English Creative Writing, Teaching & Learning
Original Poems
- Field Exercises A poem about the environment
- A Mother’s Lament A poem about the environment (suitable for students)
- Ghost Writing What can you say when there is nothing you can say
- A Fisherman An epitaph. This poem was originally published in Outloud: An anthology of poetry from Outloud Readings, p. 111. (2002). XtraLoud Press: Hong Kong.
Books for Teens: Mini- Reviews
These 24 reviews were originally published in Ming Pao, a newspaper in Hong Kong. They are short reviews and book introductions of novels and non-fiction that are suitable for teens, especially those who are learning English as a second language.
- Books for Teens: Mini-Reviews Originally written for Ming Pao (Sept 2006 – June 2008)
Ideas and Resources for Teachers
I will start adding uploading my teaching materials and ideas here. You are free to use any of the materials for non-commercial purposes (just add an acknowledgement that the materials were developed by Stephen Richards (longzijun.wordpress.com).
- Running a School English Corner: A successful example
- Student Video Projects: Fifty people, one question & Oral histories
- Mime Workshop Ideas: Using video to teach/learn mime
- Poetry Basics: Haiku (includes printable notes)
- Introduction to Debating: PDF File
- Alone (Song Analysis Activity): Featuring an original student composition (includes printable notes)
Issues in Education
- Information Technology in Education: Personal experiences and reflections
- Plagiarism: Questions about Copying, Culture and Consequences
- Planning Web-based Teaching: A Case Study and Guidelines
Academic and Professional Research
- Academic and Professional Research: A short list of publications
J-Pop and J-Rock
- J-Rock Mix (Volume 1): Introducing Five Bands: ELLEGARDEN, Nothing’s Carved in Stone, the HIATUS, Boom Boom Satellites and fly sleep fly
- Offbeat & Sophisticated J-Pop (Part 1): Kojima Mayumi, GARNET CROW, ohashi Trio and moumoon
- All-girl rock bands from Japan: LAZYgunsBRISKY, Scandal, Stereopony, New Strike Zipper, Zone and more
Media Production
Video Editing & Exporting
- Exporting HD Video for YouTube: Premiere Pro Cs3 & CS4
- Choosing Premiere Pro Project Settings for HD Video: Very important, as it is difficult to change project settings once you begin
- Changing Project & Sequence Settings: Premiere Pro CS3 and CS4: Premiere Pro CS3 & CS4
- Premiere Pro CS4: Maximum Render Quality: For better image quality, especially with video of fast-moving objects
- Exporting Video for YouTube: Pixel Aspect Ratio Basics: How to get a pixel aspect ratio of 1:1
- Troubleshoot Export Failures: What to do when you see the error message: Application Failed to Return a Video Frame
- Exporting Video for Nico Nico Douga: Recommended settings
Audio Recording in Video Production
- Improving Sound Quality: Recording Techniques
- Improving Sound Quality: Basic Noise Reduction
- Improving Sound Quality: Audio Equipment
Lo-Fi Video (digital toy cameras and Super 8 video)
- Video Recording with the Digital Harinezumi 2++ (デジタルハリネズミ): A digital toy camera from Japan
- Video Recording with the exemode sq28m ポケットデジタルカメラ Pocket Digital Camera: A digital toy camera from Japan
- Super 8 Video – Learning to Embrace the Decay: A project involving old clips of Super 8 film
Copyright Issues
- Music: Public Domain, Fair Use, Copyright and YouTube: Guidelines for video-makers
- The Illegal Downloading Debate: Is it OK to Download Songs without Paying?
- Creative Commons Licenses: Advantages and Drawbacks
Film Techniques
- Fight Scene Cinematography & Editing: Hero Vs The Bourne Identity: An analysis of the film techniques used in two fight scenes
Software
- the i-tunes Visualizer: Music visualization programme
