Teaching and learning (教材上第六篇)
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the 1(information) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The 2(ideal) student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of 3(learning) , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 4(with) brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 5(responsible) for learning the material assigned. When research is 6(assigned) , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with 7(minimum) guidance. It is the student’s responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 8(how) a university library works; they expect students 9(particularly) graduate students to exhaust the reference 10(sources) in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 11(prefer) that their students should not be 12(too) dependent on them. In the United States professors have many other duties 13(besides) teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 14(limited) . If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 15(approach) a professor during office hours or make an appointment.