Writing class - Skill post 1 Rewriting

Editing & Proofreading (Contrast and Compare) Skill post 1 Rewriting

 

You might have seen your friends or neighbors going to an English camp or abroad to learn and improve the English skills. You might have felt that not only their English skills but also the socialization ability has improved much better than before as they were used to be trained to follow the rules which are just speak English and communicate with people at there. You know, that there are a lot of programs that can upbuild the English abilities and they are absolutely helpful for students. Although both of them are effective, the qualities and effectiveness will be slightly different and of course, they have disadvantages for each.

 

At first glance, all of these programs are likely to be very educational and beneficial. They are both several weeks camp. Each gives the chance to experience something new like leaving home for a few weeks and learning English from new teachers who have certain certificates. They all have many activities to do that students can enjoy even though the types of activities are pretty different.

 

What I consider for the first time when I choose what camp to go is the option of selecting the subjects. Compare to Camp Big Apple and Head Start Splash, I think Ranch West Camp is the best as it respects our option to choose the subjects. While Ranch West Camp encourage students to choose the subjects they want, Camp Big Apple just focus on vocabulary and math skills and Head Start Splash make students study a condensed version. Although students can get a lot of knowledge of words and math in Camp Big Apple, we can't learn the subjects variously. In contrast, we can learn subjects in many ways and independence by selecting and listening the subjects we want in Ranch West Camp.

Another significant thing for choosing the camp is the qualities and effectiveness of the camp's organization. To compare these three camps together, the teachers in there are all expert teachers. Camp Big Apple seems really fantastic because in the one hand, it is intensive Academic English camp and all of the professors have at least a Masters degree from an American university. However, on the other hand, students will not speak English much since the professors are Korean. Also, although, the professors got at least a Masters degree in American university, we do not know what they are expert in and not all American university is good. In comparison, Ranch West Camp is started in rural Canada so that students can learn English best when they are doing something interesting even though it is located in overseas. Additionally, the recent graduates teachers do not have experience or less experiences of teaching, though, students can learn the subjects from the native speakers who are expert in speaking English. Students will also be in a home-stay situation during the camp where they can improve their communication skills and English ability a lot.

Third thing I consider for this camp is the location and fun activities. These camps have each different activities and among them, Ranch West Camp's activities are the best. While Head Start Splash are located in unknown place, which means it is sligtly dangerous, Ranch West camp is placed in Canada, where all of us know well and can learn the new cultures. Furthermore, there are fun and natural activities such as river rafting, hiking, canoeing in Ranch West Camp, but, in contrast there are some activities like tours of the city, trips to local museums in the Camp Big Apple. If we stay for a while with nature, so, I mean that if we go Ranch West Camp, it will be more helpful to students to concentrate on study and they will be better at study, of course.

To summarize, even though I've thought of other points, I strongly think that Ranch West Camp will be the best choice to you among other camps if I consider those factors I mentioned above. I think that choosing the subjects by our own can lead us to increase the indepence. Besides, being with nature, doing fun activities, considering of qualities and effectiveness of camp will be really good standard to choose what camp to go.