A publication of the English as a Second Language Institute at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

1. A publication of
The ESL Globe the ESL
institute
University of
Tennessee at
Fall 2011 Chattanooga
Delving into English at Cumberland Caverns!
Journey to Cumberland Caverns by Steve Zhiming Li
Every semester, we have an exciting field trip. This semester’s field trip was no exception.
Discovering Cumberland Caverns was exciting. It’s the most impressive thing in memory. I
didn’t have any chance to discover any caverns in China, but I finally achieved my long
cherished wish. Cumberland Caverns is located in the middle of Tennessee. It took us about
one hour and thirty minutes to get there from Chattanooga. The caverns were discovered in
1810 and the place became a national natural landmark. When we first entered the caverns,
we felt a little cold. And then the tour guide told us that the temperature remained a
constant 56 degrees year round. It took about one hour to complete the tour. We saw a lot
of interesting things. Unfortunately, we couldn’t take pictures in the caverns.
In this Newsletter
Cumberland Caverns Or’s Hang Gliding Autumn Picnic International Buffet Shane’s Horseback Riding

2. Activities
The Cookie Jar Cafe
Among the cookie jars.
At the Cookie Jar Café.
Before we arrived at Cumberland Caverns, we had a
memorable lunch at The Cookie Jar Cafe.
We celebrate Suzanne’s birthday!
A grand restaurant for grand appetites.
The Cookie Jar Café is located out in the rolling Tennessee
countryside near Dunlap, Tennessee. It’s a great
opportunity to have a unique dining experience away from Old folks on the porch. Trinity, Kwan, Wade, and Mariela.
the hustle and bustle of the city.
They offer a daily special -- a “meat and three.” The
offerings range from grilled meatloaf, hamburger steak, and
catfish, to sides such as greens, potatoes, okra, white beans,
pinto beans, and cornbread dressing. The service, by the
way, was first class.
Braulio, Nasser, and Steve. Anne and Jane tour the cookie jars.
The desserts at The Cookie Jar Café are by far the best
feature, as they are made fresh and the variety is huge and
delectable.
There are high shelves which run around the perimeter of
the dining areas. Lined up on the shelves is a huge collection
of cookie jars, and thus the name, The Cookie Jar Café.
Teachers eat.
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3. Stories
Folk Tales
Carolyn’s Reading & Writing Class
By Carolyn Randle | This semester Carolyn’s students
learned how to apply reading skills such as sequencing,
making inferences, identifying the main idea and details,
and developing vocabulary through context by reading and
discussing folktales. Students wrote summaries, scripts,
different versions, and alternate endings of the stories.
Here are some of the summaries Carolyn’s students wrote.
The Gingerbread Boy
Summarized by Husam Alkushiban | A husband and
wife are baking a gingerbread boy cookie. He jumped out
of the oven and out the window. Then he ran down the Rapunzel
street.
A rat tried to eat him but he ran too fast. Then he met
some construction workers and he said, you can’t catch me
Summarized by Fawzia | Long ago a husband and wife didn’t have
if you want to eat me. Then they all ran after him. They
children. Then one spring the wife became pregnant. One day she saw
wanted to catch him but he ran too fast. Then he met
rapunzel (an herb) in the garden behind her house. The garden
some musicians and said, if you want to eat me, follow me.
belonged to a sorceress. The wife liked rapunzel. She told her husband
Then he ran. He met a policeman on a horse and he said,
to get her some. The husband stole rapunzel from the sorceress’
you want to eat me, but you can’t catch me. They all
garden ten or twenty times.
followed him, but they couldn’t catch him.
One time the witch caught the husband when he stole rapunzel. She
Finally, he met a fox and said, they all want to eat me,
asked him, “What are you doing in my garden?”
but they can’t catch me. If you want to eat me, follow me,
“My wife likes rapunzel. If she doesn’t eat it she will die,” the
but the fox said, no no, I don’t want to eat you. I want to
husband said. The witch said, “You can take rapunzel, but I will take
help you, and the Gingerbread Boy said OK. But the fox
your baby when it is born.”
was smart. The fox said, do you see the lake? I will take you
Then the child was born and the witch took the child. She named
to the other side and they can’t catch you. The
the girl Rapunzel. The witch cared for the girl. The girl was beautiful
Gingerbread Boy said ok. Then the fox took him on his back
and had long gold hair. When she became twelve, the witch took her
and swam in the lake. The fox said, you can’t run on the
into the forest to live in a high tower. The tower didn’t have a door; it
water, and if you swim, you will crumble. Then the fox ate
just had one window that was at the very top. When the witch entered
him.
the tower she called, “Rapunzel, let down your hair.” Then the witch
climbed the silky braids.
