新视野大学英语1打印版(完整版)

1a:Learningaforeignlanguage Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficult yetmostrewardingexperiencesofmy life.

Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewasrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.

Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmy firstEnglishclass.

Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents. Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuc haboutmakingmistakes.

Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.

WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperien ceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore. Whilemyormerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedt hosewhogaveincorrectanswers.

Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,s houted,"No!No!No!"

Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions. NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatal linEnglish.

However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.

WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.Unl ikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andno neofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!

Thesituationwasfarfromperfect,though.

Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.

Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanId id.

Ibegantofeelintimidated.

So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak. ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.

ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEngli shthroughanonlinecourse.

Thecommunication mediumwasacomputer,aphoneline,andamodem. Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedhowtousethetechnologyfromafriendand

participatedinthevirtualclassroom to daysaweek.

Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;

itrequiresalotoftime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.

Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.

Ipracticedallthetime.

IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlisteda nynewwordsIheard.

Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.

OnceinawhileIcriedoutoffrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.

ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetim eIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.

Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportant ly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish. AlthoughIwasstillmakingmanymistakesandwascontinuallylearningnewwaystosaythings,I hadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallofmyhardwork.

Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradef oranything.

Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogavemeinsightsi ntoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings. ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithma nymorepeoplethanbefore.

Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsm emeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships. NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken, Icanparticipateandmakefriends. Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.

1b:Keystosuccessfulonlineleaening

Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday's learningcommunity. Jobopportunitiesforstudentsareexpandingrapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesarebecomingawar eofonlinelearningthatallowsthemtostudyathome.

Onlinestudents,however,requireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful. Thefollowinglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents.

.Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,work,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.

Manypeoplefindthattheonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlin elearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.