Learning on the go

Learning on the Go: Another 21st Century Learning Mode

Janpha Thadphoothon

What do you often do when you have to wait for the bus or the train? Or when you get stuck in the traffic? Surely, you would feel that the time (your life) is ticking away. Time is perhaps the most valuable thing you can have in this universe.

What is the better way to save your life (or rather the time we are equally distributed than doing some thing worth spending time one) - and one thing is 'learning' for your better life.
In fact with new technologies i.e. smartphones - one can learn almost everything, any time and anywhere. I short we can learn on the go.

We can learn anytime and anywhere. Nothing is impossible when it comes to learning .

Why wasting time when you are on a go ...? Let's use the wasted time for learning.  This is an essential part of what is called " Lifelong Learning ". - a learning phenomenon (reality) of the 21st century.

Like other learning modes, learning-on-the-go has its pedagogical underpinnings.

First and foremost, there are two broad types of LOTG (Learning On the GO) - the traditional LOTG (e.g. reading books at the airport)  and the mobile LOTG (through tablets or smartphones).

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ျမန္မာဇာတ္ကား-ငေပြး-ျမင့္ျမတ္၊ ခ်မ္းမီမီကို

Can we skip or lessen the need to equip our youths's critical minds?

Can we skip or lessen the need to equip our youths' critical minds?

Many policy makers and some elders are shocked to witness the strange and transgression behavior of our teens. Today, our youths have been exposed to media from near and far. It is harder to make sure that traditional values and customs are maintained through the key institutes.

Many adolescents simply shun them down. Some have lost their bearings.

Critical thinking skills can be developed. 

Why the 21st-century war on the Korean Peninsula is imminent

Why the 21^st-century war on the Korean Peninsula is imminent

The latest launch of a long-range missile by North Korea has caused stocks around the world to fall. Concerns and worries abound. More talks of way have been heard around the world. The best China could do and has been doing is calling for calm and restraints from all sides. But the fire has been ignited.

             Photo credit: http://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-test-fires-ballistic-missile-10855244

The fact that Japan has been unusually quiet concerning the NK missiles over their country is the first sign. Anyone familiar with the Japanese notion of silence can sense the immense tension. The treatment of Japan by NK is a shock to many. Taking Japan for granted by viewing it as a ‘harmless’ Samurai, a warrior without a sword,  a nation to be violated and humiliated at will is a serious mistake. Japanese authorities have asked its people to take cover.

Professor Jong-Wha Lee, Korea University and Warwick McKibbin from The Australian National University (AnU) have come up a post-war scenario where South Korea has to carry the burden of having to look after the NK’s economy. In the article, they write:

“South Korea should prepare for a unification process, which could happen unexpectedly. No one expected the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. And the costs of not being prepared could be high.”

George Friedman has warned earlier (May 23, 2017) that “ evidence is mounting that the enmity between the two (US versus NK) is escalating to a point where war is inevitable.”

What should be done to prevent the clash? No one seems to have answers. It seems that everybody is ready for war. The situation may sound gloomy and it is. I wish I was wrong in this analysis. Perhaps, the best we can do is what the Japanese authorities have told its people: “Take cover”

Sources:

1. "GEORGE FRIEDMAN: A US attack on North Korea is imminent" From

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-attack-on-north-korea-is-imminent-george-friedman-says-2017-5

2. "South Korea should prepare for reunification" http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/08/30/south-korea-should-prepare-for-reunification/

3. “Global stocks falling after North Korean missile launch”

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/08/29/global-stocks-falling-after-north-korean-missile-launch.html

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How to Remember New Words and Expressions

How to Remember New Words and Expressions

Janpha Thadphoothon

The best advice: do it many times in many modes.

We can learn languages better if we understand how memories work. It's like learning how to play soccer. Practice makes perfect.

Scientists will tell you that the hippocampus and other parts of your brain work together to connect the wires, to build that memory or to rebuild that memory. 

Hence, to remember something your brain goes through the following process of what is known as encoding. First your brain consciously registers the memory (e.g. putative failure).  This is called encoding.

We need to repeat our use or expose ourselves to the variety of ways the target expression is used in context. 

- "Perhaps one of the principal goals of education is to alter learners’ beliefs about themselves by showing them that their putative failures or shortcomings can be ascribed to a lack of effective strategies rather than to a lack of potential. "


Hence, the best way to improve your memory is to keep remembering the same thing, over and over, and vary its context of use, in as many modes and media as possible.

If you can do this, you will be successful in your language learning.