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1、step by step45Unit 5 Matching Dreams with Education (1)Part I Warming upTapescript:1. In a study done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, only 4% of employers surveyed said they reneged on job offers, and only 30% of colleges claimed some of their students were hired then let go.

2、Other companies like Pricewater House Coopers are pushing back start dates for new hires.2. In a study done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers last fall, companies surveyed planned to hire 25% more college grads this year. In an updated study this spring, those same companies redu

3、ced projections to 18%, still a significant increase.3. A 4. 5% unemployment rate is still very good news for upcoming college graduates. College students are younger and cheaper, and companies love that kind of thing. So the lay-offs may not necessarily affect your job prospects if you are an upcom

4、ing college graduate.4. Depending on your major. Liberal arts grads including English, and psychology majors once snapped up by marketing firms and dot coms will now likely have a tougher time finding work. But majors like computer science, nursing, accounting and finance are still hot, and salaries

5、 for those jobs are on the rise.B.Employment situationPeople graduating last year getting jobs / six, seven different positionsKeren Aloyas brother boom / did wellSociology majors graduating this year no job / have job offers rescindedCompanies in tech sector slow college recruiting / renege on (Int

6、el, Dell, etc. ) job offersTapescript: M - Michael Hallkas K - Keren Aloya C Chris Peterson B - Bill ColemanM. I remember people graduating last year and they were already getting jobs coming at them like six, seven different positions at once and now its like people are scrounging for what they can

7、 get.K. My brother got out of college just a few years ago, and thats when the boom was still going and he, he did pretty well. I just kind of imagined it escalating and getting easier, and easier and easier. But no such luck.C. Sociology major Keren Aloya graduates from Rutgers this year with a fou

8、r-year degree and no job, an unwelcome and growing trend among her classmates nationwide, some of whom are even having their job offers rescinded.B. This year is a little bit different for college grads because the economy has changed and its changed dramatically during the course of the recruiting

9、season,C. Companies in the battered tech sector like Cisco., Intel, and Dell has slowed college recruiting. They have also reneged on job offers made to college grads, offering the suddenly un-hired apology bonuses instead.C. Read the following difficult sentences and listen.1. So its been a little

10、bit of a struggle figuring out where I want to be and what Im going to be doing.2. Urban areas are just magnets now for young people.3. Ive been told by so many people that your first job out of college is very often-not a job that leads you to your ultimate job.Part II University lifeUniversity Lif

11、e ( I )I. Diverse student populationA. Age B. Socioeconomic backgrounds C. Racial and ethnic minoritiesD. Foreign student populationII. Undergraduate schoolA. Course syllabus1. Number of classes per semester: 52. Class time per week. 15 hrs ( + 2 or 3 for lab)3. Class sizea. Introductory class: + 10

12、0 b. Discussion group: 15 - 20 c. Language class: much smaller4. Teacher-student relationship: informal, friendly5. Assignments: reading + other work6. Preparing hours for class: 2 - 3 hrs: 1 hrTapescript: Today Id like to give you some idea about how life at an American university or college might

13、be different from the way it is in your country. To be sure, the student body on a U. S. campus is a pretty diverse group of people. First of all, you will find students of all ages. Although most students start college at around the age of 18, you will see students in their 30s and 40s and even occ

14、asionally in their 60s and 70s. Students on a U. S. campus come from a wide variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Many students work at least part-time, and some of them work full-time. Some of the students live in dormitories on campus, some have their own apartments usually with other students, an

15、d others live at home. Some colleges and universities have a very diverse student population with many racial and ethnic minorities. Some schools have a fairly large foreign student population. So you can see that one meets all kinds of people on a U.S. college or university campus. Now that you hav

16、e some general idea of differences in the student body population, Id like to talk a few minutes about what I think an average student is and then discuss with you what a typical class might be like. Lets begin my talking about an average student entering his or her freshman year. Of course, such a

17、person never really exists, but still its convenient to talk about an average student for our purposes. Foreign students are often surprised at how poorly prepared American students are when they enter a university. Actually, at very select schools the students are usually very well prepared, but at

18、 less selective schools, they may not be as well prepared as students in your country are. Schools in the States simply admit a lot more students than is usual in most other countries. Also, most young American university students have not traveled in other countries and are not very well-versed in

19、international matters and do not know a lot about people from other countries. Foreign students usually find them friendly but not very well-informed about .their countries or cultures. What kind of academic experiences will this so-called average student have? The average undergraduate student take

20、s five classes a semester and is in class about 15 hours a week. If he or she takes a class that has a laboratory, this will require two or three more hours. Many introductory undergraduate classes are given in large lectures of 100 or more students. However, many of these classes will have small di

21、scussion groups of 15 to 20 students that meet once a week. In these smaller groups, a teaching assistant will lead a discussion to help clarify points in the lectures. Other kinds of classes -for example, language classes - will be much smaller so that students can practice language. In general, Am

22、erican professors are informal and friendly with their students, and, as much as possible, they expect and invite participation in the form of discussion. A large amount of reading and other work is often assigned to be done outside class, and students are expected to take full responsibility for co

23、mpleting these assignments and asking questions in class about those areas they dont understand. As a rule of thumb, students spend two to three hours preparing for each hour they spend in class. American professors often encourage their students to visit them during office hours, especially if the

24、students are having problems in the class.B. University Life (II)II. Undergraduate schoolA. Course syllabusB. Student academic obligations1. Assignments2. Examinations3. Paper4. QuizzesC. Attendance policies - regular attendanceIII. Graduate schoolA. Students: highly qualified and highly motivatedB.

25、 Much more independent workC. Seminars1. Reading widely on topics2. Preparing for thorough discussionD. Working independently in some area of interest and making presentations E. Writing a research paperTapescript: Lets move on now to discuss student obligations in a typical American class. These ob

26、ligations are usually set down in the course syllabus. A syllabus is generally handed out to students on the first or second class meeting. A good syllabus will give the students a course outline that mentions all the topics to be covered in class. It will also contain all the assignments and the da

27、tes they should be completed by. An average university course of one semester might have three examinations or two examinations and a paper. The dates of the examinations and what the examinations will cover should be on the syllabus. If a paper is required, the date it is due should also be on the

28、syllabus. The professor may also decide that he or she will be giving quizzes during the semester, either announced or unannounced. For students coming from a system where there is one examination in each subject at the end of the year, all this testing can be a little surprising at first. Oh, by th

29、e way, maybe this would be a good place for me to mention the issue of attendance. Another real difference in our system is our attendance policies. Perhaps you come from a system where attendance is optional. Generally speaking, American professors expect regular attendance and may even grade you d

30、own if you are absent a lot. All this information should be on your syllabus, along with the professors office number and office hours. I have only a couple of minutes left, and Id like to use them to talk about how graduate school is somewhat different from undergraduate school. Of course, its much

31、 more difficult to enter graduate school, and most students are highly qualified and highly motivated. Students in graduate school are expected to do much more independent work than those in undergraduate school, with regularly scheduled exams, etc., some classes will be conducted as seminars. In a

32、seminar class, there may be no exams, but students are expected to read rather widely on topics and be prepared for thorough discussion of them in class. Another possibility in graduate classes is that in addition to readings done by all students, each student may also be expected to work independently in some area of interest and later make a presentation that summarizes what he or she has learned. Usually each student then goes on to write a paper on what he or she has researched to turn in to the professor for a grade. I hop