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mhereyouknowfromtimetotime.Doyougotoschoolyet?
-Yep.
-,that'
sit.SoIthinkIhadaclasswithyou.
-Oh,yeah?
Whatclass?
-History.
-Maybe.
-Yes,Ithinkthat'
swhatitwas.Youdon'
tnecessarily...maynotrememberme.YouknowIlikeithere.Itdoesn'
tmeanIgohere.I'
magenius.Iamverysmart.
-Hey.
-Hey,how'
sitgoing?
Howareya?
-Good.Howyadoing?
-Whatclassdidyousaythatwas?
-Justhistory.Itmusthavebeenasurveycoursethen.
-,itwas.Itwassurveys.
-Right.
-Youshouldcheckitout.It'
sagoodcourse.It'
dbeagoodclass.
-How'
dyoulikethatcourse?
-Youknow,frankly,Ifoundthatclass,youknow,ratherelementary.
-Elementary.YouknowIdon'
tdoubtthatitwas.IuhIrememberthatclass.Itwas...um...itwasjustbetweenrecessandlunch.
-Clark,whydon'
tyoujustgoaway?
-Whydon'
tyourelax?
tyougoaway?
-I'
mjusthavingfunwithmynewfriend.That'
sall.
-Arewegonnahaveaproblem?
-Nononono.There'
snoproblemhere.Iwasjusthopingyoumightgivemesomeinsightintotheevolutionofthemarketeconomyinthesoutherncolonies.MycontentionisthatpriortotheRevolutionaryWar,theeconomicmodalitiesespeciallyinthesoutherncoloniescouldmostaptlybecharacterizedasagrarianpre-capitalist.
-Letmetellyousomething,allright?
-Hangonasec.You'
reafirst-yeargradstudent.YoujustgotfinishedreadingsomeMarxianhistorian,PeteGarrisonprobably.You'
regonnabeconvincedofthattillnextmonthwhenyougettoJamesLemon.Thenyou'
regonnabetalkingabouthowtheeconomiesofVirginiaandPennsylvaniaareentrepreneurialandcapitalistwaybackin1740.That'
sgonnalastuntilnextyear.You'
regonnabeinhereregurgitatingGordonWood,talkingabout,youknow,thepre-revolutionaryutopiaandthecapital-formingeffectsofmilitarymobilization.
-Wellasamatteroffact,Iwon'
tbecauseWooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactof...
-"
Wooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactofsocialdistinctionspredicateduponwealth,especiallyinheritedwealth."
YougotthatfromVickers."
WorkinEssexCounty"
page98,right?
Ireadthat,too.Wereyougonnaplagiarizethewholethingforus?
Doyouhaveanythoughtsofyourownonthismatter?
Oristhatyourthing?
Youcomeintoabar.Youreadsomeobscurepassageandthenpretendyoupawnitoffasyourown,asyourownideajusttoimpresssomegirls?
Embarrassmyfriend?
(FromGoodWillHunting)
WordBank
1.elementary:
introductory,fundamental
e.g.I'
monlyfamiliarwiththesubjectatanelementarylevel.
2.recess:
apausefromdoingsomething,break
e.g.Thestudentshavea15-minutemid-morningrecess.
3.colony:
thecountryordistrictsettledorcolonized殖民地
4.modality:
aparticularmethodorprocedure
e.g.Thestudentsarefamiliarwiththetraditionalmodalitiesofrepresentingtimeandspace.
5.agrarian:
relatingtofarmingorfarmers
e.g.Chinausedtobeatypicallyagrariancountry.
6.regurgitate:
repeataftermemorization
e.g.Fortheexam,youmustbeabletoregurgitatetheinformation.
7.predicate(up)on:
involveasanecessaryconditionofconsequence
e.g.Solvingtheproblemispredicatedonunderstandingitwell.
8.plagiarize:
takewithoutreferencingfromsomeoneelse'
swritingorspeech
e.g.Heaccusedotherscientistsofplagiarizinghisresearch.
9.pawnsomethingoff:
topersuadesomeonetobuyoracceptsomethingoflowquality
e.g.Themantriedinvaintopawnoffanoldbicycletosomegirls.
Exercise
1.Clarkinterferesintheconversationbecausehewantsto___________.
A.discussaproblemwiththeboyB.impressthegirl
C.showoffhishistoryknowledgeD.embarrasstheboy
2.ItseemsClarkis___________.
A.recitingsomeone'
swords
B.pretendingthatheknowsmorethanhedoes
C.seekingafight
D.interestedinthegirls
Key:
1.D2.A
InspirationalQuotes
Auniversityiswhatacollegebecomeswhenthefacultylosesinterestinstudents.
—JohnCiardi
Discussion
DoyouthinkitisimportantforacollegestudenttogetA'
sonallsubjects?
Why?
II.TextI
Pre-readingQuestions
1.Yousurelyknowwhatkindofstudentastraight-Astudentis,andyoumayalsoknowwhat"
illiteracy"
means.Doyouthinkitabitunusualtoassociatethenotionofastraight-Astudentwiththatofilliteracy?
Does"
straight-Ailliteracy"
soundparadoxical?
2.Makeaguessastowhatkindofilliteracytheauthorisgoingtodiscussinhisessay,andwhatmadehimthinkofsuchasubject.
