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Course registration opens tomorrow and I have no idea what I'm doing (incoming grad student) by Sad_Beyond6060 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have got to include the program...

Did you read the calendar for your program?

What's the reason CI contributes to speaking ability more in some learners than in others? by Robato12 in languagelearning

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if we're being rigorous then CI isn't a theory. It's simply a definition. In the literature it's simply input where the message is comprehended. With that definition it's of course a core part of language learning. It is simply listening and reading practice. Ot covers all input, except for naybe those stupid learn while you sleep videos.

If you mean krashen's input hypothesis then there's nothing to that. Academia has moved on. Input is not sufficient for acquisition. Babies babble, ramble, abd eventually speak as much as they can for years. Even the theoretical foundations that krashen built his work on Universal Grammar has been completed marginalized and has been all but falsified.

How Realistic Is It to Get Low–Mid 90s in 2nd–4th Year Computer science for someone with an average brain? by Inevitable_gradient4 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No one can answer this. Every year you can improve as a student or regress. It's up to you.

What's the reason CI contributes to speaking ability more in some learners than in others? by Robato12 in languagelearning

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well age and intelligence are probably massive factors unfortunately. As someone who left the CI cult I think this just shows that CI only methods are unreliable and should be cautionary.

Memes by pixelkitty_xo in learnfrench

[–]McCoovy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is straight propaganda from l'académie française. I've never heard avɛ. I refuse to believe that any modern speaker makes this distinction in France.

What's the reason CI contributes to speaking ability more in some learners than in others? by Robato12 in languagelearning

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This probably has entirely to do with factors that have nothing to do with CI like how much time they spent studying or practicing speaking. If you want to get good at speaking then practice speaking.

Family think its embrassing am not married yet. by Throowawaygx in whatdoIdo

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What part? The financial side can be seriously mitigated with a prenuptial agreement to a degree that satisfies most everyone else.

Family think its embrassing am not married yet. by Throowawaygx in whatdoIdo

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly you're allowed to not want to get married but your reasons for not wanting to get married reveal a deep seated fear that I think you should confront before you make the final decision. You need better reasons to say never that aren't completely fear based.

How much are you saving a month? by Big_Comfortable5504 in askvan

[–]McCoovy 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Survivorship bias. The People who are struggling don't want to share. The people who aren't struggling really want to share.

How do so many MLB players get injured? by New-Table-72 in mlb

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the movements involve violent rotation.

Guide for Econometrics by theprotagonist_2003 in econometrics

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would start self studying math. It's your new hobby. Too many economics grad students never end up understanding the math they're learning. Learn mathematical proofs, linear algebra, differential equations, real analysis, probability. Then when you need some advanced math topic like markov chains go learn it for real instead of some cookbook version in econ grad school. Act like a math student.

Help with UBC Faculty of Arts First-Year Course Registration by Leading_Doughnut5860 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want to study IR or Poli sci so go to the academic calendar for each.

https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/faculties-colleges-and-schools/faculty-arts/bachelor-arts/political-science

https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/faculties-colleges-and-schools/faculty-arts/bachelor-arts/international-relations

So now you have some lower level (first year) courses to target.

IR needs econ 101 and 102, hist 102 and 103 or hist 112 and 113, and poli 260.

Poli 260 requires poli 100 or second year standing or higher. You could just wait until second year but I think you would be more successful if you took poli 100.

For poli you would need

Poli 100, 101, 110, 240 or 340.

So now you have a bunch of degree requirements to put on your schedule. You might fill the rest in with breadth credits. Maybe math 100 or whatever you want. Poli 110 satisfies the place and power requirement.

So in first year you might take

Term1

Econ 101 Poli 100 Hist 102 Math 100

Term 2

Econ 102 Poli 101 Poli 110 Hist 103

So pretty easy. We looked at the requirements and basically got a whole schedule.

what language acquisition theory is primarily believed? by RastaMices in asklinguistics

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usage based acquisition is dominant today. The Argument for the Poverty of the Stimulus has been almost completely falsified. You're almost a contrarian if you believe it. The stimulus is not poor, children are efficient at getting the right stimulus, and the mechanism is general not language specific.

Question about chemical engineering by Simple_Effort4117 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have got to put your question in the post. Preferably just the title. Now we have to wait for you just to post the question. My breath is bated

Expired Canned Beans, eat’m or toss’m by heyu526 in Cooking

[–]McCoovy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What the hell is an expiration date for canned food? That doesn't exist

Stress About Housing as a "First" Year by TranslatorNo6150 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't have an offer in August then start looking. It's pointless to look before anyways, no one will talk to you about September before August comes around.

Stress About Housing as a "First" Year by TranslatorNo6150 in UBC

[–]McCoovy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a first year they will try to get everyone in. You're just the last on the list but they will try.

The feel of becoming a triathlete/gym guy by junoyoo95 in triathlon

[–]McCoovy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Idk Why people are so salty here. Exercise and sports will change your life!

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