Here is my completion report:
Reading:
- academic articles 26h
- book 8h 40 min
- textbook 11h
- lecture materials 2h
47,5 hours
Listening lectures in english
- nutrition 16h
- yoga 1h 10min
17 hours
Speaking english
- study group with Laura 14h 25min
- speaking with chinese 6h 30 min
21 hours
Watching movie or document
- watching movie and
discussing about it 6,5h
-watching a document 1h
7,5 hours
ALMS meetings and forms 11h 35 minutes
(last meeting included)
Writing
- an essay 4h
- this blog (i did´n count)
over 4 hours
Time: 40 minutes
Time in total: 108 hours 35 minutes
keskiviikko 25. huhtikuuta 2012
Reading academic articles for laboratory course
25th April
I have read aging academic, articles this time for my laboratory course. Subjects were histones (DNA binding proteins), mitochondria enzyme cytochrome c oxidase and lysosomal enzyme; acid phosphatase. I read about histones, whose have been analyzed using sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis. I found out that there are many different size of histones and that they are very durable for acids. Cytochrome c oxidase transforms electrons and is very important enzyme for production of ATP. Acid phosphatase cleaves many chemical bonds and helps cells to clean waste.
I used again google dictionary and tried to pronounce new words in english.
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 107 hours 35 minutes
I have read aging academic, articles this time for my laboratory course. Subjects were histones (DNA binding proteins), mitochondria enzyme cytochrome c oxidase and lysosomal enzyme; acid phosphatase. I read about histones, whose have been analyzed using sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis. I found out that there are many different size of histones and that they are very durable for acids. Cytochrome c oxidase transforms electrons and is very important enzyme for production of ATP. Acid phosphatase cleaves many chemical bonds and helps cells to clean waste.
I used again google dictionary and tried to pronounce new words in english.
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 107 hours 35 minutes
lauantai 21. huhtikuuta 2012
Watching document: Food that Kills
21th March at 21pm to 2pm
I watch youtube document Food That Kills- Full Documentary . It is actually lecture kept by Dr. Michael Klaper. It is about animal fat and it´s harmfulness. I wrote my bachelor work about essentially fatty acid and its metabolites in inflammation. Those essentially fats are plant fats and it was interesting to listen/watch kind of other side of fats. This doctor also spoke for vegetarian diet. I am vegetarian, but not health reasons but ethical reasons. I don't think totally same all thinks he said but mostly agree.
Time: 1 hour
Time in total: 105 hour 35 minutes
I watch youtube document Food That Kills- Full Documentary . It is actually lecture kept by Dr. Michael Klaper. It is about animal fat and it´s harmfulness. I wrote my bachelor work about essentially fatty acid and its metabolites in inflammation. Those essentially fats are plant fats and it was interesting to listen/watch kind of other side of fats. This doctor also spoke for vegetarian diet. I am vegetarian, but not health reasons but ethical reasons. I don't think totally same all thinks he said but mostly agree.
Time: 1 hour
Time in total: 105 hour 35 minutes
Filling SILL worksheet
21th March at 20pm to 21 pm
I filld my SILL worksheet and i noticed that all other parts where proven but not last part (part F). Which was social strategies. I have proven mostly in cognitive strategies and metacongitive strategies (part B and part D).
Time: 40 minutes
Time in total: 104 hours 35 minutes
I filld my SILL worksheet and i noticed that all other parts where proven but not last part (part F). Which was social strategies. I have proven mostly in cognitive strategies and metacongitive strategies (part B and part D).
Time: 40 minutes
Time in total: 104 hours 35 minutes
Re-doing CEFR self-assessment grid (yellow paper) and evaluation form (beige paper)
21th March
SILL
I think I have developed in english during this course. I have learned many new words, reading skills, speaking skills and writing skills.
My results are:
UNDERSTANDIN
Listening: C1
Reading: B2-C1
SPEAKING
Spoken interaction C1
Speken production B2-C1
Writing B2
Writing is still hard and frustrating for me. But it is hard also in finnish because of my dyslexia. I think I have proven most in reading academic articles. That is very nice to notice and it will help me later with my studies.
Evaluation form
I also filld ALMS evaluation form
Time: 55 minutes
Time in total: 103 hours 55 minutes
SILL
I think I have developed in english during this course. I have learned many new words, reading skills, speaking skills and writing skills.
My results are:
UNDERSTANDIN
Listening: C1
Reading: B2-C1
SPEAKING
Spoken interaction C1
Speken production B2-C1
Writing B2
Writing is still hard and frustrating for me. But it is hard also in finnish because of my dyslexia. I think I have proven most in reading academic articles. That is very nice to notice and it will help me later with my studies.