For years Rapunzel lived alone in the tower. Then one day a king’s
son came to the forest. As he came near the tower he heard a voice. It
was Rapunzel singing to the birds. The prince wanted to climb up to
her and look, but he couldn’t. He tried every day.
One day he saw the witch and she called, “Rapunzel, let down your
hair.” The next day the prince came to the tower and called,
“Rapunzel, let down your hair.” She did, and she saw the prince. She
was scared because this was the first time she saw a man. The prince
talked to her like a friend. He came to her every day and they had their
own marriage ceremony.
When the witch knew Rapunzel met the Prince, the witch cut her
hair and took her far away. Next day, the Prince came to the tower and
called, “Rapunzel, let down your hair.” The witch let down the hair she
cut and the Prince climbed it. The witch said Rapunzel was lost and she
pushed the Prince down the tower. He hit his head and became blind.
He walked in the forest for many years.
Then he found Rapunzel with twin children. When he met his family,
he cried and he could see. Finally, they lived a long and happy life.
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4. Stories
More Folk Tales
The Little Red Hen
Little Red Hen Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed
Summarized by Kyeong Sook | Once upon a time a
little red hen, chick, pig, duck, and goat lived together. One
day Red Hen found a stalk of wheat. “With this stalk we
can grow wheat to make into bread,” the hen told her Summarized by Mohannad Alkushiban | Once upon a time there
chick. was a man named John Chapman. The people called him Johnny Appleseed
because he grew apple trees. He wore a cooking pot on his head, and a big
“Now who will help us plant this wheat?” sack he made for himself.
“I won’t,” said the pig, the duck, and the goat. The people thought Johnny was crazy because he talked to himself and gave
The Red Hen and Chick put on the water. After some time people apple seeds for free. He always carried a seed bag everywhere he
went. Johnny did not care what the people said about him. He loved
the wheat grew and it was time to harvest it. “We will
nature, animals, children and planting apple seeds.
have to do it ourselves.” So the Little Red Hen and her When he was traveling across the USA to grow apple trees, Johnny
chick harvested all the wheat. became a friend to everyone he met. He had a lot of Indian friends. They
thought he was a wise medicine man.
“Now who will help us grind this wheat into flour?” When he was traveling, he met a wolf. The wolf’s foot was captured in a
“I won’t,” said everyone. So Red Hen and her chick worked trap. Johnny helped him and they became friends forever. Johnny and the
hard to make the flour into bread. The Red Hen took the wolf traveled together. The wolf started to love Johnny. He didn’t bother
bread out of the oven. It smelled good. the animals anymore. When the wolf drank water from the lake, there was
a rabbit, squirrel, and some other animal near him. They drank the water
too.
“Now who will help us eat it?”
Johnny and the wolf were together all the time everywhere Johnny went.
One time when Johnny and the wolf were traveling between the farms, they
“I will,” said the pig, duck, and goat. passed near a chicken barn. The farmer saw the wolf and brought a gun and
“Oh no you won’t,” she cried. “You didn’t help us. Now my shot him. Johnny yelled to the farmer, “Don’t shoot! Stop!” But that didn’t
chick and I are going to eat it ourselves.” stop the farmer. The bullet hit the wolf’s heart and killed him.
Johnny was sad because his friend died. He buried the wolf in the forest.
Later, a man found Johnny under an apple tree. He had died.
Three Little Pigs
Summarized by Nasser Alharbi | Once upon a time
there were three little pigs. They decided to build new
houses. The first one made his house from straw because it
was cheap and easy to use. Then the wolf came to the little
pig and asked him to open the door, but he didn’t. Then
the wolf said, “I’ll huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house
down.” Then he blew the house down. The pig ran to his
brother.
His brother made his house from twigs. The wolf followed
the first pig. When he arrived, he said, “Little pigs, open
the door.” But they said no. Then the wolf said, “I’ll huff
and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down.” And he blew
the house down. The little pigs ran to their brother.
