A newsletter published by the ESL Institute of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

1. The
ESL
The
Fall 2009
Globe
A publication of the
ESL Institute
University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga
Oktoberfest!
ESLers Rock to the Polka in Helen, Georgia
Ready for Oktoberfest.
Story by
Benny Yu Dining and dancing.
On Wednesday and Thursday, October 28th and 29th 2009, the ESL
students and teachers of UTC went to Helen, Georgia to learn more about
American culture and to have fun at Oktoberfest.
Oktoberfest is a German tradition that made its way to America, along
with lots of other traditions from other cultures. We arrived at Helen at
3:30 pm and then checked in at Days Inn. We had 2 hours of free time on
our own to shop, hike, and explore the town. The town was small but it Tong & Karin share a laugh.
had a lot of interesting things, and all the buildings and houses looked
very cute and beautiful, just like pictures from a fairy tale book !
Everyone met at the hotel at 5:30 p.m. We went to the Oktoberfest
Restaurant downtown. That was a huge restaurant! A live German band
was playing very funny and happy music while we were eating. Some of
us drank great German beer after we ate our food. The band players
taught us how to do the Chicken Dance, and all the customers in the
restaurant played games and danced together! That was the happiest
hour I have ever had in a restaurant! We left the dinner place at almost
midnight. We forgot about the time and I was still talking about our fun
The chicken dance.
evening with my friends until bed time. What a lovely, wonderful night we
had. Everyone had a great time. I hope we can do it again!

2. Rock City: Exhilarating to ESL Students
By Rawan Karbouji
On Thursday, October 1, ESL
teachers and students went on an
unforgettable journey to Rock City.
Rock City is located atop Lookout
Mountain in Georgia just six miles
from downtown Chattanooga,
Tennessee. It was an amusing
experience for both teachers and Carlos, Olga, Maggie & Dee.
students. They enjoyed the natural
Under a rock at Rock City. beauty, wandered along the
woodland paths and crossed the
swinging bridge. Moreover, they
. experienced the magic of Fairyland
Caverns and Mother Goose Village.
At the gift shop, they got wonderful
souvenirs such as : the Rock City
birdhouse. Finally, they had pizza for
Three little birdies at Rock City. lunch at The Big Rock Grill.
“ They enjoyed the natural beauty, wandered along the woodland paths and crossed the swinging bridge . ”
These are some of the points of interest that the
ESL students saw along the Enchanted Trail:
 White Fallow Deer Park
 100-foot waterfall
 Swing-Along Bridge
Students swing on
 Legendary Lover’s Leap
the swing-along
bridge.
The eagle
soars! It’s
a statue.
On a clear day,
you can see
seven states.
Classic photo of Lover’s Leap. (From the web.)
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3. Beth in China A letter from Beth to all the
students in UTC’s ESL Program.
Greetings from Beijing, China!
Well, I have officially been a ―foreigner‖ for 11 weeks now, and what an experience! This is my first time living outside the U.S.,
and I am finding that many things are strange and new to me. It’s exciting! I’m sure each of you can relate to this
experience.
I live on the campus of Tsinghua University, which is where I’m teaching now. When I first got here, I was struck by the simple
beauty of the campus. There are many peaceful places on campus, such as the lotus pond, where students and faculty take
evening walks and watch the sunset. It has become a favorite spot of mine, and I have enjoyed watching the lotus plants go
through their life cycle. They were a lush green when I arrived, turned a golden yellow, and have all died now, and I am
anticipating their return in the spring, when I will catch my first glimpse of the famed lotus blossom.
I’ve been exploring the nooks and crannies of this beautiful campus by bike. Before coming to Beijing, I would occasionally
ride a bicycle for recreation; here, I ride a bike daily as my main means of transportation. This has been quite an adjustment
for me. Not only have I had to regain my balance, but I have also had to learn to ride alongside hundreds of other bicyclists!
I have found humor in my antics on the bike. Once I accidentally knocked my bike over while trying to remove the bike
lock. This wouldn’t have been bad if my bike hadn’t knocked over 5 more bikes, like dominoes!
