英语话里话外读书报告

英语话里话外读书报告EnglishandItsCulturalBackgroundsThereisnodoubtthatthebook,CrackingtheNutsofCulture,isreallyaninterestingbook.Ifinisheditwithinoneweek.Itdidbringmemuchfun,andwhatismore,IfoundthemoreIread,themoreIacquired,andthemoreIcouldunderstandtheabundantcontentsofEnglish.AsfarasIamconcerned,themostinterestingpartofthebookistheEnglishparadox.LikeChinese,thereisalsoabundantparadoxtohelpusexpresswhatwewanttosay.Aparadoxispunnyandvivid,whichalwayscontainssignificantmeaning.Forexample,“Hewhoalwayswatchestheclockwillalwaysbeoneofthehands”isparadox.Itisshortbutyoumaynotunderstanditsmeaningthefirstsightyouseeit.Onlyafteryoulookforthehiddenmeaningofthewordscanyoutotallyunderstandit.Itmeansamanwhodonotdohisworkcarefullyandonlycaretheclosingtimecan‘tbeanoutstandingworker.Usingthisexample,ImeanifwewanttolearnEnglishwellandtotallyunderstandsomewords,weshouldlearntofigureouttherealmeaningofthewordsinsteadofjusttakingallstatementsatfacevalue.IhaveacquiredadeeperunderstandingofEnglishafterreadingthisbook.WhenIwasamiddleschoolstudent,myChineseteacheralwaystoldusthatChineseismorebeautifulandhasmoreconnotationthanEnglish.ButnowIcansaythathisjudgmentisunfairbecausethereisalargequantityofinterestingexpressionsinEnglish.Someofthemmayseemmeaninglessunlesstheyareputinthespeciallanguagesituation.What’smore,somewordsinregularcollocationcanexpressspecialmeaning,forexample,“notsohot“,aregularcollocationwhichisusedtoexpressthemeaningofnotgood.ThesebothenrichtheinternalmeaningofEnglish.Inmypointofview,languageandcultureareinseparable.Alanguageisborntoexpressanation’scultureandtheformationanddevelopmentofalanguageisalwaysinfluencedbytheculture.Westernersaremuchmoreopen-mindedthanChinese,sowecanseethatinEnglishtheresultsarealwayssaidbeforethereasons,whichisonthecontraryinChinese.AnotherexampleisthatinEnglish,theexpressionluckydogmeanssomeoneisluckybutinChinesetheexpressionsmadewiththeworddogarealwaysrelatedtosomethingbad.InChain,ifyoudescribeonewiththeexpressionmadewiththeworddog,hewillbeveryangry.Thereasonforthisphenomenonisthatinwestern,peoplelovetheirdogsandlookonthemastheirfamilies,andinancientChain,dogwasconcernedasasnobbishanimal.WhenlearnEnglish,wemayfindthatsometimesevenweknowthemeaningofeveryword,westillcan’tunderstandthemeaningofthewholesentence.So,tolearnEnglish,notonlydoweneedtoknowthenewsymbolsandtherulesofusingthesesymbols,butalsoweneedtoculturalbackgroundofEnglishlanguage.第二篇：英语读书报告5000字OnVickyPhillips’EducationinCyberspace10273243AinaWuThisisapaperaboutonlineteaching.TheauthorisVickyPhillips.VickyPhillipsisapioneerinadulteducationanddistancelearning,andfounderandCEOof“G”.Sheistheauthorofthewell-knownbookNeverTooLatetoLearn:TheAdultStudent’sGuidetoCollege.Thispaperisabusinesstriparoundtherunintoaproblemlaunch.oncetheauthoronabusinesstripamanaskedherwhatshedidforaliving.Theauthorgavehimanhonestanswerwithoutthink.Tomakehimunderstand,theauthorexplainedalot.Throughdetailedintroductionoftheauthor,wegotshedesignedAmerica’sfirstonlinecounselingcenterfordistancelearners.Distancelearning,oreducationalprogramswherepupilandprofessornevermeetface-to-face,arenothingnew.Andtheauthortaughtpsychologyandcareerdevelopment.HerpostistheWorldWideWeb.Postingassignmentstoelectronicbulletinboardsandsendinggradedpapersacrosstheinternationalphonelinesintraffic-freeemailpackets.Fromtheauthor,itishardtoimagineteachinganywhereotherthanintheliberalfreedomthatiscyberspace.Incyberspace,teacherslisten,read,commentandreflectonwhatstudentshavetosay--eachoftheminturn.Whattheyknow,theymustcommunicationtoteachersinwords.Theycannotsitpassivelyinthebackrowtwiddlingtheirmentalthumbsastheclockticksaway.Thiscanbeverygoodtopromotestudents'autonomouslearning,letthestudentsfromthehearttolearn.What’smore,EducationinCyberspaceisbeneficialtotheold.Theyaretelecommutingtocampusbecausetheycouldnot,orwouldnot,uproottheircareersandkidsorgrandkidstomovetoacollegecampus—anentitymodeledafterthelearningmonasteriesofmedievaltimes.Acyber-educationsuitstheoldbecauseitrespectstheirabilitiestodefineforthemselveswhatknowledgeisandtogoafterit.Itencouragesthemtoarguetheirpointsandtheirperspectiveswithouttheinterferenceofaprofessor,whomightbetemptedtostepinto“clamdown”or“refocus”anotherwisewonderfullyenlighteningclassroomdebate.Intoday'ssociety,somepeoplethinkthat,alongwiththerapidpopularizationoftheInternet,networkeducationwillbeonthetraditionaleducationinaprofoundrevolution,willeventuallyreplacethetraditionaleducation.Thereisnodenyingthefactthatsetupnetworkschoolanddevelopthenetworkeducation,educationteachingreformtobringnewlifeandopportunity,butIstillthink:thenetworkeducationcan'treplacethetraditionaleducation.First,networkeducationthedrawbacksToguaranteethequalityofnetworkteachingdependonmanyfactorscommonUSES,suchasteachingbothpartiesmusthaveacomputerhardwaretechnologyenvironment,musthaveaccessto,networkmustbeclear,moreimportantis,teachingthetwosidesalsomusthaveappropriatetechnologylevel.Inaddition,thenetworkteachingbecauseofthespace,theteacheruniquepersonalitycharm,singsintheteachingwiththestudentemotion,moral,ofknowledgeandabilitytoachievetheeffectofteaching,theteacheralsodifficulttobenetworkteachingthemulti-levelteachingandteachstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitude,someinthenameoftheupperborrowonline,alldayinthestrollonline.Mostonlineschoolscannotformnewmodeoflearning,andisstilltraditionaleducationmodelalternatives.Anonlineschoolqualityalsoisintermingled,muchonlineservicepositionisnotclear.Second,theadvantagesofthetraditionaleducationTraditionaleducationisaclosed,force-feedingteachingtoo,butitsbasicformpositionisstillnetworkeducationcannotreplace.Thetraditionaleducationnetworkeducationhaveclassthanstudyatmosphere,theteachersandstudentstoexchange,classroomteachingiseasytocontrol,easytolearningmotivationandotheradvantages,inaddition,documentedlearningresourcesnetworkdigitallearningresourcesthanmoreeasytouseandcarry,networkeducationisalsohasmanyadvantages,butitcanonlytothetraditionaleducationinasupplementaryrole,shouldnotalsocan'treplacethetraditional