英语四级晨读100篇精华版059

　　英语四级晨读100篇精华版059：Internet-based Instruction远程教育

　　59. Internet-based Instruction远程教育

　　By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning , and among the larger schools, its closer to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably havent heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.

　　无论用什么方式来衡量，基于因特网的网络教学都可以用繁荣来形容。这几年中，34%的美国大学已经开始提供远程教学，而在大一点的学校中，提供远程教学的比例高选9成。如果你怀疑这股潮流的普遍性，那你可能还没有听说过凤凰城大学!它完全依靠在线教学授予学位。凤凰城大学登记在册的有9万名学生，这个统计数据被用来支持它宣称的它是全国最大的民办大学的说法。

　　While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi , reading assignments, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.

　　这些计划中的课程种类是不同的，远程教学内容通常在讲师发布的课程大纲中公布出来了，或者公布在阕读作业和网站的时刻表里。学生通过电子邮件交作业。通常来说，面对面地跟讲师交流过程都减少到最低程度或者完全省略掉了。

　　The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, theres the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas . But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. While dropout rates for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.

　　对学生的吸引力最初看起来很明显.主要是网上授课非常方便：学生可以穿着睡衣上课。蠢一上课数据显示课堂参与的减少导致学生不是很努力。美国大学大一新生的退学率接近2成，网络大学学生的退学率高迭3570。学生皇己明白这个机制的不足之处。对康奈尔大学远程教学部进行的调查显示，只有不到三分之一的受访者认为网络教学的质量跟课堂教学一样好.

　　Clearly, from the schools perspective, theres a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded systems. The more students who enroll in a course but dont come to campus, the more the school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while theres evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they wont be paid any more, and might well be paid less.

　　很明显，从学校的角度来说，网络教学的确可以省下不少钱。尽管更艰巨的项目需要新资金注人构建服务器和网络来支持协同软件，但大多数远程教学课程可以运行在现有或者最低程度升级后的系统上。因为学生不在校园上课，登记课程的学生越多，教室里的电灯、门卫、花园维护所省下来的费用就越多。并且，数据显示由于种种原因讲师必须努力工作来运转远程教学，讲师支付的报酬不会增加，相反还会减少。

　　CET4四级词汇：

　　boom 必旺，发达

　　instrction 教导;指导;教育

　　trend 趋势

　　enroll 登记;招收

　　statistic 统计数据

　　syllabi 课程大纲

　　pajamas 睡衣

　　CET4阅读单词短语考点：

　　If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably havent heard of the University of Phoenix.

　　如果你怀疑这股潮流的普遍性，那你可能还没有听说过凤凰城大学!

　　hear of:听说

　　This is the story I have never heard of,

　　这是个我从未听到过的故事。