Yu Hsuan, Huang (Christina)

ESL33B
Dr. Carlisi
Learning Development Project (Entry#5)
13, December 2016
Option#1 Vocabulary Journal Entry
Word #1

Marginalization

Source

Specific Meaning

Ethnic Peer Preferences Among Asian American Adolescents

in Emerging Immigrants Communities BY Lisa Kiang, Jamie
Lee Peterson and Taylor L. Thompson (p.754)
For instance, Asians are often viewed as the model minority,
honorary whites, or perpetual foreigners (Goto, Gee &
Takeuchi, 2002; Tuan, 1999), which may hinder peer
relationships and lead to social marginalization.
to relegate to an unimportant or powerless
position within a society or group
(https://www.merriam
webster.com/dictionary/Marginalization)
to relegate to an unimportant

Grammatical Info

Noun.

Sample Sentence

Marginalization happened in every places,

especially in school which parents should be
aware of their children.
Mainstream

Sentence

General Meaning

Word #2
Source

Specific Meaning

Ethnic Peer Preferences Among Asian American Adolescents

in Emerging Immigrants Communities BY Lisa Kiang, Jamie
Lee Peterson and Taylor L. Thompson (p.759)
Consequently, opportunities for ethnic socialization and
identification may be hampered and, as such, adolescents may
feel weaker ties to their ethnic heritage group and stronger
affiliation with the mainstream culture.
a prevailing current or direction of activity or
influence(https://www.merriam
webster.com/dictionary/mainstream
)
A direction of activity or influence

Grammatical Info

Noun

Sample Sentence

Having a technological phone become a mainstream of the

teenager, which has different advantage and disadvantage in
this issue.

Sentence

GeneralMeaning

Word#3

Paradox

Source

Specific Meaning

Family factors and immigrant students academic achievement

by Xiaopeng Gong, Gregory Marchant, and Yinsheng Cheng
(p.450)
Strong ties with family and community help to explain the
immigrant paradox, a phenomenon where immigrant students
have better educational achievement despite the disadvantaged
socio-economic and family background.
A statement that is seemingly contradictory or
opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps
true(https://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/paradox)
A condition that is contradictory

Grammatical Info

Noun

Sample Sentence

Immigrant children has to spend more time to assimilate their

life but they still have a better score than other local student,
which is a paradox that happen in some school.

Sentence

General Meaning

Option#2 Error Log Entry

Error Type:
Activities 1-Analysis
Error and Source
They will always
have a high level
requirement to force
their child to learn
and achieve their
academic. (Final
Project)

Explanation of the Problem

This is a problem of word
form. I use adjective without
having a noun after it.

Solution/Correction/ Strategy
They will always have a high
level requirement to force their
child to learn and achieve their
academic qualification.
It becomes a normal problem
that happened in my different
project, so I should always
remember the part of speech.

Activities 2: Online Complex Sentences Exercise

Word Form exercise
http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/wordf1.html
1. Don't press the 'submit' button before _____ of all 10 sentences.
complete
completion

* completely
2. Don't press the 'submit' button until you're _____ finished with
these10 sentences.

*
*

complete
completion
completely

3. I don't know where I'm going on my vacation. I haven't _____ my

plans yet.

* final
finalized

* finally
4. This is my _____ vacation plan: I'm going to San Francisco for a
week.
final

* finalize
* finally
5. You can buy excellent rye bread in that _____ .

* bake
bakery

* bake
6. No, I'm not _____ . I'm just feeling very tired right now.
sick

* sickness
* sickly
7. No, I don't like her perfume. It smells _____ sweetto me.

* sick
* sickness

sickly
8. I think Dave's been working too hard. I'm sure he'll feel _____ after
his vacation, however.

* rejuvenate
* rejuvenating
rejuvenated
9. I think Dave's been working too hard. I hope his vacation will be
_____for him.
rejuvenating

* rejuvenated
* rejuvenate
10. I think Dave's been working too hard. I hope his vacation will
give him the _____ that I think he needs.

* rejuvenate
* rejuvenated
rejuvenation