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Listya Angelia Tanjung
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Raising public awareness on food security issue in the future as well as ways to prevent it is crucial. As simple as educating people on how to properly store food in the fridge and how long they can last can minimize the amount of food waste going into the garbage bins. This is actually pretty easy to implement starting in schools and universities, so that...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
From the case studies, I learn that people from all background should work hand in hand to overcome food waste and security issues in the future. With cooperation between communities and businesses, they can lobby the decision makers (government) to take actions and implement laws necessary in tackling the issue.
For me, planning 1-week meals in advance...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung replied to Jon Race
@moragclark this is pretty similar to what I did research on when I was in college: using bacteria (at that time was the strain was Clostridium beijerincki) to extract biofuel. However, there are limitations on how much the bacteria can take in and convert biomass into biofuel. Extracting the specific bacteria strain from nature is also tough as they live...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Mass transportation system is currently built in Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia). However, the infrastructure in other cities still heavily support the use of private cars and motorcycles instead of public transportation. The size of the roads is small for public transportation to operate efficiently (without delay due to traffic congestion) and the...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
For me, the biggest threat is people's unawareness about climate change issues and/or apathetic attitudes towards them. A lot of people are still self-centered, thinking about their own well-being instead of considering themselves as members of an even bigger community and ultimately as earth inhabitants. Instead of thinking just about the economical sides of...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Is it just me or anyone else sees the personalities mentioned above are pretty much similar to one another? Being sympathetic towards others and making your voices (thoughts) heard in the community.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
The market will not auto-regulate as a lot of people are still narrow-minded to only think about themselves and profit. When the government realizes climate change issues and their impacts, they can implement environmental-friendly policies and raise public awareness at the same time. However, I realize how it is easier said than done to change people's habits...
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I think there should be a special committee in the government which is responsible for supporting research on energy efficient technologies, educating citizens on environmental issues, their consequences, and ways to overcome them, as well as suggesting changes on current policies. The committee should also consist of experts in energy efficient technologies...
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@IainMorrison Hi I'm from Bali, Indonesia :)
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Public awareness on global energy issues alone is not enough for the society to change their energy source preference. As in my country, the economy (distribution of goods and things) is driven by the use of fossil fuels. The roads are built to support private ownership of cars and motorbikes instead of public transport. The worst part is that a lot of people...
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The biggest challenge is people's heavy reliance on oil in developing countries and their unawareness of the climate challenge issues. People in developing countries depend on oil so much for their economy and businesses to grow. Most of them are uninformed about global warming issues while others cannot escape from their dependency on fossil fuels. Another...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Hi, I'm Listya Tanjung (Liz). I used to study biotechnology when I was at university and did research on butanol production by bacteria (which might be a replacement for fossil fuel). I did not have a chance to continue the study, but I'm still fascinated with other ways of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. I wish to improve my knowledge on renewable...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
People should see the issues related to climate change on a global perspective and stop just thinking about profits and themselves. There is a need to cooperate globally from technology providers, governments, and citizens (from farmers, retailers, and consumers). Farmers who benefit from climate change might supply other parts of the world. while those harmed...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Current as well as future challenge is educating people all over the world about food insecurity and climate change issues and motivating them to take part in reducing GHGs. Another challenge will be making the CSA (either farming techniques or technology) available and affordable for developing countries. People are still burning coal up to this day due to...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I think we should focus on reducing our impact on climate change as we are the ones responsible for increasing greenhouse gas over the past 100 years. Food insecurity might be an issue in the future; however, we should consider how our ancestors survived through this issue in the past through hunting other animals or consuming other food varieties. Farming...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Before answering the question, we must question ourselves "How much is enough?". When all people eat moderate balanced diet, I don't think we need to worry so much about the effects of climate change on food security.
Different countries produce different staples and food varieties; however, as globalization takes place, food diversity decreases and people...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
There is no doubt about man-made climate change; however, it is hard for people all over the world to take serious actions to overcome it. People in developing countries are not even aware of the issue while it's hard for others to stop relying on coal (due to economic reasons).
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Having studied and worked abroad in the U.S makes me realize how serious climate change is and steps we need to take to overcome it. Now that I'm back to my home country, I wish to learn more about greener farming practices and make people aware of this ongoing climate change and offer solutions in the future.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Besides improvement in farming technology, I think people all over the world need to be aware of the food crisis facing all of us in the future and eat moderately instead of throwing away foods everyday. Food waste can also be separated from other waste (plastics, cans, cardboards, etc) and turned into compost for farmlands.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Amal was teaching the types of phrasal verbs using the matching exercise and the board. She asked them to guess the meaning of each phrasal verb on the handout and introduced them to synonyms (other ways to say the phrasal verbs). She also taught her students about sentence structure (i.e. which one is object, preposition, and subject) by classifying the...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
To encourage students to speak in class, I greet them properly at the beginning of the class and ask them how they are doing at that moment. I try as much as possible to prepare topics and materials related to my students' age group along with their daily routines and interests. I often ask questions (unrelated to the lesson topic) to different students in...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
To me, the biggest challenge is students' limited vocabulary and thought of expressing themselves using the right grammar and sentence structures. My students often glance at me when they speak in English and ask me to translate some words from L1. I am aware that students should avoid translation and learn English naturally in class. However, I want to...