Evaluation form
I also filld ALMS evaluation form
Time: 55 minutes
Time in total: 103 hours 55 minutes
Study group with Laura
21th March at 12am to 3pm
I had a group meeting with Laura. Today we studied laboratory protocols and techniques. It is very nice to speak english with Laura, because she is very good in english. She have been working many years in international company and used english daily. My ALMS course is about to finish and this was probably last time we had meeting in english. It have been very good for me that I had opportunity to speak about biochemistry issues in english with her. I think that these skills will be useful later.
Time: 3 hours
Time in total: 103 hours
I had a group meeting with Laura. Today we studied laboratory protocols and techniques. It is very nice to speak english with Laura, because she is very good in english. She have been working many years in international company and used english daily. My ALMS course is about to finish and this was probably last time we had meeting in english. It have been very good for me that I had opportunity to speak about biochemistry issues in english with her. I think that these skills will be useful later.
Time: 3 hours
Time in total: 103 hours
Watching movie with my husband and discussing about it
17th March at 21pm to 1am
Titanic came on TV. We decided to watch it (and cover subtitles). Everyone knows the story of Titanic and most have seen this hollywood movie, so it is not reasonable to write about that. It is now 100 years since Titanic was sank. This movie published 1997, I was 12, and I loved Leonardo di Caprio. Now he seem young, too young and I sow story of peoples who were young and foolish. I´m so grateful I´m not anymore so young and foolish and beginning to know who I am. And most important not trying to be anyone else. This is what we spoke with my husband.
English in this movie was very easy and clear.
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 100 hours
Titanic came on TV. We decided to watch it (and cover subtitles). Everyone knows the story of Titanic and most have seen this hollywood movie, so it is not reasonable to write about that. It is now 100 years since Titanic was sank. This movie published 1997, I was 12, and I loved Leonardo di Caprio. Now he seem young, too young and I sow story of peoples who were young and foolish. I´m so grateful I´m not anymore so young and foolish and beginning to know who I am. And most important not trying to be anyone else. This is what we spoke with my husband.
English in this movie was very easy and clear.
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 100 hours
Reading book: Teaching yoga
3th March to 21th March
I decided to read book for this course in english. I have read several academic texts and now I decided to read book: "Teaching Yoga- exploring the teacher-student relationship", written by Donna Farhi. I also listen bonus cd which came with book "Holding a Heart in Our Hands" (72:20 minutes.
I have been teaching yoga for little bit over one year. I love it. I graduated from Yoga Nordic as Registered Yoga Teacher in February this year.
It is really great book and It reminds that teaching yoga and also generally in life, the more I learn, the more I realize that I have only scratched the surface. I think that the main message in yoga is that we are all one, that distance between humans is not a real. Problems in world are caused by this illusionary distance, we think that if everything is good our own live we are happy, even others would suffer. And if we work to make other people happy and hole, we become happy and hole. That is why teaching yoga is so beautiful. The book it self is much more practical but i always tend to go deep when speaking yoga :)
Time: 9 hours 50 minutes
Time in total: 96 hours
I decided to read book for this course in english. I have read several academic texts and now I decided to read book: "Teaching Yoga- exploring the teacher-student relationship", written by Donna Farhi. I also listen bonus cd which came with book "Holding a Heart in Our Hands" (72:20 minutes.
I have been teaching yoga for little bit over one year. I love it. I graduated from Yoga Nordic as Registered Yoga Teacher in February this year.
It is really great book and It reminds that teaching yoga and also generally in life, the more I learn, the more I realize that I have only scratched the surface. I think that the main message in yoga is that we are all one, that distance between humans is not a real. Problems in world are caused by this illusionary distance, we think that if everything is good our own live we are happy, even others would suffer. And if we work to make other people happy and hole, we become happy and hole. That is why teaching yoga is so beautiful. The book it self is much more practical but i always tend to go deep when speaking yoga :)
Time: 9 hours 50 minutes
Time in total: 96 hours
Reading academic articles in laboratory course
16th to 20th April
I am attendin in laboratory course: Biokemian erikoistumistyöt = Spelzialist work in Biochemisty.
Lectures and teaching are in Finnish, but we need to do coursework's and all materials are in english.
So I have read several academic articles about biotin, avidin, glycophorin a and peroksidase.
I tried to pay attention to spelling.
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 86 hours 10 minutes
I am attendin in laboratory course: Biokemian erikoistumistyöt = Spelzialist work in Biochemisty.
Lectures and teaching are in Finnish, but we need to do coursework's and all materials are in english.
So I have read several academic articles about biotin, avidin, glycophorin a and peroksidase.
I tried to pay attention to spelling.
