作者: 爱尔兰UCD 赖小琪
各位同学朋友, 各位认识和不认识的空间支持者以及各大网站的大读者,
大家好! 一场为期一年的赛跑即将在我的空间人气达到46000时落下帷幕! 这是我今年的元旦和三个朋友立下的 “赌约”: 如果在2010年的12月31日前我的空间人气可以达到46000, 他们将轮流请我吃自助餐; 否则我就要请他们三个. 我很清楚的记得立下约定时, 空间的人气是20017. 从那一天起, 任务变得异常的 “艰巨”. 然而在我的努力和大家的支持下, 我想当你们看到这封信时, 我的人气已经接近或者已经超过预定的数字了! 在这里我衷心地向大家说一声 “谢谢”, 虽然我知道这两个字根本无法表达我对你们深沉的谢意!
这表面是一场空间人气的竞赛, 其实是一场旷日持久的英语水平, 中英文的写作以及翻译能力, 还有知名度的竞赛. 2010年对我来讲是不平凡的一年. 在这一年里, 我要面临着毕业和出国升学的压力, 还有许许多多的事情. 然而不管我多么忙碌, 我都不会放下手中的笔. 我一直坚持写作, 坚持翻译各类的诗歌文章. 这除了来自于我的兴趣爱好以外, 很大的一个原因是有你们一直以来的支持与鼓励! 你们的每一次访问, 每一个留言都是对我无声鞭策与鼓励, 叮嘱我要继续努力, 要笔耕不辍, 写出更好, 译出更好的东西来, 让空间和各大英语网站上的每一个读者, 在看完以后都有一种 “不虚此行” 的感觉! 每当我想偷懒时, 我就会走进自己的QQ 空间, 看到依旧旺盛的人气, 我就会感到很惭愧, 因为我想你们进来如果看不到新的东西, 肯定会感到一种失落. 可能我搁笔一两天, 空间人气依旧, 然而再过两在, 可能大家就不会现来了, 因为我再也没有新东西可以呈现给你们! 所以, 小琪打赌, 志不在 “餐”, 在乎 “人气”也!
从2010年1月1日到现在整整一年的时间里, 我在大耳朵英语网站一共发表了145篇文章. 据网站的人气统计, 145篇文章里有超过204000人次的访问量. 而如果从我在大耳朵发表的第一篇文章起, 也就是在2008年的1月7日, 到现在为止我已经发表了366篇文章, 单是大耳朵英语网上就有超过70万人次的访问量. 另外通过我的QQ空间以及大耳朵英语网站, 其他的知名英语网站都纷纷转载我的英语文章和翻译, 像上海疯狂英语网, 爱思英语网, 中华诗歌翻译网, 等等, 访问的人次总数早己超200万. 如此大的访问量以及转载, 使得我变得 “小有名气”, 以致于在百度打进 “赖小琪” 三个字, 就会出现无数我写的东西. 感谢大家的支持与厚爱, 让我在英语学习的路上再接再厉, 不会感到彷徨与寂寞!
亲爱的读者们, 回顾过去的一年, 我感到非常舒坦与自豪. 我承认我不是像韩寒那样有名的作家, 我只是一名普通的学生. 但是我和作家一样, 用手中的笔, 来和大家分享生活的点滴, 精神的微变以及心灵的呼吸. 我写的东西影响了大家, 大家的反馈也影响了我. 我们在不知不觉中一起走过了一个又一个难忘的春秋. 随着写作量的增多, 我越来越明白一个作家的心情. 那是一种不为物欲所迷醉而渴望得到读者们共鸣的心情! 不管你来我空间的目的是什么, 读中文的文章也好, 学习英语也好, 总之能够光临我的空间和网站并且阅读里面的文章, 对我来讲就是最大的欣慰, 因为我的努力没有白费! 希望你们以后常来, 高兴时来看看, 喜悦倍增; 失意时来看看, 烟消云散; 满怀大志时来看看, 如鹏展翅; 满目荆棘时来看看, 重拾勇气; 步履匆匆的白天来看看, 放松心境; 孤灯伴影的深夜来看看, 若有所思! 在文章的境界里, 我们没有了地域与年纪的界限, 我们的心灵紧紧地联系了在一起! 每当我收到网友们的邮件, 不管是咨询我还是表扬我, 我都感到很快乐. 海内存知己, 天涯若比邻! 或许你我遥遥相隔, 或许你我今生也不能见面, 但是你的支持与关注将会让我感到温暖与鼓舞, 让我在支持不住而即将放弃时, 可以重新站起来, 鹰击长空! 在这里我想对你们说: 大家都要好好保重身体, 好好为我们的理想和事业奋斗, 将来有一天要是相聚, 希望那是煮酒论英雄之时!
