Friday, April 28, 2006

The Business of Beauty - Fashion (click here)

An interview with Mr. Greg Kennerly about how fashion influences his life.
Some of the questions that were asked throughout the interview...
Are you influenced by fashion?
How about your friends?
What do you wear on your day off?
Do you know any 'brand names'?
Why are the prices so high?
Do they fit well?
Why on earth would you cut the labels off?
Can you recommend any places to buy clothes?
Do you wear the same sorts of colours now as you did when you were a teenager?
What makes a person beautiful? Does fashion contribute to making you beautiful?

Interviewer: Mr. Steven Mondy
Interviewee: Mr. Greg Kennerly
Special thanks to
- the Osaka Y.M.C.A. International College
- Mogu coffee shop

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Student Response (Click Here)


What is Japanese Otaku? How is it different to a ‘Geek’?
Listen to two students from the English in the Media Course explain their understanding on Japanese Otaku.

Monday, April 17, 2006

The Business of Beauty (click here)

What is beauty? What makes someone beautiful? What beauty products do you use? Do you think they will make you more beautiful?

Listen to this reading about the business of beauty and discover
1. Beauty is big business
2. There are ways that people measure beauty.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Geeks (click here)

What is a Geek? Who is a Geek? Am I a Geek? Listen to this lecture an discover if your are a Geek or not?
Entry 1: Geeks
Beyond True Stories by Sandra Heyer, Unit 3, page 47 & 49
Read by Steven Mondy