节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-07-22
难易度:Low
关键字:retirement, credit, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, enrichment,
certificate
In our lesson today called "Why Community College?" Pauline is sharing about how
her and her family decided that it was best for her daughter,
Michelle, to go to a community college for her first college experience.
And she's sharing about the pros of going to a community college.
Why community college?
Many people think that it's for senior citizens after retirement.
And yes, it's true.
There are many opportunities to learn things and to have enrichment in certain
areas.
But it's more than that.
Let's continue learning about this in the next part of our lesson.
(Music).
Why Community College?
But in America, a community college is also a perfect place to earn an
associate's degree.
You can also get a certificate for a career or improve your job skills.
And you can transfer credits to a four-year university.
My daughter's goal is to pursue a bachelor's degree.
She plans to take the necessary general education courses in community college
in two years.
Then she will transfer to a four-year university.
It sounds like her daughter Michelle has a very interesting and good plan for
her own education.
Now going to the beginning of this section:
But in America, a community college is also a perfect place to earn an
associate's degree.
And this is very true.
It is a great place to earn an associate's degree, which is a word from our Word
Bank.
An associate's degree is a two-year degree that you can earn from a college or
university.
That's right.
And some associate's degrees can be very great for you, for your working future
or for your career.
For instance, if you get an associate's degree in the health care field of some
kind, there could be good job security.
And also, you have less student debt, of course.
After studying for only two years, there is less debt to pay off.
That's right.
And there are many degrees that are very popular in nursing, accounting,
business and learning many, many other things that you only need a two-year
degree for.
Well, continuing on:
You can also get a certificate for a career or improve your job skills.
And a certificate is just an official piece of paper that says that you have
this skill or ability.
Well, let's continue.
And you can transfer credits to a four-year university.
That's a great reason to go to a community college because from most community
colleges, you can transfer to a four-year university of your choice.
That's right.
And that sounds like what Michelle wants to do.
She says: My daughter's goal is to pursue a bachelor's degree.
So Michelle wants to get a bachelor's degree, which is another word from our
Word Bank.
Now a bachelor's degree is a four-year degree from a college or university.
So the associate's was two years, and a bachelor's is four.
That's right.
So you have to take a lot more credits.
And you usually have a major, you can have a minor as well.
Usually it takes four years.
That's the average.
Sometimes it takes some people longer, depending on the program or the pace of
your learning.
It could also take a lot shorter time as well, like three years.
Some people decide to go through university in three years, and they do a lot in
those three years.
They're really, really busy.
Yes, they are.
Well, Michelle, we find out that she plans to take the necessary general
education courses in community college in two years.
So she will take the general education that she needs for a regular college.
And she'll do that at a community college instead in just two years.
That's right.
And sometimes we refer to general education courses as "Gen Ed." G-E-N, and then
E-D, Gen Ed courses.
And then she will transfer to a four-year university.
So that is the plan.
Well, I think it's time for us to enjoy a little video.
And then we'll join Michelle in the Language Lab.
(Music).
OK.
(Chinese).
And let's get back to our teachers now.
Today we've been talking about why community college and the education goals
that we need to think about when we want to have more education,
when we want to go to a college or university after high school.
Now what are your education goals?
Do you have things that you want to study in the future?
Gabe, what about you?
Do you have education goals?
Well, see, I have so many different things in mind, things that I want to do and
improve in.
I've thought about going to get my MFA, master's of fine arts, in theater, and
maybe even getting a teaching certificate to teach something like this.
But I don't have to get further education at something big like a university.
I love playing drums, too.
My education goals is to continue learning with my drum coach or my drum
instructor.
Well, there are many things that you can continue learning.
And we hope that you will continue learning with us right here on Studio
Classroom.
See you next time.