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Unit5MatchingDreamswithEducation

（1）

PartIWarmingup

Tapescript:

1.InastudydonebytheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers,only4%ofemployerssurveyedsaidtheyrenegedonjoboffers,andonly30%ofcollegesclaimedsomeoftheirstudentswerehiredthenletgo.OthercompanieslikePricewaterHouseCoopersarepushingbackstartdatesfornewhires.

2.InastudydonebytheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployerslastfall,companiessurveyedplannedtohire25%morecollegegradsthisyear.Inanupdatedstudythisspring,thosesamecompaniesreducedprojectionsto18%,stillasignificantincrease.

3.A4.5%unemploymentrateisstillverygoodnewsforupcomingcollegegraduates.Collegestudentsareyoungerandcheaper,andcompanieslovethatkindofthing.Sothelay-offsmaynotnecessarilyaffectyourjobprospectsifyouareanupcomingcollegegraduate.

4.Dependingonyourmajor.LiberalartsgradsincludingEnglish,andpsychologymajorsoncesnappedupbymarketingfirmsanddotcomswillnowlikelyhaveatoughertimefindingwork.Butmajorslikecomputerscience,nursing,accountingandfinancearestillhot,andsalariesforthosejobsareontherise.

B.

Employmentsituation

Peoplegraduatinglastyeargettingjobs/six,sevendifferentpositions

KerenAloya'sbrotherboom/didwell

Sociologymajorsgraduatingthisyear

nojob/havejoboffersrescinded

Companiesintechsectorslowcollegerecruiting/renegeon

（Intel,Dell,etc.）joboffers

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M--MichaelHallkasK--KerenAloya

CChrisPetersonB--BillColeman

M.Irememberpeoplegraduatinglastyearandtheywerealreadygettingjobscomingatthemlikesix,sevendifferentpositionsatonceandnowit'slikepeoplearescroungingforwhattheycanget.

K.Mybrothergotoutofcollegejustafewyearsago,andthat'swhentheboomwasstillgoingandhe,hedidprettywell.Ijustkindofimagineditescalatingandgettingeasier,andeasierandeasier.Butnosuchluck.

C.SociologymajorKerenAloyagraduatesfromRutgersthisyearwithafour-yeardegreeandnojob,anunwelcomeandgrowingtrendamongherclassmatesnationwide,someofwhomareevenhavingtheirjoboffersrescinded.

B.Thisyearisalittlebitdifferentforcollegegradsbecausetheeconomyhaschangedandit'schangeddramaticallyduringthecourseoftherecruitingseason,

C.CompaniesinthebatteredtechsectorlikeCisco.,Intel,andDellhasslowedcollegerecruiting.Theyhavealsorenegedonjoboffersmadetocollegegrads,offeringthesuddenlyun-hiredapologybonusesinstead.

C.Readthefollowingdifficultsentencesandlisten.

1.Soit'sbeenalittlebitofastrugglefiguringoutwhereIwanttobeandwhatI'mgoingtobedoing.

2.Urbanareasarejustmagnetsnowforyoungpeople.

3.I'vebeentoldbysomanypeoplethatyourfirstjoboutofcollegeisveryoften-notajobthatleadsyoutoyourultimatejob.

PartIIUniversitylife

UniversityLife（I）

I.Diversestudentpopulation

A.Age

B.Socioeconomicbackgrounds

C.Racialandethnicminorities

D.Foreignstudentpopulation

II.Undergraduateschool

A.Coursesyllabus

1.Numberofclassespersemester:

5

2.Classtimeperweek.15hrs（+2or3forlab）

3.Classsize

a.Introductoryclass:

+100

b.Discussiongroup:

15--20

c.Languageclass:

muchsmaller

4.Teacher-studentrelationship:

informal,friendly

5.Assignments:

reading+otherwork

6.Preparinghoursforclass:

2--3hrs:

1hr

Tapescript:

TodayI'dliketogiveyousomeideaabouthowlifeatanAmericanuniversityorcollegemightbedifferentfromthewayitisinyourcountry.Tobesure,thestudentbodyonaU.S.campusisaprettydiversegroupofpeople.Firstofall,youwillfindstudentsofallages.Althoughmoststudentsstartcollegeataroundtheageof18,youwillseestudentsintheir30sand40sandevenoccasionallyintheir60sand70s.StudentsonaU.S.campuscomefromawidevarietyofsocioeconomicbackgrounds.Manystudentsworkatleastpart-time,andsomeofthemworkfull-time.Someofthestudentsliveindormitoriesoncampus,somehavetheirownapartmentsusuallywithotherstudents,andothersliveathome.Somecollegesanduniversitieshaveaverydiversestudentpopulationwithmanyracialandethnicminorities.Someschoolshaveafairlylargeforeignstudentpopulation.SoyoucanseethatonemeetsallkindsofpeopleonaU.S.collegeoruniversitycampus.Nowthatyouhavesomegeneralideaofdifferencesinthestudentbodypopulation,I'dliketotalkafewminutesaboutwhatIthinkanaveragestudentisandthendiscusswithyouwhatatypicalclassmightbelike.

