Fluency Ex #1

I'm majoring in computer engineering. In South Korea, there are so many people who major in computer engineering, so it's very hard to get a good job. I'd like to work at a big company like Samsung, but it's more difficult to be hired at that company. I have a friend who worked at Samsung; he said to me that working at Samsung is very hard, because there is planty of overtime and his superior made him work like a machine. So he is very stressful. I think I will have same problems as he has.

What is the most stressful part of being a CESL student? Why?

I have the most stress when I can't tell something that I want to tell, because I can't imagine a word in English. Actually I am an outgoing person in Korea. But in the USA, I'm a shy guy, because I'm not good at vocabulary. Even though I have some questions in class, I can't ask them to the teacher. This situation makes me silent. And my poor vocabulary ability makes me not able to hear. That's why I have the most stress in CESL in the USA.

Reading Reaction Journal #1

Reference

Krazit, T. (2007, August 30). Will 'the beat go on' with a new iPod?. USA Today.
Retrieved on August 31,2007 from http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/cnet/2007-08-30-apple-ipod-future_N.htm

Summary

In this article, the author explains that there will be a launching event of the new iPod. There have been some kinds of rumors about the new iPod for last few weeks. But Apple doesn’t say about new iPod clearly. According to him, Apple’s iPod is the most popular music player that controls 72.4% of the market in the first half of this year. But Apple followers want radical changes improving the viewing experience on an iPod and more capacity for the iPod Nano. So Apple is willing to launch a new iPod with same the 3.5-inch widescreen display used in iPhone but without the phone function. Another expectation of Apple is a new version of iPod Nano that includes video playback.

Reaction

My major is computer science. So I have lots of interest about digital devices. A launching event of the new iPod is always the biggest concern of my field because it is a development of technology by itself. Actually I have already used the fifth generation iPod for 1 year. So I can't wait for the launching event day of the new iPod.