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September 3, 2009

 

1.  College vs. university

¦b¬ü°ê¡A°ªµ¥±Ð¨|¾÷ºc¦³¤TºØ: two-year community college, four-year college, ©Muniversity¡Cuniversity´£¨Ñ¸û¦h»â°ìªºundergraduate programs¡A¤]´£¨Ñgraduate studies¡F¨Ã­P¤O©ó¾Ç³Nªº¬ã¨s(academic researches)¡Ccollege³o­Ó¦r±`³Q¥Î§@¤j¾Çªº³qºÙ¡C¨Ò¦p:  I¡¦m a college student.  In Taiwan, students have to study very hard and choose carefully if they want a good college education.  I go to college at NCCU. ¦Ü©ó¤j®a³£«Ü¤¶·Nªº¾ÇÂø¶O(tuition and fees) ¡A¦b¬ü°ê¦]¾Ç®Õ©M¬ì¨tªº¤£¦P·|¦³«Ü¤jªº®t²§¡CÁ`Åé¦Ó¨¥¡A¨p¥ß¤j¾Ç(private university)¤@¾Ç¦~ªº¥­§¡¾Ç¶O¤j¬ù¬O 25,000 U.S. Dollars¡A¤½¥ß¤j¾Ç(public university)«h¬O13,000 U.S. Dollars.

2.  What¡¦s your major?

³¡¥÷¤j¾Ç¥Í·|¦³¿ï¿ù¥D­× (major) ªº§xÂZ¡A³o®É¡A°£¤FµwµÛÀY¥ÖŪ¤U¥h¥~¡A´Á±æ¦æ¨ì¤ô½a³B¡A´N¬O§¤¬Ý¶³°_®É¡F´N¬O±oÂà¨t¤F (change your major)¡C¦Ó¬ü°êªº¤j¾Ç¥Í¡A¦b ¤j¤@ (freshman year) ©M¤j¤G (sophomore year) ®É±M­×¤ñ¸û°ò¦ªº½Òµ{(lower-division courses) ¡A¦p³qÃÑ½Ò (general education requirements)¡A³o¨Ç³qÃÑ¬ì¥Ø³£¬O¥²­×ªº (required)¡F¦A·f°t¤@¨Ç­Ó¤H¦³¿³½ì¾Çªº¿ï­×½Ò (electives)¡A¥H«K¾Ç¥Í¥¿½T¿ï¾Ü¥D­×¡C¨ì¤F¤j¤T (junior year) ¤j¥| (senior year) ®É¡A¾Ç¥Í¤~¨M©wmajor¡A¨Ã±M­×¥D­×ªº±M·~½Òµ{(upper-division courses)¤F¡C

 

Q:  What¡¦s your major?

A:  I haven¡¦t decided yet.

B:  I major in Psychology.

3.  What year are you in?

³o­Ó°ÝÃDªºµª®×¥i¥H¬O: I¡¦m in my first¡Bsecond¡Bthird¡Blast/ freshman¡Bsophomore¡Bjunior¡Bsenior year. ©Î¬O: I¡¦m a freshman¡Bsophomore¡Bjunior¡Bsenior.

4.  University faculty

   ¤j¾Ç¸Ìªº±Ð­û¤£¦A³Q²ÎºÙ¬° teacher¡A¦Ó¦U¦³Â¾ºÙ¡C¨Ò¦p: ±Ð±Â full professor¡A°Æ±Ð±Â

   associate professor¡A§U²z±Ð±Â assistant professor¡AÁ¿®v instructor¡A©M§U±Ð (TA--

   teaching assistant)¡C¤j¾Ç±Ð±Â¤£¦ý¬O¤@ºØÂ¾ºÙ¡A¤]¥i¥H·íºÙ¿×¥Î¡C¨Ò¦p: Professor Lee¡F

   ¦ý teacher³o­Ó¦r´N¤£·|³Q·í§@ºÙ¿×¥Î¡C¦¹¥~¡A¨t¡B°|¡A©M¾Ç®Õªº¤j®aªøªºÂ¾ºÙ¬O:

   department head/chair, dean of college, ©Muniversity president/chancellor.

