2020年9月20日，由清華大學語言教學中心主辦的「生活英語聽說」、「生活英語讀寫」兩門課程作為首批清華繼續教育學分課程在學堂在線正式上線開課。
本次清華大學與學堂在線聯合推出兩門繼續教育學分課程，旨在為學習者提供更加高質量的在線教育資源，探索構建繼續教育學分體系，為學習者提供更多的終身學習機會。兩門課程在原有慕課內容基礎上，增加了直播互動、口語庫練習等環節，促進學習者與教師間的實時互動。參加學習並考試合格的學習者，可獲得清華大學繼續教育學分課程成績單，體現學習者在本課程所掌握的知識和能力。
2020年秋季學期，來自清華大學的楊芳老師和張文霞老師輪番上陣，隔周主講，各進行了五次直播課程。14位清華學生助教點對點帶領28位選課學員完成自我介紹等生活話題、聽新聞做筆記、看電影小說學英語等主題學習任務，並進行個性化學習輔導。
2021年1月18日至2月28日，楊芳老師充分利用寒假可以提升自我的機會，免費開設了15次的「生活英語學分課寒假班"直播課，繼續陪伴慕課學員們。期間，清華大學張亦凝老師傾情加入，圍繞英文閱讀與寫作，幫助學員以全新的思維模式審視英文寫作。
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「True success requires purpose and profit. People can track their progress in these areas on independent, parallel axes. But the interplay between the two dimensions is easier to visualize in a grid with intersecting lines. The upper-right quadrant, where purpose and profit meet, is the sweet spot for happiness.」
「Trevor Noah will spend 2021 in style. The day before New Year’s Eve, 「The Daily Show」 host shelled out $27.5 million for a contemporary mansion in Bel-Air, The Times has confirmed.」
「Self responsibility is being responsible for your attitude, your emotions, your assumptions, your frame of mind.」
「 寫作時，讀者會從你的文字中讀到你的人品、你看待別人的態度和你判斷對錯的邏輯。」
「怎樣寫一篇好作文？需要注意遣詞造句，詞彙的準確和地道，句式的豐富與多樣，以及論述的完整性。還要有思想深刻的、獨到的見解，展現自己的想法，切忌人云亦云，連貫地表達自己的想法，把自己的觀點說清楚。」
1. 中西方對禮貌的要求不同。
2. 中國媒體關注點不同。
3. 中英文敘述特點不同。
4. 中文常出現文化與生活的結合。
5. 如何講好我們自己的故事？
「With the rise of big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud computing, the integration of finance and technology has picked up speed recently. New business models of internet-based finance such as mobile payments have reshaped not only the way we live but also the financial ecosystem. Fintech now affects everything from payments, lending and securities to insurance and wealth management.」
「About the author: Gad Allon is a Professor of managerial economics, decision science, and operations management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He received his PhD in Management Science from Columbia Business School in New York and holds a Bachelor and a Master degree from the Israeli Institute of Technology. His research interests include operations management in general, and service operations and operations strategy in particular.」
「Farmers, villages and agriculture in rural areas of China are facing new challenges under a new economic development paradigm, for which policy makers should fully unleash the vitality of the vast rural market.」
「As I think back on what I』ve learned, these are the ten principles that strike me as necessary to true leadership. I hope they』ll serve you as well as they』ve served me.」
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「Once she shared her experience, another girl chimed in with a happy memory, then another, and another, and another. All of a sudden, this class that, moments before, was knee-deep in sorrow and despair had sailed into a calmer sea of fond reflections. Unfortunately, we still had one glaring problem before us, the elephant in the room.」
【英語寫作六要素】
thesis & evidence
organization & logic
citation & formatting
research skills
style & editing
audience & appropriateness
As a writer, what do you think of this technique?
①Do you think it is effective to begin the essay with a quote?
②What if the essay began with a quote？
③What if it was a much longer quote from President Obama, or a quote from the President about something other than the war?