INTERNET ADDICTION

Cultural Note: College and university students often stop by their professors’ offices to ask questions about or get help with assignments that they are working on. Professors generally keep office hours and announce at the beginning of the semester when they are available to students.Cultural Note: College and university students often stop by their professors’ offices to ask questions about or get help with assignments that they are working on. Professors generally keep office hours and announce at the beginning of the semester when they are available to students.

Read the questions. Listen to the conversation between a student and a professor. Take notes as you listen. Share your notes with a partner. Then use your notes to answer the questions.Read the questions. Listen to the conversation between a student and a professor. Take notes as you listen. Share your notes with a partner. Then use your notes to answer the questions.

1. What are the student and professor1. What are the student and professor discussing? discussing? 2. What does the student want?2. What does the student want? 3. What is the professor’s main concern?3. What is the professor’s main concern?

Read the questions. Listen to the conversation again. Add details to your notes. Then use your notes to answer the questions. Work with a partner and compare your answers. 1. Why does the student go to see her professor?1. Why does the student go to see her professor? 2. What does the professor imply about using2. What does the professor imply about using the Internet to do research? the Internet to do research? 3. What does the professor consider an essential skill3. What does the professor consider an essential skill for his students to develop? for his students to develop? 4. How does the professor suggest the student use her4. How does the professor suggest the student use her newly acquired knowledge? newly acquired knowledge? 5. What does the professor mean when he says,5. What does the professor mean when he says, ‘Honestly.’? ‘Honestly.’?

Cyber Seduction In just a few mouse clicks, good-natured student and athlete JustinIn just a few mouse clicks, good-natured student and athlete Justin Peterson (Jeremy Sumpter) went from an average hormonally charged teen to an Internet porn addict. He puts his future and family into total turmoil by letting curiosity turn into obsession. "This is an important topic because online porn addiction can affect all ages," says "Cyber Seduction" executive producer Michael Bremer. In fact, according to a recent survey, 90% of eight- to 16-year-olds with Internet access have viewed porn online, mostly while doing homework. "Addicts blur the lines between fiction and fantasy, creating devastating effects on relationships," adds executive producer Paul Goff. Can Justin kick this self-destructive habit?

Watch the following video clip and find out: 1. Is the Internet good in this particular case?1. Is the Internet good in this particular case? 2. Compare the uses of the Internet in the video clip with the ones in the listening.2. Compare the uses of the Internet in the video clip with the ones in the listening. 3. How good or bad can the Internet be?3. How good or bad can the Internet be?

Can internet addiction be cured? See what they do in China to help youngsters addicted to the internet.See what they do in China to help youngsters addicted to the internet.

Interview with an Internet Addiction Counselor Interviewer: What are the symptoms? How do I know when my Internet compulsiveness is turning into an Internet addiction?Interviewer: What are the symptoms? How do I know when my Internet compulsiveness is turning into an Internet addiction? Counselor: I’m not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, but I think when it becomes something that really begins to affect other areas of your life- for instance, your work performance or your school performance or relationships with other people. One of the problems I see with the Internet, especially the chat rooms, is that people start developing relationships over the Net and they are very different from relationships that you have on a face-to-face basis, and you start losing some of the skills that make relationships successful. So that’s certainly a warning signal. I think if people are beginning to say something to you like, ‘You seem to be spending a lot of time online,’ that’s probably a good indicator as well.Counselor: I’m not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, but I think when it becomes something that really begins to affect other areas of your life- for instance, your work performance or your school performance or relationships with other people. One of the problems I see with the Internet, especially the chat rooms, is that people start developing relationships over the Net and they are very different from relationships that you have on a face-to-face basis, and you start losing some of the skills that make relationships successful. So that’s certainly a warning signal. I think if people are beginning to say something to you like, ‘You seem to be spending a lot of time online,’ that’s probably a good indicator as well. But, I think, a real important thing is to examine what’s going on with you when you are not on the Net. If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressed or feeling empty and lonely, and you know you really look forward to those times when you can be online to be connected with other people in that way, then, I think, a serious issue is starting to happen.

Fill in the following summary chart SIGNS OF INTERNET ADDICTION Lifestyle: poor work and school performance Relationships: unsuccessful face-to-face Feelings: anxiety, depression, emptiness, loneliness, wanting to stay connected

Writing Write an argumentative essay arguing whether the use of the internet for EFL students at our Teachers’ Training College is detrimental or beneficial to their academic success.Write an argumentative essay arguing whether the use of the internet for EFL students at our Teachers’ Training College is detrimental or beneficial to their academic success. Word limit: 600 wordsWord limit: 600 words Font: Times New RomanFont: Times New Roman Size: 12Size: 12