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谨以此书献给广大英语爱好者

谨以此书献给广大英语爱好者。

StephenVanWyck

“WhereThereIsNoLaoWai-----HowToLearnEnglish

OnTheGo,OnYourOwn”

ByStephenVanWyck

Introduction

Contents

PartOne---BriefOutlineofText

PartTwo---Detailedoutlineoftext

PartThree---Thetext

PartOne:

BriefOutlineofText

I.Introductionandpurposeofthetext

II.PhilosophicalrootsoflearningEnglish

III.Theproblemsfacingyou

IV.Howtoavoidtheproblemsandexploitthemcreatively

V.Thesolutionsavailable

VI.Howtomakethesolutionshappen

VII.Otherideasforconsideration

VIII.Conclusion

PartTwo:

Detailedoutlineoftext

I.Introductionandpurposeofthistext.

A.Introduction

1）ThespectreofEnglish

2）Aharbingerofchangestocome

3）Peopleareanxious

B.Body

1）Everyonegraspingforsomething

2）ThebookstorestodayinChina

3）OnforeignersinChina

4）TheriseandfallofEnglishknowledge

5）Purposeoftext

a）ThesisStatement---“ItistoshowyouhowtolearnEnglishonthego,onyourown,wherethereisnoforeignpersonanywherenearyou.”

b）Whatitisnot

c）Whatitislike

6）Summaryofremainderoftext

a）PhilosophicalrootsoflearningEnglish

b）ProblemsfacingEnglishlearnersaftergraduation

c）Howtoavoidtheseproblems

d）SolutionsonhowtolearnEnglish

e）Howtomakethesesolutionshappen

f）Otherideasforconsideration

C.Conclusion

1）Again,thatcomplaint,“Ihadno….”

2）Timeforcomplainttogo!

3）Whotextisdedicatedto

4）C.S.---“Takeit!

”Youhavenothingtolosebutyour

complaints.”

II.PhilosophicalrootsoflearningEnglish

A.Introduction

1）Booksdriveeducation,butvariousunderlyingphilosophydrivesthebooksandtheeffortweputintolearning.

2）NecessarytodeterminesomephilosophicalrootsoflearningEnglish.

B.Body

1）Philosophicalroots---motivators

a）“Pushon”

b）“Pullup”

c）“Getout”

d）“Dobetter”

2）Philosophicalroots------underlyingmotivators

3）Philosophicalroots---Educationalandothermatters

toconsider

4）Philosophicalroots---dependenceandindependence

C.Conclusion

1）Onlydiscussthoughts,feelings,attitudeshere.Iflong,itwasforareason.

2）Therestofthetextwilldiscussactionsyoucantake,eventsyoumustdealwith.

III.Theproblemsfacingyou

A.Introduction

Thissectionwilldiscussthoseforces,seekingtodestroyyourhard-wonknowledgeofEnglish:

Fromotherpeople,fromyourself,intermsof“otherthingscomingin”,andintermsofmaterials/resources.

B.Body

1）Fromotherpeople---“Who”and“what”

2）Fromyourself---“innerrot”and“outercollapse”.

3）“Otherthingscomingin”--“oppression”,“distraction”,and“temptation”.

4）Materials/Resources---“slowstarvation”.

C.Conclusion

1）Problemscomefromwithin,without,fromanywhere,slow/fast,stranger/friend,evenfamily!

（“Aman’senemiesshallbemembersofhisownhousehold.”）

2）“Ifyoudonotuseit,youwillloseit.”

3）Thissectiondepressing,butneedtoknowwhatupagainst,andmustdo.

4）C.S.---“Finally,theseproblemsalsoprovideyouwithablueprintforavoidingthesesameproblems,（oratleastmanagingthem）andforexploitingthemcreatively.Manydifficultiescontaininthemtheseedsoftheirsolution,ifyoudig.Wewillexaminetheseinthenextsection.Thetoneofthistextwillalsobecomemorepositive.”

IV.Howtoavoidtheproblemsandexploitthemcreatively

A.Introduction

Thissectionwillre-examinethemanyproblemsraisedintheprevioussection,thensuggestsomewaystosolvetheseproblemson-site,ratherthanleavethemforanotherplace.

B.Body

1）Fromotherpeople

2）Fromyourself

3）“Otherthingscomingin”

4）Materials/Resources

C.Conclusion

1）PartoflearningEnglishistousewhatyouhave–exploitproblems,notpeople.

2）Alwaysproblems,soifyouknowhowtoturnthemintosolutions,youcanusuallygetsolutions.（Lemonstolemonade.）

3）Someproblemscan’tbesolved,soavoid,or“manage”creatively.

4）Considerthisapproachasasortof“training”forwhatistofollow.Now,preparesyouandtestsyourresolve.Then,getcreative.

5）C.S.—Inthenextsections,wewilltalkabouthowtoreallymakea“slow-burning”revolutioninlearningEnglish–first,thesolutionsavailable,thensomeideasonhowtomakethosesolutionshappen,whichiswhatyoureallywant.Getready.

V.TheSolutionsAvailable

A.Introduction

Thissectionwilldiscussthefollowingtopics:

TheinspirationforlearningEnglishfromcommunist“cells”,theorganizationalstructureofthecell,thecharacteristicsofthecell,thecorevaluesofthecell,thepeoplewhoareserved,andhelpingyourself.

B.Body

1）TheinspirationforlearningEnglishfromcommunist“cells”.

2）Organizationalstructureofcell.

