GOOD LUCK FOR FINAL EXAM

Next week is study week and next two week is final exam week..This week we have a lot of things need to be complete. Submit assignment , presentation and test  alternating come.

 And we know this week very hard to us to complete anything in short period time.
 But we hope everything done properly. Here we are RedRoses would like to wish ALL THE BEST for the final exam that will coming soon to all our friends.

by : 4RedRoses

LAST BUT NOT LIST

THESIS STATEMENT

 This is the last topic that we need to cover for Technical Communication subject. Do you know what is thesis statement? i also don't know before i learn about that. Ok come..come..lets i explain about thesis statement to all dear friends...

What is a thesis statement?

Thesis statement like you are asked to convince your reader of your point of view. This form of persuasion, often called academic argument, follows a predictable pattern in writing. After a brief introduction of your topic, you state your point of view on the topic directly and often in one sentence. This sentence is the thesis statement, and it serves as a summary of the argument you'll make in the rest of your paper.

Formulating a thesis

1. Reading an essay assignment  before you develop an argument on any topic, 
2. Collect and organize evidence,
3. Look for possible relationships between known facts (such as surprising contrasts or similarities)
4. Think about the significance of these relationships. Once you do this thinking, you will probably have a "working thesis," a basic or main idea, an argument that you think you can support with evidence but that may need adjustment along the way.

example of Thesis statement

1. Thesis Statement

- An improved fitter-type cigarette has a wrapper filled with tobacco and special mouthpiece at one end.

Point

- The improvement of filter-type cigarette

- Include a wrapper filled with tobacco and a special mouthpiece at one end.

- Different contents tobacco in new cigarette improve.

Summarize

The cigarette has a new improval of filter-type cigarette by include a wrapper filled with tobacco and a special mouthpiece at one end.

2. Thesis Statement

- Starting in the 1500s, western ascendancy, which culminated in colonization, eroded once glorious Muslim imperial and reduce the influence of Islam.

Point

-The influence of muslim empires are reduced when western ascendancy, which culmination in colonization.

- The beginning of Islam influence down when culminated in colonization come.

Summarized

In 1500 years when western ascendancy reduced the muslim empires which culminated in colonization. When culuminated colonization come to the beginning of islam were down.

This thesis statement topic make me more understanding and get me more knowledge to do a summarized. Before this i am not able to do summarized  properly because i am not understand very well what the sentence discuss.

by : hanidah

ARTICLE REVIEW...!!!??

Think...Think..Think...do you know what is article review? actually to be honest i never heard about article review before this.Very sad right the basic things about learning english i dont know. Ok for those who dont know i will share this information that i have learn in tech com class with you..

Paraphrase : is a summary, written in your own words, briefly restates the writer's main points. Paraphrase, although written in your own words, is used to relate the details or the progression of an idea in your source. Quotation, used sparingly, can lend credibility to your work or capture a memorable passage.

method to paraphrase

1. Read fast and re-read ( Purposeful )
2. Circle or highlight the important keyword/keypoint.
3. Find replacement for the word
4. Restructure, re-arrange sequences of point
5. Double check the accuracy again according to the original text.

the example of Paraphrase

    " Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourth are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head."

           

No	Original	Paraphrase
1	Of more than 1000 bicycling death fourth caused by head injuries	bicycling fatalitier 75%
2	Half are school age children	50% are school children
3	Wearing helmet can reduce head injuries by 85%	minimize/to decrease the accident
4	Helmet absorbs shock and cautions the head	protect impact/force

Other than that we also learn about Timbuktu history. Miss show us some video of Timbuktu then after finish reviewing the video we need to list the main idea and supporting detail about Timbuktu that we understand from the video that we watch. Here i also attach paraphrase that we do about Timbuktu

Main Idea  

• universal learning centre that have monument effect UNESCO                                                               

Supporting Detail 1

•  they have learning center                                                                                                                    
  

Supporting Detail 2 

• belong to whole heritage world                                                                                                             

Supporting Detail 3

• a small and poor town that located far away in the middle of savana grassland.                            

In this topic i have learn how to make the some article or stories more easier for reader to understand some word that to complicated.other than that its also make me more creative to manipulate the word without change the meaning of the article. 

by: muniey  

" Sentence According To Structure"

      Such a long time that we didnt update our blog..well everyone know nearly to semester end we got so much things to carried out. Perhaps we still not too late to update our blog.

      Ok lets go back to study what we have learn in tech com class.After phonetic symbol we learn sentence structure that have 4 main kind of sentence, which is

a) simple  = content 1 ic ( independent clauses)

b) compound = content 2 ic 

c) complex = 1 ic and 1 or more dc ( dependent clauses )

d) compound/complex = 2 or more ic and 1 dc

Independent Clauses is a subject that stand alone

Dependent Clauses is a subject that cannot stand alone

example of Simple sentences

muslim people are fasting                                       muslim people = subject , are = verb

Some students like to study in the mornings.         some student = subject  , like = verb

Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.      Juan and Arturo = subject , play = verb

Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.    Alicia = subject  , goes and studies =verb

example of Compound sentences

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet,and so.

 I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.

Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping. 

Mila doing homework, but siti going to sleep

example of Complex sentences

A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.

When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.

The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.

The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.

example of Compound/Complex sentences

sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent clauses) are also complex because they contain an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Although most terrorist believe the decrease will come soon, customer confident remain strong and most business have not initiated significant restructures.

IC = customer confident remain strong

         have not initiated

DC = most terrorist believe

By learning this sentences structure i have more confident to make a sentences and  improve my knowledge in english especially to create a good sentences.

by: normadiana

Thursday class 19th August 2010

On Thursday we play one game.Mostly we hear and play the musical chair but this time have a little bit different.When music play we need to past the short story script that written in phonetic symbol to other group.When music stop we need to translate the story in normal word.Then music play again and we need to past the script again then translate again and again.

Lastly we need to choose who's story that we want to translate properly.Then we need to read it in front of class.Like "American Got Talent" but Ms Cheah said we change to "IPROM Got Talent" that we need to vote for group that we don't like.Time was taken when we read that story.When all group put up their hand that's mean we need to stop our reading and time taken was stop also.Who can read in longest time they are the winner.But sadly we lost in that game.We got 2nd place from back...hahaha...But everything was very-very fun..
thank you Ms cheah we gain a lot of knowledge and experience on that day..

Last Tuesday Ms Cheah want us to find some short stories then need to write back in phonetic symbol. Then we decided to choose "The Prince And The Pea" that we took from fairytale story.we trying hard to find the phonetic symbol for each word to translate the story.
Very funny when we look what we have wrote.Its look like ancient writing.But when you read it properly it was so nice.We can pronoun certain difficult word correctly.

International Pheonatic Symbols (IPS)

Tuesday morning, we came late again..so terrible..We are really sorry madam. We tried to came early after this.Come back to week 6 learning. Today we learn about International Pheonatic Symbols. We need to find the meaning of some word.

          For example:  Tool = tטіl
                         Took = tטk
                               Short = ∫פּ:t
                         One   = wΛn
                         Freighter = freitə
                               Show = ∫əט


And now we know how to pronoun correctly by using IPS (International Pheonatic Symbols). For the 1st time we saw this symbol its look weird. But when we understand and know how to pronoun the English word become more interesting to use.