English 4 (2nd-year medical students) |
from Mr. Elwood -->
Greetings and welcome to Tsukuba University! I look forward to our 30 weeks together, and rest assured that you will be a better speaker after all those classes. Below you'll find material that we'll use throughout the year--in class I will explain, but you may explore as you'd like. On this page, the lefthand column is reference material. The righthand column is where I'll post weekly files, information, and comments. |
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In this space, I will post updates, information, and such...keep an eye on it, please! As I explained in class, our purpose is for you to improve your English, and I'd like you to participate and do so very much. Very simply, come to class and speak--mistakes are both OK and important. A caution: yes, medical and nursing students are busy, but there is an attendance policy in our Foreign Language Center classes. Too many absences means you will not pass, so make a habit of coming to class--besides, practicing is how you improve English skills, nursing skills, medical skills. See you in class on Wednesday mornings :-) Opinions English education discussion Editor letter re English education The Dreams unit--As I mentioned in class, we'll be talking some about dreams. These files are based on a very important influence in my own life. Water on Mars (just for reference--you don't need to print this) As many of you certainly are aware, the word "dreams" owes much to a seminal event 45 years ago. Here is the text of Martin Luther King's speech on August 28, 1963. @ ************************ The Google Unit From our class on June 9. The ICT worksheet from class on June 9 For next week, please read 'Is Google Making Us Stoopid?' An interesting read about making some changes in academia... 'On Stupidity' This is the NY Times story I mentioned in class this morning. Quite the picture, isn't it? 'Hooked on Gadgets' A couple related articles... Downside to Plugged-In Existence Two recent essays on the smarter-dumber issue... Clay Shirky: Does the Internet make you smarter? Nicholas Carr: Does the Internet make you dumber? Your final "exam", due by June 30th Write a review of one of the seven articles or ... Another option is to visit Bruce Friedman's medical-related blog at Lab Soft News and write about one "post". As you'll see, there are many, many topics and posts, so find one you like! ************************ First, the 'Lifestyle Choices' worksheet from class this morning, which asks you to look over the following four: the Kakizoe reading | Lauren Colby's webpage | student essay | Florence King essay ************************ @ |
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