线上教育丨热门写作话题丨经济学人精读
如何介绍线上教育?
线上教育有哪些优势?
线上教育有哪些不足?
如何评价线上教育?(概括总结)
一、如何介绍线上教育?
我们先来看外刊是如何介绍线上教育的:
Distance education is nothing new, but these days it is hard to escape hyperventilation about its latest incarnation: MOOCs, or "massive open online courses". (the Economist, 2013.10)
远程教育并不是什么新鲜事,但近来人们对它的最新形态——慕课(大规模在线开放课程)的谈论之声不绝如缕。
Many of the Covid-19 patients are ventilated.(被通气、被用呼吸机治疗)
另一篇《经济学人》中谈到了线上教育的普及:
Internet-based methods of teaching, known as Massive Online Open Courses or MOOCs, are already gaining in popularity in other countries. (the Economist, 2014.9)
基于网络的教学方法,即所谓的大规模在线开放课程(慕课),已经在其他国家越来越受欢迎。
As the coronavirus pandemic forces schools and college campuses to go online, the delivery model of education — largely unchanged for centuries — has suddenly been disrupted. (New York Times, 2020.4)
随着新冠疫情迫使学校和大学开启网络教学,几个世纪以来都没有变化的教育交付模式,突然被颠覆。
二、线上教育有哪些优势?
我们看一下线上教育有哪些优势:
①Good, cheap online education will allow people of all walks of life all over the world to explore an enormous range of topics. ②Interested secondary school students will have no reason not to take university courses in economics. ③Middle-aged professionals can dabble in everything from computer science to explorations of 18th century Baltic poetry. (the Economist 2014.2)
①优质、廉价的在线教育将使世界各地、各行各业的人士能够探索各种各样的课题。②感兴趣的中学生没有理由不去参加大学的经济学课程。③中年专业人士可以涉足各类学科,从计算机科学,到探索18世纪的波罗的海诗歌。(《经济学人》2014.2)
It seems to be a blessing, for it allows us to keep up with the world at any time.
社交媒体是一种福报,因为它能让我们随时跟上世界的步伐。
She has friends from all walks of life.
她在社会各界中都有朋友。
The development of AI is fuelling concerns about everything from job losses to privacy infringement.
人工智能的发展引发人们的担忧,比如岗位流失、隐私侵犯等诸多问题。
Students will soon find that for very low prices they can get a much broader array of course choices, most of which offer superior instruction with much more flexibility: you can view the lectures when you want, as many times as you want, wherever you want. (the Economist 2014.2)
学生们很快就会发现,他们能以极低的价格获取更多的课程选择,其中大多数课程都能提供更好的指导,而且灵活性更强:你可以在任何时间、任何地点、反复学习课程。
for very low prices 价格极低;
a much broader array of course choices 课程选择更多;
offer superior instruction 提供更优质的指导;
with much more flexibility 灵活性更强。
when you want 无论什么时候想学就能学;
as many times as you want 想学多少遍就学多少遍;
wherever you want 无论在哪想学就能学。
Veronique writes that she prefers online learning because her eighth-grade classrooms were poorly managed and rife with distraction. (New York Times, 2020.5)
维罗妮克写道,她更喜欢在线学习,因为她八年级的教室管理不善,而且分心东西太多。
The country is rife with bribery and corruption.
再来一个转折句:
While distance learning has some advantages, such as fewer distractions and a go-at-your-own-pace approach, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. (New York Times, 2020.5)
虽然远程教育有一些优点,比如干扰更少、可以按自己的节奏学习,但它的缺点更多。
The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
利远大于弊。
The medical benefits of x-rays far outweigh the risk of having them.
X光在医学上的益处远甚于它带来的风险。
三、线上教育有哪些不足?
There is a high level of interaction between students and with top faculty. (the Economist, 2014.2)
学生之间、学生和顶尖教师之间有高水平的互动。
Distance learning makes collaboration with classmates difficult. My school promotes a learn-by-teaching technique: To fully understand a concept, our teachers ask us to explain it to the class. Other students challenge my thoughts and ideas and help make them better. (New York Times, 2020.5)
远程学习使同学间合作变得困难。我的学校提倡以教为学的技巧:为了充分理解一个概念,老师要求我们向全班讲解。其他同学通过挑战我的想法和观点,使观点更加完善。
但线上教育还带来一个问题——不是所有的家庭都有通畅的网络,贫困家庭的网络差一点,学习效果就会打折扣,《经济学人》中有一组数据:
Then there is the problem of access to online classes. Nearly half of Native American pupils and 35% of black and Hispanic ones do not have access to either a computer or the internet at home, compared with 19% of whites. (the Economist, 2020.8)
此外还有能否上网课的问题。近一半的美国土著学生、35%的黑人和西班牙裔学生家里没有电脑或互联网,而白人的这一比例为19%。
因此,线上教育会导致不平等加剧:
Disruptions to schooling tend to lower achievement while increasing inequality. (the Economist, 2020.8)
网课可能会降低学生成就,加剧不平等。
But she neglects the reality that it advantages some students over others and exacerbates existing societal inequities. (New York Times, 2020.5)
但她忽略了一个事实:线上教育使一些学生比其他学生更有优势,并加剧现有的社会不平等。
New laws will soon replace existing legislation.
新法律即将取代现行法规。
四、如何评价线上教育?(概括总结)
It is only really helpful as an add-on to regular in-school learning. (New York Times, 2020.5)
当线上教育作为常规在校教育的补充时,它才有作用。
It is wonderful that technology has enabled millions of students to keep learning even when direct contact is impossible. But once this crisis ends, we will be better off if technology frees up precious class time so that educators and students can engage deeply with each other and build personal connections that will last a lifetime. (New York Times, 2020.4)
科技使数百万学生能够在无法直接接触的情况下继续学习,这真是太棒了。但一旦这场危机(指新冠疫情)结束,如果科技能腾出宝贵的课堂时间,让教育者和学生能够深入交流,建立持续一生的人际关系,我们的日子将会更好。
The government has promised to free up more resources for education.
政府保证调拨更多资源用于教育。
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“线上教育”怎么说:
Distance education
Internet-based methods of teaching
schools go/move online
courses are moved online
conduct courses remotely/online
“线上教育”怎么说:
Distance education
Internet-based methods of teaching
schools go/move online
courses are moved online
conduct courses remotely/online
“线下教育”怎么说:
in-person lectures
on-campus learning
classroom-based education
in-school learning
如何介绍“线上教育”
gain (in) popularity
XX is nothing new, but these days it is hard to escape overexcitement about its latest form: YY.
As XX, YY — largely unchanged for centuries — has suddenly been disrupted.
线上教育的优势:
优质(good、offer superior instruction)
廉价(cheap、for very low prices)
人群广(people of all walks of life all over the world)
课题广(an enormous range of topics、a much broader array of course choices)
灵活(with much more flexibility)
分心少(classrooms were poorly managed and rife with distraction、fewer distractions)
节奏自由(a go-at-your-own-pace approach)
线上教育的劣势
无法互动合作(a lack of high levels of interaction、make collaboration with classmates difficult)
加剧不平等现象(increase inequality、exacerbate inequities)
进行评价、总结
新旧事物的关系:an add-on / supplement to...
总结利弊:It is wonderful that... But we will be better off if...
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