer

台北藝穗節http://www.taipeifringe.org/Content/Program.aspx?id=23&CurPage=2

And who might this be?

If you have already checked the new issue of News & Views, you may have seen this picture on page 2. This is someone at the school you may, or may not, know. Make your guesses in the comments section and we'll see who the best detective is. Be sure to include the full name of the person in question and your name so we can credit you later.

August Newsletter

The August newsletter is now available online and will be available in print this week. Be sure to take a look and please let us know what you think. You can download it from the right hand column of this page.

Alvin & Melissa have arrived!

Alvin and Melissa have both started up their respective blogs. Make sure you say hello by clicking "Talk to Alvin" and "Talk to Melissa".

Feelings about the school newsletter

The first issue of News & Views is out and we'd like to know what you think of the newsletter. Remember, this was only our trial edition and we are trying to improve it. What comments or suggestions do you have for the next edition? We'd really like to know!

(And for the record, yes, I know about the typo in "community". Remember, I'm only human.......)

Welcome!

Welcome to the official Chung-Deh College English/Chinese blog.
你也可以寫中文!　
可是如果你會寫英文，就儘量以英文為主 對妳來說會比較好的練習機會。　The primary goal of this blog is provide an outlet for students and teachers to voice their opinions or pose questions about various issues. I'll be actively monitoring the blog every day or two, and redirecting questions or concerns to teachers as needs be.

That said, I want to emphasize that you should feel free to talk about anything at all here - it is after all your blog. Later I'll be including videos taken at the college, so you can peer in on your fellow students and see just what they're up to.

On the right hand side, you'll see links to teachers. If you have questions, comments or thoughts you wish to ask particular teachers then follow the links. Posts can be written in Chinese or English. You may also notice a link to "Past Graduates" which is for those students who after finishing Chung-Deh would like to keep in touch. This is a project in development, so any suggestions anyone might have for improvements are welcome.

I have already included some RSS feeds that I felt may be of interest to those looking to practice their listening. The first podcast is from ESL Cafe and the second is from CBC. The first deals with practical situations and the second with storytelling. Feel free to discuss them on the blog. Please feel free to share other web resources that you think might be helpful.