My Favourite Mangas

1. Cardcaptor Sakura

the story is about a girl named Sakura kinomoto became a cardcaptor who catch clowcards. When she catch clowcards, her cousin, Tomoyo alwasy made her beautiful-weird costumes (well, thats what i think). besides Sakura, there is Lee Saoran who compete with her (but finally he became Sakura`s boyfriend heheheh, like it!!!!)

2. Darren Shan

this story is about a teenager who became a vampire in order to save his bestfriend, Steve. But unfortunately, Steve became mad, and decide to kill Darren later. Mr Crepsley is Darren`s seniors vampire that always helped him. So many wars Darren and Crepsley has joined, wheter in Scotland, the Mountain and etc (hmm, i dont read the wars yet). According to me, the saddest thing is when he left his true love, Debbie Hemlock (i just known it from one of the fans, HOW SAD!!!!)

Teaching methods

1. Audiolingual Method

At first the aim of this method only for war`s needed. This method was to build communicative competence in translators through very intensive language courses focusing on aural/oral skills.This in combination with some new ideas about language learning coming from the disciplines of descriptive linguistics and behavioral psychology went on to become what is known as the Audiolingual Method (ALM). This audiolinguaL method is thought as the effective method, because Through extensive memorization and over-learning of language patterns and forms, students and teachers were often able to see immediate results.

2. Direct Method

This techniques designed to address all the areas that the Grammar Translation did not - namely oral communication, more spontaneous use of the language, and developing the ability to think in the target language. Perhaps in an almost reflexive action, the method also moved as far away as possible from various techniques typical of the Grammar Translation Method - for instance using L1 as the language of instruction, memorizing grammatical rules and lots of translation between L1 and the target language. But this method had a problems. As Brown (1994:56) points out, "(it) did not take well in public education where the constraints of budget, classroom size, time, and teacher background made such a method difficult to use."

http://www.englishraven.com/methodology.html

Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. Today it is the official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Kensington Palace is also used on an unofficial basis by Prince Harry, as well as his cousin Zara Phillips. Today Kensington Palace accommodates the offices and private apartments of a number of members of the Royal Family. Although managed by Historic Royal Palaces, the Palace is furnished with items from the Royal Collection.