A. To learn more about his student teaching assignment
B. To discuss the best time to complete his senior thesis
C. To discuss the possibility of changing the topic of his senior thesis
D. To find out whether the professor will be his advisor for his senior thesis
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NARRATOR:Listen to a conversation between a student and his academic advisor.
MALE STUDENT:Hi, sorry I'm late, Professor Blaine.
FEMALE ADVISOR:No problem, Jim. So you've got some questions about your senior thesis requirement?
MALE STUDENT:Yeah, I've got a couple of problems actually.So, the first thing is, you normally write it during the first half of the academic year, right? In your final year of studies?
FEMALE ADVISOR:Right.
MALE STUDENT:But I have my student teaching scheduled for that time-I wanna teach high school English after graduation.So I really need to give that my full attention, and I just worry that I won't be able to if I'm writing my senior thesis at the same time.I mean, it's supposed to be 35 to 50 pages. That's a serious commitment.
FEMALE ADVISOR:You're right, but it really isn't a problem.
MALE STUDENT:Really?
FEMALE ADVISOR:No, a lot of English majors get teacher certification.So we have students like you do their senior thesis after their student teaching.It works out well, because many students want to use a unit they taught as the basis of their paper.So you'll just enroll in a thesis seminar for the second semester.
MALE STUDENT:Well, that's a big relief. But it brings us to my second problem.I've really focused my studies on Old and Middle English literature.I'm even thinking about doing a graduate degree with a concentration in that after I've taught for a while.So I was hoping to do my senior thesis on Chaucer, on The Canterbury Tales, because that would obviously be useful if I do go on. But...
FEMALE ADVISOR:[Interrupting knowingly] Ahh, but Professor Johnson...
MALE STUDENT:Exactly, Professor Johnson is going to be taking a sabbatical to do research in France during the second half of the year.So, without him around, I'm, uh, not sure how I could do a senior thesis on The Canterbury Tales.I mean, the focus of his teaching and research is unique around here.
FEMALE ADVISOR:Yes, I understand. It would be difficult to do your paper without Professor Johnson around.Hmm. Would you allow me to try to sell you on an alternate plan?
MALE STUDENT:Well, you can try... but Chaucer's sort of my hero, if you know what I mean.
FEMALE ADVISOR:Well, I'm teaching a course on the literature of the Renaissance in the first half of the year.It'll meet late in the day, so it won't interfere with your teaching.And I haven't offered it in quite a while now, so I doubt you've ever studied that period on the college level.
MALE STUDENT:No, I haven't.
FEMALE ADVISOR:If you'd be interested in taking the course, I'd be happy to give you supplemental readings. And I'd also be happy to be your advisor for your paper later on.
MALE STUDENT:Well I've never looked at that area before, but I've always had an interest in it, so that does have a certain appeal.
FEMALE ADVISOR:Well, if you do decide to go this route, I would make that decision soon, and I would use this summer productively.After all, this is not going to be like taking an intro course.
旁白:听一段学生和教授的对话。
学生:你好。布莱恩教授,很对不起,我迟到了。
指导教授:吉姆,没关系。关于毕业论文的要求,你有些问题想问我是吗?
学生:对。实际上我有好几个问题。第一,通常你会在最后一学年的上半年写这篇论文,对吧?
指导教授:对。
学生:那时候我有教育实习项目—我想毕业后去教高中英语课。所以我需要全身心投入。我很担心,如果我同时要写毕业论文,我就无法专注了。我是说,这可要写35到50页呢。这是非常严肃的事情。
指导教授:你说得对。但这不是问题。
学生:真的吗?
指导教授:这不是问题。很多英语专业的学生都考教师资格证。我们有很多像你一样学生,他们都是在教育实习后写毕业论文的。效果很不错,因为很多学生都想把自己教的其中一个单元作为论文基础。所以你只要参加第二学期的论文研讨课就行。
学生:这可让我轻松不少。但又引出我第二个问题了。我很专注研究古代和中世纪英语文学。我正在考虑要不要在我教书一段时间后,在此领域读一个研究生学位。我希望能写关于乔叟的毕业论文,关于《坎特伯雷故事集》,因为如果我要继续深造,这肯定很有用。但……
指导教授:啊,但约翰逊教授……
学生:对。约翰逊教授在下半年会休公假,他会去法国做些研究。他不在这儿了,我不确定要怎么写关于《坎特伯雷故事集》的毕业论文了。我是指,他教学和研究的重点在这儿是很独特的。
指导教授:对。我明白。约翰逊教授不在这儿的话,你要写论文就很难了。你同意我向你推荐另一个想法吗?
学生:嗯,你可以试试,但乔叟算得上是我的偶像,如果你能明白我的意思。
指导教授:我在上半年教一门关于文艺复兴时期文学的课。上课时间是在晚上的,不会干扰你的教学。我很久都没推荐过这门课了,我很怀疑你在大学课程有没有学过这段时期。
学生:没有。
指导教授:如果你有兴趣上这门课,我很乐意提供一些阅读的补充材料给你。也很乐意当你以后毕业论文的学术辅导。
学生:我之前还没涉及过这个领域,但我一直挺感兴趣,听起来很吸引人。
指导教授:如果你确定要走这条路,我就会尽快作出决定,并好好利用这个夏天。毕竟这可不是入门课程。
题型分析:主旨题
原文定位:
So I really need to give that my full attention, and I just worry that I
won't be able to if I'm writing my senior thesis at the same time.
选项分析:
前面的对话说了一些为何迟到。接着说对于assignment有些问题。注意学生信号词several problem后面引出的具体信息 first half, won’t able to finish at the same time
B 选项是对文章核心动词time 的描述,是对全文主旨最准确的概括
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