跟读练习: Vol 1 - test 10 - section 4 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Part 4.
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You will hear part of a lecture on learner persistence.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Thank you.
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Now, listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Today, I'm going to talk about my research on learner persistence.
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Let me first introduce why I wanted to carry out such research.
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As a university teacher, I found learners' responses to certain things vary a lot.
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For example, some students may completely give up their degree studies because of a temporary illness,
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while others may overcome all kinds of difficulties and try their best to continue their studies.
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The latter are the students with learner persistence, and this is the group that I'm particularly interested in.
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To do the research, first I selected my undergraduate students as the research sample, with a total of 200 people.
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All the students selected were seniors, and they had already stayed in the course very well.
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Although the sample was drawn from a range of ages, there were deliberately a large number of mature students, and there was one thing in common.
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All of those students were living at home in the local region.
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I wanted to maintain this element of consistency, so I didn't include those coming from outside this area.
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Then I designed a questionnaire that aimed to find out what their concerns had been when they began the course,
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and then what had made them stick at the three-year studies in university.
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Findings from the first section pointed out that there were different concerns when they started their university studies.
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For example, some worried about the financial circumstances, while others were concerned about their careers after graduation.
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However, the research found the biggest concern for mature students tended to be the relationship with their children at home.
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Next, I wanted to find out what had made those students persist with their university studies.
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So in the second part, I designed my questionnaire under three main headings, social and environmental factors, other factors,
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and personal characteristics, and I included three levels of importance for each of these three headings.
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At the first level, those points identified by the respondents were regarded as the most important in learner persistence.
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Let's look at them one by one.
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For the first column, that's the social and environmental factors, a significant number of students said it was crucial to have effective support,
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whether from their tutors or friends.
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For other factors, students were driven not so much by high grades, but by what they regarded as a success in their studies.
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This was quite different from what I'd expected.
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Regarding personal characteristics, a sizable percentage of participants said they liked to take up a challenge, which was seen as a very important factor.
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Then at the second level of importance, in the first category, many of the respondents regarded the life they enjoyed at school as an important social factor
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because this gave them good experiences.
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In the second column, Other Factors, a lot of people said that the most significant thing was decent health, which was also conducive to their persistence in the studies.
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And then under the third column, quite a number of respondents had the same view that they should have a range of interests in their everyday lives,
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because this could broaden their minds and give them a sense of perspective, which less persistent learners might lack.
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And then on to the third level of importance.
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Under social factors, several respondents said that they had been keeping close to their tutors in their three-year university studies.
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In the second column, for other factors, they mentioned it was very important to live in a family without any problems.
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And finally, under column 3, they talked about the capacity for multitasking, which was the ability to simultaneously deal with different problems.
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From these findings, I've concluded some recommendations on how to promote students' learner persistence.
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Primarily, I suggest that we should distribute questionnaires to the freshmen
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so as to make clear of their maturity when they begin the course.
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This is really our most important concern.
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Secondly, I propose
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that we should find ways to offer some training sessions to
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the students who are selected to encourage them to play the role of advisors.
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The purpose of this is to make support much more approachable to other students.
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Thirdly, in the evening and night, when offices are closed, students may have no one to turn to for help.
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As a result, I think we should provide online services to those in need.
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Researchers have pointed out that this service is actually more accessible than traditional services.
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And finally, if students don't submit their assignments before the deadlines,
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I think we teachers should contact the students first rather than waiting for the students to come to us.
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So, this is all I want to share on my research
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now let's turn to the next part are there any questions about
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that is the end of part four you now have one minute to check your answers to part four
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为什么要通过这个视频练习口语?

在学习英语的过程中,口语练习至关重要。通过观看这个视频,学习者不仅可以提高对英语内容的理解,还能够在实际情境中锻炼口语能力。视频中讲师的研究内容涉及学习者的坚持性,这为学习者提供了一个生动的背景,适合进行英语影子跟读。在Youtube上学英语时,利用这种实际例子来进行跟读,不仅提高了听力理解,还有助于增强口语表达自信。

语法与表达在语境中的应用

这个视频中包含了几种重要的语法结构和表达方式,学习者可以借此机会加深理解:

  • 被动语态: 讲师提到“I wanted to carry out such research”,学习者可以通过这种结构来表达他们的研究意图或任务。
  • 条件句: 例如“if you want to improve,”这种结构适合用于谈论假设情况或条件,可以帮助学习者表达他们的想法。
  • 定语从句: 在句子中使用“that”或“which”can帮助阐明和具体化信息,例如“students who are living at home” 。这种用法在日常英语口语中非常常见。

通过视频的内容,学习者可以练习这些语法结构,提升英语口语练习的效果。

常见发音陷阱

在观看视频时,学习者可能会遇到一些发音挑战,特别是在某些关键单词上。以下是几个需要注意的发音陷阱:

  • persistence: 这个词可能由于其音节结构让人困惑,正确的发音为/pərˈsɪstəns/,务必多加练习。
  • undergraduate: 对于这个单词,许多学习者可能会发音不清楚,正确的发音是/ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒuət/。
  • research: 有些学习者在这个词的发音上会受到影响,注意音节和重音,通常应该重读‘re-’音节。

通过对这些难发音单词进行英语影子跟读,可以帮助学习者提高英语发音,克服口语中的障碍,自信地进行交流。

什么是跟读法?

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧,最初开发用于专业口译员的培训,并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大:您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同,跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性,语调,节奏,连读,听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。