新視野大學英語讀寫教程(第二版)第一冊課文原文

1、Unit1LearningaFeignLanguageLearningafeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewasfrustratingitwaswellwththeefft.Myexperiencewithafeignlanguagebeganinjunidles

2、choolwhenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakindpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.BecauseofthispositivemethodIeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcouldneverwryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassftwoyears.W

3、henIwenttosenidleschoolIwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglishhowevermyexperienceinsenischoolwasverydifferentfrombefe.Whilemyfmerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallthestudentsmynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincrectanswers.Whe

4、neverweansweredincrectlyshepointedalongstickatusshakingitupdownshouted“No!No!No!“Itdidnttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestionsbutalsoItotallylostmydesiretosayanythingatallin

5、English.Howeverthatstatedidntlastlong.WhenIwenttocollegeIlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.UnlikemysenidleschoolteachermycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientkindnoneofthemcarriedlongpointedsticks!Howev

6、erthesituationwasfarfromperfect.AsourclasseswereverylargeIwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.AlsoafterafewweeksofclassesInoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeelintiated.Soo

7、nceagainalthoughfdifferentreasonsIwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelfever.ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedanopptunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.Thecommunicat

8、ionmediumwasacomputerphonelinemodem.Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipmentlearnedthetechnologyfromafriendparticipatedinthevirtualclassroom5to7daysaweek.Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudyitrequiresmuchtimec

9、ommitmentdisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Iwkedhardtomeettheminimumstardssetbythecoursetocompleteassignmentsontime.Ipracticedallthetime.IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwentaswellasanotebookinwhichIliste

10、danynewwdsIheard.Imademanysometimesembarrassingmistakes.OnceinawhileIcriedwithfrustrationsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidntfeelintiatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideaswrote

11、areplybefepostingitonthescreen.ThenonedayIrealizedIcouldunderstjustabouteverythingIcameacrossmostimptantlyIcould“say“anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.AlthoughIstillmademanymistakeswascontinuallylearningIhadfinallyreapedthebene

12、fitsofallthathardwk.LearningafeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperiencefmebutonethatIwouldnttradefanything.Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwkbutitalsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculturemymindwasopenedto

13、newwaysofseeingthings.ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedafeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymepeoplethanbefe.Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfaviteactivitiessobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeoplepartici

14、pateinconversationsfmnewunfgettablefriendships.NowthatIspeakafeignlanguageinsteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspokenIcanparticipatemakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersbridgethegapbetweenmylanguageculturetheirs.學習

15、外語是我一生中最艱苦也是最有意義的經歷之一。雖然時常遭遇挫折，但卻非常有價值。我學外語的經歷始于初中的第一堂英語課。老師很慈祥耐心，時常表揚學生。由于這種積極的教學somethingiswrong.Ifonepersondoesnotunderstsomethingpossiblyseveralothershavethesameproblem.Ifanotherstudentisabletohelpsheheprobablywill.W

16、hileexplainingsomethingtoothersstudentsreinfcetheirownknowledgeaboutthesubject.4.Taketheprogramseriously.Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanstudyinregularclassrooms.Infactmanystudentssayitrequiresmuchmetimeefft.Requirementsfon

17、linecoursesarenotlessthanthoseofanyqualityprogram.Successfulstudentshoweverseeonlinelearningasaconvenientwaytoreceivetheireducation—notaneasierway.Manyonlinestudentssitatcomputersfhoursatatimeduringeveningsonweekendsinde

18、rtocompletetheirassignments.Whenotherpeoplearefinishedhavingfunismostlikelythetimewhenonlinestudentsdotheircoursewk.Onlinestudentsneedtocommit4to15hoursaweekfeachcourse.5.Acceptcriticalthinkingdecisionmakingaspartofonlin

19、elearning.Onlinecoursesrequirestudentstomakedecisionsbasedonfactsaswellasexperience.Itisabsolutelynecessaryfstudentstoassimilateinfmationmaketherightdecisionsbasedoncriticalthinking.Inapositiveonlineenvironmentstudentsfe

20、elvaluedbytheinstructbytheirclassmatesbytheirownwk.6.Beabletothinkideasthroughbefereplying.Providingmeaningfulqualityinputintothevirtualclassroomisanessentialpartofonlinelearning.Timeisgiventoallowfcarefuldevelopmentofan

21、swers.Testingchallengingofideasisencouraged.Manytimesonlinestudentswillnotalwaysberighttheyjustneedtobepreparedtoacceptachallenge.7.Keepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.Onlinelearningisnmallysequentialrequirescommitmentonthe

22、studentspart.Keepingupwiththefacetofaceclasscompletingallwkontimeisvital.Oncestudentsgetbehinditisalmostimpossibletocatchup.Studentsneedtowanttobethereneedtowanttheexperience.Theinstructmayhavetocommunicatewithstudentspe

23、rsonallytoofferhelpremindthemoftheneedtokeepup.Justasmanyexcellentinstructsmaynotbeeffectiveonlinefacilitatsnotallstudentshavethenecessaryqualitiestoperfmwellonline.Peoplewhohavethequalitiesdiscussedaboveusuallymakeverys

24、uccessfulonlinestudents.Ifyouhavethesequalitieslearningonlinemaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.雖然常規(guī)的學校依然存在，但虛擬課堂在今天的教學領域中起著重要的作用。隨著學生就業(yè)機會的迅速增多，越來越多不同年齡層的人開始意識到這種在家就學的網上學習方式。然而，網絡學生需要具備一些特別的素質才能取得成功。以下是網上學生要取得成功

25、必備的一些理想素質。1.與人分享生活、工作及學習經驗，這些是網上學習的一部分。許多人發(fā)現網上學習需要他們運用各自的經驗，同時又為他們提供了相互交流的場所。這一交流場所消除了一些學生自我表達的視覺障礙。此外，學生在答題之前有時間進行思考，這就使得網上環(huán)境開放而友好。2.能通過書寫進行交流。虛擬課堂的交流幾乎都是書面形式。因而很重要的一點是學生要具有書面表達能力。有些學生書面表達能力差，有待提高，可以在網上學習之前提高或將其作為網上學習的一

26、部分。這常常需要他們加倍努力。不管是單獨學習還是小組學習，學生們就學習內容交流觀點和見解，并展開討論，同時了解其他同學的意見。這樣，學生可以從同齡人那里得到啟發(fā)，既跟老師學，又互相學習。3.說出你的困難。記住，虛擬課堂里老師看不見學生。這就意味學生必須直接明了地表達自己的看法和要求。如果碰到技術方面的問題，或在理解課程中遇到困難，必須大膽說出來，否則任何人都無從知曉問題所在。如果某人不理解某個問題，或許別人也有同樣的問題。如果有哪個學生