fredag 26. november 2010

26. November

English class 26. november 2010 were interesting. We learned about different types of English. Indian, Chinese ad Japanese English were the main subjects. We learned why people in these countries need to speak English. For an example we learned about Indian Call Centers which employs thousands of Indians and how these employees  need to speak English without any trace of their mother tongue.


We also learned about how japan has changed how the world sees them from ''childish and immature'' to the leading country in technology. We have learned about Japanese comics or ''Manga'' and Japanese animation called ''Anime''. I think this English class were one of the best we have had, because i could work in whatever manner i saw fit for myself.

I learned a lot this class(it was a good use of time). I learned a lot of things i find interesting, like for an example why franchises like Pokemon and Digimon is as famous as it is(i probably find this interesting since i used to be a big fan when i were young.) When i worked i worked with my sidekick(Robin to my batman if you will). We read the texts, did the tasks, and succeeded with a smile on our faces. Even though neither of us could access the one note file and write how we worked, i hope this is an acceptable way to do so.

Facebook hits exam results


I read an article about Facebook affecting exam results. The article focused on a test on students during school time. They looked on the students using Facebook during their school classes(even if they just had it open without looking at it more than once) and the students not using Facebook. The students with minimal Facebook use scored 20% higher on their exams than the students heavy users of Facebook. Students have been asked and most of them says they don't think Facebook is affecting their school work. This have now been proven wrong. The statement that Teenagers can work on several things at once have now been called in to question. I personally believe the use of Facebook during class is a big problem, even though i at times do it myself.

                      "While people may think constant task-switching allows them to get more done in less time, the reality is it extends the amount of time needed to carry out tasks and leads to more mistakes." - Professor Paul Kirschner.  This is a comment by a respected professor. What he says is very true. Most teens believe as far as i know that multitasking helps you do things faster. It has though been proven by psychiatrist and other researchers that people in any age have problems with switching what you are doing often. 
                      The test was taken on 219 students from the age of 19 - 54. Facebook users scored a 3.06 out of four while the non-Facebook students scored a 3.82. The article itself was written very well and understandable with relatively mature English, but still in a sense that most English speakers can understand it either they speak English as a 1. or 2. Language.

Kilde:

This should have been posted in week 37, sorry for the delay