Hi Edward, Jane, Rvertiz :)) Jane, you are most welcome.
Rvertiz, that's very kind of you! Tons of luck! Rui 2009/12/16 Jane Wu <[email protected]> > Hi Rui, > > Thanks for your information,I can open it. > > Thanks a lot~! > > Take care~ > > Jane > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:08 AM, rvertiz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is great to connect with all of you here! google groups is a great >> platform to communicate an exchange ideas. Hopefully someday you will >> be able to access facebooks and other sites without running into any >> problems. >> >> If you are able and have time to joing the facebook take some time to >> respond to the discussions. Hopefully some native english speaker will >> be compelled to join the group and help us in our learning journey by >> correcting our grammar and spelling. >> >> I still believe the best and most effective way to learn English is >> through daily interactions with people whose first language is >> English... there are allready a few american members ready to help us >> in the process. >> Post any questions you may have about the language or the culture. >> >> Jamie Coch, an American Member of the community has posted the >> following question in one of the forums: >> >> For those of us that happen to only speak English, what is the best >> way we can help? >> >> As I mentioned the help of native speakers is key to our success in >> learning English. Go to Facebook and answer the question. This will >> help natives help us out. >> >> If you, as mentioned above, can't access facebook post the response to >> this group and I will post it on the facebook group. I will then >> compile the answers and comments and send it to you via ESL Podcast >> Study Group >> >> Talk to you soon, >> Regina >> >> On Dec 15, 7:25 am, Rui Wang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Jane, >> > >> > Nice meeting you here! I am chinese too. >> > >> > I know it deeply, our government has blocked many websites for political >> > reasons, which is not fair. This situation cannot be improved in a >> twinkle, >> > could even become worse over time. However, please keep in mind that >> nothing >> > is perfect, even the way the websites were blocked. Get up and look for >> the >> > leak in the roof which shutting out daylight. >> > >> > There is a easiest way: try the proxy site: "Air-Proxy.com", which used >> to >> > be very helpful. Enter the address of the website in the input frame and >> > click the button with "surf!" on it. The only problem is the bandwidth >> has >> > been limited badly via this site. Well, try to visithttp:// >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofFaY9P5EKIto hear what Claire bring >> > us---the song of the week! You'd likely wait buffering for several >> minutes >> > before catching it. >> > >> > Good Luck! :) >> > >> > Rui >> > >> > 2009/12/15 Jane Wu <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > > Hi Regina, >> > >> > > Thanks for your information. >> > > Without doubt,it is a good news for us with great interest in learning >> > > English. >> > > I'm a Chinese.In our country,we can not connect lots of famous >> > > websites,such as Youtube, >> > > Facebook,etc.I'll try my best to jion the learning coummunity. >> > > Thanks again~! >> > > Have a nice day~! >> > >> > > Jane Wu >> > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:32 PM, rvertiz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Hi Everyone, >> > >> My name is Regina and as a native Spanish speaker and learner of >> > >> English I am very interested in helping out other ESL learners. I >> have >> > >> joined this group with two purposes in mind. One to help in any way I >> > >> can as I believe we can all learn from each other and secondly to >> > >> invite you to share a group I just created on facebook to promote >> peer >> > >> to peer collaboration. I am also working on my Master's degree in >> > >> Learning Technologies and focusing on learning communities. >> > >> > >> The group is located at >> > >>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=201672389626 >> > >> and it is just in its infancy... I hope together we can build a >> strong >> > >> community of people interested in the English Language. The full >> > >> description is below... >> > >> > >> Thanks a million! >> > >> Regina Vertiz >> > >> > >> --------------- >> > >> > >> Inspired by my own journey learning English and by the works of >> > >> Etienne Wenger on Communities of Practice, this group is an attempt >> to >> > >> build a strong community of native English speakers and English >> > >> language learners from around the world interested in helping one >> > >> another improve their English. >> > >> > >> So what is a Community of Practice? A term coined by Etienne Wenger >> in >> > >> the early 90’s, a community of practice is group of with a common >> > >> interest who engage in a process of collective learning. In the case >> > >> of this community the shared interest is English. >> > >> > >> I encourage you to join if you are interested in learning English, >> > >> improving your English, or in helping others learn English. 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