Globally,over1.2billionchildrenareoutoftheclassroombecauseofCOVID19.Asaresult,
educationhaschangeddramaticallywiththeuniqueriseofElearning.Researchsuggeststhatonlinelearninghasbeenshowntoincreasethereserveofinformation,andtakelesstime.
Whilesomebelievethattheunplannedandrapidmovetoonlinelearning—withnotraining,insufficientbandwidth(带宽),andlittlepreparation,willresultinapooruserexperience,othersbelievethatanewmixedmodelofeducationwillarisewithsignificantbenefits.
Thereisevidencethatlearningonlinecanbemoreeffectiveinanumberofways.Someresearchshowsthatonaverage,studentsremember25%60%morematerialwhenlearningonlinecomparedtoonly8%10%inaclassroom.Thisismostlyduetothestudentsbeingabletolearnfasteronline;
Elearningrequires40%60%lesstimetolearnthaninatraditionalclassroomsettingbecausestudentscanlearnattheirownpace,goingbackandrereading,skipping,oracceleratingthroughconceptsastheychoose.
Thereare,however,challengestoovercome.SomestudentswithoutreliableInternetaccessortechnologystruggletoparticipateindigitallearning;thisgapisseenacrosscountriesandbetweenincomelevelswithincountries.Forexample,while95%ofstudentsinSwitzerland,Norway,andAustriahaveacomputertousefortheirschoolwork,only34%inIndonesiado,accordingtoOECDdata.
Forthosewhodohaveaccesstotherighttechnology,theeffectivenessofonlinelearningvariesamongstagegroups.Thegeneralconsensus(普遍共识)onchildren,especiallyyoungerones,isthatastructuredenvironmentisrequired,becausekidsaremoreeasilydistracted.Togetthefullbenefitofonlinelearning,thereneedstobeacombinedefforttoprovidethisstructureandgobeyondcopyingaphysicalclass/lecturethroughvideocapabilities,instead,usingarangeofcooperationtoolsand
engagementmethodsthatpromote“inclusion,personalizationandintelligence”,accordingtoDowsonTong,SeniorExecutiveVicePresidentofTencentandPresidentofitsCloudandSmartIndustriesGroup.
ActivityAReadingforunderstanding
Ⅰ.Textcenteredchunks
changedramatically发生巨大变化;发生戏剧性变化
resultin导致;造成
becomparedto与……相比
atonesownpace以某人自己的节奏
overcomechallenges克服挑战
Ⅱ.Textcenteredsentences
一、定语从句
Forthosewhodohaveaccesstotherighttechnology,theeffectivenessofonlinelearningvariesamongstagegroups.对于那些能够接触到恰当的科技的人来说,在线学习的效果因年龄而异。
【点石成金】定语从句whodohaveaccesstotherighttechnology用来修饰先行词those,意为“那些能够接触到恰当的科技的人”。
【运用迁移】喜欢线上学习的同学认为在家里上课很方便。
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二、非谓语结构
【运用迁移】为了获得更强的信号,他爬上顶楼去上网课。
ActivityBReadingforwriting
你们班本周一班会课将举办关于线上学习的演讲比赛,请你根据下面的写作要点写一篇演讲稿,阐述你对线上学习的看法:
1.线上学习的优点;
2.线上学习的缺点;
3.你的结论。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.至少需要使用一个定语从句或非谓语结构;
4.注意段落内的逻辑关系。
Onlinelearning
写作导引
一、语篇解码
(一)内容分析
Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
(二)宏观结构
Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.
二、素材积累
(一)利弊对比的核心表达
1.Generallyspeaking,...has/havebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehand...Ontheotherhand...总的来说,……既有优点也有缺点。一方面……另一方面……
2.Generally,theadvantagesof...canbeseenasfollows.总的来说,……的优点如下。
3.Buteverycoinhastwosides.Thedisadvantagesarealsoapparent.但是事物都具有两面性。其缺点也很明显。
4.Throughtheaboveanalysis,Ibelievethatthepositiveaspectsoutweighthenegativeones.Therefore,Iwouldliketosuggestthat...通過上述分析,我相信积极的方面胜过消极的方面。因此,我想建议……
5.Fromthecomparisonbetweenthesepositiveandnegativeeffectsof...,weknowthat...根据正反两方面影响的比较,我们知道……
三、写作支架
Ladiesandgentlemen,
Goodmorning,ImLiHua.Itsmygreathonortobeheretosaysomethingabout...(主题)
Recently,...has/havearousedwidepublicconcern.Generallyspeaking,...has/havebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehand...Ontheotherhand...Buteverycoinhastwosides.Thedisadvantagesarealsoapparent...
Fromthecomparisonbetweenthesepositiveandnegativeeffectsof...,weknowthat...
四、语篇过手
在构思演讲稿的语篇框架时,应注意第一段要及时点明演讲主题,第二段阐述自己的观点和论据。总词数控制在80左右。