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I like how Peter (the third speaker) brought up how important it is to connect the listening/reading materials to students' lives. If the materials are related to their lives (students' lives, interests, and goals), they are more motivated and more likely to participate actively in class. Preparing a variety of materials to be used in class (authentic and...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Exposing to a variety of listening activities (i.e. songs, lectures, TV shows, movies, audio recordings of daily conversations, etc) help familiarize students with different English accents, language terms (formal and informal ones), and vocabulary used in different settings. This will in turn make students accept and appreciate the diversity of English as a...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I take different approaches to listening and reading based on the purpose and content of the materials. When I was listening my professor's lecture or reading a textbook in college, I tried to concentrate as much as I could to grasp the main points. When I read or listen for pleasure, I am not as serious as when I was studying for a course or preparing lesson...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Listening and reading are grouped together as receptive skills because we are receiving and processing languages produced by others. As for speaking and writing, we are the ones conveying ideas and producing languages to be understood by others. Receptive skills (listening and reading) come prior to communicative skills (speaking and writing).
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
The second text is definitely easier to grasp than the first The first text lacks pauses and repetitions needed for the students to process the information presented by the teacher. Sentences on the first text are quite long and contain a lot of relative pronouns and clauses which potentially make the students confused and sleepy during class time. :)
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I usually find it hard to keep my primary students interested and engaged for a class session (approximately 1.5 hour). They have shorter attention span and prefer playing games and doing in-class activities related to the lesson topic over doing written exercises during class time. Thus, I give them homework practices to be collected and discussed for the...
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I chose this presentation by Ashok Katta about Carbohydrate Chemistry as it contains pictures illustrating the types of carbohydrate and their structures as well as diagrams, tables, and videos that further clarify the main points...
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Hi Lesley, thanks for your suggestion. The activity seems fun and I will definitely use it for my future lessons.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I would advice him to be punctual and come to class prepared with his presentation slides ready at the beginning of the class. He should also greet his students properly (perhaps ask them how they are doing that day) instead of rushing through the lecture and powerpoint slides. As pointed by Mary in the previous step, he should engage his students during class...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Schools in my country are in the state of transitioning from traditional(old-school) teaching method to a more student-centered teaching approach. When I was at school, students were not allowed to speak up in class or talk to each other during class time. My teachers would lecture and write on the blackboard all the time and give us tasks to do individually....
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
The room where I teach is quite small, so it is easy for me to move around the class and monitor my students when they work in groups/pairs. It is also equipped with a computer and a white board, but it does not have a projector/smart board. It would be nice to have one to do a presentation and show video clips to my students.
As for the teachers' eye...
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Thanks Zainab. I don't know how I missed that one. :)
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
She increased student talk time (STT) by asking her students to guess on the article they were going to read in pairs. By doing so, she gave her students opportunities to think and speak in English as well as learn the language naturally through interaction with others and practice. Giving the article directly would have made the lesson less interesting and...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I think D is the most effective instruction for students. Sentence D is concise and easily understood by the students. It uses simple language terms and does not include long sentences and jargon (as in option C and B respectively). Option A is grammatically incorrect and sets out a not-so-good example for the students.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
Getting learners interested and participate actively in class is challenging as teachers are usually not familiar with the trends students are following, i.e. topics that motivate them to learn. Coming up with various activities is also more challenging as teachers need to browse through different resources, choose the most suitable ones, incorporate them into...
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Coming up with anticipated problems along with their solutions is useful for teachers. Teachers learn to be in their students' shoes and think of students' difficulties when acquiring a new language. Only then, teachers can come up with suitable teaching approach, materials and in-class activities for their students.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
A lesson plan to me is a 'detailed' written document of the lesson's activities from beginning to end. In my lesson plans, I list out each activity, how long each would take, and what kind of interaction exists for each one (teacher-centered or student centered: pair/group work). A lot of the times, I write down sentences I would like to say to the students,...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
My primary-school students like to play Hangman and I always prepare vocabulary related to the lesson's topic as a warm-up at the beginning of the lesson. If there is still a few minutes left at the end of the lesson, they also like to test their classmates on vocabulary while playing Hangman.
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I am more of an introvert and prefer working and being assessed individually. I also like to learn through pictures and listening activities. I chose more individual work as I had unpleasant memories working in groups when I was at school/college. I had fun doing assignments with those having similar interests and motivation level in learning; however, I had...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
The song can be used to introduce kindergarten students to vocabulary related to family members, animals, and action words (look, jump, sleep, swim). Students can then sing along to the tune together with their teacher. Teacher can further reinforce students' learning through a family tree poster and animal flashcards.
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I could use a picture of a pancake I made in the morning to introduce sequence words and vocabulary in the kitchen. I would ask them what it is, whether they have tried it, and how many times they have eaten pancake. They could later discuss in groups about the pancake's ingredients and steps to make it after I present the sequence words and how they are used...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
There can be lots of interpretations raised from the picture. It could be someone traveling abroad for pleasure, education, working experience, or permanent residence in the country she was going to. She took the picture either to be posted in her social media page or to remind herself about that 'important' flight in the future.
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At the beginning of the term/course, I could introduce the class syllabus to my students where they can see the topics to be discussed in the course along with assessment and assignment schedules. I would encourage them to read up on the materials prior to coming into the class and list any questions/difficult terms they come up with. During class time, I...
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My advice would be to include participation level in grading and encourage the students to participate actively in class. They can do so by participating in group discussions, expressing their opinions in class, and asking/answering questions from the teacher. The teacher should also try to ask questions to different students and help the 'weaker' students...
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Listya Angelia Tanjung made a comment
I don't work at schools, but as far I as I know, some schools in my country implement EMI in classrooms and ban students from communicating with other language(s), either national or local languages. Students are getting used to speak in English with their classmates even outside of schools while their parents have little to no knowledge of English. People...
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There is no option for 'Academic General (6m)', but I found the option for 'Academic Abstracts'. This website is quite useful for teachers as well as students to illustrate how a particular word is used in different settings and contexts as well as how to properly use the word in a sentence. Whenever I am having trouble with conveying my ideas in writings or...
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