The third pig made his house from brick, so the wolf
couldn’t blow his house down, and he went away. The pigs
Moral: build with brick.
learned a lesson and made their houses from brick.
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5. Activities
Shane Rides Horseback; Or Eitani Hang Glides
Shane! Come back! Or. The sky is not the limit.
By Shane | Before coming to USA, I had dreamed of By Or Eitani | My first hang gliding
something special for a long time. That was horseback experience took place about a month ago on
riding. I like horses. Why? Because …….? “I don’t know.” Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. I always had
But I just wanted to run fast on the wide ranch or wild field the dream of flying, so shortly after I arrived in
and sometime roam on the grass and in the forest. Chattanooga, I decided that I wanted to try
Horseback riding meant something like “Exit” for me, like hang-gliding.
“escape” from the big city. I was just a city mouse that First Let me tell you a little about hang gliding,
envied the “country mouse.” Unfortunately, until recently, I Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies
had never had a chance to try horseback riding. a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft
Like most people who live in a huge metropolitan city, called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders
where more than 20,000,000 people are living there, my are made of an aluminium alloy. The pilot is
usual life was so busy (working hard, friends, etc). ensconced in a harness suspended from
Even though I had enough time to do some things, I the airframe, and exercises control by shifting
couldn’t just anything I liked. I only left my dream in my body weight in opposition to a control frame.
mind. In the sport's early days, pilots were restricted
to gliding down small hills on low-performance
One day, last December, I visited my wife’s sister who lived hang gliders. However, modern technology
in Chattanooga. At that time, I was reminded of my dream gives pilots the ability to soar for hours, gain
about horses in my mind, and I looked for it. I knew that my thousands of metres of altitude in thermal
dream would come true. After that I decided to take some updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-
time from my work. As soon as I went back to Korea, I country for hundreds of kilometres.
asked my company to take time off for a few years, then I Although hang gliding Is very fun, it has
got my real free time. traditionally been considered an unsafe sport.
Finally, I’m here now. I’m in Chattanooga. It might sound scary, but once you are in the air,
Actually I started learning horseback riding 3 months ago. you feel free like never before in your life (it’s
Every Friday, I go horseback riding and I enjoy it with my pretty cold up there, so I recommend wearing
“Kissy”. Kissy is my lovely partner, a 2-year-old mare warm clothes).
(female horse). Sometimes I feel that I communicate with I recommend hang gliding to anyone who wants
Kissy. She is just like my friend and daughter. to feel how it is to hang in the air at 4,000 feet.
For 3 months I have learned 3 steps of horseback riding
skills. There are 4 steps in horseback riding. And another thing—it’s not very cheap, so be
Step 1) Walking ready to pay about $200.
Step 2) trot ----- to walk fast
Step 3) canter ---- to run softly
Step 4) gallop ----- to run very fast
I just reached to 3/4 of horseback riding skill. But that’s not
all that I have to learn. There are so many other skills in
horseback riding. It would be hard time to learn everything
and will take so much time. But I won’t give up. Until my
dream comes true, I’ll keep going on. Tonight I imagine that
I run with my horse against a background of burning red
sky. Like another ‘Shane’ – It would be like such a scene out
of a movie.
What a wonderful life; oh! Peace of mind.
Or Eitani? Is that you soaring at 4000 feet?
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6. Events
International Buffet
Marvelous traditional Asian dishes such as
Shane’s bulgogi, Korean barbecued beef, and
Chloe’s kimchee seafood pancake brought
By Anne Rittenberry | The idiom “the the tastes of South Korea to the table.
best of both worlds” certainly applied when Kyeong Sook also brought Korean foods:
the ESL students and teachers threw a rice, kimchee, and sausage. Winnie’s
delicious international pot luck lunch in the Tawanese boiled eggs flavored with tea and
new break room in Metro. The worlds of spices were yummy along with Trinity’s
Asia, the Middle East, South America, and spring rolls with turkey and pork, a taste of
Tennessee came together to delight the Viet Nam. Steve brought China to the feast
palates of all of us. Sweet dates made even sweeter.
with a plate of orange chicken and salt and
pepper shrimp. Contributing chicken fried
It was fun to experience the major music with cashew nuts and chili, a Thai favorite,
festival in our adopted city, Chattanooga. In was Kwan.