One of the best surprises I’ve had is the food. It’s delicious! Most of my meals are eaten in the school cafeteria. In the U.S.,
cafeteria food is usually not very good and often of poor quality. That’s not the case here at all. In fact, the opposite is true.
There are usually 25-30 different dishes to choose from, and each is made fresh daily. Additionally, there are some 15-20
cafeterias to choose from! Some of my favorite dishes include a spicy chicken and cucumber dish, a dish of braised
eggplant with peppers, and stewed pumpkin. Also, I’ve found that breakfast is not so different than what I like to eat at home:
grains and protein. Here, I have a meat-filled roll for breakfast along with a pancake filled with scrambled egg. There’s also
soy milk and an oatmeal-like dish. All of it is good.
In addition to experiencing life on campus, I have also made time to do some sight-seeing around town. I have visited
Tiananmen Square and The Great Hall of the People, two very famous Beijing sites. I have also visited the Summer Palace and
the Old Summer Palace, both of which have become favorites of mine. They have extensive gardens and lake-side trails,
which I really enjoy. When I went, the leaves were just beginning to change, and there were so many families enjoying the
fall air! In typical Chinese style, there were pagodas nestled into hillsides and beautiful arching bridges. I feel fortunate that
these sites are near enough to campus that I can easily visit again.
Of course, another sight-seeing adventure that I have to mention is my visit to the Great Wall. I arrived on the last day of the
national holiday vacation and was greeted by a large crowd of people—everyone wanted to see this amazing structure! I,
too, was amazed at just how massive the wall is—it was built on incredibly steep terrain and it goes for miles and miles. As I
clicked my camera, taking so many pictures, I had to stop and think of the fact that I was actually on the Great Wall of China.
I never imagined I would be there and felt so fortunate to have that opportunity.
Well, it is time to bring my letter to a close. As I write this letter, there is more snow falling outside. As the weather has turned
cold, we teachers (and the students) are having so much fun building snowmen and having snowball fights. I think a
midnight fight awaits me now!
I’ve enjoyed sharing a bit of my life in Beijing with you, students. I thank you for letting me experience some of your life this
summer as a volunteer teacher. Please feel welcome to stay in touch, as I would love to hear about your own adventures!
Best wishes,
Beth elizabethjneely@gmail.com
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4. Cursive Writing
by Hannah Lee
Have you tried to write cursive writing? Recently I have become
interested in cursive writing. When I saw cursive writing for the first
time, I thought it was beautiful and I wanted to learn how to do it. So I
have been practicing cursive writing in my free time. And that’s why I
wrote an article about it. Cursive is any style of hand writing that is
designed for writing notes and letters quickly by hand. If you practice cursive writing,
you can read words that teachers write quickly on the board, and you can also write
beautiful English letters. Let’s learn cursive writing together!
Tips for Cursive Writing
* Practice D’Nealian printing
( D'Nealian develops the rhythm necessary
for the flow of cursive writing.)
* Have Workbooks for practice.
And keep pen on paper.
* Mirror Copy (Imitate)
* Practice reading cursive writing.
Source: Nancy Neff
Let’s log in
http://www.drawyourworld.com/handstyle.html
http://www.handwriting forkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/uppercase.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/handwriting/Zb_style_font/cursive/
Source : Dawn Bailey
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5. Whatever happened to…
Dayanne Kadosh has been busy
with her sushi catering business.
She continues to teach herself
“Save
money,
English and she is currently
reading Eat, Pray, Love and
focusing on new vocabulary she
live
is learning by reading.
Dayanne Fahad Alanazi is studying at
Bluefield State College in West
Virginia. His major is electrical
engineering (Shocking!) and he
hopes to graduate in 2010, “God
better.
W**mart!”
willing!”
Maria Paola Pecora is studying
Business Marketing at UTC and
Fahad she plans to graduate in 2013.
She loves Chattanooga and
thinks that UTC is “a lovely
university!” She says her ESL
education is really paying off for
her. She also sends regards to
everyone at the ESL Institute.
