ICCTAR 2019

INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON CREATIVE TEACHING,
ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(ICCTAR 2019)



http://www.icctar.com/
Source: 26-28 June, 2019

CCPR Instructional Model

CCPR Instructional Model

The model has been proposed by Professor Paitoon Sinlarat about a decade ago. The main aim is to offer a framework, intellectual as well as 'pratice', for us, not limited to Thailand, to move a soiety our of the state of being a consumer to a producer one.

CCPR is an acronym invented by Paitoon Sinlarat (2005).

Let me explain the acronym.

In term of principles, education should focus on the four domains.

C = Cretivity
C = Critical Thinking
P = Product Making
R = Responsibilities

References

Hanada, K. (2018, February 26). Conventional system in need for revamp in digital age, Bangkok Post.

Jewel - ႏွင္းေဝတဲ႔ေဆာင္း

Notes from Vietnam

Notes from Vietnam

1. Let's speak Vietnamese!

 I visited Vietnam a few times. Every visit was a joy and an addition to my language and cultural learning experience. Vietnamese are friendly people. They are very helpful. I enjoy talking to them.

In terms of communication, it was not a problem for me. Though most, like Thais, do not speak fluent English, they know some. I know a few words of Vietnamese, which is enough for me to get by.



Have you been to Vietnam? If you have a plan, it pays to know their language. This can help you enrich your visit and make more friends. Following are some words / expressions I found useful:

1. I want to do something e.g. drink tea.

Tôi muốn uống trà.
Tôi = I
muốn = want
Tôi muốn  = I want to
uống = drink,   trà = tea.
uống trà = to drink tea

I want to have (eat) breakfast.
Tôi muốn ăn sáng.
Tôi muốn = I want to
ăn sáng = breakfast

2.  Rất ngon and Cảm ơn

Rất ngon = very delicious
Cảm ơn = Thank you


3. Tôi muốn đi hà nội. = I want to go to Ha Noi.

Tôi muốn = I want to
 đi = go to
hà nội = Ha Noi

4. Tôi thích Món ăn Việt Nam. I like Vietnamese food.
tôi thích = I like
Món ăn Việt Nam = Vietnamese food

5. Tôi tên là John. = My name is John.

Tôi tên là = My name is ....
John.

Derrida's Violence and Metaphysics

L'écriture et la différence" --- Not a text for newbies or novices, but I cherish its complexity and emancipatory orientation...

"Violence and Metaphysics"
In "Violence and Metaphysics," Derrida comments on the writings of Emmanuel Levinas (Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work related to Jewish philosophy, existentialism, ethics, phenomenology and ontology). 

He honors Levinas for his ethical philosophy of openness to the Other. Indeed, he goes along with the idea that to live for the Other is the highest good. Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work related to Jewish philosophy, existentialism, ethics, phenomenology and ontology.

But he challenges the idea that only face-to-face interaction can be ethical. 

Levinas: Written communication =  dead and unresponsive
Derrida: Writing can be just as valuable a space for ethical encounter.

Writing can assist itself, for it has time and freedom, escaping better than speech from empirical urgencies.

What may create a new invention

What may create a new invention? It all starts from ideas - thinking skills and dispositions.

Lipman (2003) suggests that there are three modes of thinking that are crucial for education - caring, critical, and creative thinking. His theory is that they are connected and must go together, and must be supported by democratic principles.