addition to students and teachers, Jane had The Middle East was represented by tasty
invited two guests from the English hummus and motabl, an eggplant dish made
department to join us, Dr. Joe Wilferth, by Haitham and Rayan. Also, Moe, Nasser,
Head of the department, and Heather and Husam brought a fancy version of the
Grothe, administrative assistant to Dr. most popular foods in Saudi Arabia, dates,
Wilferth. Unfortunately, Dr. Wilferth was which come from the date palm tree. Fawzia
unable to attend because he was teaching brought another Saudi treat, kanafah, a
the class of a sick colleague in the Kwan’s Thai cuisine.
sweet cake with angel hair pasta. Or Eitani
department. Lucky for us, Heather Grothe brought eitahi and tabouleh salad, a zesty
was able to attend and she had a wonderful salad made from parsley and bulgar wheat,
time. which is a favorite all over the Middle East
The tables in the break room groaned with including his native Israel. Aziz contributed
the heavy weight of platters, bowls, trays, ghalia, an Arabian stew of tomatoes and
pans, and dishes filled with marvelous other vegetables and tabouleh.
looking foods. As we gathered around the A Latin zest enlivened the table with Sam
table, remarks were heard such as “What is and Andréa’s arepas, corn bread tortillas
this? It looks great!”; Wow, who made stuffed with ham and cheese. For dessert,
this?”; and “I’ve gotta try this one!” and Braulio’s zuspiros, delectable cookies made
“This one looks delicious!” An Asian delicacy.
light as air with egg whites, and Mariela’s
sweet and smooth Mexican custard dessert,
called carlota, finished the meal off
beautifully. Maria’s flan was absolutely
perfect as well.
American foods were yummy Dunkin’
Donuts brought by Kevin; pineapple punch
brought by David; down home favorites
An Asian buffet.
baked beans and potato salad, brought by
Carolyn; a cranberry cobbler brought by
Linda; pumpkin and sweet potato pie
brought by Suzanne; fried chicken, cider and
a cake, brought by Jane, and tossed salad
brought by Anne.
Shane’s bulgogi.
Everyone ate until totally stuffed, enjoyig every bite and being together. This pot
luck banquet offered delicious food as well as wonderful friendships. If all the
world could come together as ourstudents and teachers did at this lunch, sharing
and appreciating each other’s foods and cultures, what a better place this world
could be.
Fresca & Pineapple Juice
The best of many worlds.
Mix half Fresca and half pineapple juice over chipped ice for a sparkly, citrus-y
drink—great for the holidays! The chipped ice (rather than chunk ice or ice cubes)
adds to the breezy coolness of the beverage.
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7. Recipes
Pad Thai
Orange Chicken
By Steve | Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken, potatoes, orange, flour, salt, sugar, vinegar, ketchup. soy
sauce, water
1. Wash chicken, potatoes and orange.
2. Peel the potatoes and orange (Don't throw away orange peel).
3. Dice chicken and potatoes, slice the orange peel.
4. Wrap chicken in flour and then deep-fry chicken and potatoes.
5. Fry chicken and potatoes until the color of their surface looks
Fun with food. golden, take them out and drain away the oil.
6. Get a new pan, turn on the fire, spread the butter or pour a little
oil, put the orange peel into the pan, stir-fry it, combine ketchup, soy
By Kwan | sauce and vinegar, sprinkle a little salt and sugar.
Ingredients: 7. Simmer the sauce, then take a bowl, mix the flour and water, pour
4 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus extra as needed it into the sauce and let it thicken (pour in the mixture as needed
1 teaspoon chopped garlic until you feel it's thick enough).
1 tablespoon dried shrimp, optional 8. Put chicken and potatoes into the pan, let the sauce cover the
1/2 cup whole shrimp, shelled and deveined chicken and potatoes, then put them into a dish.
1 tablespoon (shredded) preserved radish
1/4 pound medium-size dried rice noodles (soaked 60 minutes in
cold water and drained)
Water
5 tablespoons Pad Thai sauce, recipe follows
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground hot chiles, or more to taste
2 tablespoons ground roasted peanuts
1/2 cup sliced garlic chives or green onion
2 cups bean sprouts, rinsed, plus more for garnish
1 wedge lime
Directions:
Heat the oil in a wok. Add the garlic and stir-fry until golden
brown. Add the shrimp and keep stirring until the shrimp
changes color. Remove the shrimp to prevent overcooking and
set aside. Orange Chicken
Add the noodles. They will stick together so stir fast and try to
separate them. Add a little water, stirring a few times. Then add
the Pad Thai sauce, and keep stirring until everything is
thoroughly mixed. The noodles should appear soft and moist.