5.  University facilities and services

   ¤j¾Çùتº¤@¨Ç¦æ¬F³æ¦ì³£¥s°µ office¡C¨Ò¦p: administration office, student affairs office,

 registration office, housing office, finance office, etc. ³o¨Ç¦æ¬F³æ¦ì¥i¯à·|¶°¤¤¦b¤@´É©Ò

 ¿×ªº¦æ¬F¤j¼ÓùØ (administration building)¡C¨ä¥Lªº­«­n«Ø¿vª«ÁÙ¦³: ¹Ï®ÑÀ] library¡A¹q¸£¤¤

 ¤ß computer center¡A¾Ç¥Í±JªÙ dormitory/ residence hall¡A¤j§°ó auditorium¡AÅé¨|À] gymnasium¡A ©M¦U¨t©Ò°|À]¡C®Õ¤º©M¾Ç¥Í®§®§¬ÛÃöªº¦aÂI¡A°£¤F±Ð«Ç©M±JªÙ¤§¥~¡A¾Ç¥Í¬¡°Ê¤¤¤ß (student union/center) ¬O¾Ç¥Í­ÌªºªÀ¥æ©M¸ê°T¶°´²¯¸¡C³oùØ­±¦³ªÀ¹Î¿ì¤½«Ç (club office)¡A¾Ç¥Í·| (student council)¡A¥ð®§«Ç (student lounge)¡Acafé, bar, ¤½§GÄæ (bulletin board), etc.¡F¿Ô°Ó¤¤¤ß (counseling center) ùئ³±M·~ªº»²¾É­û (counselor¡Apsychotherapist) ´£¨Ñ¤ß²z¿Ô°Ó (counseling)¡A³o¥i¬O§K¶Oªº¤ßÆF spa³é¡FÂå°È«Ç (health center/ infirmary) ´£¨Ñ§K¶Oªºªù¶EÂåÀøªA°È (out-patient medical service)¡AÁÙ¦³¦Û§UÀ\ (cafeteria)¡A®Õ¶é®Ñ§½ (campus bookstore)¡A©M´åªa¦À¡Aºô²y³õ (tennis court) µ¥µ¥¡C

6.  Registration

¶}¾Ç¤F¡I³q±`¾Ç®Õ·|¬°·s¥Í (incoming students; freshmen) ·Ç³Æ·s¥Í°V½m¡A¨ä¤¤¥]¬A»¡©ú·| (orientation) ©M®Õ¶é¨µÂ§ (campus tour)¡C¦Ü©ósophomores, juniors ©M seniors¡AµL½×¬O§_±w¤W¶}¾Ç¼~Æ{¯g (back to school blues)¡A³£±o§Ö§Ö®¶§@°_¨Ó¡A¦]¬°µù¥U (to register as a student) ©M¿ï½Ò (to register/sign up for classes) ¥i¤£¬O a piece of cake.µù¥Uªº¹Lµ{¥]¬A¶ñ¼gµù¥Uªí®æ (to fill out the registration form)¡A¿ï½Ò (to register for classes)¡A©Mú¾Ç¶O (to pay the tuition and fees)¡C«Ü¦h¾Ç®Õ´£¨Ñ¤è«Kªº½u¤W¿ï½Ò (on-line registration) ªA°È¡A¦ý¿ï¿ù½Ò©Î¬O½Ä°ó (to double book) ªº°ÝÃDÁÙ¬O°¸º¸·|µo¥Í¡CÁÙ¦n¡A¤§«áÁÙ¥i¥H¦A¥[°h¿ï (to add a course) (to drop a course)¡C­×½Ò (to take a class/course) °£¤F¨Ì¾Ç®Õªº³W©w¥²­×¡A©M­Ó¤Hªº¿³½ì¡F¨ú±o¨¬°÷¾Ç¤À (to get credits)¦³®É¤]¬O¤@­Ó«Ü­«­nªº¦]¯À¡C¦³¨Ç¾Ç¥Í¬°¤F¸É¨¬¾Ç¤À¼Æ¡A¨ÃÅý¦Û¤v»´ÃP¤@ÂI¡A·|Á×§K¤ñ¸ûÃø¹LÃöªº½Ò (killer course)¡A¦Ó¿ï¾Ü­×¤@¨â°ó¤ñ¸û¸Éªº½Ò (to take a light class/a cake course)¡A¤]´N¬O§@·~¶q¤Ö (a light workload)¡A¦Ñ®v¤£ÄY¼F (not a tough teacher) ¤S¤£·í¤H (does not fail/flunk students) ¬Æ¦Ü¤À¼Æµ¹±o«Ü°ª (to give easy marks) ªº½Ò¡CÁö»¡¦³¤H·R¦Y¸É¡A«o¤]¦³¤H·R¦Y­W¡C¦³¨Ç¾Ç¥Íªº½Ò¤w¸gº¡°ó¤F (to have a full schedule)¡AÁÙ¿ï¾Ü®ÇÅ¥ (to audit a course/sit in on a class)¡C¬Æ¦ÜÁÙ¦³¤H¦³°Æ¥D­× (to have a minor) ©Î­×Âù¾Ç¦ì (to double major) ¡A¤]¦³¨Ç¾Ç¥Í·|§Q¥Î summer term§â¤U¾Ç´Áªº½Ò¥ý­×­Ó´X°ó¡C

