We will have a mid-term conversation test. It will count for 50% of your semester grade in this class. Here’s what we will do.
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Sunlight-Powered Spacecraft Set to Launch Aboard SpaceX Rocket
I have always been fascinated by space exploration and travel. When I was young, my father worked for a part of NASA. This was during the Apollo Mission. My whole family was excited by the landing on the moon. But now we have private organizations starting to do space exploration. It’s a very exciting time to be alive. If I were a young college student now, I would be looking forward to maybe living on Mars in the future.
Here is an article I selected based on my deep interests. Please read it, and watch the videos. Then, take a few minutes and write about this article. What do you think about what you read? Would you like to go to space? Are you adventurous or not?
Schools, Stress, and Smartphones
Successful Interviews
Interviewing somebody about a serious topic can seem like an impossible task. Fret not, dear students! An interview is a process that can be broken down into a series of more manageable steps. Follow these steps for reduced stress for you, and increased interview quality for your story. Continue reading
Fashion
Intro to Life in Kochi Journalism
The goal of this class is for you to write interesting and meaningful articles about the place where you live, Kochi. To research, think, and write about your community is an act of citizenship. As citizen journalists, you are actively participating in a democracy.
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Movies
Blind children compete in Braille Challenge
Fingers fly over the raised dots, doing the work that eyes cannot. Eleven children in yellow T-shirts are reading one of three passages — “Rainy Day Fun,” “Two Great Vacation Ideas” and “Velveteen Rabbit.” Then they turn to their Perkins Braillers, which look like a manual typewriter with just nine keys, and stamp out answers to questions that test their reading comprehension. Continue reading
Plagiarism, Quotation & Paraphrase
Watch Out for Trouble!
When you first started learning English (or any foreign language), you probably had a textbook with a dialog that you read and/or listened to and tried to imitate. It’s a very natural way to begin:
Hello! I’m Mike. What’s your name?
I’m _______. Nice to meet you!
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