2011年的钟声即将敲响. 在接下来的一年里, 不管何时何地, 我都会坚持写作, 坚持翻译, 坚守我的兴趣. 我会写出更多大家喜欢读的文章, 而这些文章也将会成为我以后晚年美好的回忆! 当然, 我也希望大家可以一如既往地支持我, 并且欢迎更多新的读者朋友加入到我们的行列! 最后我想引用苏轼的一句词来赠送给大家, 也当作是这封信的结尾: 但愿人长久, 千里共婵娟!
小琪敬上
Evaluation of the Learning Journal Exercise
Before I undertook my postgraduate modules, I did not hear of learning journal, not to mention preparing for and writing it. However, after being told by my lecturer in IBM module that every student should complete a learning journal at the end of the semester, I had to know what it was and begun preparing for it. It is really a semester-long tough assignment that requires my active engagement in IBM study both in class and after class. Here I would like to evaluate this learning journal exercise with the following subtitles combined with explanations and evidence.
1) A Good Way to Accumulate Knowledge.
Learning Journal is a good way to encourage students to accumulate as much knowledge and insight as possible. It prepares the student for the upcoming lectures and learning process, as my diary entry has depicted:
“I was told by the lecturer that from this week on, in order to prepare my learning journal that would be compiled and edited at the end of the term, I must keep diary entries regarding sessions, module activities, journal articles, class participation, etc. Although I still feel kind of confused about what learning journal is, I will follow the teacher’s advice to keep diary entries every week. This requires me to be a good and critical learner who can prepare fully for each session, note down significant knowledge points and identify and tackle some IB issues.”
Learning Journal Diary 08/09/2010
2) A Good Way to Reflect on Learning
As mentioned above, in order to finish my learning journal, I must keep diary entries that comprise notes in class, issues in journal articles, new learning from textbooks and seminars, etc. Keeping diary entries helped me reflect on what I had learnt during the week. Also, at this final moment when I am supposed to compile my learning journal, I must review and reflect on my past learning again and select the themes and relevant knowledge and issues that are most impressive and valuable to me. It is indeed a good way to help me reflect on my learning process throughout the whole semester.
3) A Good Way to Evaluate Myself
In my diary entries, there are loads of comments concerning my strengths and weaknesses in the course of learning. After every session or group discussion, I would reflect on myself about what merits I should go on promoting and what shortcomings I should get rid of. The learning journal assignment has authentically offered me plenty of opportunities to value my performance on a continuous basis and my learning methods and ways of interacting with others have enormously been enhanced. It can be illustrated by an extract from one of my diary entries:
“By reading the journal article, “Career and International Assignment Fit: Toward an Integrative Model of Success”, I got to know the success of International assignment has greatly related to the expatriate’s motivation, willingness, managerial competence, creativity, autonomy, etc. As I resolve to become a successful IB manger who can be expatriated abroad by my company in the future, I will reflect on myself and compare my personalities and competencies to those mentioned in the article, so that I can work better towards my goal.”
Learning Journal Diary02/11/2010 |
