SAT 課程詳細介紹 2018.11月版
2018/11/14
名門SAT課程著重培養學生的閱讀能力與寫作能力。許多學生在準備SAT的時候過度著重答題技巧與策略。但是SAT要考得好，閱讀寫作能力為上，答題技巧次之。SAT閱讀測驗是許多學生的夢魘，但只要有正確的態度以及正確的能力，依然能夠得到高分。有研究指出，在高階閱讀（SAT閱讀即屬高階閱讀），外語閱讀能力為母語閱讀能力加上外語能力。也就是說，台灣學生的英文閱讀能力是中文閱讀能力加上英文能力。英文能力簡單來說就是單字、語塊、文法、片語等之理解與運用，而閱讀能力則包含：
1. 預測文章內容
2. 分辨文章目的（議論還是說明）
3. 重點摘要
4. 用脈絡猜字
5. 釐清句間關係
6. 分辨事實與論點
7. 推論
8. 理解語氣
SAT的閱讀測驗題目，考的就是這些能力。因此，我們的SAT課程除了幫助學生提升英文能力以外，抑側重培養閱讀能力。
SAT的寫作測驗為選擇題，考的是學生的文法、搭配語、以及篇章結構能力。有了這些能力，學生才能寫出邏輯清晰、清楚易懂的英文作文。我們的SAT課程著重培養這些能力，而且講課和練習並重。
名門的SAT課程參考第二語言語習得與英語教學研究，用正確的方法培養學生的能力與態度。閱讀寫作能力不只是考SAT需要，而是一生受用的能力，學生到了大學、研究所、職場，這些能力乃成功之基石，不可或缺。因此，名門的SAT課程教的是帶著走的能力。
Our SAT program focuses on equipping students with the abilities they need to excel in the test: reading and writing abilities. When preparing for the SAT, many students prioritize test-taking skills and strategies. However, it is my belief that developing reading and writing abilities should be at the core of any SAT prep program.
The SAT reading test is often the most dreaded section of the assessment. However, with the right set of skills, abilities, and attitudes, students can indeed succeed. It is proposed that in advanced level (which is the level of SAT), one’s foreign language reading ability is the combination of his or her native language reading ability and foreign language proficiency. Foreign language proficiency, to put it simply, may be determined by one’s knowledge of vocabulary words, chunks, and, to some extent, grammatical rules of the language. One the other hand, reading ability is generally believed to consist of the following skills:
1. anticipation
2. identifying the purpose of a given passage
3. summarization & identifying the main idea
4. vocabulary in context
5. identifying the relationship between sentences and paragraphs
6. distinguishing facts and opinions
7. making inferences
8. understanding the author's tone
These are exactly what the SAT reading test is designed to assess. Our SAT program recognizes the importance of these skills and excel at developing them in students in the context of a foreign language classroom.
The SAT writing test, on the other hand, is a multiple choice section that evaluates test takers' proficiency in English grammar, collocation, and paragraph structure. Students who wish to master this section should be able to write essays that are clear, logical, and incisive. Our SAT curriculum helps students develop these skills through both instruction and practice.
Our SAT curriculum is informed by academic research in second language acquisition and foreign language teaching and learning. The skills and abilities students develop in our SAT program aren't only relevant to the SAT per se. They form the foundation of one's success in college, graduate school, and beyond.
By Sean 老師