Return the cooked shrimp to the wok. Push the contents of
the wok up around the sides to make room to fry the eggs. If the
pan is very dry, add 1 more tablespoon of oil. Add the eggs and
spread the noodles over the eggs to cover. When the eggs are
cooked, stir the noodles until everything is well mixed--this
should result in cooked bits of eggs, both whites and yolk,
throughout the noodle mixture. Add chillies, peanuts, garlic
chives and bean sprouts. Mix well. Remove to a platter. Serve
with raw bean spouts and a few drops of lime juice.
Pat Thai Sauce:
1 cup tamarind juice Pad Thai
1 cup palm sugar plus 3 tablespoons
1 cup water
1/2 cup fish sauce
2 teaspoons salt
Fun Fact: The Fortune Cookie is Japanese, not Chinese. The
Chinese popularized it, though, and the Americans eat it. It's barely
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan for about 60 minutes until it is
well mixed and syrupy. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. known in China and Japan.
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8. Activities
Chattanooga Ducks—Quack! Quack!
Kwan and friends.
Kwan rides a mighty duck.
A fun day out with her cousin, Amy. Not a bus, not a boat.
By Kwan During the fall break my cousin and I The DUKW (colloquially known as duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious
decided to spend a special time touring downtown. We truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of
went on an adventure with the Chattanooga Ducks. This Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation (GMC) during
was our first time to ride in an antique military vehicle, so World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water
we were so excited. We got a lively captain who gave us a and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks.
fun and animated history of the city. Designed to last only long enough to meet the demands of combat,
productionized Ducks, a modification of the 2-ton capacity "deuce"
We got a little history about WWII and the DUKW. The trucks used by the US military in World War II, were later used as
DUKW vehicles are the real thing, produced during the tourist craft in marine environments.
war. It was exciting to ride something that's part of
history. We also got a lot of background of the town The designation of DUKW is not a military acronym; rather, the name
Chattanooga and the river. We traveled around a couple comes from the model naming terminology used by GMC:
of blocks in downtown Chattanooga, and then we went
down a ramp into the beautiful Tennessee River. We saw  "D" indicated a vehicle designed in 1942,
many waterfowl and gorgeous private homes along the
 "U" meant "utility",
banks. Moreover, the captain offered to let someone drive
 "K" indicated front-wheel drive,
before returning downtown. While driving and floating
 "W" indicated two powered rear axles.
around, we learned a lot about the history of
Chattanooga. We really enjoyed the adventure and had a
lot of fun on this trip. It was such a great experience, so I Decades later, the DUKW designation was explained erroneously by
really highly recommend the Chattanooga Ducks to my ESL writers such as Donald Clarke who wrote in 1978 that it was an
friends. Don’t miss it!! acronym for "Duplex Universal Karrier, Wheeled.” This mistaken
explanation is likely a backronym fabricated by someone unaware of
DUKW
GMC naming practice.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Principal military users of DUKW
 Australia – 535
 Canada – approximately 800
 France -
 Soviet Union – 586
 United Kingdom – approximately 2,000
 United States -
A DUKW, in use by American troops in France.
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9. Friends
Picnic with Students from Soddy-Daisy High School
Khia, Savannah, Taylor, Rayyan and Nasser
On Thursday, October 27th, Jane Womack, the Director, on behalf of the UTC ESL students, invited students from Soddy-Daisy High
School for a picnic at Greenway Farms. What a fine day for meeting new friends! Jane, Anne, Candace, and Carolyn came early to
decorate the pavilion. Halloween, four days away, was the theme. Anne dressed up as a witch. A good witch. There were oodles of
faceless pumpkins just begging to be carved into jack-o’lanterns. And the Soddy-Daisy students brought doughnuts for breakfast. How
many friends have been brought together over doughnuts? The sugar rush set several teachers dancing to the background music—and
some of the more adventurous high-schoolers joined in. They danced to the Monster Mash, and gyrated to the dance styles of the Roller
Coaster, the Four Corners, and the Pony.
Scene of a pumpkin massacre. Cutting a rug. Guy stuff. Or made a soccer ball.
