Tokyo and The Blue Lights

Dear Students,

Please answer the following questions in the comment section:

1. Do you think the Blue Light plan is a good one? Will it be effective in deterring suicides at train stations in Tokyo?

2. How does color affect YOUR mood?

Deadline: November 24, 2009 -- 10 a.m.

Smoking

Dear Students,
This week, we read an article about smoking. Please answer the following questions in the comment section.

1. The article we read was written in the 1990s. Is this information true in 2009? Have things changed?

2. U.S. cigarette makers would like their brands to be very popular in Asia. What about Korea? Are American brands popular here?

3. For many years, we've known that smoking is unhealthy. Why do people smoke?

4. Does South Korea have an anti-smoking campaign? Is this campaign working?

5. What are some other unhealthy habits that people have?

The Best Way To Study English

Dear Students,

In our last class, we read about President Kim Dae-Jung and his struggle and success in learning English when he was more than 40 years old.


President Kim wrote that there is no easy way to learn English. He mentioned some of the ways that he studied, like learning grammar from Trinity English and watching TV 2 hours a day when he was in England. He also had a private teacher for a while.


What is your preferred way of learning English? Reading a book? Watching a movie or a TV show? Talking to foreigners? Writing a diary in English? Listening to a pop song? There are so many methods -- which one works best for you?

Leave your answers in the comment section. Your deadline is Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m.

Susan