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Institute for Global Network Innovation in Technology Education

Toyohashi University of Technology,
Institute for Global Network Innovation inTechnology Education

News from QC（Vol. 19 2016/1/12）

Reports

My holiday with Miss Liberty
Mio Kobayashi, National Institute of Technology, Anan College
In this report, I am going to talk about mydecided to take the former suggestion which

holiday with Miss Liberty apart from ourwas to take the ferry for free as I thought it

training in Queens College. What do you thinkwould be good enough for me to just see that.

of when you hear the words “New York” andOn that day, a subway route change made“Miss Liberty?” Yes, I’m referring to the Statue

me get lost because it was unexpectedlyof Liberty! Do you like the Statue of Liberty? Itchanged. I was not aware that I had passed

reminds me of the TV show named “Ultra Quiz”

through Manhattan to Brooklyn. Even though I

that was on air long time ago in Japan. In thetook the train going back to Manhattan again,

TV show, an announcer used to shout, “Do youthe train did not stop at South Ferry Station, sowant to go to New York?” I liked watching thatI gave up taking the train and walked on theshow before and never did I imagine that after

way to the station for about an hour. Finally, I

more than 10 years I would be in New York togot on the ferry.

study English and how to conduct lectures inferry was too small.

English.

and never impressed by that. I was disappointed.

Miss Liberty from the free
I could not feel anything

I decided to go to see the Statue of Liberty,

At that precise moment, I thought that I could

because that is very famous and one of thenot go back to Japan without seeing the Statue

World Heritage Sites, and our teacher in ourof Liberty better, and I reserved the ticket to theELI class recommended us to go to see there.

crown of the Statue of Liberty. The number ofAnyway, there are no reason not to go there

the people who can go up to the crown in a day

because I am here in New York. So the firstis set to a limit, and the ticket I got wastime I visited the Statue of Liberty was Augustavailable on Saturday, December 5, 2015. It23, 2015. Our ELI class had just finished thenwas about three months later.

and it was the last Sunday before the fallsemester.
According to the information from theteacher in ELI class, a classmate, andcolleagues, we can get on the ferry for free toreach the Staten Island from Staten Island FerryWhitehall Terminal in South Ferry. On thatferry trip to Staten Island, we can see the Statueof Liberty clearly. The second option was toride a ferry going to Liberty Island where theStatue of Liberty is located. However, this ferry

The statue of Liberty. （Left）Seen fromride is not for free and we had to reserve tickets

the free ferry (8/23), (Right) Seen fromin advance. We had to get on a ferry at theLiberty island (12/5)

Battery Park which is next South Ferry. I5

small space which would be filled with about
eight people at the end of the spiral stars. Icould see a good view from the window on thepart of the crown. It is written as “July 4, 1776”
that is the date of the American Declaration ofIndependence on the book hold on Miss
Liberty’s left hand. We can see it only when wego up to the crown.
My holiday with Miss Liberty was fulfilling

Inside of the Statue of Liberty（Left）Spiralday. We have only a few weeks left for our staystairs (Right) The date of the American

in New York. Speaking of my English

Declaration of Independence on the book

improvement, I feel that I come to hear English
clearer, for example, an announcement in theThe day has come on December 5, 2015.

ferry, what a staff at a ticket counter is saying,

The Statue of Liberty seen from Liberty Islandand someone's talk while waiting for the ferry. Iwas really great. Then, I went inside her. The

would like to stay a few weeks here effectively.

spiral stairs come to her head. There was aLectures and Academic Support Lab
Hideaki Yanagisawa, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama CollegeThe term when I can stay in New York has

Computer Organization and Assemblyalmost passed. When this report is uploaded onLanguage (CS240) covers the basics of digital

the website, I will have left New York. In thiscircuit and MIPS assembly language. In thereport, I would like to talk about observation

first half of this course, the professor explainedclasses and as I mentioned in my previous

combinational circuits; such as Multiplexer,report, I would like to talk about student

Decoder, Encoder, Adder, and ALU. Then insupport (Reading/Writing) in Queens College.

the last half of this course, the topic moved toMIPS assembly language. This class is very
good for me to learn how to teach in English

Observation ClassesI

currently

takethreeclasses

aswhen explaining digital circuits and assembly

observation classes; Introduction to Web

language (Photo 1).

Programing (CS081), Computer Organization
andAssembly

Language(CS240),andComputer Architecture (CS343). I alreadytalked about Introduction to Web Programingclass in the previous report. Therefore I would
like to talk about Computer Organization andAssembly Language (CS240) and Computer
Photo 1: Computer Architecture CS343

Architecture (CS343).
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I currently take Computer Architecture

practiced the tongue twisters. The teacher had a(CS343) as an observation class even though I

variety of training materials for reading. You

take Computer Architecture (CS343/CS744) for

can choose the material which you like.

credits. Even though the numbers of the courses

Moreover in sessions, you can practice what

are the same, the contents are different. CS744

you wanted to do. So, I brought a book, andis a course for graduate students. Therefore

then I read aloud. When the teacher realized myCS343/CS744 is a higher level than CS343. In

bad pronunciation, the teacher pointed it out. ICS343 class, the professor explains MIPS

could collect the correct pronunciations. I

architecture. However in CS343/CS744 thecouldn’t take the pronunciation class. However,professor explains cache algorithm. CS343 is

I could practice pronunciation in the sessions.

the best class for learning how to teach inThe Writing Center helps students withEnglish to explain computer architecture in mywriting. The first time, in order to take a session,college. However, CS343/CS744 is a very

I waited for a week because I had to book theinteresting class, and I can learn something newsession. I wrote an abstract for an internationalin the class.

conference, and then I brought it to the session.
The tutor did not edit or proofread the abstract.
However, they gave me a lot of advice toStudent Support
Queens College offers Academic Support

improve my abstract. The Writing Center does

Lab (Kiely Hall 131) and Writing Center (Kiely

not only help students in writing, but also givesHall 227) for students. In this report, I wouldtraining in writing trainings. The Writing

like to talk about Reading Tutoring and Writing

Center has a variety of training materials for

Support. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend

writing. You can take the practice which you

Pronunciation Practice however I was on thewant to do.

waiting list because the class was popular.

Queens College offers a lot of support for

Reading Tutoring is one-hour weekly

students. In order to learn English efficiently inindividual sessions for students. In the first andQueens College, the key is to find the supportthe second sessions, the teacher gave me

which you need as soon as possible.

training materials which were tongue twisters. IToyohashi University of Technology
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