Teams were formed and groups of the high school students went looking for the international students whose names they had already
been given. After chatting for a while, introductions were made to the entire group. Bonds of friendship were strengthened with the
pumpking carving activity. The newly formed teams of friends gathered at tables and worked together to produce art out of the
oversized vegetables.
Jane, Ashton, and staff watch the fun. Girls and giggles. Anne, the Good Witch. Presenting the jack-o’lanterns.
About lunch time Jane and Candace rolled up with boxed lunches made fresh with turkey sandwiches, fruit, drinks—and we had lots of
chips on the side and all the soda you could eat. The ESL teachers had thoughtfully brought desserts too. After lunch, the pumpkin
carvers presented their jack-o’lanterns. Then it was playtime in the beautiful fields of Greenway Farms. The students were free to play
as they wished, so out came the footballs and soccer balls. After that, there was a question-and-answer session with the Soddy-Daisy
students asking questions of our international ESL students. Finally, our guests had to get back on the big yellow school bus and head
back to the schoolhouse. Before leaving, the ESL students were issued an open and genuine invitation to visit Soddy-Daisy High School
anytime they liked.
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10. Making Headlines
th
The article below appeared on October 29 in the Chattanooga Times Free-Press and was borrowed and
reprinted here, with thanks, from the website, timesfreepress.com . The article was written by Kevin Hardy and
the photograph was snapped by Angela Lewis, both of whom appeared at our picnic with the Soddy-Daisy High
th
School students on Thursday, October 27 . Nasser is now famous in Chattanooga.
Soddy-Daisy High School students share U.S. culture
by Kevin Hardy
Nasser Alharbi, left, and Savannah Davis carve a pumpkin Thursday at Greenway Farms during a cultural program between students in a UTC English
language program and Soddy-Daisy High School students. Photo by Angela Lewis.
Nasser Alharbi never had carved a jack-o-lantern until this week.The 19-year-old was among 20 foreign students in the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga's English as a Second Language Institute who took time out to learn about American culture.A class of 34 Soddy-
Daisy High School English students spent the day sharing about their lives, while also learning about the foreigners. Alharbi said he enjoyed
learning about the American celebration of Halloween -- a holiday that doesn't exist in his native Saudi Arabia. He said he appreciates the
chance to interact with Americans.
"I actually just came to the country. So this is really good for me," he said.
Soddy-Daisy English teacher Trevor Fuller said his students gain a better understanding of the world by meeting diverse people. The day
also helps the Americans dispel some myths or stereotypes about foreign cultures, he said.
"We're not very culturally diverse and we don't get these opportunities," he said. "My kids get to interact with kids from countries that they
read about and study about."
Most of the students studying in the ESL institute are in their 20s, hoping to go on to study full-time at a college or university after
mastering English.
Soddy-Daisy student Laura Maynard said she was surprised to learn all the things she had in common with the foreign students.
"They're just like us. It's really cool," she said. "Most people think that people from other countries are so much different. But we like a lot
of the same things."
For the ESL students, spending a whole day with American students is a rarity.
Jane Womack, director of UTC's ESL Institute, said her students can sometimes struggle connecting with busy UTC students. For some of the
internationals, the program is their first chance to get to know American youth.
"It's hard to meet American students, ironically, even though we're in the heart of campus," she said. "For many of them it's their first
opportunity to meet young Americans."
And the lessons from the field trip to Hixson's Greenway Farms last more than just the one day. Organizers say students often continue
relationships after the field trip.
"Some stay in contact," Maynard said. "That's really what it's all about -- building relationships."
