新视野大学英语课件_Book1－1Learning a Foreign Language.pptVIP

Unit 1 Learning a Foreign Language Background Information: Junior middle school: It refers to the stage in the Chinese education system which follows primary school and includes years six through nine in the school time sequence. Normally, students are 12 or 13 years of age when they begin the sixth or transition year of junior middle school. In the American system, junior middle school most clearly approximates middle school or junior high school in which the beginning or ending years of this period may vary slightly from region to region. The beginning age is about the same as that of junior middle school students in china. Background Information: Senior middle school: It refers to the stage in the Chinese education system which follows junior middle school, includes yr(years) ten through twelve in the school sequence. Normally, students are age 16 or 17 of age when they begin senior middle school. Senior middle school most closely parallels high school in the American system which may sometimes include year nine as a transition year. Students who graduate at this level in both the systems may choose to write a university entrance examination: the National University Entrance Exam in china and the Scholastic Aptitude Test in American (SAT). Text Structure Analysis: Summary of the Text Learning a foreign language is frustrating, but well worth the efforts. In the junior middle school, because of the teacher’s positive method, I was at the top of my class. However, in senior middle school, the teacher was impatient and ready to punish those who gave incorrect answers. I soon lost my desire to say anything in English. Although my college teacher was unlike my middle school teacher, the situation was far from perfect. I felt intimidated to speak in class. That was the situation until I was offered the opportunity to learn online. With access to some equipment and technology, I began to participate in the virtual cl