30 Mart 2012 Cuma

ALPHA_2 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT 9

Dear students,
I'd like to assign chapter 9 that is called 'The Pursuit of Excellence'. What do you think this article is about? What can you write about the universities in the United States and those in Europe and in Asia?Write your reflections by referring to the text.
Deadline: 03.04.2012
P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 258-267 of TOEFL book on MONDAY..
Do not forget to bring your reading worksheets!!!
Have an enjoyable weekend!!!
Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse

22 Mart 2012 Perşembe

ALPHA _2 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,
I'd like to assign chapter 8 that is called 'Teachers Are Key for Students'. What do you think this title means? Is intelligence malleable? What do scientists think about the intelligence ? Which do you believe has a bigger impact on intelligence: your genes or your environment? Why do you think this? Write your reflections by referring to the text.

Deadline: 27.03.2012

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 198-207 of TOEFL book on MONDAY..

Do not forget to bring your reading worksheets!!!

Have an enjoyable weekend!!!

Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse

16 Mart 2012 Cuma

ALPHA 2 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT 7

My dear Alpha_2 students,
I'd like to assign chapter 7 that is called'The Federal System of Government'. How did the United States become an independent country? What was the dilemma the Constitutional convention faced? What was the aim of the system of checks and balances? What were the three major powers in this system? Write your reflections by referring to the texts.
Deadline: 19.02.2012
P.S: You are supposed to do exercises on pages 190-197 (Skill 6 -Exercise 6 Review Exercise Skills 1-6) in your TOEFL book on Monday..
Please do not forget to bring your worksheets that include reading exercises...
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Lect.Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

9 Mart 2012 Cuma

READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,
I'd like to inform you about chapter 6 that is called 'Highs and Lows in Self-Esteem'. According to the study in the reading, during what parts of life is self-esteem generally high and low? Why does the author make a connection between a roller-coaster ride and a person's self-esteem? Which examples are given in order to show what happened in different stages of self-esteem?
Write your reflections by referring to the article.

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 176-181 Skill 4 Exercise 4 Review Exercise (Skills 1-4) and 181-188 Skill 5 Exercise 5 Review Exercise (Skills 1-5) in your TOEFL green book.

Deadline: 12.03.2012

Please do not forget to bring your worksheets!

Have an enjoyable weekend!


Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse...

2 Mart 2012 Cuma

ALPHA_2 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear Alpha_2 students,

You are supposed to comment about the chapter 5 that is called 'Acupuncture: The New Old Medicine'. Many people today are using traditional forms of medicine in place of modern treatments. One of these traditional forms of medicine is 'Acupuncture'. What is acupuncture? How does acupuncture work? Why do people get acupuncture treatments? Do you want to recover by means of traditional form of medicine like acupuncture, OR modern treatment?
Please, write your reflections by referring to the article.

Deadline: 05.03.2012

PS: You are expected to do exercises on pages 170-174 ( TOEFL EXERCISE 3: PASSAGE
1,PASSAGE2,PASSAGE3 - TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-3)
of your TOEFL
GREEN BOOK and also worksheets that include reading passages and exercises on
Monday..

Have a wonderful holiday!

Lect. Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE..