Skype Call 课程表:

SKYPE 通话的时间与日期:

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周六晚八点上课，

阅读、探讨及发音纠正，60分钟；

讨论的议题：正常的英文的Windsong《风之歌》-----自传

具体时间依情况稍作调整，此站内容定期更新，敬请关注！

Skype call 课程详细内容。

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星期六晚上八点:

阅读材料: Windsong.

只有在经要求、并且在通话中的时候，才可以得到。

时间分配:

20:00 到20:30 (或是 10:30-11:00 a.m.)我来读，你们听并可以提问题。

20:30 到21:00 (或是 10:00-11:30 a.m.)同学们轮流读。

你可以读或听（自己选择），我们练习困难的单词。

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所有的话题是可以改变的，有时候有人建议不同的话题。

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To purchase a copy of my autobiography visit: Windsong (1952-1970), 85pp. Ode to a Cold Night (1970-1975), 145pp.

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FREE ENGLISH LESSONS!

Every Saturday, 8 p.m. China time.

New Skype call announcements will be posted here on a regular basis. Here's the basic information. The exact time is subject to change. Check here often for details and changes. All topics are subject to change. Sometimes someone suggests a different topic.

Announcements for Skype calls:

Saturday night, 8 p.m. Beijing Time:

Reading material: Windsong.

Available only on request and during the call.

20:00 to 20:30 (or 10:30-11:00 a.m.): I will read. You can listen and ask questions.

20:30 to 21:00 (or 11:00-11:30 a.m.): Students take turns reading. You can listen and ask questions.

You can read or listen (your choice). We practice difficult words.

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Skype call curriculum summary:

Saturday night, eight o'clock class,

Read, explore and correct pronunciation, 60 minutes;

Topics discussed: normal English reading of my autobiography, Windsong

Minor adjustment to the specific time depending on the circumstances, this site is periodically updated, so stay tuned!

The calls and lessons are free if you use Skype for free (most people do) and the reading material is free to my students.

There is one downside. The calls are limited to the first 24 people who ask to attend the lessons. I already have 12 people in this week's group. I create a new group each week. The lessons are on a first come, first serve basis.

Summary:

For the past two years I've been teaching English on the internet using Skype software. The software is free and the lessons are free. At first, I experimented with various methods. Over time, I realized my Chinese (and other) students mostly want to practice listening to natural spoken English and have a chance to have me correct their pronunciation After trying several methods, I found it works best if I read for 30 minutes. I often stop and ask if there are questions. While answering questions we discuss various aspects of life in the United States. During the second 30 minutes, I ask the students to read a paragraph at a time. Some only listen because they are shy or do not have a microphone. That's ok. My goal is to let the students do what they want, listen only, ask questions, or read.

One major question was What shall I read? That was fairly easy to answer. As a writer I write books. Mostly, we have used my autobiography titled Windsong. I started writing Windsong in 1981 and it has grown to more than 240,000 words covering my life from 1952-1995 and beyond. It is still being written. We are currently in the third reading of the book. My Chinese friends seem to enjoy hearing my stories of American life, so I keep on writing

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