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Hi, good morning.

Good to see you're all here so bright and early.

I think you'll enjoy today's lecture because it's on a topic most of you know about and are a part of.

It's new trends in children's media use.

And why is it an important topic to discuss, you may be asking yourself?

Well, let's start by thinking about your day so far.

What media have you used?

How many different types of media have you used since waking up and coming to this class?

Did you check your email?

Did you turn on the television as you were getting dressed or eating breakfast?

As you were traveling here, did you have some kind of music playing in your car?

Or did you use your iPod on the bus?

Did you read a newspaper?

How many different types of media have you used already today?

Okay, so now let's think.

How is your experience different from, say, 50 years ago?

What are some of the key changes?

Well, in the middle of the 20th century, people in the U .S had only TV,

radio, records, movies, and print media.

Today, early in the 21st century, we have many more options.

Let's see, there's both the larger variety of technology available.

That is the number of different devices and types we use is greater.

We have VCRs, DVRs, CDs, DVDs, computers.

And we also have online activities now.

Email, gaming, music streaming.

Just to name a few.

And it is also constantly changing.

And the rate of the change is getting faster.

Okay, and technology is getting cheaper too.

It's less expensive now, so more people can own it.

It's also getting more portable.

Okay, so you can carry it around and have access to it, use it in more places.

And lastly, with the internet and cable satellite technology, people now have more sources.

More places you can get entertainment and information from.

Overall, media use is just getting more convenient.

Just look at that list.

It's amazing, isn't it?

How our lives are becoming increasingly full of media.

That means that today's children are growing up in an increasingly media -rich environment.

So today we're going to look at some new trends in media use

and talk about some of the more surprising results of this.

Let's start by looking at the overall amount of media exposure and use today.

Now, a 2004 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that on average,

a child, kids between the ages of 8 and 18,

spend nearly 6 .5 hours a day outside of school doing media -related activities, using media.

Think about that.

That's more than most adults spend in a full -time job.

But what's more interesting is that children have exposure to 8 .5 hours of media per day.

Okay, I can see the wheels turning.

You're thinking, wait, how can they have 8 .5 hours of exposure

if they only spend 6 .5 hours a day with media?

Well, what we can conclude from these numbers is that children are using several types of media concurrently concurrently.

They're using different types of media at the same time.

This is one of the new trends in media use, multitasking.

So for example, while they are listening to music, they may also be playing a video game or reading,

or they may be surfing the internet and watching television at the same time.

So we can infer that today's youth are becoming more skilled at paying attention to more than one thing at a time,

okay, at doing more than one task at a time.

Or is the opposite true?

Maybe all this media is just making it harder for them to focus on one thing.

They get bored more easily if there

There isn't a lot of stimulation from different sources.

The truth is, we're not sure.

We're not sure exactly what the positive and negative impacts will be at this point.

What's interesting is that even though children are using many more types of media,

they're spending about the same amount of time with media as children did five years ago.

This means that children can't really fit any more media time into their average day.

They've hit a media time ceiling.

But they can use media more intensively by increasing their multitasking.

Now as it turns out, that's exactly what they're doing. For example,

one recent study suggests that 26 % of media time is spent using two or more types of media concurrently on multitasking.

Another interesting trend is the number of children who have access to media in their bedrooms.

Okay, so let me back this up with some findings.

The number of children in the U .S who have a VCR

or DVD player in their room in 1999 was only 36%.

In 2004, 54%.

Okay?

Now that was a dramatic increase.

And as you can imagine, children who have TVs in their bedrooms spend more time watching TV.

They watch about three and a half hours a day.

But children who don't have TVs in their bedrooms watch about two hours a day.

That's a big difference.

Okay?

That's 1 .5 hours more in a typical day.

10 .5 hours more per week.

Now that's significant.

And TVs are not alone.

Other media is also used more when it is located in the child's bedroom.

So, what can we conclude about the increased intensity of media use by children?

Well, not everyone agrees.

Some research suggests lower test scores and shorter attention spans,

which makes some people think that increased media use only has a harmful effect on kids.

And some people worry that today's kids are too dependent on visual media, that they don't have the patience to read long texts,

which could hurt them in school and colleges.

But other people don't have such negative opinions.

They believe that so much exposure to all kinds of media is just preparing them for real life.

Life today is filled with media and images.

They'll eventually have to live and work in that world, so their media use is just preparing them for that.

These children are really good at shifting their attention from one thing to another, at focusing their attention on what interests them.

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Some experts say this skill of monitoring and coordinating more than one task at a time, but ignoring what isn't important,

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may actually be useful, a benefit.

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After all, managers and CEOs often supervise many people, many different projects at a time.

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So this could be a useful ability.

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Combine their multitasking skills with confidence with different media tools, and these kids may actually have essential skills for the workplace of tomorrow.

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So let's wrap up now, and I want to leave you with a thought.

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We need to continue to study the changes in children's media use.

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But we shouldn't immediately infer that the changes are negative, that they're bad for kids.

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We have to consider how new technology and exposure to it

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and different ways of using media may actually help our kids in the long run.

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Okay, that's it for today.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“[Lecture Ready3] Ch03 Lecture2”為素材。這段影片共有 111 個句子、1179 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 8:38。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 137 個詞，很適合跟讀。 89% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。全部 111 個句子中有 17 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
bedroom 名詞	/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	臥室 /臥室, 寢室 /寢室
skill 名詞	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
topic 名詞	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主題, 話題 /話題
ignore 動詞	/ɪɡˈnɔː/	無視 /無視, 忽略
dramatic 形容詞	/dɹəˈmætɪk/	戲劇的 /戲劇的
monitor 名詞	/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/	顯示器 /顯示器
satellite 名詞	/ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/	衛星 /衛星
dependent 形容詞	/dɪˈpɛndənt/	依靠, 倚賴 /倚賴
patience 名詞	/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/	耐性, 忍耐
wrap 動詞	/ɹæp/	包裝 /包裝, 包
ceiling 名詞	/ˈsilɪŋ/	天花板, 天棚
convenient 形容詞	/kənˈviː.niənt/	方便
intensity 名詞	/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/	強度 /強度, 強烈 /強烈
lecture 名詞	/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/	演講 /演講
combine 動詞	/kəmˈbaɪn/	結合 /結合, 組合 /組合

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
turn out 動詞		原來 /原來
wake up 動詞	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	醒, 醒來 /醒來

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

What media have you used?
Did you check your email?
Did you read a newspaper?
How many different types of media have you used already today?
The truth is, we're not sure.

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is spent · is located · is filled
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	children who have · children who don

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 20 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 they're, don't, isn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/, supervise /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, conclude /kənˈkluːd/, dramatic /dɹəˈmætɪk/, satellite /ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/, dependent /dɪˈpɛndənt/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: harmful /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/, portable /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 bedroom, skill, topic 這類單詞。

什麼是跟讀法？

跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。

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