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CRAP! How to use CRAP for designing presentation slides and other graphics. CRAP is wonderful!
CRAP is great stuff! You should use it in liberal amounts whenever you design a poster, a Power Point slide, and other visual products that can benefit from a well-done application of CRAP. CRAP! Contrast–Repetition–Alignment–Proximity: it all adds up to CRAP. If you have no idea how to use crap, read on! C–ontrast: use dark […]
Note-taking on standardized tests (TOEFL, etc.)
Many tests, such as TOEFL, allow you to take notes during the Reading and Listening sections. Remember this, test-takers: notes in these exams are for now, not later! What do I mean by “for now?” In school, you should take good notes so that you can review the material much later in the semester. Not […]
Main idea questions in standardized tests
For all of you test-takers out there–TOEFL, ITP, TOEIC & the rest–a quick tip based on my extensive experience and training as a teacher of standardized test skills: the Main Idea tends to show up early in Listening & Reading. You’ll generally see the Main Idea fairly early in Reading. It may show up anywhere […]
Short-term intensive Mandarin training in Taipei
Thoughts on short-term intensive Mandarin training in Taipei, Taiwan + MTC and Han Institute and suggestions for both short-and long-term housing–from Daniel Steve (Dan) Villarreal (Chinese name 萬丹青), Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education UT-Austin & BA in Modern Languages, The Citadel, 11A5SLA The comments about the 3 language schools are from personal experience. I’m a bit […]
Standardized tests in language usually test the 4 standard language skills
Standardized tests in language usually test the 4 standard language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). You can attack the 2 productive skills (speaking, writing) the same basic way: 1.) decide your answer and brainstorm your supporting reasons and details; 2.) make an outline with your reasons and details—Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion—write transition words/phrases to […]
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