Academic Writing: Research news report (for MQuni; unit grade – Credit)

Astronomy: Short answer assessment (for MQuni)

astronomy

                           

Language, Its Structure and Use: Phonological analysis assignment (for MQuni; unit grade –Credit)

linguistics degree

grade: 88%

Psychology 105: Group presentation, Efficacy of Public Edu. Messages (for MQuni)

Grade: 96%

PowerPoint: – Evaluating Public Education Messages Aimed At Responding to and Monitoring Social Interactive Technology (Smartphones) among Young Drivers



                                         



My script: –

H1 

"It was our hypothesis was that the intention to monitor or read, or to respond to social interactive technology would be lower for the intervention groups. That’s to say, the groups which were exposed to the campaign message would change in their intention to repeat the action as compared to the control group. Behaviour includes read-monitor device behaviour and respond to device behaviour. Measurement was made based on the acceptance of the campaign message using a Likert scale.  

H2
Our second hypothesis proposed that for men, messages that elicited positive emotions for them would be more persuasive than those that elicited negative ones (positively gain-framed vs. negatively loss-framed).
[hit play]
So two scales measured acceptance, both were used after the presentation of the message
this is the Likert scale... one which adapts a technique for scaling responses in survey research, and one which is widely used in the filed of study of psychological measurement.
Five questionnaire items of the survey measured message rejection... again adapted from previous studies – most notably and recently the work of Lewis et al., (2016) – which formed a reliable scale for both monitoring and reading.

The section for Perceived Response efficacy was made up of three items, which were measured on the same scale.
Again they were adapted from previous studies.
The emotions of the participants were elicited upon viewing, at the completion, of the public education message, again adapted from previous studies.

Participants were asked...
This was an indicator of whether manipulation of underlying beliefs and behaviours had actually occurred or not.
Participants in the control group did not see or read anything about a public education message.
which takes us to our results...."

the results report here (PDF)

Astronomy: Assignment 1 (quiz) (for MQuni)

Astronomy

Astronomy: Moon observation assignment (for MQuni)

Astronomy: Moon quiz (for MQuni)

Language, Its Structure and Use: Phonemic transcription assignment (for MQuni; unit grade – Credit)

linguists degree

Transcribe the audio of the 10 single words and 1 sentence using the phonemic transcription techniques that have been introduced in tutorials.  Use the IPA symbols selected for Australian English phonemic transcription, referred to as the Harrington Cox & Evans (HCE) symbols that are provided on the inside front cover of the textbook (9th edition).  Enclose each transcribed word or sentence in slant brackets to indicate the phonemic nature of the transcription.  Do not add stress marks or use punctuation.

• It is recommended that you use Richard Ishida's IPA character picker to select your transcription symbols.  Then, copy and paste your selected symbols into a Word document.  
• Make sure the font you use displays your symbols correctly.  The recommended font for transcription is Charis SIL font.

DEGREE BEGlNS (COMMENClNG MlD-YEAR). Macquarie University, Sydney

Bachelor of Linguistics and Language Sciences (specialising in Applied Linguistics) 

Music-related

 

An Invaluable Guide to Lesson Planning

Using information from my CELTA course I have arranged these folders into a variety of lesson 'shapes', which contain lesson plan templates for each. Each has a different advantage, and the ones along the bottom go beyond just either language or skills-based lesson plans. An overview of each will follow (WIP).

I put together this rough guide:

*I tailored plans and materials with this guide throughout EFL teaching overseas.

(PDF)

Participant of research for Psychology 104 (for MQuni)

Study Name: Factors Influencing Emotional Well-being

Location: 4FW 608

Brief Description: This computer based questionnaire assesses participants’ views on spirituality and aspects of emotional well-being.

Detailed Description: 
We are investigating the relationships between individuals' spirituality and emotional well-being. As a participant, you will be asked to complete some brief cognitive tasks (word puzzles), and fill in questionnaires that ask about your views on spirituality, how you see yourself and your place in the world, and your emotional state.
The experiment takes place in the psychology research laboratories on the Macquarie University campus, building 4 First Walk, level 6. Please assemble in the waiting room near the lifts/stairwell (4FW 630A).
The study will take place in a wheelchair accessible space.
Please note that as some of the questions are about personal spirituality, this study is not suitable for atheists. (You do not need to have any particular religious affiliation to complete the study.)

Your English Corner

PTE Academic exam here I come!

our school timetable

or paste this link into your smartphone or computer calendar:
 webcal://p45-calendars.icloud.com/published/2/ZlmlUMJ2ng1WI9qLzWTAFc6v9ZKyPoqy8R8N0IMzuHnCq3Fidax4fqhukkoQsuP4-ZMywsJgQprZPspJJYWK8QZ0RMBxOoaMjOubLFbP5Fs 

private tuition

Dante Patetta (Entrepreneur) 

Maite Laurenzzo (Student)

Silvia Mucci (Minister for the Environment, Buenos Aires Province)

Marcos Rodriguez (Economist, Rural Development)

Emilia Colacelli (Microfinance Consultant)

Jorge Zaiatze (Kidney Specialist, Co-founder & Director of Caseros Sanatorium) 

Ruth Muñoz (Social Economics Tutor, National University of General Sarmiento)

Noriko Nagashima (Certified Interpreter)

Osvaldo (Waiter)

Back In The BsAs! (Buenos Aires)

After a year and a half abroad – back in Buenos Aires! Suitcase full of teaching materials. Ready to work again! Preferences: large groups, unchanging groups (fixed members), flexibility with materials, motivated students, proximity to home, good professional development.

Wish me luck!

National flag as seen from home, Centenary Park

Dante & Maite's Corner – preparation for Australia/NZ travel

Private tuition: Dante Patetta (Entrepreneur) & Maite Laurenzzo (Student)

PROFILE:

Maite began English study in secondary school and took private lessons for several months leading up to planned overseas stay, which lasted about 1.5 years. Took semi-intensive English classes overseas for a period of months. Has gained a good ear for it and picked up fluency of speech, with respect to pronunciation, speed and vocabulary. This was also made possible through social life and working environments (hospitality) with both native and non-native speakers.

Purpose = ESL

Goals – short-term = general fluency with a focus on vocabulary, long-term = IELTS exams

Style = self-reported more visual than auditory and kinaesthetic, a preference towards interactive or group activities, more so reflective than impulsive (?)

Expectations = 2 x two-hour lessons per week (other?)

STRATEGIES: will make use of flash cards for vocabulary, we'll keep a noodle bowl of new words, subtitled films and reading. 

 Lesson No.1                                                                                                          materials (.doc)




homework - mark, and then highlight going to + verb is also used for making predictions based on situation now, examples, check concept

which leads into the first activity which is both practice of language for making plans with will, present continuous, and going to + verb, in the context of setting up a stall at the weekend markets.

possible vocabulary:- VERBS organise, arrange, work out, design, map out, prepare, schedule; intend, aim, hope NOUNS strategy, idea, proposal, suggestion, way; aim, idea, intent, objective, goal, target; drawing, diagram, sketch, illustration.

Well done reconstructing the song from memory!

Lesson No.2                                                                                                           materials (.doc)

Speaking Practice for Ordering

Lesson No.3 

Vocabulary & Grammar poinsts

Lesson No.4                                                                                                        materials (.doc)

Public Transport

Lesson No.5                                                                                                  

Assessment 

Lesson No.6

Covering Letter practice

GOOD LUCK IN AUSTRALIA/NZ!

Lesson No.7

Reconvene and General Fluency

Lesson No.8

Listening with Song Reconstruction

Lesson No. 9

Lesson No. 9

Vocabulary for Planning continued