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mhereyouknowfromtimetotime.Doyougotoschoolyet?

-Yep.

-,that'

sit.SoIthinkIhadaclasswithyou.

-Oh,yeah?

Whatclass?

-History.

-Maybe.

-Yes,Ithinkthat'

swhatitwas.Youdon'

tnecessarily...maynotrememberme.YouknowIlikeithere.Itdoesn'

tmeanIgohere.I'

magenius.Iamverysmart.

-Hey.

-Hey,how'

sitgoing?

Howareya?

-Good.Howyadoing?

-Whatclassdidyousaythatwas?

-Justhistory.Itmusthavebeenasurveycoursethen.

-,itwas.Itwassurveys.

-Right.

-Youshouldcheckitout.It'

sagoodcourse.It'

dbeagoodclass.

-How'

dyoulikethatcourse?

-Youknow,frankly,Ifoundthatclass,youknow,ratherelementary.

-Elementary.YouknowIdon'

tdoubtthatitwas.IuhIrememberthatclass.Itwas...um...itwasjustbetweenrecessandlunch.

-Clark,whydon'

tyoujustgoaway?

-Whydon'

tyourelax?

tyougoaway?

-I'

mjusthavingfunwithmynewfriend.That'

sall.

-Arewegonnahaveaproblem?

-Nononono.There'

snoproblemhere.Iwasjusthopingyoumightgivemesomeinsightintotheevolutionofthemarketeconomyinthesoutherncolonies.MycontentionisthatpriortotheRevolutionaryWar,theeconomicmodalitiesespeciallyinthesoutherncoloniescouldmostaptlybecharacterizedasagrarianpre-capitalist.

-Letmetellyousomething,allright?

-Hangonasec.You'

reafirst-yeargradstudent.YoujustgotfinishedreadingsomeMarxianhistorian,PeteGarrisonprobably.You'

regonnabeconvincedofthattillnextmonthwhenyougettoJamesLemon.Thenyou'

regonnabetalkingabouthowtheeconomiesofVirginiaandPennsylvaniaareentrepreneurialandcapitalistwaybackin1740.That'

sgonnalastuntilnextyear.You'

regonnabeinhereregurgitatingGordonWood,talkingabout,youknow,thepre-revolutionaryutopiaandthecapital-formingeffectsofmilitarymobilization.

-Wellasamatteroffact,Iwon'

tbecauseWooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactof...

-"

Wooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactofsocialdistinctionspredicateduponwealth,especiallyinheritedwealth."

YougotthatfromVickers."

WorkinEssexCounty"

page98,right?

Ireadthat,too.Wereyougonnaplagiarizethewholethingforus?

Doyouhaveanythoughtsofyourownonthismatter?

Oristhatyourthing?

Youcomeintoabar.Youreadsomeobscurepassageandthenpretendyoupawnitoffasyourown,asyourownideajusttoimpresssomegirls?

Embarrassmyfriend?

（FromGoodWillHunting）

WordBank

1.elementary:

introductory,fundamental

e.g.I'

monlyfamiliarwiththesubjectatanelementarylevel.

2.recess:

apausefromdoingsomething,break

e.g.Thestudentshavea15-minutemid-morningrecess.

3.colony:

thecountryordistrictsettledorcolonized殖民地

4.modality:

aparticularmethodorprocedure

e.g.Thestudentsarefamiliarwiththetraditionalmodalitiesofrepresentingtimeandspace.

5.agrarian:

relatingtofarmingorfarmers

e.g.Chinausedtobeatypicallyagrariancountry.

6.regurgitate:

repeataftermemorization

e.g.Fortheexam,youmustbeabletoregurgitatetheinformation.

7.predicate（up）on:

involveasanecessaryconditionofconsequence

e.g.Solvingtheproblemispredicatedonunderstandingitwell.

8.plagiarize:

takewithoutreferencingfromsomeoneelse'

swritingorspeech

e.g.Heaccusedotherscientistsofplagiarizinghisresearch.

9.pawnsomethingoff:

topersuadesomeonetobuyoracceptsomethingoflowquality

e.g.Themantriedinvaintopawnoffanoldbicycletosomegirls.

Exercise

1.Clarkinterferesintheconversationbecausehewantsto___________.

A.discussaproblemwiththeboyB.impressthegirl

C.showoffhishistoryknowledgeD.embarrasstheboy

2.ItseemsClarkis___________.

A.recitingsomeone'

swords

B.pretendingthatheknowsmorethanhedoes

C.seekingafight

D.interestedinthegirls

Key:

1.D2.A

InspirationalQuotes

Auniversityiswhatacollegebecomeswhenthefacultylosesinterestinstudents.

—JohnCiardi

Discussion

DoyouthinkitisimportantforacollegestudenttogetA'

sonallsubjects?

Why?

II.TextI

Pre-readingQuestions

1.Yousurelyknowwhatkindofstudentastraight-Astudentis,andyoumayalsoknowwhat"

illiteracy"

means.Doyouthinkitabitunusualtoassociatethenotionofastraight-Astudentwiththatofilliteracy?

Does"

straight-Ailliteracy"

soundparadoxical?

2.Makeaguessastowhatkindofilliteracytheauthorisgoingtodiscussinhisessay,andwhatmadehimthinkofsuchasubject.

