新视野大学英语1打印版完整版.docx

1、新视野大学英语1打印版完整版1a:LearningaforeignlanguageLearningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficult yetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewasrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakind

2、andpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydif

3、ferentfrombefore.Whilemyormerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,No!No!No!Itdidnttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinanswe

4、ringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.However,thatstatedidntlastlong.WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!Thesituationwas

5、farfromperfect,though.Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeelintimidated.So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtos

6、tayatthesamelevelforever.ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.Thecommunication mediumwasacomputer,aphoneline,andamodem.Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedhowtousethetechnologyfromafriendandparticipatedinthevirtualclassro

7、om to daysaweek.Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;itrequiresalotoftime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.Ipracticedallthetime.IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasa

8、notebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.OnceinawhileIcriedoutoffrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidntfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.Then,oneday

9、IrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,IcouldsayanythingIwantedtoinEnglish.AlthoughIwasstillmakingmanymistakesandwascontinuallylearningnewwaystosaythings,Ihadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallofmyhardwork.Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butone

10、thatIwouldnttradeforanything.Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore.Talkingwithpeopleisone

11、ofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,Icanparticipateandmakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmylangu

12、ageandcultureandtheirs.1b:KeystosuccessfulonlineleaeningWhileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintodayslearningcommunity.Jobopportunitiesforstudentsareexpandingrapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesarebecomingawareofonlinelearningthatallowsthemtostudyathome.Onlinestudents,howeve

13、r,requireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful.Thefollowinglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents.Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,work,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.Manypeoplefindthattheonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommun

14、icatewitheachother.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.Inaddition,studentsaregiventimetoreflectontheinformationbeforereplying.Inthisway,studentscanhelptokeeptheonlineenvironmentopenandfriendly.Beabletocommunicatethroughwriting.Inthevirtualc

15、lassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitiscriticalthatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselvesinwriting.Somestudentshavelimitedwritingabilities,whichneedtobeimprovedbeforeoraspartoftheonlineexperience.Thisusuallyrequiresextracommitmentbythesestudents.Whetherworkingaloneorinagroup,studentsshar

16、eideas,perspectivesanddiscussionsonthesubjectbeingstudied,andreadaboutthoseoftheirclassmates.Inthisway,studentsgaingreatinsightsfromtheirpeers,learningfromeachotheraswellastheinstructor.Bewillingtospeakupifproblemsarise.Rememberthatinstructorscannotseetheirstudentsinanonlinecourse.Thismeansstudentsm

17、ustbeabsolutelyexplicitwiththeircommentsandrequests.Iftheyexperiencetechnicaldifficulties,orproblemsinunderstandingsomethingaboutthecourse,theyMUSTspeakup;otherwisethereisnowayanyonecanknowsomethingiswrong.Ifonepersondoesnotunderstandsomething,possiblyseveralothershavethesameproblem.Ifanotherstudent

18、isabletohelp,heorsheprobablywill.Whileexplainingsomethingtoothers,studentsreinforcetheirownknowledgeaboutthesubject.Taketheprogramseriously.Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanstudyinregularclassrooms.Infact,manystudentssayitrequiresmuchmoretimeandeffort.Requirementsforonlinecoursesarenolessthanthoseofanyo

19、therqualityprogram.Successfulonlinestudents,however,seeonlinelearningasaconvenientwaytoreceivetheireducationnotaneasierway.Manyonlinestudentssitatcomputersforhoursatatimeduringeveningsandonweekendsinordertocompletetheirassignments.Whenotherpeoplearefinishedwiththeirworkandstudiesandhavingfun,youllmo

20、stlikelyfindonlinestudentsdoingtheircoursework.Onlinestudentsneedtocommit to hoursaweektoeachcourse.Acceptcriticalthinkinganddecisionmakingaspartofonlinelearning.Onlinecoursesrequirestudentstomakedecisionsbasedonfactsaswellasexperience.Itisabsolutelynecessaryforstudentstoassimilateinformationandmake

21、therightdecisionsbasedoncriticalthinking.Inapositiveonlineenvironment,studentsfeelvaluedbytheinstructorandbytheirclassmatesandfeelgoodabouttheirownwork.Beabletothinkideasthroughbeforereplying.Providingmeaningfulandqualityinputintothevirtualclassroomisanessentialpartofonlinelearning.Timeisgiventoallo

