MAX+s+learning+goals

Topic：‘//Our Learning Goals//’ Spokesperson: Zou Manlu Date: 23rd, Oct. 2006 (week 4)

As our group’s experiences, we thought (that) our learning goals should include three elements, which are advancing English, studying our courses very well and working hard for our futures. It(This) means that studying English is basically our responsibility. Then, we can complete our courses very well. Finally, we will be able to choose our future. Therefore, I’m going to introduce our group’s opinions in learning goals in the following contents.

First of all, English study is the most important element for us. (?) because our mother language is not English. If we want to study in Britain very well, it is certain that we must be well-versed in English. Otherwise(=??), our major is translation and culture studies. So, the language study, as a very important aspect, is contained in that. As everybody knows, English study includes listening, speaking, reading and writing. Of course, every part has the same importance for us. Listening can help us to absorb lots of(INFORMAL) knowledge from our daily life and academic areas, such as listening to the radio. Speaking is a very important role for us to communicate with people. [Although, ]we can absorb knowledge from listening or talking, yet some of them(=this?) are not formal and not authoritative. So, reading is quite important for every student,because the knowledge which is in books should be very authoritative. Writing is a method to help us to practise our English, even informal language. As you can see, basically to advance language skills are so( = very) important for us.

Furthermore, after we have advanced our language, we should have enough confidence in our courses. English study, British culture study, Linguistic study and Translation study, all of them belong to our courses. If you study them very carefully, you will find there are some interlinks among them. In other words, they interact with each other, and they support each other.

Finally, as I mentioned before, if our English is really perfect, we can complete our courses excellent (ly?) (successfully?). Of course, we can make a plan for our next step. In our opinions, we (will have?) studied language theories and language skills, which can help us to continue our study in the UK very well. It means that we can get (apply for?!) a master's degree as well. Because(?) our courses are not merely translation, British culture and Linguistics studies, nor yet it can make our language perfect. [ >NOT QUITE CLEAR: MEANING?] So, we should complete our master degree. All in all, our first goal is to study our language very well. Then, to complete our courses. It (This) can support our language skills and language theories faultlessly. Finally, to continue our next study, which is to complete our master courses. So, if we can achieve every goal in time, it is completely possible to get (reach) our final goals or main goals. We will (then?) really like and enjoy our study careers in the UK.