作為國際班的學生，擁有開闊的國際視野可謂是一項必不可少的基本素養，而《世界歷史》(World History)作為象賢國際班高一的主課科目之一，不僅拓寬了學生的知識面，還為日后的留學生活打下了堅實的文化基礎。對于這樣一門重要的課程，任課老師Alexander Kreynin有許多想說的話——
 

　　學習準備
 

　　Q

　　What do our students need to prepare for learning World History ?

　　學生們需要為學習《世界歷史》做些什么準備呢?

　　To learn World History, students need to have good levels of English, which will help them understand the teacher, take good notes, write research papers, and take good exams. They need to be disciplined, and study hard for quizzes and tests.

　　這門課程需要學生有一個較好的英語水平，因為這能讓他們更好地理解老師的授課內容，更好地做筆記、寫研究報告以及完成考試。當然，他們還需要做到自律自覺，認真對待大小測驗等。

 

　　課程內容及目標
 

　　Q

　　What are the main contents/objectives of this subject?

　　這門課程的主要內容或目標是什么呢?

　　The main content of this subject is the study of the history of the entire world,from the prehistoric times to today. The objectives of the subject are learning world history, as well as the preparation for the TOEFL exam.

　　課程的主要內容是學習從史前到現在的世界歷史，同時也是對托福考試的一個準備。
 

　　教學方法
 

　　Q

　　What teaching methods do you use to teach this subject?

　　您一般會怎么上這門課呢?

　　My teaching methods involve lectures, which are accompanied by the PowerPoint presentations. Students will take notes and use them for chapter quizzes, which I give at the end of each topic, and the midterm and final exams. This will help them retain the knowledge of what they learned throughout the academic year.

　　我講課的時候會用到PPT，而且除了期中期末考試之外，每一章結束之后我也會安排一次小測，學生們可以利用平時做的筆記復習，這也有利于他們及時回顧學過的知識。
 

　　(隨堂小測)
 

　　In addition, my job is to prepare the students for the TOEFL exam. This exam consists of four parts: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. I help students improve their reading skills by learning new vocabulary, reading chapters from our textbook and answering questionson these chapters (which helps the students improve their reading comprehension). I help students improve their writing skills by writing down the class notes, writing vocabulary sentences and stories and answering essay questions. As for speaking skills, I will ask them to read out loud, which allows me to focus on their pronunciation. Finally, I enhance their listening skills by lecturing in class and interacting with the students, which gives them an opportunity to listen to my speaking and understand it better.

　　此外，輔導學生準備托福考試也是我的工作內容。托福包含聽、說、讀、寫四個部分，在課堂上我會注意鍛煉學生這四個方面的能力。就閱讀而言，我會讓學生學習新詞匯、帶領學生閱讀文章并回答課后習題(這能提高他們的閱讀理解能力)。就寫作而言，我會從課堂筆記的撰寫、單詞的造句及故事創作、回答課后習題這幾個方面去鍛煉他們遣詞造句的能力。至于口語呢，我主要通過讓學生大聲朗讀去檢查和糾正發音問題。較后，我認為英文授課以及與學生之間的互動也能很好地提升他們的聽力技巧。
 

　　(課程內容節選)

 

　　作業類型
 

　　Q

　　What kinds of homework do our students have for this subject?

　　學生們一般有什么作業呢?

　　It involves writing a story based on the vocabulary words they learned. The purpose of this homework is to help students improve their knowledge of English vocabulary and their writing skills. Besides, writing vocabulary sentences and answering the questions for the chapters are also included. There will also be high school and college level research papers on the selected topics.

　　作業包括用學過的詞匯寫故事，這是為了鞏固學生的詞匯和寫作技巧。此外還包括寫句子、回答課后習題和撰寫高中及大學水平的選題研究報告。
 

　　學習建議
 

　　Q

　　What are the learning suggestions for this course?

　　您有什么建議想對學生說嗎?

　　The learning suggestions for this course are as follows. Students need to behave in class, pay close attention to the teacher, participate in the class activities (especially take good notes), do all homework well, and study hard for quizzes and exams.

　　主要有以下幾點建議：同學們需要有較好的課堂表現，認真聽講，積極參與課堂活動(尤其是要認真做筆記)，課后自覺完成作業并踏實準備小測及考試。

 

　　評估方法
 

　　Q

　　What evaluation methods are applied to assess the performance of our students ?

　　您會采取什么方式去評估學生的表現呢?

　　I assess my students by giving them vocabulary and chapter quizzes, as well as the midterm and final exams. I also assess their reading comprehension by having them answer questions on the stories from the United States History. Finally, I assess my students’ ability to use the new vocabulary terms by writing stories with these terms.

　　我會通過單詞小測、章節測驗以及期中期末考的方式去考核同學們的表現。此外，我也會通過回答課后習題的方式考核同學們的閱讀理解，對詞匯的運用能力則通過用生詞寫故事的方式去檢測。
 

　　以上就是Mr. Kreynin想要分享的內容，希望國際班的同學們能在老師的帶領下能收獲更扎實的語言功底和更深厚的文化素養!