Phillip Choi returned home to
South Korea where he has
continued his university studies..
He recently completed mid-term
Maria Paola exams, so these days he’s able to
relax a little.
Benny doing his hilarious
commercial.
Maggie Irina
Sung Su by Olga Correa
Phillip
My friend’s name is Sung Su. He is
from Korea. He likes baseball. He
Irina by Maggie Corzo has been interested in baseball
Her name is Irina. She is from Russia. since 1996 when he was six years
She likes animals. She likes cats. She Olga
old. He went to his first baseball
has never had any pets. She likes game in 1995. One of the teams
tigers. She has seen a raccoon, Sung Su Olga was the Samsung Lions. He has
rabbits, and squirrels on the roads. met many players.
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She has been to a zoo. She prefers
Moscow zoo. She likes monkeys.
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6. at Anne’s House by Emalee, photos by Doe-Hyun
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31st, and includes
special activities which are wearing special costumes, carving Jack
O'lantern, telling scary stories, ghost tour, and so on.
We visited Anne's house to celebrate that day and to experience various
events. When we got there, she and her husband Pete kindly hosted a
Halloween party for us, and Halloween stuffs could be found
everywhere in her house from doorsteps to dinner tables. Everyone
visiting her house brought food do share, so we had wonderful dinner.
As expected, unique costumes stand out at the party. Three guys, Tong
and Kevin from Thailand and Chuck from China, distinctively prepared
their costume, so they made the others frightened at both scaring
disguise and facial expression. Also, everybody took notice of the
attractive "black-kitty cat" fashion of Mindy who is from South Korea,
and the funny style of Do-hyun and the clown make-up of Kim from
South Korea evoked a giggle.
Another part of the enjoyable events of the party was the carving of the
pumpkin. I, as well as most of people, can be convinced that carved
pumpkin, called "Jack O'lantern, is representative of a symbol of
Halloween. Mr. Pete showed us how to carve a pumpkin and to make
"Jack", and then we started to make "Jacks" with our own ways. After a
while, the featureless pumpkins were changed into the characteristic
"Jacks", and then we put some candle in order to lighting up. As soon as
we kindled a light, “Jacks” having various looks appeared to be alive. „
At toward the end of the party, we came and sat together on the floor,
hanging on story teller‟s scary stories. We didn‟t turn our eyes from what
she do. She described everything realistically. She seems to be passionate
with her job. Although we can‟t understand a whole thing of story sadly,
we had a good time.
That day, everything was perfect and wonderful. We remember that time
forever.
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7. What I did during the Fall Break by Emalee
During the fall break I went to Chicago with Hannah who is my older sister and Blake who is
Hannah’s boyfriend. It was enough time to travel, so I decided to leave Tennessee for four
days. Actually, Oct.20th was my birthday. This trip was a kind of the birthday present for me.
As soon as I got there, I was really in shock. Chicago was totally different from Tennessee
even if both are in the same country. There were subways, buses, and high building, The
number of people made the streets look very busy.
In Chicago, one of the famous things are the sky scraper s. I couldn’t see the top of the
building from the ground. In my case, the most impressive one was “Willis Tower” which is a
108-story, 1,450-foot sky scraper. We had a unique opportunity at “The Ledge”, which is a
glass balcony that we could look down a 103 story view of the city below.
When I stepped on the balcony, I was afraid of standing there in itself, but “The Ledge” immediately offered me
a magnificent sight over Chicago. I can’t remember everything that I saw and experienced, but I’m not likely to
forget that moment. I can extend my knowledge now, and see more of the world through the trip.
Damaris
by Minkyung
Her name is Damaris. She comes from Brazil. She likes animals. Her favorite animal is the cat. She
has had dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. She likes dogs. Her favorite wild animal is the giraffe. Her favorite zoo is in
St. Louis.
Mindy
by Damaris
My friend’s name is Mindy. She is from South Korea. She likes animals. Her favorite animal is the dog. She has
had many dogs and rabbits. First she had a dog, then a rabbit. Her favorite pet is a dog. Her favorite wild
animal is the panda. She has seen some deer. She saw them on a golf course in South Korea. She has been to
the zoo several times. Her favorite zoo is in Seoul.
