伊頓公學(xué)在中國(guó)推出在線課程

Eton launches online lessons for China

伊頓公學(xué)在中國(guó)推出在線課程

Eton College is going to launch online lessons for schools in China.

伊頓公學(xué)將在中國(guó)部分學(xué)校推出在線課程。

From this autumn, the leading UK independent school is going to provide classes in leadership to Chinese students, using live online tuition.

從今年秋季開(kāi)始，這家英國(guó)名校將采用在線實(shí)時(shí)教學(xué)的方式向中國(guó)學(xué)生提供領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力課程。

The school has formed a partnership with a technology firm to create a company called EtonX.

該校與一間科技公司合作，成立了一間名為EtonX的公司。

The school, in Berkshire, says any income raised by the international project will be used for bursaries to cover pupils' fees.

伊頓公學(xué)位于伯克郡，校方表示此次國(guó)際課程的收入將被用作助學(xué)金來(lái)補(bǔ)貼學(xué)生的學(xué)費(fèi)。

Percy Harrison, director of information technology at Eton College, says the school would be able to reach a wider number of pupils, without setting up an overseas campus.

伊頓公學(xué)信息技術(shù)總監(jiān)玻西·哈里森說(shuō)，通過(guò)這種方式，學(xué)校可以不用建立海外校區(qū)就能惠及更多學(xué)生。

He said there were risks to the "brand" of independent schools setting up overseas "franchises", but the online venture would allow Eton to provide lessons for students in China without losing control of the quality.

他表示，在海外建立分校對(duì)伊頓公學(xué)的品牌來(lái)說(shuō)存在風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，而在線課程可以使學(xué)校向中國(guó)學(xué)生提供課程的同時(shí)嚴(yán)把質(zhì)量關(guān)。

The EtonX project will see pupils in China learning from a mixture of interactive content produced at Eton, with one-to-one online teaching from tutors in the UK.

EtonX公司讓中國(guó)的學(xué)生使用伊頓制作的互動(dòng)材料學(xué)習(xí)，課程還包括與英國(guó)導(dǎo)師網(wǎng)上一對(duì)一的授課時(shí)間。

The cost, about £700 per pupil, will be paid by Chinese parents as an optional extra, like a music lesson.

課程的費(fèi)用大約每生700英鎊，由中國(guó)家長(zhǎng)支付，該課程與音樂(lè)課一樣，屬于課外選修。

Teachers from Eton have been to the schools in China to talk to their counterparts in Chinese classrooms. At the launch, the project is expected to involve "less than a dozen" schools in China.

伊頓的教師曾來(lái)過(guò)中國(guó)的學(xué)校與同行進(jìn)行交流。在線課程項(xiàng)目在中國(guó)的合作學(xué)校將“不到12個(gè)”。

The lessons, aimed at China's aspirational middle-class families, will teach secondary pupils a "modern leadership programme", taught in English and focusing on communication skills and how to work collaboratively.

該課程的目標(biāo)群體為中國(guó)志向高遠(yuǎn)的中產(chǎn)家庭。它將為中學(xué)生教授“現(xiàn)代領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力”課程，該課程用英語(yǔ)授課，主要關(guān)注溝通技能和團(tuán)隊(duì)合作。

The aim is to give Chinese students skills for a modern international workplace, which will help them think beyond a school system with a high level of rote learning.

該課程的目的在于教會(huì)學(xué)生在現(xiàn)代國(guó)際化工作場(chǎng)所的的技能，幫助他們?cè)诟叨葯C(jī)械化學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)校體制下有更開(kāi)闊的思維。

Mr Harrison said the project would carry Eton's "DNA" in terms of the school's emphasis on developing leadership.

哈里森先生表示，該項(xiàng)目將帶有伊頓公學(xué)的“基因”，重點(diǎn)關(guān)注領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能的開(kāi)發(fā)。

The project is being run with education-technology company Eighteen70. Its founder, Simon Walsh, said he wanted to "humanise" digital education through individual online tuition.

該項(xiàng)目由教育技術(shù)公司Eighteen70運(yùn)營(yíng)，該公司的創(chuàng)始人西蒙·維斯表示，他想通過(guò)個(gè)人網(wǎng)絡(luò)教學(xué)使數(shù)字化教學(xué)人性化。

Such online courses have been mainly associated with universities - and the EtonX brand is reminiscent of online projects by US universities, such as HarvardX and MITx.

這樣的在線課程之前主要與大學(xué)教育有關(guān)。EtonX這個(gè)品牌名稱也是美國(guó)大學(xué)網(wǎng)絡(luò)教育項(xiàng)目的翻版，如HarvardX和MITx。

Former pupils at the school include Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron.

威廉王子和英國(guó)首相大衛(wèi)·卡梅倫都曾就讀伊頓公學(xué)。

Vocabulary

bursary: 助學(xué)金

rote learning: 機(jī)械式學(xué)習(xí)，死記硬背

reminiscent: 讓人想起