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The ESL crowd tours CNN. Photo by Gemma Conesa

others not so good, but all the food was oily, so after finishing eating my stomach didn’t feel so well. What was very interesting in this restaurant were the turning disks on the tables so we could just turn the disk and choose whatever we wanted.

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Awesome Atlanta!

Globe

A publication of the

ESL Institute University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Spring 2009

The trip to Atlanta which took place on the 14th and 15th of July was one of the best experiences of this summer. We had a really good time for many reasons. Firstly, we tasted two kinds of delicious food – Chinese and Italian. For brunch we stopped at a Chinese restaurant –The Royal China Restaurant--where dim sum was served. It was my first time to eat this kind of food. We tried a lot of different kinds of dishes, however I don’t remember the exact names. Nevertheless some were very good;

ESL Summer 2010

Chinese breakfast: dim sum. JM, Annie,Tereza, Yen, Anne, Olga and Gemma.

World of Coca-Cola: Edoardo, Poalo, Abdul and Khanghee.

Maggiano’s Italian Restaurant for dinner: Mindy, Kevin, Tak, David, Seunghoon, and Tereza. All photos above provided by Yen Le.

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Story by Tereza Hausmanova

I would like to thank Jane Womack for organizing such a nice trip. We really had a lot of fun, took nice pictures, got to know each other better, speak only English and many other things.

m Dim sum: JM and Tereza. Anne with JJ, Gina, Olga, Jm, Yen and Hoon. Coke adds life? Tak, JM, Tereza, Hoon and Kevin.

Maggiano’s: Jinwu, Zhiming, Alejandro, Edoardo, Khanghee, Paolo, and Abdul.

Joy! Tereza and Mindy.

(Awesome Atlanta!, continued from Page 1) We did not only eat the whole time, but also visited many interesting places like CNN, World of Coca-Cola, Six Flags White Water Park and the shopping malls. I liked much more CNN than World of Coca-Cola, however other students had different opinions. CNN is a very big building, where a lot of people work. They are needed because CNN is the number one network in the news and it’s very difficult to manage all the incoming information to be used for the news programs. We visited a studio, where anchors usually speak and become familiar with all the process which precedes presenting the news. We could also have a picture taken there (like Abdul did). Coca-Cola Center seemed to me like one big advertisement. I didn’t understand why they say “think positively”. What is positive about drinking Coke with forty cubes of sugar in it?

So after watching a cartoon movie (about the Coca-Cola Company, of course) we had really a lot of fun with tasting the drinks. There were lots of drinks from all over the world and I liked the most Mango Nestea from Mexico. We also could prepare our own drink by mixing everything together (and then with a sad smile, we realized how disgusting it was). The second day we visited Six Flags White Water Park where we enjoyed lot of attractions, waves in the pool and hot weather. There were a lot of people, so we had to stay in line for a long time. We tried to enjoy the time there as much as possible and because there was little time we didn’t eat anything. Now I know that it wasn’t a good idea. After four hours in the water park I felt extremely exhausted (I’m sure, I was not the only one).

However one bad thing about it I can find – it was too short – just two days! I’m glad that I could be on the best trip with

such great people.

Colleagues: Carolyn, Jane, Anne, Suzanne,GW.

Olga and Gemma at CNN.

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Dawn Bailey from Chattanooga is now living in New York with her husband Rich and her daughter Alex. Dawn lives just across the street from Central Park. She walks to work at the American Language Program at Columbia University. She’s enjoying making new friends and getting to know the city. She misses the “sweet teachers and students” at the UTC ESL Institute and hopes that we’ve had a great summer session. Thanks, Dawn—and good luck with your new adventures in New York.

Atilla Aksoy from Turkey will begin his junior year at UTC this fall as a student in electrical engineering. Originally from Istanbul, he shares a home in Northshore with his wife Cayce and their golden retriever, Mashallah. Atilla still plays soccer several times a week with friends. We wish you the best, Atilla!

Jose Ruiz from Ecuador completed three sessions in the ESL Program at UTC before entering a Master’s Program in Electrical Engineering at UTC last August. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average while working as a graduate teaching assistant, and was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society following his second semester of study. He plans to graduate in May of 2011. Well done, Jose! Yuliya Sukhanova Parrott from Khazakhastan has completed one semester of a Masters Program at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. The program in which she is enrolled is LLM in Corporate Law and Finance. She is happily married to John and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She remembers the ESL Institute “with warm feelings and great memories.” We wish Yuliya continued success in her career.

