Monday, August 2, 2010

The Type Of Classes That I Detest

In a class, we have to concentrate and take down notes on what the teacher is teaching.We have to absorb as much knowledge as possible.This is important for us to do well and get good results.But some classes will let me feel hesitant.It makes me lose concentration in my class.The type of classes that i detest are classes that have bad timings, poor environment, and bad lecturers.

Most often when we heard about the reason why a student skipped their class is because the class haves a bad timing.What do they mean by a class that haves a bad timing?For example,the class is early in the morning like 8a.m. or a late class during night time.For morning class at 8a.m. ,I feel that the time is too early and it is difficult for me to wake up early in the morning. A lot of students will be late for class, some of them even skipped classes in the morning because they overslept.Actually I'm one of them.I usually missed all the lessons that the teacher taught in the class.While night class 8pm-10pm also a bad timing to study,this is because I will feel sleepy studying at night.It is difficult to focus in class and may miss some tittle that I have learned in class.

On the other hand,the poor environment in class will affect me too.What are the bad conditions of a class?Bad lightning,bad air ventilation ,dirty,smelly and also poor condition of school's facilities.A dimmed class will make me feel tired and sleepy.A bad air ventilation will make me feel uncomfortable during the class.A dirty and smelly class will affect my mood to study and unable to concentrate in class because I will be disturbed by those smell or even by the rubbish in class.A class with facilities in bad conditions such as unclear projector,broken chair or a shaky table will also make me feel uneasy and lose attention in class and sometimes,I may lost my patience too.

In addition,the most important reason that i detest the class is because of the bad lecturer.For me, lecturer’s teaching skills is the biggest factor that affects me. This is because a lecturer is the most important character, playing the most important role in a class.If a lecturer has bad teaching skills,most likely it will affect not only me,but all students in the class. Moreover, I also detest the class when the lecturer does not explain the things particularly.For example, the lecturer will just read through what shown in the text book.If students request for more explanation or for a example,the lecturer will simply pick an example question from the text book and show it to us.This make us hard to understand about what we are learning and we'll face a lot more problems when we are doing our homework or when we are sitting for the exam.

In short, in order to get good achievements in my study, I have to put more effort and more concentration in class no matter how I much detest that class.I hope I can cope with these problems that I am facing in the class and enjoy more in my studies.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

How To Stay Awake During Classes

There are different reasons why students have a difficult time staying awake in a classroom,late-night clubbing, playing computer games until late night or getting ready for an early morning class. Sleeping in class can be problematic for teachers as it can affect your grades. Staying awake in boring classes can be a very hard task for many high school and college students. Here are a few quick and easy ways for you to stay awake and avoid snoozing during lecture.

Firstly,as a college student, I can almost guarantee that we need more sleep, so we should start there. We probably don’t want to go to bed earlier, but we should. For most monophasic sleepers this requires you to get around seven to eight hours a day.Our body and brain need to take a rest to relax them.Therefore,give ourselves an extra hour to rest every night, and see if that helps. This will allow you to be more attentive in class.

Furthermore,we can stay awake in class by sitting in the front row of the class.If we sit in front of the class,we will have more eye contact to lecturer and this will make us not dare to sleep.This also will help us to be more alert and concentrate on what lecturer's teaching.If we are busying to concentrate more in the classes,we will not feel sleepy more.Besides that,we should get interested in the lecture.A lot of your interest in a lecture is affected by your attitude. If you go in thinking it’s going to be boring, you'll probably be bored. Even if you're taking a required class.So,try to get interested in the lecture every classes, it will help you stay alert.

On the other hands,we also can drink a cup of coffee, tea, essence of chicken or red bull before the class to make up stay awake during classes. Not only that, we also can take a nap or do some light exercise such as take a walk or jog before classes so that we can be more alert and won't feel tired during class.Before go to class,we should having some breakfast to let our body more energy and always stay alert during class.When we no eat anything before go to class,we will feel like whole body no energy and will not concentrated during class.

In conclusion, we should lead a healthier lifestyle as we can stay awake during classes.As a student, we must pay more attention during the classes so that they can learn more things and to avoid the wasting of times.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

My life in MMU

Since 31 May2010,I have started my new life as an undergraduate student in Multimedia University.This day was a big turning point for my life.As a secondary student before,my family and teachers have prepared all the things for me and I just need to focus on my study only.After I came to my university life,i have to do it all for myself.No one will help me,no one will pave the way for me anymore.I have to learn how to live without my family's assist.I have to learn how to do all the housework by myself.This is the biggest challenge for my new life here compare to others academic's problem.One and a half month past,I have to be used for my new life here already.Nothing is impossible for me now.I have already starting to enjoy my independence life here.

The first day i reached Melaka was registration day.I was exited and I have expect this day for a long time.After registered,I move to my new home in Melaka.The first opinion of this house give me strange feeling.This doesn't make me miss my home but this made me worried about my new life here.Fortunately, I have use to it now and i'm really enjoy it.My housemate were very friendly and helpful to me.I always ask a lot of question to them and they will find out for me.At least,I have lots of guidance when I starting my new life at first.On the orientation week,i was alone for all the time.Not because i am shy,it is because I couldn't found a person an let me to be willing to know him or her.Fortunately,I met my friends who came from the same hometown with me.Started from that day,my life in MMU not lonely anymore.

7 June,the first day i started my lecture.My first class in MMU was English class.I was very nervous for it because i never walk into a class which is all people were strange to me.I have no friend in this class.All to me was new and strange.Luckily,my first lesson was fun because of my funny English teacher.She tried hardly to warm-up our class because all of us were too shy but after that she did it.Our English class become not bored anymore.After this class,I also become more and more active and I had made more friends from my classmate and coursemate.Started from the fourth week,my life become more busy but meaningful.All the activities held by different clubs and societies were started.I have join the Popping Dance class and also basketball training session for this whole semester.Dancing actually is my interest but i didn't have the chance to learn it before.Same goes to the basketball.I have never join a proper training for basketball before.But in my new life here,I have many opportunity to learn more things.It is also a good opportunity for me to fulfill my dream and my wish here.My school's facilities with a good conditions also made me more enjoy the life here.I like to go to our school's library to serve internet or do my work and study there.There are very cool and make me feel more comfortable if i have to do my work or study at a hot day.

I came Malacca study nearly two month.The past one week has been quite a busy period for me.All the assignments ,presentation ,quiz, and also our mid term test came together.Although I have to study four subjects only for this trimester,but this has already enough to me make me faint.Especially for me who have no any basic before for two out of my four subjects.It is really hard for me to start to learn it from the beginning.The most I care about it is that i detest the type of teaching of some of my lecturer.They way they teach us is the way they treat all of us as the student has those subject's basic. It means lecturer will teach the us with a higher speed and this always make me felt more blur.As a student who has no any basic for that subject,they have to think over more or to deliberate and digest it in their brain with a longer time than other student who has basic fr that subject.It is unfair for those student who has no basic and I am the one of them.Therefore I have to put more attention on my lesson and have to put more effort for my study.This has made me felt more stress.

My new life here in Multimedia University was a great advance for my life.I have starting learning how to be survive in a reality society.In my opinion,life in university does not like a study life,it is more like a small society.For me,it is a big and good challenge for me.There was many memorable things for me.I hope i can carry on to enjoying my meaningful life in MMU.