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8. Culture Fest At Chattanooga Market
On September 27, I went to Chattanooga’s Culture Festival. It was held
by ACE, The Arts & Education Council, and took place at First Tennessee
Pavilion. The Culture Festival celebrates the cultural diversity of the
Chattanooga region through music and dance performances, educational
displays, interactive booths, kids activities, art and food. This year, the
theme was “East Meets West’ and Chinese and Indian cultures featured.
When I stepped into the
entrance, there was a
booth which caught my
eye. It was the ESL
Institute. Jane Womack,
ESL Institute director, and
David Ingram, teacher of
level 5, greeted me with
big smiles.
On the other side, a number of people were going shopping in the
Chattanooga Market. It was so crowded that I could barely go
straight on. Various goods were displayed on the shelves; there were
fresh vegetables, homemade bread, fruit jam, handmade accessories,
pictures and so on. It was very similar to Korean traditional market,
so I felt like I was in my country.
One of the kiosks with handmade earrings attracted my attention for
a long time. Those earrings were made of coins from other countries
as well as American coins. While I was looking at those, a clerk asked
me where I came from and then showed special earrings to me.
Those earrings were made of Korean 100 won coins. Not only was I
surprised, but I also wondered how she got them. I guessed that she
might have obtained them along with the other coins by traveling all
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over the world.
During that time I felt active and alive. It was a very meaningful
People were laughing and enjoying experience to visit that kind of
their day. When I was there, what I event, because as an international
could hear was only the sound of student, I could learn a part of
laughing and music. American culture and life.
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9. Call me! Text me!
NAME Cell Phone E-Mail
Benny (Bo Yu) 718-708-0286 yubo.1985@hotmail.com
Chang (Changda Li) 860-218-5872 licd2oo9@hotmail.com
Chuck (Boqi Ye) 423-883-5782 up0110@hotmail.com
Damaris Summer 423-903-9545 torcederaderadefuteb00@hotmail.com
David (Quyue Wen) 423-883-7163 qyw5613@163.com
Esther 404-877-8782 gsjloveys@hotmail.com
Emalee (Yungjung Lee) 423-827-5186 jungormoon@naver.com
Hannah (Hyunjung Lee) 423-827-6938 lolilady@naver.com
Irina Aranesova 423-877-6278 Irina.avanesova@comcast.net
Carlos 423-870-8702 centunon-070@hotmail.com
Kevin Panichsathaporn 804-536-3990 kevin.phu12i@gmail.com
Maggie Corzo 423-402-6337 maggie-corzo@hotmail.com
Mindy (Minkyung Park) 423-290-2526 minkyung0117@hotmail.com
Olga Lucia Correa 423-385-6294 ocorrea792@gmail.com
Rawan Karbouji ♣ guitara_44@hotmail.com
Robin (Youkeun Lee) 423-994-8219 youkeun0@gmail.com
Seunghoon Lee 423-802-6997 shlee223@gmail.com
Steve (Gyeongyong Kim) 423-290-7510 minam19se@naver.com
Tak (Kwangtak Noh) 423-637-2487 nkt1728@hotmail.com
Trevor(Sungsu Park) ♣ wva24cea@naver.com
Tong (Wirot Meesungnoen) 615-427-3245 tongwirot@hotmail.com
Wanghun Lee 423-802-0690 whunlee@gmail.com
Xushin (Doehyun Lee) 423-321-2891 xushin@hanmail.net
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10. Jane Womack founded the ESL Institute in
E.S.L 1995. She directs the ESL Institute along with
teaching a full-time regular schedule at the
Teachers’ by Hannah lee
university. She likes exercising, cooking, and
traveling. She is on the board of Chattanooga
Sister Cities. She is famous for her wonderful
Profiles apple cake.