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How to Make Friends by Olga Correa

When I came to USA, I had several reasons for wanting to know how to make friends. I moved to a new country and needed to meet new friends. Also, I needed to practice my English, but it was not an easy task, I was so afraid to talk to people due to my poor English. However as the days passed, I began to have the courage to talk to people. I began to share different activities and spend more time around the people. I want to share some tips that have helped me: 1. Be yourself; be true to yourself.

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people.

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people who have common

interests.

4. Smile always.

5. Remember their name.

6. Be a good listener.

7. Make people feel important,

and do it sincerely.

In my times in the USA, I have met some

special people; they are from different

countries and cultures. We continue to

share good times together; they are in

my heart forever and I appreciate their

friendship.

Annie’s View

Two Views of

Culture Shock

by Annie and Paolo

There are many differences between China and America. First of all, the relations in the family are different. In China, all parents, whether rich or poor, try their best to help the children even if they are adults. They save all the money they can to afford the children’s study and the house for their marriage. In America, most parents raise their children until they are eighteen years old. The children can apply for student loans from banks. During the university years, everyone can work to earn money.

In addition, the ways of solving problems are different. In America, written rules presumably apply to everyone and are assumed to produce fair, reasonable procedures and decisions. For example, most people think that lawyers can help them to solve the problems. But in China, if we meet some difficulties with others, we always want to solve the problem by discussing. Most people think the good relationship will be broken up by the legal action. In America, many young couples think that making a contract before they married is a good idea. Otherwise, most Chinese can’t accept it. We think that if we are couples, we should share everything, especially the properties.

The third difference is idea of marriage. In China, marriage means not only that you married a man or woman, but also two families married. In other words, you married all the relations of your husband or your wife. Ages, background, even the place of birth are very import for us to think over. For example, in Shanghai we wouldn’t like to marry a person who came from certain province. This is a very popular standard in our city. In America, most people don’t need to take into account too many things, especially the age. If they love each other, it is easy for them to marry. The boy doesn’t feel obligated to pay for the house. No girl feels very worried if she doesn’t marry after thirty years old. Different history, culture and society result in culture shock. Paolo’s View

Many people think it is very difficult to be new in a country and to learn new laws and new customs. It is true, but I know very well that when we really want to do something, we can. America is a very beautiful country, so that I could say that I feel as if I were in my own country. But it is not really my own country; the laws are very different. in my country, I am legal to do what I want for my age, but not here.

One of the things that that I have found difficult to adapt to is the food. Also, making new friends with average Americans is very difficult. Thank God everything goes well around here, step by step, but I'm trying to be an American because I would like to study here at UTC. In Venezuela, people are very friendly, neighbors often meet and eat together and whatever happens we always look for an upside. Here I can see that people are more cold and reserved, and that even friends are reserved between themselves.


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Reports from Our Teachers

Erna said: Wanghun is a serious student who wants to learn as much as he can. He always asks a lot of questions! Zhiming Li , or Steve as I call him, is such a friendly and happy student. He is very serious about learning English, too! Alejandro always makes me laugh. He has a great sense of humor! Jinwu is quiet, but is always ready to do his best in my class. He’s a great student!

Dee’s comments are:

Kanghee’s passion in life is his music. As a member of UTC’s orchestra, he plays both the saxophone and the bassoon. His dream is to further study music with Dr. Ahn. He is very quiet and usually tired from practicing late into the night, but his face lights up when he smiles. I hope he achieves his dream. Edoardo Pavon is a businessman (in plastics) from Monterrey, Mexico. This semester he has been living with his sister and her family in Dalton, Georgia. In addition to his daily commute – in a car without air conditioning – he is always willing to go the extra mile to help a student who needs a ride. It has been a pleasure getting to know him. Abdul Rahman is a man of enthusiasm with discipline. He knows how to pace himself – just the right amount of food, sleep, shopping, fun, and, of course, homework. However, he is always thoughtful and ready to help anyone in need. It is a joy having him in class.

Level 3 Gemma steps in for Erna.

Level 1

by Tak Noh


Lina, in Level 1, has had the good fortune of having not one—but two—teachers this session. She studied for the first six weeks with Candace. For the last three weeks she has been studying with Margot.

