TOEIC test

After taking the test, I dreamed that I was disappointed my score. I think I still cared about the test for which I prepared about 2 months. Four colleagues took the same exam on July 2011.

Although I had taken the TOEFL and GRE (horrible verbal score), they are outdated. I also hope to seek a new job on the field of Human Resource Development. I might need something new in my resume. Finally, I get a 490/460 hearing/reading in this TOEIC test. Thanks God for your blessings.

Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.
9 God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you.
14-16 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then for the Gentile.

In this chapter, I saw Paul's humbleness and God's love. First, Paul called himself a servant. I myself often ignore the relationship between God and myself. I call Him Father but oftentimes disobey Him. Paul is a model of obedience. He regarded God's plan as his priority, which was preaching the gospel to all the nations.

Second, God's great love shows in His salvation. Whoever believes in God will be saved and receives the righteousness from Him. We are sinner and do wrong things all the time, but God does not give us up. Simply believing sounds simple, but having faith throughout our lives is not that simple, I think. May God strengthens me, my family and friends to have faith in You.

2011 New Year's resolution

Today's afternoon, I talked to MARU about my recent life. I said I felt less motivated and spent time on useless things. I think I ought to read the Bible everyday. Maru agreed with me and suggested to post our readings on the blog. We soon made a agreement to read Romans and began it today.

After coming back, I cleaned up my room where I haven't make huge change for one or two years. Now, I need to overcome the inertia in my life.

Prayer life

I just started to learn a regular prayer life for myself. I have read and prayed with my mom every day since mid-December, my mom get sick. I was told by a Chinese pastor's wife in the US that I should try to do so.
The first day, I didn't feel comfortable to pray with my mom after reading Bible together. I might feel embarrassed to pray in front of people even more of my family. In the second day, I was able to lead the prayer freely. I believed it will strengthen her faith as well as mine. Now, we can pray for our family together. It is a wonderful experience.

One week after, I went with my mom to practice Qigong (ch'i kung, an internal Chinese meditative practice) with a group of people. I think it will help her get a better physical condition. Along with prayer life and Qigong, changing dietary habit and having a regular lifestyle are what I think I can do so far.

It is the time to give thanksgiving to God. He blesses us a lot in 2009. I pray that He will speak to us and guide us for the coming year.

教育部公費留學考試

是唸研究所那年的暑假考的, 累積了一年資訊教育學科的知識, 因為專業科目考得是簡答題，類似研究所的入學考試，所以在考前也用概念圖整理對這個學門的瞭解，去推測考試的範圍以做準備。

教育部是從91年才開始提供歷屆考古題，過去要得到考試相關資訊只能從BBS獲得，留存有當年（90年）的各學門報考人數的網頁，我考的教學科技學門／網路教學有46人報考共錄取2人；相似的學門在88年錄取1名是教育工學／網路應用教學與課程設計；89年同為錄取1名是成人教育/遠距教學，所以還滿幸運的在考試那年這個學門多出1名的機會。

第一試是筆試，自己有留下當年考後記下的考試題目，那時可能想或許今年沒考上明年也可以用：

國文
一、譯成白話文： (40)
 (一)郢人有遺燕相國書者，夜書，火不明，因謂持燭者曰：『舉燭。』云而過書舉燭，舉燭，非書意也，燕相受書而說之，曰：『舉燭者，尚明也，尚明也者，舉賢而任之。』燕相白王，王大說，國以治，治則治矣，非書意也。今世舉學者多似此類。 
 (二)鄭人有且置履者，先自度其足而置之其坐，至之市而忘操之，已得履，乃曰：『吾忘持度。』反歸取之，及反，市罷，遂不得履，人曰：『何不試之以足？』曰：『寧信度，無自信也。』(韓子儲說篇)(第三十二篇 外儲說左上) 
二、作文：國際視野與本土文化。 (60)

憲法與立國精神
一、司法院大法官解釋與行政機關解釋有何不同？又行政法院法官應受其拘束嗎？
二、依據國父遺教、憲法本文及憲法增修條文，試述實行省縣地方自治法制之演變？
三、「人權」是什麼？憲法本文及憲法增修條文中對人權的保障為何？試說明之。
四、在民國八十九年憲法增修條文修正後，國民大會的組織與職權為何？

教學科技理論與實務
一、你認為什麼是「教學科技」，請以一句話來描述之？並說明之？
二、行為主義、認知主義和建構主義在教學設計上的比較。
三、精緻化教學的精義為何？要如何應用在教學上？
四、維果斯基(Vygotsky)的論點為何？要如何應用在教學上？
五、情境學習(Situated learning)的理論為何？要如何應用在互動式多媒體教學上？

網路設計
一、網路的逐漸發展，也產生了數位分離(digital divide)的現象，請說明在資訊教育上,你要如何改善此一現象。 (15)
二、在設計網路時會考量：Physical environment, Transport environment和Switching environment，試說明之。 (15)
三、今年是知識經濟元年，如果你是一位中小學校長,你要如何規劃校園網路的和？軟體？ (15)
四、解釋名詞
   1.ADSL & ISDN (5)
   2.OSI架構 (10)
   3.NetBIOS & NetBEUI (10)
   4.Broadband network (5)
   5.Virtual Private Network & PPT? (10)
五、請說明下列和網路設備所扮演的角色：Repeater, Hub, Router, Gateway, Switching。 (15)

考完試沒有特別的感覺也沒再注意，因為能不能考上決定權除了在自己之外，別人一旦考得比你好，也沒辦法通過，所以完全沒辦法預測自己通過的機率，直到成績單收到的那天...

收到成績驚訝之餘就是要開始收集口試的相關資料。第二試是面試, 為了上台北面試, 去了新光三越買了一件襯杉領帶和皮鞋, 就這樣來到台北聯合辦公大樓

續...

TOEFL 托福測驗

托福先後考了五次，但2002年四個月內考了四次，雖然不像GRE有補習，那時候是把考試當作是補習班學費在考，應該是以213分為目標，成績從 180 → 183 → 210 → 227 算一次比一次好，覺得自己考試有使用考試策略，考完試走出考場就開始記下當天考試的狀況，再核對一下分數，擬定出下一個月要加強的部分：聽力、文法結構、閱讀、或是寫作。


最後一次托福是到美國半年後參加的，己經不用準備聽力了，文法再花一二天準備，待在有外語環境差很多。

GRE 研究生資格考試

從日期近的往前貼學校內考試不算，好像好一段時間沒有考試了，大概因為不在台灣的原因吧，先後考過三次GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)為研究所入學考的，分數並沒有很好看，雖然英語文(verbal)每次都有進步，但一直都沒考得好;數理(quantitative)倒是不用什麼準備，只要熟悉題型就好；最後的分析(analytical)或分析寫作(analytical writing)，改成寫作之後變更難了。總之是個令我滿挫折的考試。