ASP assignment April 26

In the movie of bad discussion, I noticed something. First, member didn't see teacher's face when she talked about discussion. Though discussion started, member didn't concentrate on discussion and leader had difficulty when she tried to forward the discussion. However, leader also has no motivation and she couldn't run the discussion. Then, one of the members told her opinion and insisted it. However, she didn't listen to other's opinion and when other person started talking, she interrupted it and continued her own talking, so they attacked each other, this became a conflict. In addition, other member tried to speak something by raising her hand though she was shy. However, members even the leader neglected her. Leader couldn't gather member's ideas, and they couldn't make conclusion. I think we are likely to practice bad points in this movie. It is very possible problem. I haven't experienced conflict in group discussion but I have experienced the discussion which has no unity. Therefore, I remember this movie and try to have good discussion.
In the movie of good discussion, members listened to teachers talking carefully and they were very concentrated on discussion. Everyone paid attention to the leader and leader explained something, and member told their own opinion in turn. Everyone looked at and listened to speaker. There were no conflict and member who was shy could tell her opinion. Finally, leader summarized the content of the discussion. I think this discussion has good unity. However I wonder why there wasn't person who wrote down the contents of discussion.

ASP Assignment

Topic1
Good group work is...
All members tell their own idea, and discuss these ideas.
Make circle when we discuss.Choose leader and secretary.
Leader explains the topic at first.
Leader asks all members opinion in turn.
Members answer and tell their original opinion with fact, and ask a question.
Leader summarizes member's ideas.
Listen to others idea carefully.
Improve own idea by knowing other thought and answer other's question.

Bad group work is...
Be silent.
Person who doesn't tell their idea is in the group.
No question.
Each of the members insists only their own idea, and don't listen to other's idea.

Topic2
Agreement
Children's brains are flexible, so children can learn English effectively.
Everyday learning is effective.

Disagreement
One of the group member learned English when he is in elementary school, but he can't master English and he thinks learning English in elementary school is useless.
If there is English class in elementary school, Japanese class will decrease. But Japanese children should master Japanese first and they should read more Japanese poem and tanka in elementary school.

Topic3
Many people said twenty is the best to come of age.But some people said eighteen is best because many people graduate from high school and there are people start their job.We also talked about what the meaning of adult is. Some people said adult means people who work and can live without parents' help, but this discussion is very difficult.

ARW Assignment April 23

The thesis statement I've chosen for Essay 1 is the following:


Having healthy meal is important for your success in academic learning because it keeps you healty in your busy life, your brain needs nutrition when you study, and it can be good relaxation .

Watching movie in English helps us develope our communication skill because it makes us get accustomed to natural speed of canversation, know many vocabulary used in everyday conversation, and it shows us some of foreign cultures.

I am puzzled which to choose.

April 16 Blogging Assignment

According to Meiland, a “good” collage presents information in the following way. Firstly, teachers of good collage present information which is believed today with the rational basis of the beliefs. In high school, students are taught many things and they believe these because these are asserted by authorities. However, students have to have rational reasons when they believe something. Therefore, teaches must talk not only about material but also about the basis of the belief. Secondly, teachers have to present information as that is changeable. Information is treated as unchangeable fact in high school, but in collage, students have to think about other possibility and examine the possibility to know which is best to believe. Hence, teachers must present information as it can change. I agree with these ideas. Because, if I accept everything what teacher said without thinking by myself, I cannot learn the way of thinking critically. Then, I will not able to make good decision with appropriate reason when I come to face with serious problem and choice. Therefore, I think it is valuable to learn attitude that I try to find some rational reasons when I believe something. For these reasons, I think it is important for teachers to present information with basis such as evidence and with the attitude that information can turn out to be wrong and teachers can encourage students to find rational reason and think by themselves.