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Reports from Our Teachers, Continued by Tak Noh

David said:

Tak makes me smile. He is a very devoted student and constantly seeks to improve his English. Tak has taught me a lot about his homeland, Korea. JM is very serious and very efficient. When she laughs, the whole room laughs with her! JJ is careful and thorough. She has worked hard to attain her high level of English. Yen is smart and mischievous. She is going to be a very successful business woman. Chang is brilliant in so many ways, but English is not his highest priority. However, he knows it well!

Tereza’s youth is inspiring and invigorating. It is a pleasure to experience her enthusiasm and ambition.

Anne’s comments are:

Steve(Kim) : Steve always has a smile. Mindy : I appreciate Mindy’s good pronunciation so much~! Annie : She is such a lovely, bright student. Robin : He is a serious but good humored student. Olga : She is the touch of Latin spice in our class. Seunghoon : Hoon is very smart and kind. Jinhua : He is a nice person.


My name is Min-Kyung Park. Also I have a nickname which is Mindy. I come from South Korea. I have been here for almost two years. I am here to learn English. I would like to introduce my experiences in learning English. I learned English when I was a little girl. I had experience with how to speak, read, write, and so on. For instance: if I learned how to read words, my teacher asked me some questions or gave me tests about what I learned and remembered. If I could not answer correctly, she gave some punishments. I would have to write a full page of words and sentences. It was frustrating when I did not get a good grade. I also had a problem that I only liked it when I did not have to make an effort. However, it was fun and interesting to me. I should have studied harder.

The result is I have to study more seriously than before. Almost every day, now that I am in the U.S., I take some classes in the ESL Institute. My teacher, Ms. Anne, is excel-lent, magnificent and energetic. I am learning Grammar, Writing, Listening, and speaking. I like to study grammar, but it is difficult. For instance: before I used bad forms for my sentences. When I learned it, I said "Okay, I get it!" by myself. English is not only easy but also fun even though the process is often difficult. The reason for this difficulty, when I talk with someone, is that I do know what I am going to say but my tongue may not make the right words and I can barely talk. My teacher always gives us assignments that are fairly helpful. I try watching movies without any subtitles and listening to American singers' songs sometimes. I would like to talk on the phone with my friend, too. Maybe I must read some books and write some articles, too. I think these are helpful with my learning English. I would like to improve a lot in my English. I have studied harder because I would like to go to school and get a better job. I will finish the ESL course as best I can. Then I am going to go a University and major in nursing. I would like a plenty of experiences while I am able to study English in the U.S.

MY EXPERIENCE IN LEARNING ENGLISH by Mindy

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Questions & Answers

by Tereza Hausmanova

Yen and Mindy How would you describe this summer semester at ESL? Yen, Vietnam We have a lot of fun in summer semester except that the weather is extremely hot. The parking lot is not crowded so we can easily find a parking space. Summer is a perfect time to hang out with friends. We have gone many places, and we all had fun. The field trip in summer semester is the best field trip ever for me. We went to Atlanta, visited CNN and World of Coca-Cola. That was awesome. We learned some more good things. And one of the things that was the most fun was we went to Hiwassee for rafting. Everybody loved it. Min-Kyung Park, South Korea This summer semester is absolutely great. We have had a plenty of activities like taking classes with new books, selling ice-cream, meeting new friends and the field trip to Atlanta; visiting CNN, World of Coca-Cola and the Six Flags White Water Park. I like this semester the most of all because I met some friends who are very grateful as I expected. They make me happier and laughing more even if they leave soon. I wish we would have more time to stay together for longer. I hope we will get good memories of each other by the time the ESL program finishes.

What is your best experience with ESL? Kwangtak Noh Umm… it’s really hard to choose just one experience with the ESL course. As most of you guys know, I spent a long time with this amazing course for my English studying. If I had to choose only one, I would like to say: “My best experiences with ESL are the variety of field trips.” Every semester we have two field trips. Usually we visit around Chattanooga. Sometimes we travelled to some cities farther away. We travelled to other cities such as Knoxville, Memphis, Helena and Atlanta which are far from Chattanooga. They were really nice experiences. I could feel a lot of things about such a big U.S. city’s impression and atmosphere in different cities and I had joyful and memorable times with my good friends. In Knoxville I felt Tennessee’s beautiful nature, at Memphis I felt the jazz groove with special city scenery, at Helen I enjoyed the European style of the town and on my last field trip to Atlanta I was impressed by the modern night view of that city. It was really a nice experience to travel with my ESL friends.

