These are the writing assignments that were posted to the Introductions Discussion Forum (DF) by the due date of August 25, 2014.
Re-read the directions in the box.
Then read each student's post. Below it is analysis of reading maturity (grade level) and vocabulary.
¥ Total number of words – calculated in Microsoft Word Tools Menu > Word Count
¥ Reading level. Reading Maturity Metric (RMM) scores are calculated here http://www.readingmaturity.com/rmm-web/ - /A student in 9th grade should be able to read and understand a passage with an RMM score of 9.1.
¥ The percentage of K1 words (the most frequent 1000 words in English)
¥ The percentage of K2 words (the second most frequent 1000 words in English)
¥ The percentage of AWL words (words on the Academic Word List)
¥ The percentage of off-list words (words not on K1, K2 or AWL)
Vocabulary is calculated with Web VP here: http://lextutor.ca/vp/eng/
Directions
1. Inside the forum,
click New Post. In the Subject Line, type your Name. In
the body, type (or copy and paste) a paragraph of 50-75 words about
yourself. Complete this part by 8AM Aug
25. Click the Edit link if you need to edit
your title or message body.
2. Read and post a
thoughtful response of at least 25 words to at least two classmates. Choose
classmates who do not yet have 2 replies. To do this, click on the classmate's
message, read it, click REPLY, type a response, and click SUBMIT.
(Unlimited replies to the professor's post are permitted.) Complete this part by 8AM Aug 28.
My name is Eduviguez Ramirez. I am from Mexico and my first
language is Spanish. I have lived in San Jose city since 2009. I got married in
Mexico and had to move to this city because my husband lived here since 20
years ago. This is the reason why I live here and why
I am studying English. I
have taken 28 units in Child Development at San Jose City College and at
Mission College, and now I want to improve my English and finish my advanced
ESL level. I hope to learn more
about
writing, speaking, listening, reading and grammar this semester, and pass this
semester with good grades. Good luck to every body!.
hello my name is minyan yu and i from china two years ago i live in santa clara my favorite sport is yoga in addition i like hot tea and chinese food i have been full time student because i hope i can improve my english fast therefore i can
start to study my major accounting this is my third semester at mission college and i feel i like this
college for my english is better than before also i can have good friends and
teachers i am taking number classes this semester so i should try to do my best to
pass all classes although i know it is difficult for me
115 words
RMM score: 5.8
K1 vocabulary: 85.34
K2 vocabulary: 2.59
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.86
Off-list: 11.21
Hello,my name is Minyan Yu , and I from China two years ago .I live in Santa Clara .My favorite sport is yoga ,in addition, I like hot tea and Chinese food . I have been full time student because I hope I can improve my English fast ,therefore, I can start to study my major accounting . This is my third semester at Mission college ,and I feel I like this college for my English is better than before , also I can have good friends and teachers . I am taking 5 classes this semester , so I should try to do my best to pass all classes although I know it is difficult for me.
hello my name is minyan yu and i from china two years ago i live in santa clara my favorite sport is yoga in addition i like hot tea and chinese food i have been full time student because i hope i can improve my english fast therefore i can
start to study my major accounting this is my third semester at mission college and i feel i like this
college for my english is better than before also i can have good friends and
teachers i am taking number classes this semester so i should try to do my best to
pass all classes although i know it is difficult for me
118 words
RMM score: 6.5
K1 vocabulary: 86.73
K2 vocabulary: 3.54
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.88
Off-list: 8.85
My name is Yan, and I have two little pretty daughters who have many curious questions. They ask me if there are ghost around us, or what tooth fairy deals with our teeth when she takes them. I'm always telling them some lies with goodwill because I want them live in the child's fairy tale's world until they don't believe that the Snow White is a real Princess in the Disneyland. Since I need improve my accounting skill during work, I go to college to take some regarding courses. So far I have finished all accounting course, yet I have to take some more GE course to get a AS degree. When I took drawing class in Mission College, I really enjoyed drawing . I still remember that I didn't fell asleep while I were copying a Master drawing when it was midnight. Reading is my favorite pastime. How about you?
hello every one
it is nice to meet all of you in number grammar class my name is xia chen but you can call me cherry that is my english name i am
from chongqing
of china and i live in the south of san jose now i used to be an art designer in beijing of china but i quitted my job and came to the with my husband
since number i have a nose for cooking so my husband and i have a wonderful life in the as same as in our hometown this is my fifth semester studying in mission college but it is my first time
to take an online class i am looking foward to have a great improvement of my english and new friendship in this class
thanks for reading
151 words
RMM score: 7.6
K1 vocabulary: 87.58
K2 vocabulary: 5.23
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.00
Off-list: 7.19
Hello, Every one,
It's nice to meet all of you in 970 Grammar class. My name is Xia Chen, but you can call me "Cherry" that is my English name . I'm from Chongqing of China, and I live in the south of San Jose now. I used to be an Art designer in Beijing of China, but I quitted my job and came to the U.S with my husband since 2010. I have a nose for cooking, so my husband and I have a wonderful life in the U.S as same as in our hometown . This is my fifth semester studying in Mission College, but It's my first time to take an online class . I'm looking foward to have a great improvement of my English and new friendship in this class.
