Welcome AOU students!
On this blog, you'll find a lot of useful information related to the university and your courses. Please feel free to share you ideas, thoughts and questions with me if any should arise. I want to hear from you all!
Wishing you all a productive and fruitful semester.
On this blog, you'll find a lot of useful information related to the university and your courses. Please feel free to share you ideas, thoughts and questions with me if any should arise. I want to hear from you all!
Wishing you all a productive and fruitful semester.
Mr. ! YOu will hear from me first ;p
ReplyDeleteYupPi I am the first ;$
I just want to say Hello Mr. Mohamad :)
HOw are you ?
Hope YOu are fine ;$
Really I miss u so much walla
See You inshallaa ;)
Hello Samar how are you? It's always nice to hear from you :) I miss you too, I hope everything's okay :)
ReplyDeleteSee you on campus!
I miss this blog like the hell ^_^"
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it misses you too :)
Deletehi Mr.Mohamad :)
ReplyDeletehow r u ?
I've heard alot about your ways of teaching and personally i wish i could be as half great as u are ^^
in fact i have so many questions i want to ask u considering that am trying to work hard on my English, first , how can i possibly improve my "English" accent :( ?? i keep practicing but i can still feel the "arabic" in my english :'(
Hello Majd how are you? I'm sure that you'll be better than me one day inshala, always aim high and follow your dreams, you'll get there eventually :)
DeleteIf you want to improve your accent, I strongly suggest you LISTEN to as much English as possible. Listening to English helps you improve not only your spoken English, but also your written form too.
Remember that this process will take some time, so don't be demotivated, be patient and you'll be rewarded in the end :)
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Wishing you the best.
Ahhh you're back!!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all Welcome back and i hope you had fine holidays. Then, why were the older posts erased?
Anyways, i can start by giving you the advice of changing the background and choosing a more lively color.
I hope to see you this coming saturday.
Yes I'm back! My holiday was great thanks for asking :) I didn't erase the older posts, I just deactivated them :)
DeleteAny suggestions about the color, design, layout etc are welcome.
Yes I'll see you this Saturday in class for sure this time :)
Im writting this just before class.. well i would personally prefer shades of light blue/white/dark font.
DeleteWelcome back .....
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Hello Mr. Mohammad :D
ReplyDeleteHow are you ? .. really I missed you :)) .. hope you are fine Mr. :))
Hello Samar how are you? Hamdulila everything is okay, I hope you are doing well :)
DeleteIf u are our tutor we will not worry about anything anymore��
DeleteThat's good to know Reem, thank you for your kind feedback :) I also will not worry because I know I have great students like you :)
DeleteDr. I dont take ur class but i dont understand my teacher ! Dr what is the summary of the story ? Is this in green bool or in the students book ?
ReplyDeleteUr the best !
ReplyDeleteHello Huda, thank you for your message. What summary are you talking about? Are you talking about GR101EL or EL121?
Deletehello Mr.Farran i just have one question to ask u till nw !! how can i use box app ????
ReplyDeleteHello Nour, please visit www.app.box.com and then use the email address and password I gave you. Remember the introductory paper I gave you in class?
DeleteHello Dr. I.m Suaad frankly I have benefited a lot from this article I've improved my much I wish that the university take the same road in this teaching because it is very useful, thank you good your efforts with us
ReplyDeleteHello Suaad how are you? I'm glad you were able to benefit from this website and I'm happy that you improved :) Keep up the great work :)
DeleteThank you Dr. Mohammed on the pitch but I would have liked more than the piece, but you know it's my first time in the presentation and next time will be better than myself so much Igive promise inshallh
ReplyDeleteFor sure Suaad, the more you practice the better you'll be. That's why you are learning here at AOU, because you want to improve and inshalla you will. Just don't give up :)
DeleteThank you Doctor, I'm trying to be very excellent Anchallah I will make more effort and took your advice
ReplyDeleteInshalla you'll be a great speaker Suaad, just believe in yourself and keep practicing :)
DeleteThank you indeed doctor for the last wonderful semester, kho:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for being a great student kho :)
Deletehello Mr where can i find Unit 1 Quiz’
ReplyDeleteHello Khadija, are you talking about EL121?