Tak and Steve Steve, South Korea When I first came to America, everything seemed to me strange therefore I wasn’t confident. When I came to ESL in order to study English, everyone was kind to me. Whenever I need help, they always help me. I could feel that I was becoming one of them.


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Steve, South Korea (Continued) Now we are closer than friends. If someone asks me: “What’s your favorite experience?” I’ll say: “I met them, I let them know me and I became their friend.” This is my best experience. I love ESL.

Chang and JM

How long have you been here? Are you going to take another semester at ESL? Changdu Li, China I have been here since September 2009. This is my third semester. Through studying and at ESL I got strength in speaking and listening. But this is my last semester at ESL. I am going to study at UTC for a degree in Computer Science. I will come and join classes if I have time. Anyway, I love my teachers and all my friends in ESL. I hope, we will keep in touch. JM, South Korea It has been about 3 months since I came here. During the 3 months my cooking has been improved and taking ESL classes has improved my English. I’m not sure if I will také another semester or not because I want to spend time traveling around the States. I’m considering taking only morning classes in the fall semester.

Edoardo and Abdul

What are your other plans regarding English? Edoardo, Mexico Well, I’m going to spend more time in the U.S., maybe 45 days after the ESL program for practicing my English with American people. Abdul Alghunaiman, Saudi Arabia After I pass TOEFL, I plan to get a Master’s degree in Business Administration. My goal is to start my own business. After passing TOEFL, I’m going to get a Master’s degree.

Hoon and Robin

Do you like USA and their culture? Why yes/no? Hoon, South Korea I like the United States. Actually, I don’t know what this country’s culture is, but I can say I like people who I have met since I came here. They wanted and tried to help me as much as they can. They say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”. So I think that is their culture and that is why I like them, their culture and where they live. Robin, South Korea I like this country. I was so impressed about their family culture.


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My name is Seung Hoon Lee. I am a 19 year-old boy who is from South Korea. I came to the U.S. with my family because my father is an exchange professor at UTC. I have been here for 8 months and I have been studying English in the ESL program since I came here. I began to learn English when I was in the third grade in elementary school. Of course, I had seen the English alphabet a few times. Most of the students knew what the alphabet (A to Z) was, but I didn’t know at all. So, English really bored me. I can remember what I first learned “This, That, These, Those.” They were hard to memorize, weren’t they?

In this way, I had started to lose interest in English before I went to an institute for English when I was 10 years old. My English teacher who I met at the institute made my interest come back. She taught everything from the first. She taught me how to pronounce and read English. Indeed, the reason why I had not cared about English is because I didn’t know how to read English. After she taught me, my English improved and my grade did too. From the third grade in elementary school to the end of middle school, I got one hundred points when I went to high school. The grammar was too difficult for me to understand. So, I had not been studying English at all from the time I became a high school student.

Now, I am in the United States to study English. Actually I didn’t want to come to the U.S. because I had an anxiety about meeting and talking with foreigners. I still have a fear about meeting someone who lives in the U.S. but I try to meet people and want to make friends. To make friends, I need to study English. I have been studying English in the ESL program at UTC, so my English has improved a lot. I don’t worry about how I should start to talk with Americans anymore, but I feel I need to study more in order to speak and understand immediately. I have so much I want to do here. I want to make friends, finish learning English, get a driver’s license, enroll in the university in the U.S. and stay longer. So, I am studying English in order to achieve at least one of them.

I have a plan for my future. I will go back to Korea in August, then I will go to my university again to finish my first grade. By the time I go to the university, I will have been studying English to apply for the U.S. army. There are some U.S. army jobs in Korea. Before I apply for the U.S. army, I need to have a test to prove how well I can speak and use English. If I join the army, it will be really great for me. It will give so much advantage to me and help me with whatever I do in the future. I have not decided what I want to be, but I will just try to do everything I can do with English.

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When and How I Started Studying English by Seung Hoon Lee

My name is Jinhua Lin. I am from China. I have been here for one year. I live with my family. English is important for me, because I am living in the USA. I have to learn English. If I don’t, I don’t understand what people are talking about.

When I was thirteen in China, I began to learn English. At that time, my teacher David taught me to memorize 40 vocabulary words that were from the New Concept English. He always let me write one composition every week. David came from China. He wasn’t a native speaker of English, but he spoke English very well. He was a nice teacher who helped me to learn English.

I thought that reading and pronunciation were difficult. David knew that I hated to read, so he gave me an interesting book which was named Funny Stories. The book helped me improve my reading.

