I'm Robert, remember me? I have been Auburn for a month, and I think I am doing well so far. Generally speaking, this is a good school but lack of entertainment (I mean it!). Anyway, I bought a used car and had an additional $500 discount by using the magic word "negotiable?" you taught. It really works!! Moreover, I just defeated a guy from India to receive an offer of a RA position (YES!!!!) to work on avoidance of collision. The most dramatic part is: This funding is offered by a professor in the CSEE Dept., and I am admitted in the ECE Dept. Somehow you will never know does it work out if you never try. Also, I met Allan, the student who used to be in oxford, and he is going to graduate in this summer. Maybe he will find some time to see you!
- 3月 07 週一 201115:37
殺價的藝術
I'm Robert, remember me? I have been Auburn for a month, and I think I am doing well so far. Generally speaking, this is a good school but lack of entertainment (I mean it!). Anyway, I bought a used car and had an additional $500 discount by using the magic word "negotiable?" you taught. It really works!! Moreover, I just defeated a guy from India to receive an offer of a RA position (YES!!!!) to work on avoidance of collision. The most dramatic part is: This funding is offered by a professor in the CSEE Dept., and I am admitted in the ECE Dept. Somehow you will never know does it work out if you never try. Also, I met Allan, the student who used to be in oxford, and he is going to graduate in this summer. Maybe he will find some time to see you!
- 10月 15 週五 201022:43
水水感言--續集
- 8月 18 週三 201021:51
Achieve
It is my pleasure to write this article for Oxford ; since my study abroad plan starts at Oxford , without you guys, my plan would probably fail, or I would give up.
In the last two months of my military service, my father and I made the decision together-studying abroad in U.S.A. To me, it was like an event that I have never thought about it, but I realized I should take this very seriously, because I was already 24, not a kid anymore. I did some research and went to some cram school to find out weather it suits me or not; Oxford is just one of them, and the history, which is more than 35 years, the reputation, and the fair tuition of Oxford really appeals to me. The very first class I took is the vocabulary class taught by consultant Liu turned my learning experience upside down; originally I did not think memorizing vocabulary is the most important thing in English, but, actually, it is. Without huge amount of vocabulary, it is impossible to conquer the TOEFL, not to mention GRE test. I do not think you can definitely get good grades by memorizing a lot of words, but at least it is prerequisite. Also, professor Liu also infused us some writing skills as well as the importance of grammar, teacher Wang for reading, teacher Tu for grammar, and
Dente for speaking. For all they are good teachers and advisors, I sincerely appreciate them.
As for my application progress, it is a little bit trickier. Due to the fact that my GPA is not promising and there are some gaps between my bachelor degree and master degree I am going to take. Consultant Liu spent a lot of time discussing with me for the Sop and autobiography which counts a lot in the application. The first time of my application unfortunately failed. It was so frustrated that some passive thought came out, but Consultant Liu still encouraged me to do some remedy; I ask for more recommendation letters from the Statistics field, adding some working experience in my autobiography, rewriting my Sop to enhance any chance I could be admitted. Eventually, everything just paid off. I succeed to get the admission of Depaul University . I still could remember the rapture about it, as I can remember this is my first time I took one thing so seriously from beginning to end. Of course, it is not real
end, but just a beginning.
Again, I appreciate those efforts you guys did to me. Not only consultant and teachers but also secretary Jill and Miss.Guo, you all help me a lot. Without you guys, I probably would fail, and the only thing I can and should do is to do my best effort to achieve my goal.
Sincerely,
- 8月 11 週三 201016:50
明燈
從專二那年暑假開始當”海豹”到現在,斷斷續續應該也有四年的時間了吧!還記得當初程度真的很糟,一頁會的字只有 一兩 個,那時只覺得單字為什麼那麼多,那麼難搞。而且字彙課,一直是我在學校最痛恨的一科,因為我不是被當掉,就是低空飛過,雖然如此,我還是很愛來上你的課,雖我不得不承認,我幾乎是為了來聽笑話的(沒辦法,老師真的太強了,每次上課,我都可以笑到肚子痛) 除了可以”調劑心靈”外,那超爆笑又另類的單字記憶法(真的很有用!都不會忘哦!)是最吸引我的地方。
- 8月 06 週五 201021:03
問候
我會好好努力的學習...
我現在跟一個美國人住在一起...感覺她人很好很大方...
對我一直都很好...她知道我來自別的國家...所以一直很用心在聽我說英文..
也很用心幫我修正英文..
我覺得我現在比較有勇氣說出口囉..進步中喲
我的同學跟我從台灣來ㄉ...她的美國是有就沒有我的室友友善...
所以....我很幸運的...^^昨天...我的室友還開車帶我去逛好大的Shopping Mall
我覺得她真的好好....
我的寢室她還搬電視跟微波爐來分我用喔...呵..
我想,我適應的很快...
請你幫我問候求精每一個人...尤其是王主任喔...
謝謝.....
