Welcome to 14213

[Chirasiri]

Welcome to 14213 English Reading 1!
I'm Chirasiri, and I'm the course convener (or 'convenor' in British English).

I hope you enjoy the course in this semester.
Together we will build a community of learning.

So, let's begin by exchanging ideas about reading. What do you usually read, either in Thai or in English or both? Is reading your favorite pastime?

[pawatb]

Dear Professor,

Thank you for welcome note kab.

I like reading as it benefits me to apply knowledge and information in my daily life. From Monday to Friday, normally I read email correspondence.

In my spare times, I visit website https://www.prachachat.net/home to read what’s going on in business. In this website, I also follow weekly horoscope for all 12 zodiac signs.
Another website I can learn for useful phrases or words using to express ideas and comment is https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/si ... s-10066808

For the paper form, last year I read Personnel Management Association of Thailand’s People Magazine. Sometimes I read Dhamma books. But this year, I envisage myself to read the impending release of company’s new policies and guidelines, and of course never-to-be-forgotten STOU’s textbooks.

I really like useful and clear the evaluation criteria 
“Couse Evaluation: ระบบการประเมินผลเป็นระบบกิจกรรมประจำชุดวิชา ที่นักศึกษาสามารถเลือกทำงานออนไลน์ในระบบ D4L+P เป็นคะแนนเก็บ 40% และไปสอบที่สนามสอบ 60% หรือไม่ส่งงานแล้วไปสอบ 100 คะแนนที่สนามสอบได้ (ทั้งนี้หากเลือกทำงานออนไลน์แล้วได้คะแนนเก็บไม่ถึง 60% ของ 40 คะแนน ทางมหาวิทยาลัยจะคิดะแนนสอบของนักศึกษาเป็น 100% โดยไม่นำคะแนนเก็บไปรวม)”

Pawat

[oneelevenpm]

Hi
I don't usually read no books, doesn't mean I hate reading.
I just read bits and pieces about the things that interest me from (what seem to me like) reliable online source, mostly sports and movies.

Anyways, really happy to be on the course.
N Jiwa

[Chirasiri]

Good to see more threads coming in! Thank you for sharing your reading, PawatB and N Jiwa.

Newspapers and online news are a great start. Readers gain general knowledge and can follow the current affairs while gaining a wide range of topic vocabulary (คำศัพท์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับหัวเรื่องใดเรื่องหนึ่ง). News is presented with headlines, leads (ประโยคหรือส่วนนำ ภาษาข่าวเรียกว่า โปรย) which content all the key ideas, and the following paragraphs give more details of the lead.

It's okay to read bits and pieces of information if you don't like reading. Now it might be a good idea to ask yourself further why reading is not your cup of tea (see the meaning of 'someone's cup of tea' here https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictio ... cup-of-tea).

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My name is Thatchomthorn Singkhru. My nickname is “Nid Noi” and I’m forty-two years old. : I am a female and single. I live in Bangkok,Thailand and live with family My family of 7 persons. I have 3 old-sister,Ning Nong, Noi No,nu and one old brother,Noi Nong. We are family Buddhism.<br>My father is retired government employee, my mother have a grocery store at home. My 1st old-sister and old-brother are sodier, 2rd old-sister is liquor business. Each day we almost didn't meet because everyone has busy job. On weekends, we go to temple with make merit together.<br>I work at the Ministry of Finance in The Royal Thai Customs department. I am a customs officer. I am interested in art and performing arts such as Khon, Thai dance. Especially is Likay. Folk art is the source or inspires to my hobbies . I am Assistant Director on Likay roum dao dara at Royal Thai Army Radio & Television Channel 5, HSATV 5. Although I’m not a very good actress but I like acting over directing. I use travel is social participation. I plan travel around the world. <br>I want to learn your culture, I try learn foreign language. I like Chinese language than English language. But is this the world English language most important I would use english language.

[Chirasiri]

Hello Khun Nid Noi
Thank you for introducing yourself to the 14213 web board audience.
Would you tell us more about your reading? What do you usually read? How often do you read?

[Tansy]

I hardly read any Thai books. I read all sorts of English books so long as they are not classic literature. At one time, I tried to read Oliver Twist and Pride and Prejudice, and I was bored to tears that I gave up...LOL. I read mostly non-fictions, especially how-tos on thinking positive, mind and memory training, and esoteric arts such as yoga, Zen Macrobiotics, Zen and Daoist meditation and traditional Chinese medicine.
I prefer reading ebooks and foreign websites to reading paper books. I hate paper dictionaries. I only use online dictionaries. I devise google search algorithms that return wealth of knowledge and information on learning English. Doing so, my English reading and writing skills have taken a quantum leap.

[Chirasiri]

How nice! Marvelous! I'm sure there're plenty of non-fiction fans in our 14213.
let's hope team members talk about this and a recommended list could be built in the end.
Could I ask further, khun Tansy, which book(s) you'd like to recommend for a reluctant reader who may want to tap into the world of non-fiction?

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