英語四級晨讀100篇精華版059
英語四級晨讀100篇精華版059：Internet-based Instruction遠程教育
59. Internet-based Instruction遠程教育
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.
無論用什么方式來衡量，基于因特網的網絡教學都可以用繁榮來形容。這幾年中，34%的美國大學已經開始提供遠程教學，而在大一點的學校中，提供遠程教學的比例高選9成。如果你懷疑這股潮流的普遍性，那你可能還沒有聽說過鳳凰城大學!它完全依靠在線教學授予學位。鳳凰城大學登記在冊的有9萬名學生，這個統計數據被用來支持它宣稱的它是全國最大的民辦大學的說法。
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.
這些計劃中的課程種類是不同的，遠程教學內容通常在講師發布的課程大綱中公布出來了，或者公布在闋讀作業和網站的時刻表里。學生通過電子郵件交作業。通常來說，面對面地跟講師交流過程都減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.
對學生的吸引力最初看起來很明顯.主要是網上授課非常方便：學生可以穿著睡衣上課。蠢一上課數據顯示課堂參與的減少導致學生不是很努力。美國大學大一新生的退學率接近2成，網絡大學學生的退學率高迭3570。學生皇己明白這個機制的不足之處。對康奈爾大學遠程教學部進行的調查顯示，只有不到三分之一的受訪者認為網絡教學的質量跟課堂教學一樣好.
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.
很明顯，從學校的角度來說，網絡教學的確可以省下不少錢。盡管更艱巨的項目需要新資金注人構建服務器和網絡來支持協同軟件，但大多數遠程教學課程可以運行在現有或者最低程度升級后的系統上。因為學生不在校園上課，登記課程的學生越多，教室里的電燈、門衛、花園維護所省下來的費用就越多。并且，數據顯示由于種種原因講師必須努力工作來運轉遠程教學，講師支付的報酬不會增加，相反還會減少。
CET4四級詞匯：
boom 必旺，發達
instrction 教導;指導;教育
trend 趨勢
enroll 登記;招收
statistic 統計數據
syllabi 課程大綱
pajamas 睡衣
CET4閱讀單詞短語考點：
If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably havent heard of the University of Phoenix.
如果你懷疑這股潮流的普遍性，那你可能還沒有聽說過鳳凰城大學!
hear of:聽說
This is the story I have never heard of,
這是個我從未聽到過的故事。
英語四級晨讀100篇精華版059：Internet-based Instruction遠程教育
59. Internet-based Instruction遠程教育
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.
無論用什么方式來衡量，基于因特網的網絡教學都可以用繁榮來形容。這幾年中，34%的美國大學已經開始提供遠程教學，而在大一點的學校中，提供遠程教學的比例高選9成。如果你懷疑這股潮流的普遍性，那你可能還沒有聽說過鳳凰城大學!它完全依靠在線教學授予學位。鳳凰城大學登記在冊的有9萬名學生，這個統計數據被用來支持它宣稱的它是全國最大的民辦大學的說法。
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.
這些計劃中的課程種類是不同的，遠程教學內容通常在講師發布的課程大綱中公布出來了，或者公布在闋讀作業和網站的時刻表里。學生通過電子郵件交作業。通常來說，面對面地跟講師交流過程都減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.
對學生的吸引力最初看起來很明顯.主要是網上授課非常方便：學生可以穿著睡衣上課。蠢一上課數據顯示課堂參與的減少導致學生不是很努力。美國大學大一新生的退學率接近2成，網絡大學學生的退學率高迭3570。學生皇己明白這個機制的不足之處。對康奈爾大學遠程教學部進行的調查顯示，只有不到三分之一的受訪者認為網絡教學的質量跟課堂教學一樣好.
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.
很明顯，從學校的角度來說，網絡教學的確可以省下不少錢。盡管更艱巨的項目需要新資金注人構建服務器和網絡來支持協同軟件，但大多數遠程教學課程可以運行在現有或者最低程度升級后的系統上。因為學生不在校園上課，登記課程的學生越多，教室里的電燈、門衛、花園維護所省下來的費用就越多。并且，數據顯示由于種種原因講師必須努力工作來運轉遠程教學，講師支付的報酬不會增加，相反還會減少。
CET4四級詞匯：
boom 必旺，發達
instrction 教導;指導;教育
trend 趨勢
enroll 登記;招收
statistic 統計數據
syllabi 課程大綱
pajamas 睡衣
CET4閱讀單詞短語考點：
If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably havent heard of the University of Phoenix.
如果你懷疑這股潮流的普遍性，那你可能還沒有聽說過鳳凰城大學!
hear of:聽說
This is the story I have never heard of,
這是個我從未聽到過的故事。