分享者 美玲
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- 8月 05 週四 201015:00
優秀的師資群
求精讓人印象深刻的另一點就是擁有優秀的師資群,劉主任結構文法分析功力,堪稱一絕.每每看主任分析托福怪題,猶如名偵探柯南破案般精采,再難的題目都脈絡可循.上過叫好又叫座的劉雲老師單字課程,讓人覺得單字都有了生命,看到美女可以不再只是用BEAUTIFUL當形容詞了,超級單字隨口可用 。
最感謝也是影響我這一年最深的是求精的張老師.這一年過程中張老師陪我從認識一個句型的最基本結構開始學起,一步一步往後延伸 .老師的專業能力之深自不在話下,但難得的是對於我所提的學習上要求及疑惑,老師從不拒絕或敷衍了事反而付出的更多.雖然在課堂上有時會因無法達到老師的要求而慘遭修理,現在回想許多底子也在那過程打下基礎.也因為如此使我相信在應付口試的英文文章時絕不是一時運氣好,短短五分鐘的閱讀時間是我這一年受教於老師的精華展現.老師對學生的付出並不限於課堂上的講學,生活上的任何問題老師都樂於協助.每每看到優秀的學長姊回來探望老師時,當天在課堂上老師臉上顯出的驕傲神情是很教人動容的,頗有傳承及激勵意味 。
古人說:書到用時方恨少.用這句話來形容學習英文在貼切也不為過.平時學習時很難看到直接的成果,但在需要的時候往往就扮演了關鍵角色.一位今年和我一起準備研究所的好朋友,也和我同時通過了台大筆試,但因為英文能力不足的關係使他在口試一關中慘招淘汰.相較之下讓我由衷感謝在求精外語這一年所學及老師們的付出,我深知自己的英文能力在求精學生中程度只能算尚可,還有許多需要努力的地方,也希望老師們能繼續不吝賜教鞭策我 。
分享者 來自 黃○鼎 的一封信 ( 此同學考上台大口腔醫學研究所 )
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- 8月 03 週二 201018:32
your command of English grammar is excellent
記得我第一篇交的報告,教授給我的評語是”your command of English grammar is excellent”。另一位在UPenn教了二十八年書的教授有一次在上課時說我的寫作能力和文法結構的觀念令他印象非常深刻,並不時要我在課堂上為其他同學們解釋說明文法和修辭的觀念,那位教授原本還以為我是在台灣專門教英語寫作的,但我回答不是,我說是我以前的補習時的班主任英語寫作教學相當了得,替我紮下穩固的文法基礎,並使我的寫作能力大幅精進。
在UPenn,我學到了很多,但是我更懷念以前上主任課的日子,每次都是充滿期待。心中滿是無限的感激和珍惜,在美國留學的日子我會更努力,希望能夠發揚主任的英語教育哲學,為主任爭光!
來自 周○翔 的一封信 ( 美國賓州大學University of Pennsylvania 英語教學碩士班 )
- 8月 02 週一 201016:22
考上高醫護理研究所護理管理組榜首
Dear Diane老師, 上週四原想告訴你喜訊,結果沒想到你沒來代課,加上周ㄧ感冒嚴重又沒去上課, 只好寫信給你:我考上高醫護理研究所護理管理組榜首!真該謝謝你和劉雲老師,尤其 是你的文法讓我不再是英文低標兒,而劉老師上課的風趣及一再重申重要單字的重要, 再再出現考卷上,現在研究所考題越來越像托福或英檢中高級,ㄧ年比一年難,我想如 果沒這半年的受教,真的必遭滑鐵盧。而且聽說進去後,要求英檢中級通過才可研究所 畢業(目前中山大學即如此),因此在9月入學前,我ㄧ定要搞定聽力,畢竟這是我最大 的弱點。所以未來幾週我們將可相見喔! 單位的學妹受到我的影響,就有人躍躍欲試,我ㄧ再推崇英文的重要---尤其是求精 的托福課程,我想未來應該還會有人成為你的學生,不知你白天和晚上的課上到哪兒? 何時才有新課?因為學妹想從頭上、不想半途插入。有空請回信告知我,謝謝。 對了!請幫我向劉老師說他上的真好(他每次一下課就一陣風不見了,來不及謝他) !因為他每次都說學生反映他上課胡搞,我想對一個職業婦女而言,每天下班都半夜12 點多,弄完ㄧ切家事再上床都已2點,隔日7點半還得送小孩上學,之後趕9點上英文 課,如果沒有他的風趣,我ㄧ定昏睡;只能說現在的學生命很好。現在學歷、經歷都一 樣重要,不然何必中年再來拼命呢?絕不能等到中年被炒魷魚;儘管醫療事業不外移, 但我都能感到台灣的逐漸蕭條,也不知哪一天醫院會說要年輕媚妹來輪大小夜,將這些 屆齡退休的歐巴桑用盡方法趕走,因此自我提升走向高層才是自保。 分享者 來自 陳○雪 的一封信 ( 高醫護理研究所護理管理組 榜首 ) |
- 7月 31 週六 201017:54
幸福的緣份
Dear Debbie,
謝謝你們夫妻這麼詳盡的解說,這幾天因為要交一份五千字的 research paper 所以回信晚了,對不起。 我現在自己租了一間房,在一個有99年歷史的character house 裡,很乾淨、很明亮也很安全,非常靠近海邊,有自己的花園、起居室、廚房臥室和洗手間,一個月540,房東太太是從UVic 退休的圖書館員,很有氣質,對我很關心,她住在另一個地方,不過常過來和我聊天。 我去和學校盧了很久那個LPI,還是不行,我依照顧問的建議選了一些很有趣的選修課,等考完LPI再修必修。 真的再次的謝謝你和顧問還有Vivian的關心,我們同學都說 : "Bianca,你的agent真的很棒,你很幸運!" 嗯嗯,我一直都覺得自己非~~常~~~~~~幸運當初去求精的決定,可以認識你們夫妻是一個很幸福很幸福很幸福的緣份。
Looking forward to seeing you soon. Wish you and all your family the best!
分享者 來自 Bianca 的一封信 (加拿大維多利亞大學 University of Victoria 英語系)
