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1a:

Learningaforeignlanguage

Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.

Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewasrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.

Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.

Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.

Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.

Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.

WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.

Whilemyormerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.

Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!

No!

No!

"

Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.

NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.

However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.

WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.

Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!

Thesituationwasfarfromperfect,though.

Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.

Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.

Ibegantofeelintimidated.

So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.

ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.

ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.

Thecommunicationmediumwasacomputer,aphoneline,andamodem.

Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedhowtousethetechnologyfromafriendandparticipatedinthevirtualclassroomtodaysaweek.

Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;

itrequiresalotoftime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.

Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.

Ipracticedallthetime.

IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.

Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.

OnceinawhileIcriedoutoffrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.

ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.

Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.

AlthoughIwasstillmakingmanymistakesandwascontinuallylearningnewwaystosaythings,Ihadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallofmyhardwork.

Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradeforanything.

Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.

ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore.

Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.

NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,

Icanparticipateandmakefriends.

Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.

1b:

Keystosuccessfulonlineleaening

Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday'slearningcommunity.

Jobopportunitiesforstudentsareexpandingrapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesarebecomingawareofonlinelearningthatallowsthemtostudyathome.

Onlinestudents,however,requireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful.

Thefollowinglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents.

.Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,work,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.

Manypeoplefindthattheonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.

Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.

Inaddition,studentsaregiventimetoreflectontheinformationbeforereplying.

Inthisway,studentscanhelptokeeptheonlineenvironmentopenandfriendly.

.Beabletocommunicatethroughwriting.

Inthevirtualclassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitiscriticalthatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselvesinwriting.

Somestudentshavelimitedwritingabilities,whichneedtobeimprovedbeforeoraspartoftheonlineexperience.

Thisusuallyrequiresextracommitmentbythesestudents.

Whetherworkingaloneorinagroup,studentsshareideas,perspectivesanddiscussionsonthesubjectbeingstudied,andreadaboutthoseoftheirclassmates.

Inthisway,studentsgaingreatinsightsfromtheirpeers,learningfromeachotheraswellastheinstructor.

.Bewillingto"speakup"ifproblemsarise.

Rememberthatinstructorscannotseetheirstudentsinanonlinecourse.

Thismeansstudentsmustbeabsolutelyexplicitwiththeircommentsandrequests.

Iftheyexperiencetechnicaldifficulties,orproblemsinunderstandingsomethingaboutthecourse,theyMUSTspeakup;otherwisethereisnowayanyonecanknowsomethingiswrong.

Ifonepersondoesnotunderstandsomething,possiblyseveralothershavethesameproblem.

Ifanotherstudentisabletohelp,heorsheprobablywill.

Whileexplainingsomethingtoothers,studentsreinforcetheirownknowledgeaboutthesubject.

.Taketheprogramseriously.

Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanstudyinregularclassrooms.

Infact,manystudentssayitrequiresmuchmoretimeandeffort.

Requirementsforonlinecoursesarenolessthanthoseofanyotherqualityprogram.

Successfulonlinestudents,however,seeonlinelearningasaconvenientwaytoreceivetheireducation—notaneasierway.

Manyonlinestudentssitatcomputersforhoursatatimeduringeveningsandonweekendsinordertocompletetheirassignments.

Whenotherpeoplearefinishedwiththeirworkandstudiesandhavingfun,you'llmostlikelyfindonlinestudentsdoingtheircoursework.

Onlinestudentsneedtocommittohoursaweektoeachcourse.

.Acceptcriticalthinkinganddecisionmakingaspartofonlinelearning.

Onlinecoursesrequirestudentstomakedecisionsbasedonfactsaswellasexperience.

Itisabsolutelynecessaryforstudentstoassimilateinformationandmaketherightdecisionsbasedoncriticalthinking.

Inapositiveonlineenvironment,studentsfeelvaluedbytheinstructorandbytheirclassmatesandfeelgoodabouttheirownwork.

.Beabletothinkideasthroughbeforereplying.

Providingmeaningfulandqualityinputintothevirtualclassroomisanessentialpartofonlinelearning.

Timeisgiventoallowforcarefuldevelopmentofanswers.

Testingandchallengingofideasisencouraged.

Onlinestudentswillnotalwaysberight,sotheyneedtobepreparedtoacceptachallenge.

.Keepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.

Onlinelearningisnormallysequentialandrequirescommitmentonthestudents'part.

Keepingupwiththeclassandcompletingalltheworkontimeisvital.

Oncestudentsgetbehind,itisalmostimpossibletocatchup.

Studentsneedtowanttobethereandneedtowanttheexperience.

Theinstructormayhavetocommunicatewithstudentspersonallytoofferhelpandremindthemoftheneedtokeepup.

Justasmanyexcellentinstructorsmaynotbeeffectiveonlinefacilitators,notallstudentshavethenecessaryqualitiestoperformwellonline.

Peoplewhohavethequalitiesdiscussedaboveusuallymakeverysuccessfulonlinestudents.

Ifyouhavethesequalities,learningonlinemaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.

2a：

Deepconcern

Theradioclickedon.Rockmusicblastedforth.

Likeashot,themusicwokeSandy.

Shelookedattheclock;itwas:

A.M.

Sandysangalongwiththewordsasshelaylisteningtoherfavoriteradiostation.

"Sandy,"shoutedherfather."Sandy,turnthatmusicoff!

"

SteveFinchburstintoherroom.

"Whydoyouhavetolistentosuchhorriblestuff?

It'sthesamethingoverandover.

I'mnotsureitisreallymusic,thoughitdoeshaverhythm."

"Ilikethatmusic,Dad;it'smyfavorite.

Listenforaminute;I'msureyou'lllikeit."

Sandyreachedfortheradiototurnituplouder.

"No,no,don'tdothat.Ican'tstandit.

TurnthatradiodownsoyourmotherandIcan'thearit.

I'msurethatmusicishurtingyourearsaswellasyourbrain."

Sandywalkedintothebathroomandturnedontheshower.

Thenshegrabbedthesoapandwashedthoroughly,includingherhair.

Afterhershower,Sandybrushedherhair,putonherold,greenT-shirtandsomejeans.

Thensheputonhermakeupandwenttothekitchen.

Asusual,shedidn'tknowwhattohaveforbreakfast,soshegrabbedaglassofmilkandateapieceoftoastwhilestandingbythesink.

Justthen,hermother,Jane,enteredthekitchen.

"Sandy,whydon'tyousit