Essay: 2-03b Useful Media

In these days, many people use computers. The things can do with computers are increasing. Computer became useful media for everyone, but there are not only good points.

First, many professors use computer in their classes. So students are required to have skills of using computer. In these days, even elementary school's curriculum has classwork of learning with computer. In this university, there is the class names "Introduction to data processing." This class also uses computer and it is about basic skills of learning with computer. In this class, students can learn how to use Word, Excel, and how to make graphs or chart. So basically, freshman take this class.

This English department has another classes using computer in the classes. For example, in Writing class, students uses computer every classes at computer room. They mainly write essays, typing posts, and book reviews in this classwork and homework. Blogging 10000 words in a semester is needed. Listening class also uses computer in classes every classwork. They do dictation using of their own DVD. They also use microphone and check each pronunciation. And they also use microphone when do Speaking homework. EnglishCentral is useful Internet site and their homework is getting certain scores to use the site. When they speak to computer, the computer counts score of their pronunciation.  In Reading class, they sometimes use computer. All homework must be using Word, so when they do homework, they have to use computer.

Computer is convenient media, if you know how to use. But if they don’t have basic knowledge about computer, they may not be able to handle it. Working of computer is largely separated into two kinds. One is online work and another is offline work. When you can use Internet on your computer, it is under online. It needs Wi-Fi to connect Internet, but it is not all place have Wi-Fi. So that is not you can't use Internet anywhere. There is a limit to use online computer. So for example, EnglishCentral is also has limit to place of using. But many applications can be used under offline. People can use Word or Excel anywhere if there is not Wi-Fi. Computer is useful, but sometimes it doesn't work if they are not careful like this. This is caution for beginners.

Users becoming addicted is a serious problem in this society. Most people may like net surfing. For example, they like Internet shopping or viewing videos on YouTube when they have free time. But they tend to be using too long time when they do these things. So there are many addicted computer users in these days. Using eyes too long time causes eyesight deteriorates. Not only eyes, neck or shoulder also could be damaged. Another danger of using computer is when they search something on the Internet. There are huge information in the Internet. When they learning from it, they have to judge which information is correct or not.

From these viewpoints, they are many good points when people learning with computers, and there are also points should be taken. If they have correct knowledge, they can learn with computer more effectively. Incorrect knowledge can cause trouble. But if they have correct way to use, computer become useful and convenient media.

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Essay 1-02b: Combined Draft Essays about Uni. Life

In university, they have many friends and they spend time in university together. For example, they are eating lunch, study at the library, and go to class together. 

There are a variety of useful facilities at KGU. Diligent students here come to building No.14 and go to the 4th floor. Then they use the computers.　 

They use the computers to learn something, finish their reports, or just kill time for free! There is a receptionist's office by the elevators and the students who want to borrow something come there. They have the website and this is the link to it. http://www.ecc.kumagaku.ac.jp/ Students whom major in English and are sophomores often borrow headsets to listen to and speak English because they have a lot of hard assignments. It usually runs from 9 a.m. to 9:50 p.m., opening times on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Saturdays. Unfortunately, it is closed on Sunday. There are a lot of Windows computers and some Mac computers. Of course, students in KGU can print out some documents and borrow laptop computers. 

Recently, East Asian cafe has started on 2nd floor on building No.14. There are a lot of drinks and sweets, and the students can study calmly there! Though many of the students may haven’t been there yet, they should go there once. There are a lot of menus. For example, coffee, tea, juice, cake and so on. There supply to them fair trade products. There runs from 10 a.m. to 14:30 p.m. They can study a lot at building No. 14. 

This year, English Department students have a lot of homework. They always do EnglishCentral at home. Their family may think strange because they always speak to the computer. That is speaking class' homework, but they also have listening, writing and reading class' homework, too. They must blogging, typing, listening, listening and write dictation every week. Compare with last year, they have more homework, but it is good for growing English skill. Actually, some students think their own English is getting better than last year. But there are some students who still not good at speaking English. When they want to say something in English though, they need a little time to translate to English in their brain. They'll study more to improve this in university. They may want to try more study with their friends and teachers. 

They have to take four English classes. On Monday, they have reading and speaking class.　Teacher of reading class is Mr. K. They study grammar, and world news. Last class, they studied about conjunction. For example, how to use “and”. They often use this word when they are writing any sentence, so this class is very important for them. The homework of this class is to read English newspaper, and to find titles that are matched with five themes. It is very difficult, because there are a lot of titles. Also, there has a lot of words which is they do not know. They use them a dictionary, and compare with them to match with theme. 

The other class is speaking class. Teacher of speaking is Mr. T. Last class, they asked their classmates, many things. For example, “Did you go to restaurant recently?” “Do you have your cell phone?” “Have you watched any cinema recently?” Then, they could find about other students. Next, this class, they are going to examine about part-time job. They asked one hundred students in KGU, and they have to presentation about this result. They have to think about a lot of questions for students. It is very difficult to ask questions for one hundred students, but they will do their best. On Tuesday, they have a listening class. Teacher of listening is Mr. W. They study British English in this class. They think that British English is more difficult than American English. These accents are very different, so it is hard for them to listen to them. On Wednesday, they have Writing class. Teacher of writing is Mr. B. This class’s homework is Book review, Blog, and Typing. They do them every week. Writing English is difficult, but they can write the long English sentence better than last year. They think that they want to write more long English sentences.

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