There is a tool with which you can calculate how many academic words are written in a text. It calculates the number of families of words and also how many of these families are Anglo-Sax originated and from Greek or Latin origin. You can find this tool on http://www.lextutor.ca/vp/eng/.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Memo Report Konopnicka Airport
Together with Laurence and Marijn I negotiated with Hedde, Jana and Jasperabout the expansion of Konopnicka Airport, a case in 'Market Leader', the study book we use for English I. The negotiation was very interesting, both the parties tried to get the most out of it. We represented the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Polish Airports whilst Hedde's team represented the building company Laumann and the bank Weber-Merkel. After all, I think we made a very good deal. The most important aspects of the deal were the interest rates on the loan and we think we negotiated this very well. Here follows the memo report of the negotiation:
Presentation feedback
On September 22nd I presented an article called 'Power up your Power Point presentations' by Karen Friedman [http://ezinearticles.com/?Power-Up-Your-Power-Point-Presentations&id=1819529].
I thought that the presentation went quite well. I was nervous when I stood in front of the class, but my classmates said it didn't show. I wrote the following summary about the feedback I got in class:
I thought that the presentation went quite well. I was nervous when I stood in front of the class, but my classmates said it didn't show. I wrote the following summary about the feedback I got in class:
Learning goals
As a start, I will tell you about my learning goals for this year first.
As I already mentioned, I spent a lot of time oversees. This has made my English speaking and writing skills sufficient for understanding and speaking English at school. However, I would like to improve my skills in academic writing and speaking. I think I am already quite confident in that, but there is always room for improvement.
Besides that, and what I think is the most important aspect of academic English, I would like to learn how to structure an academic text. Structuring a text is very important in academic English as it determines whether the reader will fully understand your text or not. I am not sure if I possess those skills yet.
If you have any tips on how I can improve these skills, please leave a message. :)
As I already mentioned, I spent a lot of time oversees. This has made my English speaking and writing skills sufficient for understanding and speaking English at school. However, I would like to improve my skills in academic writing and speaking. I think I am already quite confident in that, but there is always room for improvement.
Besides that, and what I think is the most important aspect of academic English, I would like to learn how to structure an academic text. Structuring a text is very important in academic English as it determines whether the reader will fully understand your text or not. I am not sure if I possess those skills yet.
If you have any tips on how I can improve these skills, please leave a message. :)
Welcome!
Welcome everybody, to my brand new blog!
I am writing this blog for the course English I for IB&M to keep track of my performances and progress in this subject.
First I am going to introduce myself. My name is Peter Jesse Sijbrandij, I am 21 years old and I live in Groningen, The Netherlands. This is also where my current study is. I study IB&M, short for International Business and Management, at the Rijksuniversiteit. That is a three-year Bachelor program after which I will probably enroll in a one-year Master program.
I am originally from a small town called Hidaard, which is near Sneek in Friesland. After my secondary school I chose to go travelling with a friend of mine. We set off for Australia, thinking about staying there for eight months. It did not really go according to plan, though; my friend left after eight months and I decided to stay for longer, a year and a half to be exact. After that I travelled through parts of Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, China, Tibet, Nepal and Sri Lanka) and Africa (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa).
Travelling rewarded me with a lot of unforgettable experiences and gave me a good insight in the real world beyond Holland's boundaries. I would do it all over again, if I stood for the same decision again. I also gained good English speaking and writing skills and working experience. In Australia I had to work for my money, it runs out really quick, which gave me a lot of confidence in English speaking and expanded my vocabulary greatly.
As I mentioned already, I am currently enrolled in a study, called IB&M. Next to that I work in a cheese factory in Friesland to keep funds up a little, mostly in the weekend. Living costs are high in Holland, if you have to pay for everything yourself. Mommy does not cook for me anymore now!
I hope you will enjoy reading this blog and learn from it yourself as well. If you have any comments or questions, please write me a mail.
Peter Jesse
I am writing this blog for the course English I for IB&M to keep track of my performances and progress in this subject.
First I am going to introduce myself. My name is Peter Jesse Sijbrandij, I am 21 years old and I live in Groningen, The Netherlands. This is also where my current study is. I study IB&M, short for International Business and Management, at the Rijksuniversiteit. That is a three-year Bachelor program after which I will probably enroll in a one-year Master program.
I am originally from a small town called Hidaard, which is near Sneek in Friesland. After my secondary school I chose to go travelling with a friend of mine. We set off for Australia, thinking about staying there for eight months. It did not really go according to plan, though; my friend left after eight months and I decided to stay for longer, a year and a half to be exact. After that I travelled through parts of Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, China, Tibet, Nepal and Sri Lanka) and Africa (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa).
Travelling rewarded me with a lot of unforgettable experiences and gave me a good insight in the real world beyond Holland's boundaries. I would do it all over again, if I stood for the same decision again. I also gained good English speaking and writing skills and working experience. In Australia I had to work for my money, it runs out really quick, which gave me a lot of confidence in English speaking and expanded my vocabulary greatly.
As I mentioned already, I am currently enrolled in a study, called IB&M. Next to that I work in a cheese factory in Friesland to keep funds up a little, mostly in the weekend. Living costs are high in Holland, if you have to pay for everything yourself. Mommy does not cook for me anymore now!
I hope you will enjoy reading this blog and learn from it yourself as well. If you have any comments or questions, please write me a mail.
Peter Jesse
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