CHAPTER8

Is this the last chapter?
I wonder how much I truly understood about Nisbett's work.
(Is it possible not to understand the text despite the fact that I consult a dictionary and know meanings of words? Am I lacking the ability to understand +_+?hmm...)


getting back to a main purpose of writing this blog---
In Teaching and Testing (210), Nisbett talks about different ways of fundamental understanding between Asians and Americans. It says that Asians equate silence with knowledge and speaking out loud has negative effect on representing their thoughts, whereas Americans grow up in the society where instructors demand them to speak up in classes and have no difficulty to represent their thoughts. I personally think this is true since I prefer not to speak before I fully understand the context. I am not in a habit of organizing my thought through speaking with others. In ELP class, most of the time we have discussion in groups as soon as Rab presents a question. " I need more time to think!! " is what I feel all the time, but I think I have to (want to) get used to presenting my thoughts to others!




oh, oh ,oh~by the way there was a comment posted on today's blog and I recalled that I promised to mention about Yuga's super duper great work today-^^;(sorry Yuga)! After ELP class, Yuga and I were walking to the parking lot for bicycles and there I found my key was missing! I took out everything in my bag and searched for my key, but there was NO key. ((omg what should I do!?*_*)) BUT! I followed Yuga 's advice and I got my key back♪ thank you so much----she's great!