05对话2：学生与教授讨论电影理论课任务.pdfVIP

TPO-05Conversation2\AStudentandaProfessor

Narrator:Listentoaconversationweenastudentandaprofessor.

Student:Hi,IwaswonderingifIcouldtalkwithyouabouttheassignmentinthefilmtheoryclass.

Professor:Ofcourse,Jill.

Student:ItseemsthatprettymucheveryoneelseintheclassgetswhattheyaresupposedtobedoingbutI’mnotso

sure.

Professor:Well,theclassisforstudentswhoarereallyseriousaboutfilm.Youmusthavetakenfilmcoursesbefore.

Student:Yeah,inhighschool,filmappreciation.

Professor:Hmmm…Iwouldn’tthinkthatwouldbeenough.Didyouconcentratemainlyonformorcontent?

Student:Oh,definitelycontent.We’dwatch,sayLordoftheFlies,andthendiscussit.

Professor:Oh,thatapproach,treatingfilmasliterature,ignoringwhatmakesitunique.

Student:Ilikedit,though.

Professor:Sure,butthatkindofclass.Well,I’mnotsurprisedthatyouarefeelingalittlelost.Youknow,wehavetwo

introductorycoursesthataresupposedtobetakenbeforeyougettomycourse,oneinfilmart,techniques,technical

stuffandanotherinfilmhistory.Sostudentsintheclassyouareinshouldbeprettyfaralonginfilmstudies.

Infact,usuallythesystemblocksanyonetryingtosignupforaclasstheyshouldn’tbetaking,whohasn’ttakenthecourses

youarerequiredtodofirstasprerequisites.

Student:Well,IdidhaveaproblemwiththatbutIdiscusseditwithoneofyourofficestaff,andshegaveme

permission.

Professor:Ofcourse.NomatterhowmanytimesItellthem,theyjustkeepon…Well,foryourowngood,I’dreallysuggest

droppingbackandstartingattheusual