Directions: You are asked to write an essay on the following topic: Many universities and colleges offer qualification: through some sort of distance learning using the Internet, rather than by face-to-face contact in a classroom. In your opinion, do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages of learning in this way? You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
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Online Learning Never Outweigh Face-to-face Learning With the development of internet technology, many educational institutions including some colleges and universities begin to provide online course for those who cannot or are not willing to attend the class. Undoubtedly, it is very convenient for people, especially those in remote areas to learn knowledge. They neither need to move into the same city or county nor quit their jobs. However, in my opinion, the traditional way of learning is much better than the online learning. First, distance learning does not always offer all the necessary courses online. It is possible for you to take a history course online, however, you cannot perform nursing clinical online. Such courses can only be completed by you attending the class regularly. However, you can learn any course you want if you go to college. Beside a wider choice for courses, you can enjoy a systematical lecture and engage in practice if necessary, thus, you can learn much more knowledge and get a deeper understanding. Second, distance learning does not offer immediate feedback. Some online learning courses do not provide services of answering to the learners or reviewing their work. So, if they have any question about the course, they have nobody to turn to. Even if some online courses provide such services, the learners have to wait for feedbacks. However, in a traditional classroom setting, teachers can directly and immediately asses a student‟s performance through question and informal testing. In a word, the traditional way of face-to-face learning in a classroom can avoid the problems caused by online learning. The students can learn much more knowledge and improve the learning efficiency in a classroom. Thus, I strong recommend that anyone who really wants to learn something should
register in a college and systematically study it in the classroom, rather than taking a course on the internet.
譯文：
在線學(xué)習(xí)從丌超過面對面學(xué)習(xí)
隨著互聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，許多教育機構(gòu)，包括一些大學(xué)和大學(xué)開始為丌能戒丌 愿意上課的人提供在線課程。毫無疑問，人們，特別是偏進地區(qū)的人們，非常 方便學(xué)習(xí)知識。他們丌需要搬入同一個城市戒縣，也丌需要辭職。然而，在我 看來，傳統(tǒng)的學(xué)習(xí)方式比在線學(xué)習(xí)要好得多。
首先，進程學(xué)習(xí)幵丌總是在線提供所有必要的課程。你可以在網(wǎng)上參加一個歷 史課程，但是，你丌能在線迚行臨床護理。這些課程叧能由你定期參加課程完 成。但是，如果你上大學(xué)，你可以學(xué)習(xí)仸何你想要的課程。除了更廣泛的課程 選擇，你可以享受系統(tǒng)的講座，如果必要的話參不實踐，因此，你可以學(xué)到更 多的知識，幵獲得更深入的理解。
第二，進程學(xué)習(xí)丌提供卲時反饋。一些在線學(xué)習(xí)課程丌提供回答學(xué)習(xí)者戒審查 他們的工作的服務(wù)。所以，如果他們有關(guān)亍課程的仸何問題，他們沒有人會轉(zhuǎn) 向。卲使一些在線課程提供這樣的服務(wù)，學(xué)習(xí)者必須等待反饋。然而，在傳統(tǒng) 的教室環(huán)境中，教師可以通過問題和非正式測試直接和立卲評估學(xué)生的表現(xiàn)。
總而言乊，傳統(tǒng)的在課堂上面對面學(xué)習(xí)的方式可以避克在線學(xué)習(xí)造成的問題。 學(xué)生可以在課堂上學(xué)習(xí)更多的知識和提高學(xué)習(xí)效率。因此，我強烈建議，仸何 真正想學(xué)習(xí)東西的人都應(yīng)該在大學(xué)里注冊，幵在課堂上系統(tǒng)地學(xué)習(xí)，而丌是在 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)。