22、wforcarefuldevelopmentofanswers.Testingandchallengingofideasisencouraged.Onlinestudentswillnotalwaysberight,sotheyneedtobepreparedtoacceptachallenge.Keepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.Onlinelearningisnormallysequentialandrequirescommitmentonthestudentspart.Keepingupwiththeclassandcompletingalltheworko

23、ntimeisvital.Oncestudentsgetbehind,itisalmostimpossibletocatchup.Studentsneedtowanttobethereandneedtowanttheexperience.Theinstructormayhavetocommunicatewithstudentspersonallytoofferhelpandremindthemoftheneedtokeepup.Justasmanyexcellentinstructorsmaynotbeeffectiveonlinefacilitators,notallstudentshave

24、thenecessaryqualitiestoperformwellonline.Peoplewhohavethequalitiesdiscussedaboveusuallymakeverysuccessfulonlinestudents.Ifyouhavethesequalities,learningonlinemaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.2a：DeepconcernTheradioclickedon.Rockmusicblastedforth.Likeashot,themusicwokeSandy.Shelookedatthecl

25、ock;itwas:A.M.Sandysangalongwiththewordsasshelaylisteningtoherfavoriteradiostation.Sandy,shoutedherfather.Sandy,turnthatmusicoff!SteveFinchburstintoherroom.Whydoyouhavetolistentosuchhorriblestuff?Itsthesamethingoverandover.Imnotsureitisreallymusic,thoughitdoeshaverhythm.Ilikethatmusic,Dad;itsmyfavor

26、ite.Listenforaminute;Imsureyoulllikeit.Sandyreachedfortheradiototurnituplouder.No,no,dontdothat.Icantstandit.TurnthatradiodownsoyourmotherandIcanthearit.Imsurethatmusicishurtingyourearsaswellasyourbrain.Sandywalkedintothebathroomandturnedontheshower.Thenshegrabbedthesoapandwashedthoroughly,including

27、herhair.Afterhershower,Sandybrushedherhair,putonherold,greenT-shirtandsomejeans.Thensheputonhermakeupandwenttothekitchen.Asusual,shedidntknowwhattohaveforbreakfast,soshegrabbedaglassofmilkandateapieceoftoastwhilestandingbythesink.Justthen,hermother,Jane,enteredthekitchen.Sandy,whydontyousitdownandea

28、tyourbreakfast?Itisnthealthytoeatstandingup.Iknow,Mom,butIdonthavetimetositdownandeat.Didyoufinishyourhomework,dear?Yes.Didyoubrushyourteeth?Mom,Ihaventfinishedeatingbreakfastyet.pIllbrushmyteethwhenImdone.Sandy,whyareyouwearingthatoldT-shirt?pItsdisgusting.Mom,pleasestop.Stopwhat,dear?Stopbuggingme

29、.Sandy,areyouwearingeyeliner?Yes,Mom,Ivebeenwearingeyelinerformonths.Isntitpretty?SandyFinch,youretooyoungtowearthatmuchmakeup.Mom,Imfifteen.Imoldenoughtowearmakeup.Believeme,allthegirlsatschoolwearmakeup.Somehavetattoosandpiercedears,andnosesandtongues,too.Mom,Idonthavetimetotalkaboutthisnow Imlate

30、.Ivegottogo.Seeyoulater.Sandykissedhermotherquicklyonthecheek,pickedupherbooks,pandboltedoutofthehouse.AfterSandyhadleftforschool,JaneFinchsatdowninpeaceandquiettodrinkhercoffee.Soonherhusbandjoinedher.Wouldyoulikesomecoffee,Steve?askedJane.No,thanks,honey.Mystomachfeelsupsetlikeitsfullofknots.Itspr

31、obablythatawfulmusicthatwakesmeupeverymorning.IdontthinkImold-fashioned,buthearingthosetuneless,offensivelyricsrepeatedlymakesmybloodboil.Youknow,honey,ifferentmusicappealstodifferentgenerations,reasonedJane.Remembersomeofthemusicwelistenedto?Stevesmiled.Youreright.Maybeeatingbreakfastwillhelpmegetstomach.ofsomeoftheknotsinmyDidyounoticehowmuchmakeupourfifteen-year-olddaughterwaswearingthismorning?IcantbelieveIdidntnotice.Isupposeweshouldfeelluckybecausemak