Thanks for reading.
hello every one
it is nice to meet all of you in number grammar class my name is xia chen but you can call me cherry that is my english name i am
from chongqing
of china and i live in the south of san jose now i used to be an art designer in beijing of china but i quitted my job and came to the with my husband
since number i have a nose for cooking so my husband and i have a wonderful life in the as same as in our hometown this is my fifth semester studying in mission college but it is my first time
to take an online class i am looking foward to have a great improvement of my english and new friendship in this class
thanks for reading
137 words
RMM score: 9.3
K1 vocabulary: 82.35
K2 vocabulary: 5.15
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 1.47
Off-list: 11.03
My name is Diep Phan . I 've lived San Jose over 4 years. I'm married 27 years , my husband's name is Thang Nguyen, he is watch repair man , he
32 words
RMM score: 3.7
K1 vocabulary: 76.67
K2 vocabulary: 3.3
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.00
Off-list: 20.00
my name is diep phan i have lived san jose over number years i am married
number years my husband name is thang nguyen he is watch repair man he
Hi every body , I'm so happy to meet every one in grammar class today ,
16 words
hi every body i am so happy to meet every one in grammar class today
RMM score: 0
K1 vocabulary: 86.67
K2 vocabulary: 13.33
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.00
Off-list: 0.00
I am Duojia Wang. I came from China. I have been living in the U.S. since 2012. Last summer, I began to study ESL classes at Mission Collage. It was very helpful to improve my English skills. But at the same time, I found it was not good enough to communicate with native speaker. In daily life, I start forcing myself to practice more English as much as possible, such as watching TV and movies with English subtitle. That helps me to lean how native speak in English, not only vocabulary but also common expression.
i am duojia wang i came from china i have been living in the since
number last summer i began to study esl classes at mission collage it was very helpful to improve my english skills but at the same time i found it
was not good enough to communicate with native speaker in daily life i start forcing myself to practice more english as much as possible
such as watching tv and movies with english subtitle that helps me to lean how native speak in english not only vocabulary but also common expression
95 words
RMM score: 6.9
K1 vocabulary: 84.04
K2 vocabulary: 4.26
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 1.06
Off-list: 10.64
My name is Jing Gao and my nationality is Chinese. I have been living in the U.S with my family for almost two years. My husband is a software engineer working in the Silicon Valley and my lovey son is nearly 3 years old. Before I moved to the U.S, I used to work as a government official in the city government for about ten years since graduating from univeristy. I enjoyed my work and my life in China. Since moving to the U.S, IÕve been a housewife and taken care of my family. This is my first year to learn English in the U.S. Now I am very delightful to take English classes at Mission College to improve my English skills especially in writing. In this semester, I am taking both ESL 970G and Reading 054. I expect to learn a lot from these courses and hope to achieve productive results in improving my reading and writing skills through my own efforts.
my name is jing gao and my nationality is chinese i have been living in the with
my family for almost two years my husband is a software engineer working in the silicon valley and my lovey son is nearly number years old
before i moved to the i used to work as a government official in the city government for about ten years since graduating from univeristy i enjoyed my work and my life in
china
since
moving to the iÕve been a housewife and taken care of my family this is my first year to learn english in the
now i am very delightful to take english classes at mission college to improve my english skills especially in writing in this semester i am taking both esl numberg and reading number i expect to
learn a lot from these courses and hope to achieve productive results in improving my reading and writing skills through my own efforts
163 words
RMM score: 8.6
K1 vocabulary: 83.02
K2 vocabulary: 6.29
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.63
Off-list: 10.36
Hi, everyone. I came the USA last year with my husband. IÔve live in San Jose. I was a reporter in China, but now I am a homemaker. I want to learn English and find a well-paid job. I have many hobbies. I like photography, hiking, and playing tennis. In my free time I often play tennis with my friends. I sometimes hiking in the nation park with my husband on holiday, such as Yosemite nation park, Kings Canyon nation park, Yellow Stone nation park, and so on.
hi everyone i came the usa last year with my husband iÔve live in san jose i was a reporter in china but now i am a homemaker i want to learn english and find
a well paid job i have many hobbies i like photography hiking and playing tennis in my free time i often play tennis with my friends i sometimes hiking in the nation park with my husband on holiday such as yosemite nation park kings canyon nation park yellow stone nation park and so on
88 words
RMM score: 7.2
K1 vocabulary: 75.28
K2 vocabulary: 8.99
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 1.12
Off-list: 14.61
Hello everyone,
My name is Dung Nguyen. I have been in Mission Colloge for three years. This semester, I am taking four classes and I am very happy to be here. I love to go to the school because I can make lot of new friend and learn new things what i did not know before. I hope I can improve my English skill and have better jobs after gruadutate. Beside this, I like to stay home to take care of my little son. He is only a year old and very active. Nice to meet you , the professsor and all classmates!!!
hello everyone
my name is dung nguyen i have been in mission colloge for three years this semester i am taking four classes and i am very happy to be here i love to go to
the school because i can make lot of new friend and learn new things what i did not know before i hope i
can improve
my
english skill and have better jobs after gruadutate beside this i like to stay home to take care of my little son he is only
a year old and very active nice to meet you the professsor and all classmates
103 words
RMM score: 7.2
K1 vocabulary: 86.27
K2 vocabulary: 4.9
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0.98
Off-list: 7.84
62 words
Hi! my name is Hung Hoang. I've been living in the United State for six years, and my favorite sports are Hiking and Basketball. I am living in north San Jose. I am taking ESL 970G*, and this is the first time taking online class. i hope it will be fine to me, I am ready for this class.
Thanks for Reading!
hi my name is hung hoang i have been living in the united
state for six years and my favorite sports are hiking and basketball i am living in north san jose i am taking esl numberg and this is the first time
taking online class i hope it will be fine to me i am ready for this class
thanks for reading
K1 vocabulary: 82.54
K2 vocabulary: 4.
AWL (Academic vocabulary): 0
Off-list: 12.7
62 words:
RMM score: 7.2