Category: Kochi University of Technology

Google Trends: Line Graph Comparison

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Pizza!

https://ssl.gstatic.com/trends_nrtr/1457_RC04/embed_loader.js trends.embed.renderExploreWidget(“TIMESERIES”, {“comparisonItem”:[{“keyword”:”pizza”,”geo”:””,”time”:”today 1-m”}],”category”:0,”property”:””}, {“exploreQuery”:”date=today%201-m&q=pizza”,”guestPath”:”https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/”});

World Cup!

https://ssl.gstatic.com/trends_nrtr/1457_RC04/embed_loader.js trends.embed.renderWidget(“GB_cu__XBISmMBAADWuM_en_en-US”, “horserace_chart_f9ae0682-ffdf-42e1-a1b9-8cab46ca6dc0_en-US”, {“guestPath”:”https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/”});

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Individual Semester Reading Project

For the last part of the class, you will do individual readings from either VoA or Science Daily about a particular topic or theme connected to you field of study. You will do five readings, each worth 10pts for a total of 50pts or 50% of your grade.

How to do it

  • First, brainstorm a list of three or four topics that are interesting to you AND connected to your field of study. (No AKB48 articles!!!!)
  • Next, look online and see if you can find at least 5 easy to read English articles about one of your topics.
  • After that, read one of the articles a week, and write a two-paragraph report. In the first paragraph, summarize the Situation, Problem and Solution discussed. In the second paragraph, give your Evaluation. Try to submit one article a week.
  • Also, collect the articles into a “portfolio” of sample English that you can use in the future for your own writing. While you must not copy the exact sentences in your future writing, there are expressions and patterns of language that will be useful for talking about technology and research. These articles can serve as good future resource for your research writing.
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Resources for Technical Reading

Places to search for your semester reading project:

  • Green Technology: News & Opinion about the clean energy industry
  • VOA News : Articles about many subject in three different levels of difficulty
  • Science Daily : News from almost every branch of Science and Technology
  • Live Science : Only the coolest Science and Technology news!
  • English Online : Science articles in easy English
  • Science : One of the top Science & Research Journals in the world, but free news
  • Nature: The other, and my favorite, top Science & Research Journals!
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Do you support or oppose?

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第9条 Nihonkokukenpō dai kyū-jō ?) is a clause in the national Constitution of Japan outlawing war to settle international disputes involving the state. The Constitution came into effect on May 3, 1947, following World War II.

Do you support or oppose revising Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution? Write a 5 paragraph essay stating your answer and explain the reasons for your opinion.

Due Friday, August 8th (Print your answer)

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Pro / Con: A Debate about Nuclear Energy

People living in Japan have a long and painful history with nuclear fission. Watch this TED debate and answer the following four questions:

  1. What were the pro arguments for nuclear energy in the debate?
  2. What were the con arguments against nuclear energy in the debate?
  3. In your opinion, which side won the debate? Why?
  4. What’s your personal opinion about nuclear energy? Why?
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