23 February 2008

Week 2- Ten Steps to Writing an Essay!

Dear class,
Below is a link to the writing program of the American University, Cairo.
After going over the ten steps briefly, the website continues to elaborate on each step in more detail in the following sections.
Please look at the link, and let us discuss these important steps in class this week (Week 2).
Thanks,
http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers/

21 February 2008

Week 1- Becoming a blog member!

Dear all,
WELCOME to the ELTE104 course! I hope this blog will be a useful tool for us to communicate outside the class hours and contribute further to our course-related activities.
Just to remind you, below are the steps to become a member of our website:
1. Check your gmail. You will see an invitation e-mail from me.
2. Open the e-mail message. The message says: "To contribute to this blog, visit:" Click on the link just below it.
3. When you click on the link, it will take you to the blogger site.
4. Type in your gmail password and click on "accept invitation".
5. Type in your name, which will be seen on the website. Tick "I accept terms of service".
6. Click on "continue". Now you can click on "view the blog", and view the blog.
When you visit the website
http://elte104.blogspot.com/ next time, see the top right corner and click on "sign in". Sign in the blog and now you can write a post or comment on the blog.
1. To post a message, click on the "new post" on the top right corner. A window will pop up. Type in a title for your message. And type in your message in the space. And click on "publish" to post the message.
2. To respond to a message posted on the blog, click on the comments/ yorum link just below the post. A window will pop up. Type in your message and click on "publish the comment".
Thank you, and enjoy the experience.