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Computers are now essential in many areas of life - modern banking,
information technology and many others. However, this is not true for education.
There are some subjects which may be better taught using computers.
Elementary mathematics, elementary language learning, any subject that
requires a student to memorize basic facts through repetition is good to computer
learning. The computer can be programmed to provide an endless number of
simple questions, and as the student answers these questions the facts are
learned.
However, in the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer
is not adequate. A computer can evaluate an answer as right or wrong, but it
cannot determine why. It cannot find out why a student is making mistakes, and
then explain important concepts in a different way so the student will understand.
Task connected with explanation cannot be taught by computers as there are too
many variables for a computer to deal with successfully.
Thus, while computers may be useful for practicing simple skills, they are
not an essential feature of modern education. Until further developments in
computers are made, the human teacher will remain indispensable.
Answer the following questions:
1. Which areas of life are computers essential in?
2. What are the subjects which can be taught with the help of computers?
3. What can’t a computer determine and why?
Я не люблю истории о призраках, потому что, когда я читаю такие истории, мне кажется, что призрак где-то ходит по нашему дому и наблюдает за мной. Вот почему я не люблю читать истории о привидениях, хотя я прекрасно понимаю, что призраки не существуют в реальности. Но все же я боюсь увидеть призрака во сне после прочтения рассказа о нём.
It was my late father who introduced me by chance to English words. He loved reading. For that, in his spare time he went downtown to buy some used-books from street vendors. Someday, my father came home and brought some used books where I found an English book of fairy tales among others. I couldn’t read even its title, for sure, since I was at second grade of my primary school, but I found some interesting pictures in it and some keywords on the outer column of each page. So, I chose a picture and asked my father to read the story about it. I sat down side by side with him and he began to read a full sentence in a deep voice and then gave me its translation. Once in a while he got stuck in the meaning of a word, and so he opened English – Indonesian dictionary in order to figure it out. That was my first English reading session as well as my first experience to know how to use dictionary. Ever since, reading English become our regular agenda whenever my father was at home.