A is for Allahabad 阿拉哈巴德幫你拿高分‏

A is for Allahabad 阿拉哈巴德幫你拿高分
Outsourcing isn't a new phenomenon. But the outsourcing of teaching and tutoring job is.This new twist on and old aspect of globalization comes thanks to a small wave of on - line tutoring services bringing together tutors in India with scholastically challenged American teens.
委外承包不是什麼新現象,但把教學和課輔工作委外承包就前所未有了.拜一股網路教學的小浪潮所賜,老掉牙的全球化觀點,有了新的轉變,讓印度課輔老師和缺乏成績不佳的美國青少年齊聚一堂
Classes take place at pre - arranged times and rely on high - speed internet connections, headsets and writing tables. The tutors, most of whom hold advanced degrees, undergo weeks of training to learn the American accent, school curriculums, plus a bit of US teen slang.
上課要先約好時間上,且須仰賴高速網路連結.耳掛式麥克風和書寫板.家教老師大多具有高等學歷.他們要先接受數星期的訓練來學習美式發音.學校課程.外加一點美國青少年俚語
Compared to the US$50 - 100 per hour paid for a face - to - face tutor, on - line tutors are very competitively priced. Prices start at US$20 per hour, or US$99 for a month of unlimited, personalized tutoring.
和面對面教學的家教每小時五十至一百美元的鐘點費相較,網路家教的酬勞像是在削價競爭,價錢從時薪二十美元起跳,也有每月不限時數九十九美元的個人化教學
However, not everyone is lining up to give the new teacher an apple. A recent investigation by the New York City Department of Education found that one such company, Socratic Learning Inc, had mislead students and schools by not disclosing that their tutors are overseas. Further, they had not performed the required background checks. The district immediately revoked its contract with Socratic, and for now, NYC students are back to learning the " old school " way.
不過,並非每個人都對這種老師趨之若鶩.紐約是教育局最近進行一項調查發現,一家名喚蘇格拉底教學社的家教社公司,未對學生及學校公布他們的家教是外國籍,有欺騙之嫌.此外,他們也沒有進行必須的背景調查.該學區立刻撤消和蘇格拉底的合約,所以現在,紐約市的學生回頭接受"老派"教學了
 
 
 
@word bank
outsourcing (n.) 外來援助;外來資源
EX: Many people are unemployed because of increased outsourcing.
phenomenon (n.) 現象
EX: The phenomenon of divorce become more common since the 1950s.
twist (n.) 改變;創新
EX: His version of the song has a very new twist.
globalization (n.) 全球化
EX: Many debate the pros and cons of globalization.
scholastically (adv.) 學業上地
EX: This student is scholastically challenged, but for good at athletics.
advanced degree 高等學歷
EX: An advanced degree can help you find a better job.
competitively (adv.) 有競爭性的
EX: this stock is still competitively priced.
personalized (adj.) 個人化的;附上自己名字的
This perssonalized jacket has my initials sewn on.
investigation (n.) 調查
EX: The investigation conluded that too much money was wasted by the government.
revoke (v.) 取消;使無效
EX: We revoked the contract when the other company broke a law.