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 86 hours 10 minutes
Listening lecture: Micronutrient deficiencies
12th April and 17th April at 14pm to 16pm
I think these two lectures about micronutrient deficiencies were the most interest lectures of this nutrition course, but maybe even ever. It was also easy to listen because speaker was Riitta Freese, and she spoke good english and it has become clear that finnish people speak quite good and understandable english. Chinese, Indian and japanese peoples pronunciation is not always very clear.
An example of micronutrient deficiency disorder: anemia
1. Iron deficiency: hemoglobin synthesis decreases
- copper and vitamin A defiencies cause iron metabolism disturbed and so cause anemia
2. Folate deficiency: disturbed DNA synthesis
-B12 defiency cause disturbed folate metabolism and so cause anemia
=> Not easy, but SO SO INTRESTING!!!
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 81 hours 10 minutes
I think these two lectures about micronutrient deficiencies were the most interest lectures of this nutrition course, but maybe even ever. It was also easy to listen because speaker was Riitta Freese, and she spoke good english and it has become clear that finnish people speak quite good and understandable english. Chinese, Indian and japanese peoples pronunciation is not always very clear.
An example of micronutrient deficiency disorder: anemia
1. Iron deficiency: hemoglobin synthesis decreases
- copper and vitamin A defiencies cause iron metabolism disturbed and so cause anemia
2. Folate deficiency: disturbed DNA synthesis
-B12 defiency cause disturbed folate metabolism and so cause anemia
=> Not easy, but SO SO INTRESTING!!!
Time: 4 hours
Time in total: 81 hours 10 minutes
Studying lecture materials: Social transfers against poverty and malnutrition: what do we know about their effectiveness
3th March at 2pm to 4pm
Dr. Miguel Nino Zarazua from World institute of Development Economics Research United Nations University kept lecture Social transfers against poverty and malnutrition: what do we know about their effectiveness. I couldn't attend this lecture, so i had to study it by my self and it took many hours.
Here is material for lecture: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/uploads/publication_files/socialtransfersfullreport.pdf
Something positive sometimes in this course; there is significant economic progress in recent times. Especially Africa is progressed. Yes, but still maternal and children malnutrition are the underlying cause of 3,5 million deaths annually. Differences between stunting and wasting reflects a growing problem: child obesity. Poverty is main reason for malnutrition all over the world.
While reading this material I noticed that my reading skills in english has improved during this course. Nice.
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 77 hours 10 minutes
Dr. Miguel Nino Zarazua from World institute of Development Economics Research United Nations University kept lecture Social transfers against poverty and malnutrition: what do we know about their effectiveness. I couldn't attend this lecture, so i had to study it by my self and it took many hours.
Here is material for lecture: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/uploads/publication_files/socialtransfersfullreport.pdf
Something positive sometimes in this course; there is significant economic progress in recent times. Especially Africa is progressed. Yes, but still maternal and children malnutrition are the underlying cause of 3,5 million deaths annually. Differences between stunting and wasting reflects a growing problem: child obesity. Poverty is main reason for malnutrition all over the world.
While reading this material I noticed that my reading skills in english has improved during this course. Nice.
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 77 hours 10 minutes
Study group with Laura
15th March at 1pm to 4pm
I had group meeting with my friend Laura, we prepared to laboratory course reading Lehninger´s Biochemistry in english together. It is easier together because i knew some words and she knew other. And because she is so dear we could speak in english so that i get hours here.
I have noticed that it is much easier to speak english with friends than foreigners.
Time: 3 hours
Time in total: 73 hours 10 minutes
I had group meeting with my friend Laura, we prepared to laboratory course reading Lehninger´s Biochemistry in english together. It is easier together because i knew some words and she knew other. And because she is so dear we could speak in english so that i get hours here.
I have noticed that it is much easier to speak english with friends than foreigners.
Time: 3 hours
Time in total: 73 hours 10 minutes
lauantai 14. huhtikuuta 2012
Listening lecture: Acute and chronic malnutrition and its consequences
29th March at 2pm to 4pm
Marja Mutanen spoke today about acute and chronic malnutrition and its consequences.