Nowadays, I insist on memorizing 40 vocabulary words every day, and I usually write in my journal about what happened that day to me and what should I do. Sometimes, I watch cartoons on TV. I think it can help my listening.

In the future, I will have a plan that can improve my English. First, I will read classic books. When I finish them, I will write a summary of each book. Second, I will listen to English music and watch English TV. I think those things can improve my English. Finally, I will go to church on Sunday. I not only will study English, but also I can study the Bible.

I know English is hard for me; however, I will study hard. I have heard that everyone says practice makes perfect. I believe that I can do it. One day, I will master the language of English.

Learning English by Jinhua Lin

NAME Cell Phone E-Mail

Robin 423-994-8219 [email protected]

Seunghoon Lee 423-802-6997 [email protected]

Mindy 423-309-0324 [email protected]

Annie 423-994-8167 [email protected]

Olga Correa 423-385-6294 [email protected]

Paolo Monico

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Gyeongyong Kim 423-413-5805

Wanghun Lee 423-802-0690 [email protected]

Zhiming Li 423-653-1381

Alehandro Torres 423-933-6257 [email protected]

Jungmin Hwang 423-463-7428 [email protected]

Tereza Hausmanova 423-255-7724 [email protected]

Yen Le 336-253-5186 [email protected]

Jeongjoo Seo 423-667-3750 [email protected]

Changda Li 860-218-5872 [email protected]

Kwangtak Noh 423-637-2487 [email protected]

Robin 423-994-8219 [email protected]

Seunghoon Lee 423-802-6997 [email protected]

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World Cup 2010: The largest soccer

festival on the planet by Yen Le

What is the World Cup? It is the mother of all international soccer competitions and it is held every four years in a host country with national teams representing 32 countries. The tournament has been played every four years since 1930. This year , the World Cup is held in South Africa , and this summer, we are lucky to watch it together.

Let‘s get some opinions on the World Cup 2010 from ESLers:

Believe it or not? The octopus, Paul, which was a gift to the Germans from the English since he was 2, predicted the winner of this year’s World Cup , Spain, as well as the winner of all 6 German matches before that. That’s unbelievable…

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SSPPAAIINN!!

Go Portugal!

I think Germany will win.

Brazil has a beautiful skill.

Italy is the best!

Spain will get the cup.

Argentina – I trust Maradona.


I went on a field trip with my family and the ESL members on July

14th and 15th. It was my first trip in the USA. I had expected it would be interesting before we went to the trip. And on the trip, I could confirm that it was fantastic.

On the first day, we left UTC for Atlanta at 8:30. We ate several kinds of dim sum for lunch. They were very delicious. We visited CNN after lunch. There were many people working for CNN. They were producers, cameramen, editors, and handsome anchors. We visited World of Coca-Cola too. We watched the procedure of filling a bottle with coke and we tasted many kinds of coke from around the world. It was a happy and full experience. I was tired, but it was the best day.

The next day, we went to the Six Flags White Water Park after we ate breakfast in the hotel where we stayed. We enjoyed the waves with a big tube in a pool. Especially, my daughter loved the park very much. We had a very fun time on the second day, too.

I love to go on trips with my family. On this trip, my family and I were very happy, so I am deeply grateful to my teachers for making it possible for us to have a good trip. I won’t ever forget the trip.

Hello. I am Robin. I am from South Korea. I would like to tell you how I learned English. When I was ten years old, my father taught me to read an English book. He used to talk with a missionary, so he was good at speaking English. There was not a student to read an English book in my age group. I had had a good score in English until middle school. I believed I could learn English very well, but I didn’t study hard. Now, I have been studying English for 25 years, but I know I don’t have a talent about language. I have studied some other languages including German, Japanese, Greek, and Hebrew for five years, but I don’t speak those. I have been in the U.S. for ten months. It is easy for me to read English, but it is difficult for me to listen and speak to English. Even though my wife, who was an English teacher, didn’t like teaching me, my teachers and neighbors have helped me to speak English. As I study harder, I can understand the U.S. better. I think English will give me more chances for the future. I will focus on listening and studying for the TOEFL. I am interested in watching TV dramas just like a “Royal Pains,” so I will watch some dramas to improve my listening skills. I am doing my best. I want to get a good TOEFL score to enter graduate school. After I get a GRE score, I will resister for a counseling degree next year.

A Beautiful Memory by Jeongjoo Seo

How I Learned English by Robin

The ESL GLOBE STAFF

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