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Conversation One
M: Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line.
W: Yeah. I waited an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.
M: Distance learning? Never heard of it.
W: Well, it's new this semester. (1) It's only open to psychology majors. But I bet it'll catch on elsewhere. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up.
M: Well, what is it?
W: It's an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The department shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations.
M: Don't you ever have to meet with professor?
W: Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone, you know, about our ideas. Then we'll meet on campus three times for reviews and exams.
M: (2) It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have jobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic.
W: (3) You know, last year my department did a survey and they found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed. That's why they came up with the program.
M: Look, I'll be working three days a week next semester and it was either cut back on my classes or try this out.
W: (4) The only thing is: doesn't it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what other people think.
M: Well, I guess that's why phone contact's important. Any way, it's an experiment.
W: Maybe I'll end up hating it.
M: Maybe. But I'll be curious to see how it works up.
1. What's the view of the woman about the distance-learning course?
2. How does the man feel about the distance-learning course?
3. Why was the distance-learning program offered to psychology majors?
4. What's the woman's concern about the program?
對(duì)話一
男：嗨，林恩。我昨天在登記處見(jiàn)到你了。我正好路過(guò)那里，但是你正在排長(zhǎng)隊(duì)。
女：是的。我為了注冊(cè)一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)程課程等了一個(gè)小時(shí)。
男：遠(yuǎn)程課程？從來(lái)沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)。
女：嗯，它是這學(xué)期新開(kāi)的。它只對(duì)心理學(xué)專業(yè)開(kāi)放。但是我打賭它不久就會(huì)面向其他專業(yè)開(kāi)放。昨天一百多位學(xué)生注冊(cè)了這個(gè)課程。
男：哇！它是關(guān)于什么的？
女：它是一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)課程。我注冊(cè)了兒童心理學(xué)。我只需看一部為期十二個(gè)月的系列電視課程。系里會(huì)在七個(gè)不同的地點(diǎn)，一天七次滾動(dòng)播放這個(gè)課程。
男：你必須和教授見(jiàn)面嗎？
女：是的。學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)系列課程的每個(gè)部分后，我必須和教授還有其他同學(xué)通過(guò)電話討論想法。這之后，我們還要在校園進(jìn)行三次當(dāng)堂復(fù)習(xí)，然后考試。
男：在我看來(lái)，這很非傳統(tǒng)。但我想這是有道理的，考慮到那么多的學(xué)生都找到了工作。 這樣的課程安排方便學(xué)生們安排自己的時(shí)間表，更不用說(shuō)會(huì)大大減小交通的壓力了。
女：你知道嗎，去年我們系里做了一個(gè)調(diào)查，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)有百分之八十的心理專業(yè)的學(xué)生都找到了工作。這就是為什么他們提出了這樣的課程安排。
男：看，下學(xué)期我一周要工作三天，而學(xué)校既沒(méi)有減少我的課程，甚至沒(méi)有嘗試減少。
女：只有一點(diǎn)：這樣似乎沒(méi)有人情味？我的意思是，我還是懷念，在課堂上討論和聽(tīng)取他人的想法。
男：嗯，我猜想這就是電話聯(lián)系很重要的原因。無(wú)論如何，這會(huì)只是試驗(yàn)。
女：可能到最后我會(huì)很討厭這種方式。
男：有可能。但是我很好奇它到底效果如何。
問(wèn)題1 對(duì)話中的女人對(duì)遠(yuǎn)程課程的觀點(diǎn)是什么？
問(wèn)題2 男人認(rèn)為遠(yuǎn)程課程怎么樣？
問(wèn)題3 為什么遠(yuǎn)程課程對(duì)心理學(xué)專業(yè)開(kāi)放？
問(wèn)題4 女人關(guān)心遠(yuǎn)程課程的什么方面？
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