Oxford
When language learners arrive in Oxford, many ask where the university is, thinking that they will be shown just one building. It’s up to their teachers to explain that Oxford university is made up of a collection of many different colleges and institutions, each with its own history and characteristics.
There are many other surprises that learners discover about the city and its university. Katie Jennings is a social organizer at King’s St Joseph’s Hall in East Oxford, and it is her job to organize activities for learners outside of lesson time. She says many learners are surprised to discover that Oxford is a home to a wide variety of nationalities and ethnic groups, and one of the most popular social events is a night out at one of the town’s Latin American dance clubs. After a day spent learning English and absorbing the ancient atmosphere of the university, learners can samba the night away.
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| Tests conducted at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Psychological Laboratory showed that anger is one of the most
difficult emotions to detect from facial expression. Professor Dallas E. Buzby
confronted 716 students with pictures of extremely angry persons, and asked them
to identify the emotion from facial expression. Only 2 percent made correct
judgments. Anger was most frequently judged as "pleased." And a typical reaction
of a student with the picture of a man who was hopping mad was to classify his
expression as either "bewildered", "quizzical", or simply "amazed". Other
students showed that it is extremely difficult to tell whether a man is angry or
not just by looking at his face. The investigators found further that women are
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A growing list of established colleges and universities are
extending access to their courses to students all over the world via the Net,
creating a new type of education facility called "virtual(虚拟)universities".
These days you can get degrees, masters, MBAs, BAs and Doctorates from all over
the world through Internet courses. Colleges and Universities in the U. S. A. ,
Asia, Europe, U. K. , Australia and many other places are racing to set up
virtual study centers in the hope of attracting students.
Britain’s Open University is a dedicated education institution using the Web to provide accesible education. It even invites students to suggest courses they’d like to study ! City University from the U. S. A is another place to consider for MBAs and BAs. A selection of their courses are offered through CyberEd, which makes use of the Web complete with images, sound and video to present material, mark assignments, hold online discussions and off 我来回答: 提交
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