2019年8月24日 独立写作题目:Some university teachers prefer to record their lectures in advance so that students can familiarize themselves with the material before class. Then teachers can use the class time to help students to practice what they learned while watching or listening.

Do you think this method of watching or listening before class is an effective way for students to learn? Why or why not?

写作范文

【Today, there is no presentation of a complete essay; instead, we focus on one method of reasoning: explanation. We expound on the logic and use a clear line of reasoning to convince our readers of our opinion.】

分论点一

中心句： During the preparatory[“准备性的”] time, students may be intrigued by the knowledge they will learn and thus cannot wait to attend the lectures for further probing [原形为probe：“探索/探究”]. 展开explanation：When going through the recordings, students may find something that stimulates their strong curiosity, so they will be eager for the class.

分论点二

中心句： Students are reported to display increased confidence in learning, which is another contributor to the learning effectiveness. 展开explanation：With the content previewed,[独立主格结构作方式/条件状语]learners sit in the classroom with prior knowledge [“预先的知识”], having[伴随状语]at least a preliminary[“基础性的”]idea of what they are learning, and will therefore learn without the fear that they do not know what will happen.

分论点三

中心句： Improvement of / in students’ learning efficiency is another result of this arrangement[“安排”，名词]. 中心句和段落里详述的内容往往没有逻辑连接词展开explanation：In this mode, time in the classroom is made optimal[“的”]use of because[设计（原因）状语从句，让单个句子的信息变丰富] it is not spent on explaining what is obvious to learners but spent on dealing with the possible difficulties when students converting[“转换”]knowledge into skills and abilities. It is only when the class time achieves this result that learning takes place [强调（从句形式的）状语的强调句]. 论证方式之一：反证：Instead, if an instructor uses the class time in stating the obvious[“显而易见的事情”]or the rudimentary[“基础性的”] knowledge, which may be the no-brainer[“不用费脑经就能懂的事情”] , students may get bored and thereby lose their desire to learn while they lose the interest.

分论点四

中心句： One more benefit is on the side of teachers. Teachers will be glad that students develop some elementary [“基础性的”] ideas of the content before the class, and they may therefore teach well. 展开explanation：The delight will motivate teachers, enabling them to dedicate their mind, heart and spirit to teaching, and it is only when the teacher is energetic that the students can learn. Teachers’ good performance is also conducive to [“有助于”] /promotes students’ learning.