Let'sbeginmytalkingaboutanaveragestudententeringhisorherfreshmanyear.Ofcourse,suchapersonneverreallyexists,butstillit'sconvenienttotalkaboutan"average"studentforourpurposes.ForeignstudentsareoftensurprisedathowpoorlypreparedAmericanstudentsarewhentheyenterauniversity.Actually,atveryselectschoolsthestudentsareusuallyverywellprepared,butatlessselectiveschools,theymaynotbeaswellpreparedasstudentsinyourcountryare.SchoolsintheStatessimplyadmitalotmorestudentsthanisusualinmostothercountries.Also,mostyoungAmericanuniversitystudentshavenottraveledinothercountriesandarenotverywell-versedininternationalmattersanddonotknowalotaboutpeoplefromothercountries.Foreignstudentsusuallyfindthemfriendlybutnotverywell-informedabout.theircountriesorcultures.

Whatkindofacademicexperienceswillthisso-called"average"studenthave?

Theaverageundergraduatestudenttakesfiveclassesasemesterandisinclassabout15hoursaweek.Ifheorshetakesaclassthathasalaboratory,thiswillrequiretwoorthreemorehours.Manyintroductoryundergraduateclassesaregiveninlargelecturesof100ormorestudents.However,manyoftheseclasseswillhavesmalldiscussiongroupsof15to20studentsthatmeetonceaweek.Inthesesmallergroups,ateachingassistantwillleadadiscussiontohelpclarifypointsinthelectures.Otherkindsofclasses-forexample,languageclasses--willbemuchsmallersothatstudentscanpracticelanguage.Ingeneral,Americanprofessorsareinformalandfriendlywiththeirstudents,and,asmuchaspossible,theyexpectandinviteparticipationintheformofdiscussion.Alargeamountofreadingandotherworkisoftenassignedtobedoneoutsideclass,andstudentsareexpectedtotakefullresponsibilityforcompletingtheseassignmentsandaskingquestionsinclassaboutthoseareastheydon'tunderstand.Asaruleofthumb,studentsspendtwotothreehourspreparingforeachhourtheyspendinclass.Americanprofessorsoftenencouragetheirstudentstovisitthemduringofficehours,especiallyifthestudentsarehavingproblemsintheclass.

B.UniversityLife（II）

II.Undergraduateschool

A.Coursesyllabus

B.Studentacademicobligations

1.Assignments

2.Examinations

3.Paper

4.Quizzes

C.Attendancepolicies--regularattendance

III.Graduateschool

A.Students:

highlyqualifiedandhighlymotivated

B.Muchmoreindependentwork

C.Seminars

1.Readingwidelyontopics

2.Preparingforthoroughdiscussion

D.Workingindependentlyinsomeareaofinterestandmakingpresentations

E.Writingaresearchpaper

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Let'smoveonnowtodiscussstudentobligationsinatypicalAmericanclass.Theseobligationsareusuallysetdowninthecoursesyllabus.Asyllabusisgenerallyhandedouttostudentsonthefirstorsecondclassmeeting.Agoodsyllabuswillgivethestudentsacourseoutlinethatmentionsallthetopicstobecoveredinclass.Itwillalsocontainalltheassignmentsandthedatestheyshouldbecompletedby.Anaverageuniversitycourseofonesemestermighthavethreeexaminationsortwoexaminationsandapaper.Thedatesoftheexaminationsandwhattheexaminationswillcovershouldbeonthesyllabus.Ifapaperisrequired,thedateitisdueshouldalsobeonthesyllabus.Theprofessormayalsodecidethatheorshewillbegivingquizzesduringthesemester,eitherannouncedorunannounced.Forstudentscomingfromasystemwherethereisoneexaminationineachsubjectattheendoftheyear,allthistestingcanbealittlesurprisingatfirst.Oh,bytheway,maybethiswouldbeagoodplaceformetomentiontheissueofattendance.Anotherrealdifferenceinoursystemisourattendancepolicies.Perhapsyoucomefromasystemwhereattendanceisoptional.Generallyspeaking,Americanprofessorsexpectregularattendanceandmayevengradeyoudownifyouareabsentalot.Allthisinformationshouldbeonyoursyllabus,alongwiththeprofessor'sofficenumberandofficehours.

Ihaveonlyacoupleofminutesleft,andI'dliketousethemtotalkabouthowgraduateschoolissomewhatdifferentfromundergraduateschool.Ofcourse,it'smuchmoredifficulttoentergraduateschool,andmoststudentsarehighlyqualifiedandhighlymotivated.Studentsingraduateschoolareexpectedtodomuchmoreindependentworkthanthoseinundergraduateschool,withregularlyscheduledexams,etc.,someclasseswillbeconductedasseminars.Inaseminarclass,theremaybenoexams,butstudentsareexpectedtoreadratherwidelyontopicsandbepreparedforthoroughdiscussionoftheminclass.Anotherpossibilityingraduateclassesisthatinadditiontoreadingsdonebyallstudents,eachstudentmayalsobeexpectedtoworkindependentlyinsomeareaofinterestandlatermakeapresentationthatsummarizeswhatheorshehaslearned.Usuallyeachstudentthengoesontowriteapaperonwhatheorshehasresearchedtoturnintotheprofessorforagrade.

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