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外刊阅读与练习 6 （学案） Smartphone vs the classroom 智能手机 vs 传统课堂 语篇导读 你现在通过什么途径学习英语？老师面对面教授的课程？手机应用程序？很多人认为手 机应用程序给学习者提供了一种可以替代在教室里学习的选择。让学习者按照自己的节奏， 在日常生活之余随时随地学习外语。但手机应用程序是学习的最佳工具吗？本文讨论用智能 手机学习的利弊，以及它是否预示着传统课堂教学模式将从此一去不返。 Step 1 Vocabulary词汇表 open doors 打开 （各种机会的）大门 get your head round (something) 理解、弄懂 linguistic 语言的 （复杂的事情） evening class 夜校 peer support 同学之间互相支持 textbook 课本，教科书 spelltheend 预示某事结束 accessible 容易获取的，可得到的 teaching 教学 virtualteacher 虚拟教师 degree 学位 cash in 从……中捞到钱财 resource 资源 course 课程 committed （态度）坚定的，投入的 Esperanto 世界语 motivation 积极性，动力 classroom 教室，课堂 stickwith it 坚持下去 Step 2 原汁原味享受阅读 We know it’s good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads buried in textbooks. It’s no wonder thenthattechnology appearstobeprovidingabetter andmoreaccessibleway oflearning. There is certainly ahuge demand for language learning,andhaving a smartphonemeansyou can have a virtual teacher with you wherever you go. Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand, and there are numerous learning apps available – including our own, free, BBC Learning English app!One ofmany popular apps,Duolingo, offers 91courses in 30 languages and hasmore than 300millionusers. Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities.And others offer ‘invented’language courses in Esperanto,Elvish and Star Treks Klingon – lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom.Whatever you want to