 

Q: How many credits are you taking this fall?

A: I¡¦m planning to take 22.

7.  Academic year

¦b¬ü°ê¡A¤@¾Ç¦~ (academic/school year) ¥i¤À¬°¨â¨ì¤T­Ó¾Ç´Á (fall, spring, and summer semester/term)¡C¦ý¤j¦h¼Æªº½Òµ{¥i¦b¨â¾Ç´Á¤º­×§¹¡C¦b»OÆW¡A¤@¾Ç¦~«h¤À¬°¤W (first/fall)¡B¤U (second/spring) ¨â­Ó¾Ç´Á (semester/term)¡C

8.  Courses

¤j¾Ç¤¤±`¨£ªº½Òµ{§ÎºA¦³¡G1. ¦Ñ®vÁ¿ºt (talk/ lecture)¡A¾Ç¥Í°µµ§°O (take notes) ªº (lecture classes),2. ¤p¯Z¨îªº°Q½×½Ò (seminar classes), 3. ¹êÅç½Ò (laboratory classes/ labs)¡C­Y¨Ìµ{«×¨Ó¤À¡A¤j¤@¡B¤j¤Gªº½Ò¸û¦h¬°¤Jªù½Ò (lower division courses/ introductory courses/ intro courses)¡F¤j¤T¡B¤j¥|ªº½Ò«h¬°»á¨ã²`«×ªº¶i¶¥½Ò (upper division courses)¡C¨ä¤¤¦³¨Ç½Òµ{ÁÙ³]©w¬°¥ý­×½Ò (prerequisite classes/ pre-reqs)¡A·|¾×­×¶i¶¥½Ò¡C

 

A: I¡¦m planning to take advance accounting this fall.

B: I don¡¦t think you can do that. You have to first complete introductory accounting. It¡¦s the prerequisite course for advance accounting.

9. Examinations & grades

¤Z¬O¾Ç¥Í³£¤£·|¤Ó³ßÅw¦Ò¸Õ-- ´Á¤¤¦Ò (midterm exam)¡A´Á¥½¦Ò (final exam)¡A¤p¦Ò (quiz)¡A©â¦Ò (pop quiz)¡A¤f¸Õ (oral test)¡Aµ§¸Õ (written test)¡A±a®Ñ¦Ò¸Õ (open-book exam)¡F©Ò¥H¦³¤@¨Ç¦Ñ®v·|­n¨D¾Ç¥Í´Á¥½¥æ­Ó³ø§i (term paper)¡A©Î¬O±N¥­®Éªº§@·~ (assignments)¾ã¦X¦¨¤@®Mportfolio¥H¥N´À¦Ò¸Õ¡C ¬ü°ê¤j¾Ç±Ð®vªº´Á¥½µ¹¤À¤è¦¡ (grading system)¦h¬°¡G A (80¡ô¤À/ 4.0)¡BB (70-79¤À/ 3.0)¡BC (69-60¤À/ 2.0)¡BD (50-59¤À/ 1.0)¡A©MF (fail)¡C³oºØ¤è¦¡ºÙ°µ letter grades¡C ¥­§¡¦¨ÁZ«hºÙ¬° GPA (grade point average)¡C¥Î¥\ªº¾Ç¥Í¬Æ¦Ü·|¨C¤@¬ì³£±o¨ìA (get straight A¡¦s)¡A¦Ó¤Ó¤£¥Î¥\ªº¾Ç¥Í­Y²V¨ì GPA§C©ó 2.0´N·|³Q¯d®Õ¹î¬Ý (on academic probation)¡A¦hªá¤@¨â­Ó¾Ç´Á¨Ó¸É±Ï¦Û¤vªº¦¨ÁZ¡C¦Ü©óµû¶qªº¼Ð·Ç (evaluation criteria) ±Ð®v­Ì·|±N¤§¸Ô¦C©ó±Ð¾Ç¤jºõ (syllabus) ¤W¡C¥H¤U¤¶²Ð´X­Ó©M¦Ò¸Õ¡B¦¨ÁZ¦³Ãöªº¨Ò¥y¡A¨Ñ¦P¾Ç­Ì°Ñ¦Ò¡C

