About Me

Hi, my dear human friends, I am cevil from another world. I have been on earth for about 18 years long.

I have found a lot of wonderful things in this world, my favourite movie are Star Wars series, my favourite football club is Bayern Munich(or Arsenal, I suppose), my favourite song is Somewhere I Belong of Linkin Park and Kaleidoscope from Prototype, my favourite animal is a bat……

Now I am supposed to be a scholar in Singapore Nanyang Technological University. My present life is compact but exciting.

What I learned from NIE

NIE is an educational institute, in which I take my bridging course focusing on my English skills. We have quite a few interesting projects to do, they helped me improve my English effectively. We also learned science, which is a bit different from what I have learned in China. Through these four months I stay here, what I gained is not only academic progress, but social skills as well. I like the science course here especially; I have learned new mathematic techniques, physical ideas and chemical knowledge. On the whole, my experience made a world of difference to me.

Favorite Links for English Learning

The New York Times Learning network

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html

This is an ideal place for an ESL learner, especially in the area of reading and writing skills. There are not only academic articles there, but related exercises as well.

BBC Radio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

You can improve your English listening skills there; you will find your favorite channel or category and then, just enjoy listening.

New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns

You can learn to cope with those tough scientific reports, which we will frequently encounter in university; and at same time, you can learn much new knowledge and keep yourself up-to-date to the latest technology.