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為期兩周的PIEP完美落幕，在此為大家回顧揭秘精彩瞬間......

PIEP

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夏末秋初的溫肯校園迎來的不只有陣陣的熱風，還有近800名2021級本科新生。新生們踏入新校園，熟悉起新環(huán)境，也即將開啟一段新旅程。

在中美合辦大學學習，語言難免會成為部分同學的障礙和擔憂。為了幫助大一新生們順利適應，溫肯為新生們提供了量身定做的開學“第一課”——PIEP（新生集中強化英語培訓項目）。PIEP的大部分課程都由溫肯在職外教面對面授課。

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新生們的第一堂PIEP課程在8月16日如期而至，PIEP任課老師充分運用豐富的教學經(jīng)驗，積極營造舒適、輕松的課堂氣氛，鼓勵每一位新生自信說英語，讓新生們在游戲和實踐中緩解語言焦慮，學習地道、實用的英語表達。

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此外，針對一部分因為疫情暫緩報到的新生，教學部第一時間搭建了PIEP網(wǎng)課平臺，讓這些新生能同步感受美式大學的課堂氛圍。線上PIEP課程由人文學院英語系講師Kyra Whitehead通過Zoom平臺進行遠程授課。線上課程共兩個班級，班級人數(shù)保持在一定數(shù)量，以保證課堂的互動和交流，讓新生們居家體驗“浸潤式”英語課堂。課上，老師還會時刻關注同學的狀態(tài)，不斷給予鼓勵和幫助，讓他們提高溝通時的舒適感，積極參與課堂。

這兩周的精彩還遠不止于每天的固定課堂，別具特色的TESOL（國際英語教學）課程也讓同學們領略到了英語語言的魅力。TESOL課程的授課老師皆為溫肯國際英語教學專業(yè)的在讀研究生，他們把在溫肯生活和學習的小妙招分享給新生們，幫助他們適應從高中生到大學生的角色轉變。

從8月16日至8月27日，為期兩周的PIEP項目為新生們營造了一個“沉浸式”的英語環(huán)境。除了被豐富的校園活動充盈著，新生也在全英文教學的課堂提升。外教們覺得新生們的表現(xiàn)怎么樣呢？staff又前前后后組織了哪些工作呢？同學們對此次英語浸潤營有什么評價呢？現(xiàn)在就帶你一睹為快！

PIEP只是新生們在溫肯的第一段旅程，愿每一位新生在接下來大學四年的生活中獲取更多新知識，掌握更多新技能，和溫肯這個新校園擦出更多的火花！

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What is"PIEP"?

Near the end of the summer, Wenzhou-Kean University welcomed nearly 800 new students from the Class of 2025. The new students have stepped into their new campus, familiarized themselves with the unfamiliarenvironment, and are about to start a thrilling journey.

When studying at a Sino-American university, language can be a barrier and a concern for some students. To support the freshmen students' transition, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) provides the Pre-University Intensive English Program (PIEP) specifically designed for freshmen. The majority of PIEP courses are taught face-to-face by current WKU faculty. In response to the changes of the pandemic, the Department of Teaching and Learning built the online platform for PIEP upon receiving the notice to suspend the arrival of new students from medium and high-risk areas, so that all new students can experience the classroom environment of an American-style university together.

Early in the morning of August 14, the Mentors selected by CLA were thrilled to welcome the incoming new students. In addition to providing all the courses during PIEP, CLA also cooperated with the university's pandemic prevention work and organized the mentors to arrange the orientation for all the new students.

The first PIEP course for the new students started on August 16. Teachers made full use of their rich teaching experience to actively create a relaxed and friendly classroom environment, encouraging each new student to speak English confidently, reduce language anxiety, and acquire authentic and practical English expressions through games and activities. The online PIEP course is also taught remotely on Zoom by Professor Kyra Whitehead from the English Department of CLA. The online platform offered two classes, each with a reasonably controlled class size, in order to ensure interaction and communication in the classroom and give the new students an "immersive" English experience at home. During the class, the teachers always pay close attention to the students'status and constantly give encouragement and help so that students can feel more comfortable with communication in English and actively participate in the class.

The two weeks had not only regular classes but also the unique TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) courses. The TESOL courses were taught by current WKU graduate students, who shared their tips for living and studying at WKU, helping the freshmen's transition from high school to university.

From August 16 to August 27, the two-week PIEP created an "immersive" English environment for the new students. In addition to engaging in the campus activities, the new students were also able to improve themselves in a fully English-taught classroom. What do the teachers think of the new students' performance? What did CLA do in preparation for and after the program? What did the students have to say about the program? Here are some voices sharing their first-hand experience!

PIEP is just the first stepof the students' journey at WKU. May each new student gain more new knowledge, acquire more new skills, and share more rewarding experiences with WKU in the next four years.

中文 | 吳哲 高鈺晨

英文 | 唐風

文稿編輯 | 項冰靈 Danny Dyer

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