Tag Archives: Blog Updates

August 25, 2009
Cracking Open the Brain Jar– also tagged , , , ,

- Me, with Mira and Dyau’s ‘special appearances’ in the mirrors on the wall -
I totally meant my brain in the title up there. The past few days and this whole week have been filled to the brim with assignments, test, coding and whatnot. It’s a little bit overwheming and I’m getting bored of just [...]

July 22, 2009
In Which Hate is an Understatement– also tagged , , , , ,

I’m wishing for a clearer vision. Maybe I’m talking about my eyesight, of maybe I’m talking about my goals in life. I don’t know. I can’t be too sure. It has come to my attention lately that my habit of getting bored so easily is not very favourable. It’s not about getting bored in lessons. [...]

July 21, 2009
Introduction to the Reading Process– also tagged , , ,

Expressly written in today’s lecture. Lecturer: Marineke Goodwin. I had loads of fun in this lecture. She came prepared with lots of materials!
History of Language Learning in New Zealand

purpose of literacy before the age of decoding
literacy brought from England

Four discernible ages of reading theories = identified, and we´re entering the fifth. They´re the ages of [...]

January 5, 2009
If Choosing Electives Is This Hard…– also tagged , ,

It feels like time is moving faster than ever. February is approaching, and already my legs are like jellies. I don’t want to go back to Auckland… yet. I know it’s hard to let go of a life where you have everyone else do things like cook and laundry for you, even harder to leave [...]