Wasting = nääntyminen
Marasmus = maratismi , it means energy and protein starvation
How it shows:
-grossly underweight = vakava alipaino
-no body fat = ei ihonalais rasvaa
-gross muscle wasting = vakava lihaskato
-old man´s face
-no oedema = ei turvotusta
-normal hair
Causes for wasting:
-early weaning = varhainen vieroitus
-dilute foods afterwards = laimennetut ruoat sen jälkeen
-poverty/ ignorance = köyhyys / tietämättömyys
-poor hygiene -> gastroenteritis -> a vicious cycle starts = huono hygenia -> suolistotulehdukset -> noidankehä on valmis
-diarrhoea -> poor appetite and more dilute foods and more dilute foods = ripuli -> huono ruokahalu ja laimennettua ruokaa
-appletion of nutrients -> intestinal atrohpy -> susceptibility to diarrhoea increases = ravinteiden puutokset -> suolen atropia -> herkkyys ripulille kasvaa
Kwashiorkor = kwashiorkori, protein defiency, with relatively adequate carbohydrate intake
How it shows:
-oedema
-will not eat
-skin: patches of pigmentation and desquamation = iho: laikkumaista pigmentaatiota ja ihottumaa
-hair pale and thinned
-miserable and apathetic = onneton ja apaattinen
-moon face
-liver usually palpable
Causes for kwashiorkor:
-in poor rural children, displaced from the breast = köyhät maaseudun lapset, rinnasta vieroitetut
-given very low protein starchy porridge (cassava) = annetaan vähäproteiinista tärkkelyspitoista puuroa (cassavaa)
-adequate carbohydrate -> insulin secretion maintained -> spares muscle protein = riittävästi hiilihydraatteja -> ylläpitää insuliinin eritystä -> säästää lihasten proteiinia
-shortage of liver amino acids -> decreased synthesis of albumin and lipoproteins -> oedema and lipid accumulation to liver
= aminohappojen puute maksassa, albumiinin ja lipoproteiinin synteesin väheneminen, turvotus ja rasvan kertyminen maksaan
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 75 hours 10 minutes
Marja Mutanen spoke today about acute and chronic malnutrition and its consequences.
Wasting = nääntyminen
Marasmus = maratismi , it means energy and protein starvation
How it shows:
-grossly underweight = vakava alipaino
-no body fat = ei ihonalais rasvaa
-gross muscle wasting = vakava lihaskato
-old man´s face
-no oedema = ei turvotusta
-normal hair
Causes for wasting:
-early weaning = varhainen vieroitus
-dilute foods afterwards = laimennetut ruoat sen jälkeen
-poverty/ ignorance = köyhyys / tietämättömyys
-poor hygiene -> gastroenteritis -> a vicious cycle starts = huono hygenia -> suolistotulehdukset -> noidankehä on valmis
-diarrhoea -> poor appetite and more dilute foods and more dilute foods = ripuli -> huono ruokahalu ja laimennettua ruokaa
-appletion of nutrients -> intestinal atrohpy -> susceptibility to diarrhoea increases = ravinteiden puutokset -> suolen atropia -> herkkyys ripulille kasvaa
Kwashiorkor = kwashiorkori, protein defiency, with relatively adequate carbohydrate intake
How it shows:
-oedema
-will not eat
-skin: patches of pigmentation and desquamation = iho: laikkumaista pigmentaatiota ja ihottumaa
-hair pale and thinned
-miserable and apathetic = onneton ja apaattinen
-moon face
-liver usually palpable
Causes for kwashiorkor:
-in poor rural children, displaced from the breast = köyhät maaseudun lapset, rinnasta vieroitetut
-given very low protein starchy porridge (cassava) = annetaan vähäproteiinista tärkkelyspitoista puuroa (cassavaa)
-adequate carbohydrate -> insulin secretion maintained -> spares muscle protein = riittävästi hiilihydraatteja -> ylläpitää insuliinin eritystä -> säästää lihasten proteiinia
-shortage of liver amino acids -> decreased synthesis of albumin and lipoproteins -> oedema and lipid accumulation to liver
= aminohappojen puute maksassa, albumiinin ja lipoproteiinin synteesin väheneminen, turvotus ja rasvan kertyminen maksaan
Time: 2 hours
Time in total: 75 hours 10 minutes
keskiviikko 11. huhtikuuta 2012
Spending day with Chinese and speaking English
6th April at 10 am to 6pm
My husbands friend is married with Chinese woman and they have two children. Their older daughter is four years old and our boy is tree year old. They like to play together. We spend day together with children, so they could play and we could sit down and talk. It was nice.
I think speaking english was quite easy for me. It was difficult sometimes to listen Dan´s (Chinese women) english, but i always did understood what she meant.
Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Time in total: 70 hours 10 minutes
My husbands friend is married with Chinese woman and they have two children. Their older daughter is four years old and our boy is tree year old. They like to play together. We spend day together with children, so they could play and we could sit down and talk. It was nice.
I think speaking english was quite easy for me. It was difficult sometimes to listen Dan´s (Chinese women) english, but i always did understood what she meant.
Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Time in total: 70 hours 10 minutes
Reading academic articles
3th April at 9 am to 3 pm
I read today several academic articles and studied english same time. I used google dictionary. I think that i have significantly improved reading academic articles. I read faster and i don´t need dictionary so much anymore.
Time: 6 hours
Time in total: 63 hours 40 minutes
I read today several academic articles and studied english same time. I used google dictionary. I think that i have significantly improved reading academic articles. I read faster and i don´t need dictionary so much anymore.
Time: 6 hours
Time in total: 63 hours 40 minutes
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