Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate
the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written
clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
To improve the teaching skills, what you need will depend on
what you want to do. Most teachers have computers, and most have at least some
access to email and the Internet. In many schools and universities, most
students do, too. Many teaching opportunities are likely to be available to you;
therefore, use equipment you and your students already have. 46)Other
techniques require more advanced technologies that you may or may not wish to
purchase on your own, and that your institution may or may not make available to
you. It should be obvious, therefore, that you should make no plans for
using electronic tools before making sure that both you and your students will
have access to the necessary technology. But owning, or having
access to technology is usually only a first step. Even more important is
learning how to use it. This is one of the biggest challenges facing anyone who
wishes to use electronic tools, because the knowledge is not always easy to
acquire. Many people, of course, are highly skilled in computer technology and
know how to teach themselves to do almost anything. 47) But many other
people, who have limited computer skills, are easily intimidated by new and
unfamiliar tasks, and tend to avoid doing anything that. requires them to learn
something very different from the things to which they are accustomed. If
you fall in the latter group but wish to expand your ability to use electronic
tools, you need to find help. Some institutions offer extensive
assistance through their computer centers or their information technology
services. Some departments have staff members or graduate student
assistants who are hired to handle computer-related problems. There are also
many excellent reference works to help you learn about various electronic tools.
48)Just as you must be sure that you have the necessary technology at your
disposal before you decide to use electronic tools in your teaching, so you must
also make sure that you have access to the necessary hell} in learning to use
it. Keep in mind. finally, that the technology associated
with computers and the Internet changes with breathtaking speed. 49)Although
certain skills will remain useful to you over long periods of time, there
will be many things that will have to be relearned time and time
again. The rapidity of change in this field can be bewildering and
intimidating. But it is also the source of some valuable innovations that can be
of great use to you. Before introducing new teaching techniques,
therefore, it is wise to make a quick inventory of your own end your school’s
electronic teaching resources. 50)You will not want to discover halfway
through a project that there are major obstacles such as insufficient equipment,
inadequate support, or inappropriate professional incentives.
Answering a few simple questions can help you determine how practical and
promising your planned innovations in electronic teaching are likely to be.
While some answers may lie as close as your departmental colleagues, others
might require conferring with departmental administrators, librarians, or
computer support organizations.