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11. TOEFL
Essential Vocabulary Words for the TOEFL
abandon assimilate complication distort impact nucleus retain
abduction associate component diverse impair obese retrieve
abstract astrological compress divination implant objectively reward
accumulate atheist concentrated domesticate implement obnoxious rigor
accuracy augment condemn dynamic implicate obtain rite
accuse authority confide ecclesiastical implicitly offense ritually
acquire battle conflict election impoverish oppress roster
acquisitions be inclined to connotation elementally improvisation overlap rotate
adapt berate conquest elite in common paradigm sacrifice
addictive biased consciously emission in the trenches parallel safeguard
adjacent bitterly consequence engender inaugurate parochial saga
adjust bond constraint enterprising incentive passion scandal
adolescent bribery contamination entrepreneurial incompetent paternal scar
advent bulk contemplate equity indisputable peer secular
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allegiance cease counter exclusive inquiry pious smuggle
allocate certifiably cremation exotic inscription piracy solar
amateurish charismatic cultivation expeditiously installation plunge sole
ambiguous chronologically cumbersome exploit integrity policy solidarity
amend circulate cure exponentially intensify poll source
analyze civil curriculum extinction intentionally portrayal spectrum
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anticipate coalition de facto famine intervene precipitation status quo
antipathy coerce decipher fatality intrepid predicament strategic
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arrogantly collide deify flood irrigation privileged subtly
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ascertain commodity denominator folklore juxtapose prognosis survive
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assess complex deny fortify legitimate promote suspend
asset cast depict fossilize liability proportion suspicious
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allegedly cause derive gala luxury prosper tangible
allegiance cease descendent gap maintenance prototype terminal
allocate certifiably despise generation manipulation proximity tolerate
amateurish charismatic despondent grotesque marginal psychic trend
ambiguous chronologically detain guilty maximize rank trigger
amend circulate detection gut meditate rate unmask
analyze civil devise haggle medium ratio vanish
anomaly clique devotion haunt merchant realism vestige
anticipate coalition dilemma hazardous merit recede villainy
antipathy coerce dimension hedonistic migration reciprocity violation
apex cohesion diminish hierarchy milieu reconciliation vitriolic
apprehend coincide discretely hilarious minimum regulate vulnerable
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arrogantly collide disease humiliation mobilize reservoir witness
artillery combustion dispose of hypocritically modify residual working class
ascertain commodity distill hypothesize nobility resign wound
assail compensate distinctly illiterate notion resist zeal
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12. Friends
Call Me, Text Me
Mohannad Haitham Aldughiem Kyeong Sook
Msk565@hotmail.com Ah_bw@hotmail.com
(865)456-9737 (615) 556-3579 (
Braulio Ferrando Trinity Vu Kevin Park
ferrandobraulio@gmail.com phuangtrinh_vu1992@yahoo.com keunwon82@gmail.com
(423) 255-0478 (423) 991-2390 (267) 250-2938
Husam Alkushiban Rayan Samuel Pahmer
Stoon-900@hotmail.com Ray_05550@hotmail.com samuelg1@hotmail.com
(865) 253-8412 (731) 335-0108 (423) 991-1160
Or Eitani Nasser Alharbi Shane
alharbi.nasser.a@gmail.com Hayunseun11@gmail.com
(706) 537-2953 (423) 305-9077 (423) 280-3846
Mariela Ruvalcaba Abdulaziz Chloe Park (Ki Ran Park)
marieruv@hotmail.com Abdulaziz0@gmail.com sweetest00@hanmail.net
(423) 903-2030 (678) 231-1861
Nancy Neff Steve (Zhiming Li) Maria Capriles
Nancy-Neff@utc.edu lzm271122839@yahoo.cn cmavalle@hotmail.com
(423) 653-1381 (423) 486-2221
Fawzia Carolyn Randle Anne Rittenberry
cv.randle@yahoo.com aritten@comcast.net
(423) 667-2062
Linda Voychehovski Wade Rittenberry Khia
lindy-sky@comcast.net waderittenberry@yahoo.com
(423) 314-3197 ( (
Suzanne Carter Candace Long Jane Womack
Suzanne-Carter@ utc.edu wanderlust7@comcast.net Jane-Womack@utc.edu
(423) 314-4006 (423) 902-6556 (423) 364-5591
Thanks
Thank you to all who contributed to the creation of the Fall 2011 Edition of the ESL Globe. Great thanks to Abdulaziz
Alrasheed, who worked so hard to create this little history of our ten weeks during the autumn of 2011. Thanks to each and
every student who contributed a story or photo—or photos! including Nasser, Husam, Muhannad, Steve, Kwan, Shane, and
Or. If you don’t see enough of yourself in the newsletter—submit stories and photos! Thank you, teachers (special thanks to
Carolyn, for the folk tales), for shepherding the students and reminding them to submit work for publication in the
newsletter.
Reminder: 12-week ESL Courses begin in the new year 2012.
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Spring Session runs from January 17 to April 13
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Summer Session runs from May 14 to August 3
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Fall Session runs from August 27 to November 20
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