GeneralReading

I.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkmostappropriatelydescribesastraight-Ailliterate?

A.Awell-educatedperson,typicallyonewithaPh.D.degree,orworkingtowardit,andwithahighI.Q.,butdisabledbylong-termexposuretoacademicjargontowriteinclear,plainEnglish.

B.Acollegestudent,usuallyoneworkingtowardadegree,whogetsallA'

sforthecourseshetakesandisthusapromisingcandidateforacovetedfellowship,butisunabletoverbalizehisthoughtsclearlybecauseofover-concentrationonacademicreadings.

C.Acollegestudent,auniversityprofessor,oranypersonoftheacademicworld,whoisanexpertinusingtheacademicjargontoexpresshimselfbutatadisadvantagewhencommunicatinginplaineverydayEnglish.

A

II.Determinewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1.InDegnan'

sopinion,ofallthoseatuniversitymanyarenotabletoreadorwriteproperly,andthisproblemhasalreadybecomeagravesocialconcern.

2.Thesortofwritingthestraight-Ailliteratesproduceishardlyintelligibletoothers,butcrystallycomprehensibletothemselves.

3.Ifwecomparestraight-Ailliteracytoadisease,asDegnandoes,thenthevirusthatcausessuchadiseasemustbenootherthantheuniversityprofessors.

4.Straight-AilliteracyisregardedasanimportantqualificationforPh.D.degreesandfellowshipsbyuniversityauthorities.

5.Althoughstraight-Ailliteracyaffectsfewerpeoplethanordinaryilliteracy,Degnanstillthinksitisworsethanthelattertype.

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T

BackgroundNotes

1.AmericanSociologicalReview:

abimonthlypeer-reviewedacademicjournalcoveringallaspectsofsociology.ItispublishedbySagePublicationsonbehalfoftheAmericanSociologicalAssociation.Itwasestablishedin1936.

2.MalcolmCowley（1898–1989）:

U.S.critic,andliteraryandculturalhistorian.Heestablishedhimselfasanimportantwriterin1934withthepublicationofExile'

sReturn.Andin1965,hewassaidtobe,"

nexttoEdmundWilson（1895–1972）,oneofAmerica'

sforemostliterarycritics,thefinestliteraryhistorianandcriticaliveinAmerica"

.HisotherimportantworkisASecondFloweringWorksandDaysoftheLostGeneration（1973）.

TextStudy

Text

Straight-AIlliteracy

JamesP.Degnan

1Despiteallthecurrentfussandbotherabouttheextraordinarynumberofordinaryilliterateswhooverpopulateourschools,smallattentionhasbeengiventoanotherkindofilliterate,anilliteratewhoseplightis,inmanyways,moreimportant,becauseheismoreinfluential.Thisilliteratemay,asoftenasnot,beauniversitypresident,butheistypicallyaPh.D.,asuccessfulprofessorandtextbookauthor.ThepersontowhomIreferisthestraight-Ailliterate,andthefollowingiswritteninanattempttogivehimequaltimewithhiswidelypublicizedcounterpart.

2Thesceneismyoffice,andIamatwork,doingwhatmustbedoneifoneistoassistinthecureofadiseasethat,overtheyears,Ihavecometocallstraight-Ailliteracy.Iaminterrogating,Iamcross-examining,Iampryingandprobingforthemeaningofastudent'

spaper.Thestudentisacollegeseniorwithastraight-Aaverage,anextremelybright,highlyarticulatestudentwhohasjustbeenawardedacovetedfellowshiptooneofthenation'

soutstandinggraduateschools.HeandIhavebeenatthis,havebeengoingoverhispapersentencebysentence,wordbyword,foranhour."

Thechoiceofexogenousvariablesinrelationtomulti-colinearity,"

Ihearmyselfreadingfromhispaper,"

iscontingentuponthederivationsofcertainmultiplecorrelationcoefficients."

Ipausetocatchmybreath."

Nowthatstatement,"

Iaddressthestudent—whomIshallcall,allegorically,Mr.Bright—"

thatstatement,Mr.Bright,whatonearthdoesitmean?

"

Mr.Bright,hisbrowfurrowed,triesmightily.Finally,withbothofuscombiningourlinguisticandimaginativeresources,finally,afterwhatseemsanotherhour,wedecodeit.WedecideexactlywhatitisthatMr.Brightistryingtosay,whathereallywantstosay,whichis:

"

Supplydeterminesdemand."

3Overthepastdecadeorso,Ihaveknownmanystudentslikehim,manycollegeseniorssufferingfromBright'

sdisease.Itattacksthebestminds,andgraduallydestroysthecriticalfaculties,makingitimpossibleforthesufferertodetectgibberishinhisownwritingorinthatofothers.Duringtheyearsofhighereducationitgrowsworse,reachingitsterminalstage,typically,whenitsvictimreceiveshisPh.D.Obviously,thevictimofBright'

sdiseaseisnoordinaryilliterate.Hewouldneverturninapaperwithmisspellingsorerrorsinpunctuation;

hewouldneveruseadoublenegativeortheword"

irregardless."

Nevertheless,heisilliterate,intheworstway:

heisincapableofsayin