Q:  What did you get in Chemistry?

    How did you do on your midterm?

A:  I aced it. I got a 98.

B:  I got a B.

C:  I barely passed.

D:  I flunked/ failed it.

10. Interpersonal relationship

¾Çªø¡B¾Ç©n¡B«Ç¤Í©M¾É®v¡A¬O¤@¯ë¤j¾Ç¥Í±`±¾¦b¼LÃ䪺¤H¡FµM¦Ó¡A°£¤F«Ç¤Í (roommates)¥~¡A¨ä¥Lªº´X­Ó¦Wµü¦b­^¤å¤¤¡A¦]¬°¤å¤Æªº¤£¦P¡A³£¨S¦³¹ïÀ³ªº¦r¡C­Y­nªí¥Ü¬Y¤H¬°¾Ç©n¡A´N±o¦n¦n¸ÑÄÀ¤@µf¡C¨Ò¦p¡G

 

A: Pat and I are in the same department. She¡¦s a senior.

B: Joe and I are in the same study group. We¡¦re teammates. (¦b¾Ç²ß¤W¤À¤u¦X§@ªº¦P¾Ç)

 

¬ü°ê¤j¾Ç¥ÍÁöµM¨S¦³³Q¨t¤W½s¯Z©M¤À°t¾É®v¡A¦ý¾Ç®Õ¦³¤£¦Pªº services©M offices (¨Ò¦p: Financial Aid, Student Employment, Scholarships, etc.) ¥i¥H´£¨Ñ¾Ç¥Í¦U¤è­±ªº¿Ô¸ß©MÀ°§U¡C¦b½Ò·~¤è­±¡Aacademic advisors ­t³d»²¾É¾Ç¥Í¿ï½Ò (to make course selections)¡F¦U¬ì±Ð®v¤]·|©ó¿Ô¸ß®É¶¡ (office hours) »P¾Ç¥Í­±½Í¡C

11.  Degree

¶¶§Q§¹¦¨¥|¦~¤j¾Ç¾Ç·~¡A²¦·~¥Í (graduates) ¦b°Ñ¥[¹L²¦·~¨å§ (graduation/ commencement) «á¡A²×©ó¥i¥H®³¨ì²¦·~ÃÒ®Ñ (diploma) ¤F¡C¤j¾Ç (undergraduate) ¾Ç¦ì (degree) ºÙ¬°¾Ç¤h¾Ç¦ì (Bachelor¡¦s degree): (B.A./ Bachelor of Arts)¡B (B.S./ Bachelor of Science)¡A­Y¦A¦Ê¤Ø¬ñÀY§ó¶i¤@¨B¡A§¹¦¨¬ã¨s©Ò(graduate school) ªººÓ¤h¯Z©Î³Õ¤h¯Z¡A«K¥i±o¨ì¥O¤HªY¸rªººÓ¤h¾Ç¦ì (Master¡¦s degree): (M.A./ Master of Arts)¡B(M. S./ Master of Science)¡B(M.B.A./ Master of Business Administration)¡A©Î²×·¥ªº³Õ¤h¾Ç¦ì (Ph.D./ Doctor of Philosophy)¡C

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