GeneralReading
I.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkmostappropriatelydescribesastraight-Ailliterate?
A.Awell-educatedperson,typicallyonewithaPh.D.degree,orworkingtowardit,andwithahighI.Q.,butdisabledbylong-termexposuretoacademicjargontowriteinclear,plainEnglish.
B.Acollegestudent,usuallyoneworkingtowardadegree,whogetsallA'
sforthecourseshetakesandisthusapromisingcandidateforacovetedfellowship,butisunabletoverbalizehisthoughtsclearlybecauseofover-concentrationonacademicreadings.
C.Acollegestudent,auniversityprofessor,oranypersonoftheacademicworld,whoisanexpertinusingtheacademicjargontoexpresshimselfbutatadisadvantagewhencommunicatinginplaineverydayEnglish.
A
II.Determinewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1.InDegnan'
sopinion,ofallthoseatuniversitymanyarenotabletoreadorwriteproperly,andthisproblemhasalreadybecomeagravesocialconcern.
2.Thesortofwritingthestraight-Ailliteratesproduceishardlyintelligibletoothers,butcrystallycomprehensibletothemselves.
3.Ifwecomparestraight-Ailliteracytoadisease,asDegnandoes,thenthevirusthatcausessuchadiseasemustbenootherthantheuniversityprofessors.
4.Straight-AilliteracyisregardedasanimportantqualificationforPh.D.degreesandfellowshipsbyuniversityauthorities.
5.Althoughstraight-Ailliteracyaffectsfewerpeoplethanordinaryilliteracy,Degnanstillthinksitisworsethanthelattertype.
1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T
BackgroundNotes
1.AmericanSociologicalReview:
abimonthlypeer-reviewedacademicjournalcoveringallaspectsofsociology.ItispublishedbySagePublicationsonbehalfoftheAmericanSociologicalAssociation.Itwasestablishedin1936.
2.MalcolmCowley(1898–1989):
U.S.critic,andliteraryandculturalhistorian.Heestablishedhimselfasanimportantwriterin1934withthepublicationofExile'
sReturn.Andin1965,hewassaidtobe,"
nexttoEdmundWilson(1895–1972),oneofAmerica'
sforemostliterarycritics,thefinestliteraryhistorianandcriticaliveinAmerica"
.HisotherimportantworkisASecondFloweringWorksandDaysoftheLostGeneration(1973).
TextStudy
Text
Straight-AIlliteracy
JamesP.Degnan
1Despiteallthecurrentfussandbotherabouttheextraordinarynumberofordinaryilliterateswhooverpopulateourschools,smallattentionhasbeengiventoanotherkindofilliterate,anilliteratewhoseplightis,inmanyways,moreimportant,becauseheismoreinfluential.Thisilliteratemay,asoftenasnot,beauniversitypresident,butheistypicallyaPh.D.,asuccessfulprofessorandtextbookauthor.ThepersontowhomIreferisthestraight-Ailliterate,andthefollowingiswritteninanattempttogivehimequaltimewithhiswidelypublicizedcounterpart.
2Thesceneismyoffice,andIamatwork,doingwhatmustbedoneifoneistoassistinthecureofadiseasethat,overtheyears,Ihavecometocallstraight-Ailliteracy.Iaminterrogating,Iamcross-examining,Iampryingandprobingforthemeaningofastudent'
spaper.Thestudentisacollegeseniorwithastraight-Aaverage,anextremelybright,highlyarticulatestudentwhohasjustbeenawardedacovetedfellowshiptooneofthenation'
soutstandinggraduateschools.HeandIhavebeenatthis,havebeengoingoverhispapersentencebysentence,wordbyword,foranhour."
Thechoiceofexogenousvariablesinrelationtomulti-colinearity,"
Ihearmyselfreadingfromhispaper,"
iscontingentuponthederivationsofcertainmultiplecorrelationcoefficients."
Ipausetocatchmybreath."
Nowthatstatement,"
Iaddressthestudent—whomIshallcall,allegorically,Mr.Bright—"
thatstatement,Mr.Bright,whatonearthdoesitmean?
"
Mr.Bright,hisbrowfurrowed,triesmightily.Finally,withbothofuscombiningourlinguisticandimaginativeresources,finally,afterwhatseemsanotherhour,wedecodeit.WedecideexactlywhatitisthatMr.Brightistryingtosay,whathereallywantstosay,whichis:
"
Supplydeterminesdemand."
3Overthepastdecadeorso,Ihaveknownmanystudentslikehim,manycollegeseniorssufferingfromBright'
sdisease.Itattacksthebestminds,andgraduallydestroysthecriticalfaculties,makingitimpossibleforthesufferertodetectgibberishinhisownwritingorinthatofothers.Duringtheyearsofhighereducationitgrowsworse,reachingitsterminalstage,typically,whenitsvictimreceiveshisPh.D.Obviously,thevictimofBright'
sdiseaseisnoordinaryilliterate.Hewouldneverturninapaperwithmisspellingsorerrorsinpunctuation;
hewouldneveruseadoublenegativeortheword"
irregardless."
Nevertheless,heisilliterate,intheworstway:
heisincapableofsayin
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