GEO Internet Cafe

Welcome to the GEO Internet Cafe! If you are one of the millions of people in the world who asks the question "How can I improve my English proficiency?," visiting the GEO Internet Cafe is one of the ways to do it! Just drop by the rooms IH237 and IH239 for the opportunity to practice browsing the World Wide Web in English awaits you.

GEO Internet Cafe boasts a long list of recommended web sites for students to improve their speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. They also have a list of recommended dictionaries and sites of special interest. In addition, our friendly TAs are willing to assist you not only in your English website browsing but also on how to use world-renowned social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook is a social-networking site where members can , among others, add people as friends, send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can also join networks organized by schools, companies, organizations, or even by the users themselves who share similar interests. Members can also enjoy thousands of games with their friends, answer fun quizzes, and even tag themselves in uploaded photos. With its flexible programming interface, the possibilities in Facebook are endless!

Creating a Facebook account is highly recommended for people who want to stay connected with their foreigner friends since a great majority of the internet-using citizens of the world have one. Therefore, Facebook can also be a good way to learn English while having loads of fun in maintaining meaningful relationships.

Another social networking service that has gained worldwide popularity is Twitter. Twitter, also known as the SMS of the web, is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other user messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page. Users may subscribe to other author tweets—this is known as following and subscribers are known as followers. All users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, compatible external applications (such as, for smartphones), or by Short Message Service (SMS) available in certain countries. With Twitter, not only that you will never miss the latest news, you can get them in second's time!

Twitter is the best way to get last minute and second updates on the latest news from famous personalities, media networks, organizations, websites, or even your friends. Rather than visiting different websites, you can update yourself with all that concerns you in Twitter! Since most of the world-renowned websites and organizations use this micro-blogging service, an opportunity to receive instantaneous English learning so might as well get your own Twitter account soon!