3）Characteristicsofcell

4）Corevaluesofcell

5）Thepeopleserved.

6）Helpingyourself

C.Conclusion

1）Thissectionaboutcells–inspirationfrom,structure,characteristicandcorevalues.Aneffectivetool.

2）Alsoabouthelpingothers,andhelpingyourself.Manyoptions.

3）C.S.–“Evenifyoudisagreewithcellsasbeingtoopolitical,orhelpingotherpeopleasbeingimpractical,dothisonething–takefullcontrolofthelearningprocess,putitonyourtermsanddeterminetheoutcomefromthestart.Thedaysoflifetalkingdowntoyouareover.”Next,wewilldiscussputtingsomeoftheseideasintopractice.

VI.Howtomakethesolutionshappen

A.Introduction

Thissectionwillcommentonsomeofthetopicsintroducedintheprevioussection,andafewcase-studiesadded.Itishopedthesewillprovideastartingpointforyou,asyougoabouttryingtoformulatesolutionstotheproblemsuniquetoyoursituation.

B.Body

1）Characteristicsofcell.

2）Corevaluesofcell.

3）Thepeopleserved.

4）Helpingyourself.

5）Gettinghelp.

C.Conclusion.

1）Thusfar,havediscussedthemanyproblemsfacingyou,andhowtoovercomethem（reactive）,andsolutionsavailableandhowtomakethemhappen（pro-active）.

2）Youhavetoolstounderstand,overcome,profitfrom,andconquer.

3）The“cellmodel”hasaprovenhistoryofsuccess;youcanuseandadaptitasyouseefit.

4）C.S.—“InchoosingboththereactivewayandtheproactivewayofstrugglingtolearnEnglish,withadaptations,youhavesomestrongadvantages.Wewishyougoodluckandgoodlearning.

VII.OtherIdeasForConsideration.

A.Introduction.

Thissectionwilldiscusstheroleofvideotelephones,internet-based“matchmaking”services,andothertechnologicalinnovationsyoucanuseinordertospreadtheuseofEnglishalloverthecountry.

B.Body.

1）Long-distancetutorialsbyvideotelephone.

2）Internet“matchmaking”service.

3）Onsomekindof“newideas”bulletinboard,ontheinternet.

4）On“erroranalysis”inlanguagelearning.

C.Conclusion.

Itismyhopethatthispaper,andotherslikeit,willinspireadeepercultureandinfrastructureofcreativityamongtheChinesepeoplewhichwillbuilduponwhattheyhavealreadybegunandaccomplished.

VIII.Conclusion.

A.Introduction.

Thissectionwillbrieflyreviewwhathasbeensaid,andleaveyouwithaquestion.

B.Body.

1）Briefreviewofthebook.

2）TheBigQuestions.

3）Problems.

4）Takeaction.

5）Purposeofthisbook.

C.Conclusion.

Ihopethatyou,andallEnglishspeakersinChina,willloveandsynthesizeEnglishalways,onyourown,onthego,withoutaforeignhelper!

I.Introductionandpurposeofthisbook.

AspectreishauntingthePeople’sRepublicofChina---thespectreofEnglish.Studentandteacher,bossandworker,taxidriverandtaxipassengeralikehavejoinedtogetherinadesperatealliancetounderstand,toovercome,toemploy,toprofitfromthechallengesposedbythisspectre.Althoughthespectrehasaname--“English”--

it,likeperfume,isbutasignaturescentofsomethingmuchgreater,muchdarker,andaboveall,imminent,unseen,andthreatening.Itisaharbingerofchangesalreadywithintheseancientshores,followedbygreaterandgreaterchanges,challenges,setbacks,profits,disasters,triumphs,retrenchment,destiny.Tocallwhatistofollow“globalization”or“full-spectrumdominance”wouldbeatragicsimplification,foritismuch,muchmorethanthat.Awave,afloodofchangeandchallengeisabouttoengulfthiscountry.Indeed,ithasalreadystarted--andpeopleareanxiousanddisturbed.

Hereinliestheproblem.Likeapersonwhoisdrowning,thestudents,theleaders,theworkersaregraspingforsomething,anythingwhichwillfloat--anything.Likepeopleundergoingtriage,theyarelookingforthewordorconditionthatwillpassthemthrough--anything.Whattheythinktheyneed,andsopersistentlysearchforisaworking,fluentknowledgeofEnglish--specifically,AmericanEnglish.Theyseeitasa“bridge”linkingtheirpresentstatuswithacomingstatusthat,asyet,existsonlyonthefaceofTVsets,intheheartsofdreamers,andwithinthecountryvillasofthealreadyrich.Therefore,thisgenerationinChinahasturnedtothestudyofEnglishwiththesameenthusiasmwithwhich17thCenturyDutchmengrewtulips,andteenageshoe-shinersfromNewYorkboughtstocksinthe1920’s.

ItisobvioustoanyonevisitingabookstoreinChinatodaythatcertaintopicsareverypopular---immigration,overseasstudy,andlearningEnglish.Thebookshelvesarefullofeveryaspect,itseems,ofmasteringthe“currentworldlanguage”--grammar,listening,lexicology,intensivereading,comprehensionandsoon.Thenthereareallthebooksonhowtopassthedifferentexams--GRE,TOEFL,IELTS,CETBand4or6,andthelike.Tapes,videosandnowcomputersoftwaresystemsinvolvinginteractivevideoclipsofforeignersspeakingdialogsin“StandardAmerican