2008 m. gegužės 11 d., sekmadienis

Summary ''Intellectual property"

Intellectual property is the legal term to talk about things created by people, such as music, art or scientifical discoveries.
In order to prevent copying and plagiation there are some kinds of legal instruments. Patents are used to protect inventions, discoveries. Copyrights are used to protect literature, music, art, movies. Is is legal make copies for private using. Big companies usually register a trademark of their production.
Intellectual property are protected by Copyright Convention, the Bern Convertion, And the Patent Corporation Treaty.

2008 m. gegužės 9 d., penktadienis

SELF- ASSESSMENST OF ESP LEARNING

Writing skills
We are writing summaries quite often, but still I am not very good at it, it is difficult for me to select main points for it from the text. ESP vocabulary tests is not very difficult for me, I think that I am not bad at it. Contributions to weblogs is not my favourite exercise, but it is not difficult for me, it depends on theme about which I should to write.

Speaking skills
I think I am good at participation in class discusions, because i like speaking and themes are very interesting, I think I am not doing a lot of mistakes at speaking. Power point presentations is quite easy and interesting to do , i like to present interesting theme. I am good at speaking in paisr, because this activity was one of the most important at school, so it is not new for me, sometimes themes are difficult, but even then it is quite good.

Listening skills
Listening activities are more difficult for me than others, especially when we are listening at class, because the speakers are talking very fast and not clearly, so it difficult for me. Listening to podcasts is more easy for me than listening at class.

Reading skills
Home reading activities is the most difficult for me of all reading activities, because the texts are difficult for me, i not very good at reading difficult texts. Class reading is quite easy for me, the texts are easier and it is better for me when I can discuss it with others. Reading comprehension exercises sometimes are difficult for me, sometimes are not, I thinh I am not bad at it. I am good at computer tasks, it is not difficult for me, i like it.

To sum ap I can say that i had steped forth with reading activities, which was very difficult for me at the begining of the year and I think I am doing less mistakes in listening activities, now it is easier for me than in the begining of year.