DeleteGood evening doctor..
ReplyDeleteHow are you?!
I did the online practice in El119 and I get 70% .in 5 minuets
I don't understand number 4 in the homework
Can I write any quote or about the unit 1 or can I write a proverb?!
Any quote or proverb is fine Amira :)
Delete70% is not bad, hopefully next time youll get 100% :)
Hello doctor.. how are you?
ReplyDeleteCan i have a make up for tommorow exam ??
Hello Amira how are you? I wouldn't encourage you to take a make-up exam because the exam is not really that hard. Just study well, believe in yourself and everything should be okay :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks professor
DeleteHi Dr. Farran..
ReplyDeleteWhat should I do if I have the feeling that I don’t remember anything I have studied for my final exam which is on the next day!! I have postponed most of my exams.. but this one is already a make-up one and I don’t know what to do!
Thank you very much
Hello Maysa, it's a tough situation, I won't deny that, but try to see the bright side of things. You've taken the course before, if you review the material before the exam, that should help you refresh your memory. I would also recommend you talk to someone who has either taught the course or taken it. So try to find someone who knows something about the course, and just have a discussion of the main ideas covered in the course.
DeleteSometimes we think we've forgotten everything, but when we see prompts and questions, the ideas come back to us.
For example, if you ask me what book I read last month, I'd probably have a hard time telling you. Give me some questions about it, and I might be able to answer them. Your mind will recognize the information and will tell you that this is familiar.
Above all, don't lose hope, when there's a will, there's a way inshalla :)
Thank you very much for your reply and support
ReplyDeleteI will do that enshalla and try to trust myself more 👍🏻
It’s helpful to know that this can happen to someone like you mashalla and knowing that it’s normal! Thank you 😊
It happens to a lot of us, you're always welcome and good luck on all your exams :)
DeleteHello Mr. Farran how’re you? I have a huge problem I hope you could help me with :(
ReplyDeleteFor the first time, I’m taking a course with close reading questions and I have a problem with error language and I don’t know how to improve it by two days before the Mid. Could I have a piece of advice from you Mr?
Hello, sorry to keep you waiting, this message might not be relevant anymore to your question, but I hope the advice I give you helps you out in the future.
DeleteThe best way to improve your language is to constantly expose yourself to it. If you watch movies, watch them in English (without the Arabic subtitles). If you listen to music, do it in English. Read (whatever you like, books, magazines, newspapers) every single day for 10 minutes minimum. If you dedicate 10 minutes of your day to reading ever single day, I promise you that you will see a difference in a couple of months. Put in the effort to change your routine and daily habits and your language will definitely improve. When there's a will, there's a way as they say.
Good luck on your journey.
I miss u so much
ReplyDeleteAppreciate it stranger!
DeleteHello! So I've been keeping an eye on the book of quotes progress and havent seen any progress for so long! When will we be able to buy and explore this book? Last time I check i was told that by the coming book fair, which is November! Will it be published by then?
ReplyDeleteHello stranger, I've been working on the book ever since I started the project a couple of years ago, however I came across a major problem; I wasn't getting enough submissions from students. The goal was to publish 200 quotes, thankfully, I've managed to receive the bulk of them, I'm just stuck on the very last few. There is only space for precisely 35 more quotes in the book (updated above). So that's my major barrier now. I will submit the book to the publishers before the end of 2019 inshalla, and so it will most likely be published in 2020 inshalla. If you know anyone who is interested, please let them know. I am waiting for submissions, that's all.
DeletePresentation two minutes for each topic or two minutes for the two subjects together?
ReplyDeleteThe book that changed my life and the one who influenced me is the same thing ok ?
I will talk about his life just like a biography ?
I apologize I'm very confused
Hello, the whole presentation is 2 minutes. Yes you can talk about a book that changed your life and the one who influenced you as well (they can be the same). But make sure you speak about the person first, then mention his/her book (I hope you read it).
DeleteIf you want to improve your accent, I strongly suggest you LISTEN to as much English as possible. Listening to English helps you improve not only your spoken English, but also your written form too
ReplyDeleteIndeed, thanks for the advice :)
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