Essay 2-03a: Learning with Computers

Nowadays, it's necessary for everyone to have a computer and its skills. As to students, they often use ones for their assignments. Officers use ones for work. Thanks to computers, they can lead useful lives. There are a great number of ways to use the machinery. Here are the examples.

The students who major in English at KGU have to buy 'English Central' for doing their homeworks. The application is one of the best ways to learn English because when they use it, the language approaches them from different directions such as listening, typing vocabulary and speaking. Also, there are a variety of fields so that they can study many realms of English. First, students watch short videos spoken in English and see each sentence. If they find any words or phrases that they don't know, they click them and the application teachs them the meanings and the pronunciations. Next, they practice typing them to memorize the spellings. Then, they speak some important sentences with a microphones and it tells them the scores of speaking.

Besides, computers are treasury of knowledge. When students have to write a report, they can search for articles on the Internet. It shortens time to look for books in the library. If people use the same way, they can solve most problems or questions. For example, 'Yahoo Chiebukuro (知恵袋) ' is one of the good websites. When they don't know which disease they caught, they can ask "What is the name of the disease that ~?" Then, the experts answer the question. By the way, how many dictionaries do people usually have? There are many kinds but more specifically the dictionary is written, heavier and thicker it is. If they have a computers, there are countless dictionaries so they don't have to carry such annoying stuff. Moreover, can anyone calculate quickly and precisely? In fact, computers are the fastest and most accurate calculator. The most famous software for calculation is 'Excel', literally superiority.

Aside from this, the most accessible way to use computers is contacting with someone. Getting in touch with SNS makes it possible to learn information easier. Students can submit assignments even on the Internet.

Finally, computers had realized globalization. It means that people having computers all over the world can learn what happens in other places promptly on the Internet. Because of these reasons, computers can permit modern people to learn a variety of things effectively.

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