Candace Long is a level 1 teacher. She has Dee Lapihuska is a level 2 teacher. She „s been
been teaching English at the ESL Institute for 3 teaching English at the Institute for around 4
years. After school, she sings in her church choir. years. She is a leader of “First Friends” which
She likes reading books, especially southern many international students are participating in
literature and mystery. She also loves traveling. every Wednesday. She loves interacting with
She recommends “Italy” for ESL students. people and cooking. The southern food she
made was good!
Linda Voychehovski is a level 3 teacher. She Anne Rittenberry is a level 4 teacher. She
has been teaching English at the ESL institute taught freshmen at UTC for 11 years. Since
for 7 years. She taught health in Africa for 3 2001 she has been teaching English at the ESL
years.She recently started exercising at the gym. institute. She likes reading books, traveling and
She likes Shopping, hiking and writing. She is visiting friends and family. And she loves her
writing a memoir. Her favorite thing is her grandson “Harris”. He is so sweet.
husband.
David Van Ingram is a level 5 teacher. He Dawn Bailey is teaching the beginning
has been teaching English at the Institute for 2 conversation and idiom class this semester. She
years. He likes chocolate a lot. A couple of has been teaching English at the Institute for 3
months ago, he bought a farm. He taught years and she also teaches English to
English in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 Volkswagen employees from Germany. Her
years.Herecommends dates, which is a kind of favorite thing is walking in the rain in the
fruit from the palm tree and a famous food in Saudi Arabia. middle of the night with a huge umbrella.
William Prince is teaching advanced Karin Clumpner is teaching beginning writing
conversation this semester. He is called Bill. He‟s this semester. She has been teaching English at the
been teaching English at the ESL institute for 7 ESL institute for 14years. She is volunteering to
years. In his free time, he takes scuba diving class teach German at Normal Park Elementary school
and Viking history class at UTC. He likes hiking, and to teach English & Bible in her church. She
playing tennis and playing ping-pong. loves her husband, so she likes going for walks with him.
Nancy Neff has been teaching English at the ESL Susanne Carter is teaching the public
institute for a year. She‟s a writing teacher this speaking class this semester. She has been
semester. She is teaching freshman composition teaching regular classes which are public
and reading at UTC. Her favorite food is fried speaking, musical theater and voice & diction at
chicken. She loves her dog, Othello, named for the UTC for 22 years. She loves all types of music,
Shakespeare‟s character. and she likes silver jewelry.
John Tallman is teaching the beginning reading
on Fridays this semester. Since 2006 he has been
teaching English at the ESL institu
Thank you
te and teaching art part-time at UTC. He likes
reading books, especially classic novels.
For
Teaching us!

11. Doe Hyun
The Fabulous
Photography of Betty’s.
1Betty's
2Betty's
Doe Hyun The ESL Globe would
like to say a special
thank you to Doe Hyun
for letting us use his
superb photographs.
Kevin on the wagon. Helen, Georgia Benny dreaming.
Jewels Autumn tomatoes. Chattahoochee light.
Wilkommen. She devils. The fest in Oktoberfest.
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12. The ESL Globe Staff More ESL Voices
Tong
by Robin
His name is Tong. He is
from Thailand. He likes
Emalee animals. His favorite
domestic animals are
dogs. He has had
dogs for ten years. He
likes polar bears best.
He saw polar bears
Tong
on a National Geo-
graphic TV program.
He has seen snakes in Robin
National Parks. He by Tong
likes Thailand’s zoos
Hannah EmaLee – Editor in Chief because there are My friend is Robin.
Hannah Lee – Assistant Editor many types of He comes from
animals. South Korea. He likes
Rawan Karbouji – Copy Editor animals. His favorite
Benny Yu – Graphics Editor domestic animal is
he listening class was the horse. He has
David Van Ingram – Editorial Advisor perfect, but the book was a
never had any pets.
little different in
comparison with the He likes koalas best.
grammar and vocabulary He saw koalas in
books. I think that this class Australia. He has
needed to give more time to been to the zoo
Benny the students. I appreciate many times. His
teachers for giving us their
favorite zoo is an
efforts, love, knowledge,
and respect for our culture. Australian zoo.
While he was living
in Australia, he saw
some deer and
some koalas.
Rawan Robin
David
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