专四范文--Traditional-Classroom-Learning-or-Online-Lea

ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptonthepopularityofonlineinstructionacrossChina,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:•summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthen•commentonwhyonlineeducationisbecomingsopopularYoushouldsupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.OnlineInstructionGrowsinPopularityZhengAnke,whoearnsupto3.6millionyuanannuallythroughherEnglishclassesonWeChat,China’smostpopularinstantmessagingapp,providesacaseinpoint.Zheng,inherearly30s,organized10WeChatgroupswith120studentseachandchargeseachstudent3,000yuanayear.SheonceworkedforNewOrientalEducation,China’sbiggestEnglish-trainingschool,butnowrunsherownbusiness.IcompilemyownEnglishlearningmaterials,whichIsendtothestudentseveryweek,saidZheng,whohastwoassistantstohelpherkeepintouchwithallofthestudentsastheyalsoreceiveweeklyfeedbackontheirpronunciation.After-schoolinstructionhaslongbeenpopularamongparentswithbighopesfortheirchildren’sacademicachievements,sothegrowingpopularityofonlineteachingisnotsurprising.Highearningshavecaughtthepublic’sattention.Onescreenshot,whichwentviralonWeChat,drawingnetizencriticism,showedaphysicsteacherwhochargedeachofhis2,617students9yuanforasingleclass.Heearned18,842yuanforanhour’sinstructionaftersharing20percentofthetuitionwithanonlineeducationalagency.YangJie,agovernmentworkerinWuxi,Jiangsuprovince,saiddistancelearninghasmanyadvantagescomparedwithtraditionaleducationalagencies,includingcheaperfees,repeatedopportunitiestoreviewtheteachers’instructionandtheabilitytoattendclasseswhenit’sconvenient.Yangalsoappreciatestheabilitytochooseinstructors.IcanchoosetheteachersIlikefreelyontheInternet,Yangsaid.I’llcontinuetoattendtheirclassesiftheyturnouttobehumorousandtheirclassesarewellprepared.本题讨论的是网络教育的一种形式---微课。选段中以一位英语教师的微课为例，说明了微课的流行状况，然后分析了微课走红的原因以及微课与传统教学相比所具有的优势。本题的写作重点在于：首先概括上述选段要点，其次就网络教育流行的原因进行分析论述。范文：TraditionalClassroomLearningorOnlineLearning?Recentlyseveralteachershavesucceededinrakinginhugeprofitsoutoforganizingonlineclasses,which,withtheirobviousadvantagessuchastheconvenienceforlearnersandcheapertuitionfees,catertothecallforafter-schoolinstruction.Whiletheirhighearningshaveprovokedfiercecriticismfromsomeoftheconservativepublic,Ifullysupportthisup-to-dateonlineeducationfortwomainreasons.Firstly,onlineeducationisstudent-friendlyinitsbothinexpensiveandconvenientwayofservice.Comparedwiththetraditionalclasswhosetuitionfeescansoarto200yuanforasingletutoringclass,onlineclasschargesmuchlowerinstead.Furthermore,courseapplicantscanattendclassesinfragmentedtime,atanyaccessibleplaceandstudyattheirownpace.Secondly,onlineeducationisteacher-friendly.Whilethetraditionalcurriculumhasastodgycontroloverteachers’choiceoftextbooksandteachingcontents,teachersofonlineeducationcaneitherchooseandcompileteachingmaterialsaccordingtothestudents’needsinavoidanceofuniformityinstudentsfrom“streamlinededucation”,ortheycantryinnovativeteachingways.Sometimestheycanevenintroduceafewgimmickswhicharetotallydeniedinthetraditionalclassroomstoattractstudents.Moreencouragingly,teacherswhoarewell-acclaimedfortheirmasteryofteachingcanearnadecentsalaryinreturnfortheirefforts.Tosumup,onlineeducationnotonlybringscheapertuitionfeesandbettereducationforstudentsbutalsoprovidesmorefreedomandaricherlifeforateacher.Thereisnodoubtthatthenewformofeducationwillcontinuetobenefitbothteachersandthestudents.