Setting Boundaries

Hi LINC 7 Students,

We have been talking in class about setting healthy boundaries.

Here's a great online article called "3 Steps To Strengthening Your Boundaries To Build A Happier Life And Career". It discusses how we need to...

1) Gain self-awareness about our personal needs

2) Stopping "pleasing" others in order to feel safe

3) Get help so we can stop a cycle of abuse or mistreatment

Conflict Resolution Note-taking Practice

Hi Everyone,

Here's the link to the short video on Conflict Resolution. The narrator speaks very quickly, so you'll have to watch this several times - and perhaps even stop and start it as you listen!

Please complete the set of notes that I gave you as homework.

Test Your Personal Stress Level

Hello again LINC 7 Students!

Discussing stress can be stressful! Why not take this FREE online stress test to see how stressed or how stress-free you are in life?

Here's the link to the TEST. Please make sure you read each question carefully to make sure you understand the wording of the question.

Asking Tag Questions

Dear LINC 7 Students,

Dave's ESL Cafe is an excellent source for everything about learning English.

Here's the section on asking TAG QUESTIONS.

More on Emotional Intelligence

Hi Everyone,

Today, I'd like you to watch a slideshow (online) and make notes on the key ideas in it.

It's called "11 Signs That You Lack Emotional Intelligence." We don't want to emphasize the negative, but it's worth considering your behavior about these topics. 

For example, do you have trouble asserting yourself and what you want in life? 

Do you hold a grudge? 

Are you "triggered" by certain situations in life that create an emotional response in you?

Do you "hold in" your anger all the time?


This is good note-taking practice - and I hope you'll find it useful to consider these questions and behaviors in your daily lives.

We'll review your notes together in class.

Here's the link to the SLIDESHOW.

Working with Emotional Intelligence

Hello LINC 7 Students,

As we continue to learn about Emotional Intelligence, I thought it might be fun for you to complete an on-line survey of your personal "EQ."

This involves answering about 10 multiple-choice type questions, and then you get a score out of 200, rating your emotional intelligence!

Please click here and don't forget to record your score. We'll discuss this in class on Tuesday.

https://www.arealme.com/eq/en/

Second, here's a short video of Daniel Goleman, the author of the book Emotional Intelligence, explaining this concept. Just watch the first half please, and think about these questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7m9eNoB3NU

1. What is a "moral compass"? Why is it important?

2. What is "neuro-plasticity"? How is this important when we consider the human brain / mind?

3. Why does Daniel Goleman think EI should be taught in schools? What are the benefits?

Using SMART Goals

Hello LINC 7 Students!

Here's the online reading for today, gang!

It's about using the system of SMART goals to achieve your business objectives.

https://www.thebalance.com/smart-goal-examples-2951827

As you are reading this, think about how you can apply these ideas to learning English.

Is your goal for this term measurable? How will you measure it?

Is your goal specific enough? Often students' goals are too broad or vague!

Six Steps to your New Year Goals

Hi Everyone,

Here's the link to an article I'd like you to read for Wednesday's class. It's from Canadian Immigrant magazine (online).

Please take some notes on the SIX KEY POINTS as you read the article and bring your notes to class tomorrow:


http://canadianimmigrant.ca/settlement/6-steps-to-your-new-year-goal

Happy New Year!

Hello LINC 7 Students,

Welcome (back) to my blog!

I hope you'll enjoy working with the resources that I post for you here!

First, let's take another look at New Year's Resolutions, as we've discussed in class...



Please watch the documentary "Slaves to Habit" (44 minutes), which follows three Canadians who are trying to break some "bad" habits:

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episodes//slaves-to-habit



Then take the quiz to test your knowledge, based on the documentary:

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/features/test-your-habits-iq

What did you learn?