和老师的通信 Fri.Feb.2 2007 老实说,说着我会尽力而为的话,心里却有些没有底气。最近放在学习上的时间 真的是不多啊……以生病为开端。病好了,学习的事情工作的事情都要加油了才是! 感觉到牛津后碰到的老师都很不错,至少表现得很关心学生,很人性化。嗯,就 是这样。 Hi, Dan. Please find the attachment of my answer to exercise 3. I am wondering why you ask us to do this exercise, and guess that it has something to do with reflexivity. The subject matter of a discipline should apply equally well to the individual practitioners of that discipline. Therefore,the statistic which includes me should provide some information about me. Have I got the point? Best. Dian Hi Dian, I suppose each of the exercises is designed to get you thinking. The‘ point ’of this exercise was a bit reflexive - to get you thinking about how closely you felt represented by a statistic and whether the statistic captured anything about you. I notice you are very quiet in class - please join in the discussions as much as possible. If you are finding the class difficult, please let me know, Dan. Hi, Dan. Yes, I am very quiet in class. Actually, it was my first time to join in the discussion last Monday, on AQLRM. I was quite happy for the improvement. On the one hand, as you mentioned, the SSST is difficult to me. There are so many strange terms in the articles that I am not sure whether I got what the author want to express after reading. For example, I am totally lost in last topic, ANT. On the other hand, I am not used to join in the discussion in class. In China, there are less chances for students to discuss in class. If I have questions, I would ask teachers after classes. I always listen to others' opinion carefully and then try to polish my own analysis. If I could not arrive at a conclusion that I feel satisfactory with, I would not like to speak it out. I know I should join in the discussion as much as possible, but it is not an easy job. Anyway, I would work harder and try my best. Thanks for your consideration. Dian Hi Dian, I understand that for you this class is hard - you probably have to work harder than the other students because of language and unfamiliarity with the style of teaching. However - I think you are going to make a great student and will do really well! I appreciate your hard work and I am always willing to talk about any subject you have problems with - just let me know what you find confusing and we can discuss it. In the next few weeks I am going to start talking to students about exam questions so you can have some practice essays before the exam. I think this will help you, See you on Monday, Dan.