計畫撰寫 (Work Proposals)


　
Exercise 42
I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise


Purpose:

Outlining the work proposal (part one): describing the project background / 工作提案計畫（第一部份）: 背景

　

I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

  • distance learning
  • lack
  • feasible
  • strategies
  • reliable assessment methods
  • inhibits

Consult page 1 of Writing Effective Work Proposals by Ted Knoy for some of these definitions.

II. Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and then answering the following questions. Press the "Final score" button to check your quiz results.


1. How many distance learning courses are available on the Internet?
A. a large number
B. an enormous number
C. an increasing number

2. What strategies do distance learning courses lack in assessing student performance?
A. viable ones
B. feasible ones
C. effective ones

3. Which word is the most similar in meaning to “feasible”?
A. efficient
B. viable
C. inexpensive

4. Which word is the most similar in meaning to “inhibits”?
A. prevents
B. estimates
C. simulates

5. Which word is the most similar in meaning to “reliable”?
A. cost effective
B. dependable
C. efficient

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2. Listen to the story again as you read the audiotranscript on page 318 of Writing Effective Work Proposals by Ted Knoy.

III. Post-Listening Exercise [Top]
1. Read the audiotranscript with a partner or change some of the information to adapt it to your situation.

2. Outline the first part of your work or research proposal by describing the project background. View the accompanying two Power Point presentations on details of how to write this assignment.

3. Write four questions beginning with Which” when recommending someone for advanced study, and then answer them. The question does not have to come directly from the listening exercise.
Example: Which methods are needed to improve the effectiveness of distance learning?
Answer: Reliable assessment ones
Example: Which area is your research concerned with?
Answer: The reliability of distance learning courses on the Internet

回計畫撰寫 Work Proposals