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发信人: amethyst (紫晶), 信区: Other
标  题: 美国名牌大学介绍3
发信站: 听涛站 (Sat Jan  2 15:12:01 1999), 转信

发信人: qhan (哭乐), 信区: AdvancedEdu 
标　题: 3 
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed Dec 23 07:47:42 1998) 
 
 
 
                                        October 3, 1998      
              「 指 导 研 究 」 ─ ─ 「 指 导 自 杀 」 ？  
 
              　 　 「 指 导 研 究 」 (Directed Studies) 这 个 耶 鲁 为  
新 生 开 设 的 项 目 ， 
              我 上 耶 鲁 以 前 就 听 说 过 。 我 在 十 一 年 级 暑 假 一 
 个 全 美 学 术 夏 令 
              营 认 识 的 一 个 同 伴 ， 上 了 耶 鲁 后 考 入 了 这 个 项 
 目 ， 隔 三 差 五 地 
              写 电 子 邮 件 给 我 ， 有 时 炫 耀 在 课 上 读 的 名 著 ， 
 有 时 抱 怨 功 课 太 
              忙 。 我 被 耶 鲁 录 取 之 后 也 报 考 这 个 项 目 ， 居 然 
 被 录 取 了 。  
 
              　 　 「 指 导 研 究 」 在 耶 鲁 历 史 悠 久 ， 也 是 在 美 
 国 高 等 院 校 中 有 
              名 的 项 目 之 一 。 每 年 申 请 的 学 生 几 百 名 ， 从 中 
 选 出 一 百 二 十 名 
              。 参 加 此 项 目 的 学 生 在 一 年 级 时 上 三 门 全 年 的 
 课 程 ： 一 门 文 学 
              ， 一 门 历 史 与 政 治 ， 一 门 哲 学 。 三 门 课 都 是 分 
 成 研 究 课 式 的 小 
              班 ， 各 由 一 名 教 授 来 教 ， 每 星 期 一 节 讲 课 、 两 
 节 讨 论 ， 学 习 内 
              容 按 时 间 顺 序 ， 纵 览 西 方 文 明 从 古 希 腊 以 来 两 
 千 多 年 中 重 要 思 
              想 家 的 著 作 。 因 为 这 些 课 给 学 生 的 阅 读 量 大 ， 
 而 且 每 个 星 期 五 
              需 要 交 一 篇 论 文 ， 学 生 给 它 起 了 个 外 号 ， 叫  
「 指 导 自 杀 」 。  
 
              　 　 「 指 导 自 杀 」 ！ 听 起 来 吓 人 ， 不 过 我 学 起 
 来 还 是 满 津 津 有 
              味 的 。 第 一 学 期 主 要 是 学 古 希 腊 、 罗 马 著 作 ， 
 文 学 课 里 读 荷 马 
              、 维 吉 尔 、 阿 维 德 、 萨 福 的 诗 歌 ， 哲 学 课 则 全 
 是 柏 拉 图 和 亚 里 
              士 多 德 ， 政 治 理 论 课 主 要 还 是 柏 拉 图 和 亚 里 士 
 多 德 ， 不 过 也 读 
              了 罗 马 的 政 治 历 史 学 家 西 塞 罗 、 泰 塞 提 斯 等 等 
 。 阅 读 量 确 实 大 
              得 惊 人 ， 在 学 期 初 买 书 时 一 张 桌 子 上 几 乎 都 摆 
 不 下 。 「 每 个 星 
              期 要 交 一 篇 论 文 」 听 起 来 也 很 吓 人 ， 但 教 授 和 
 蔼 可 亲 ， 而 且 要 
              求 和 题 目 说 得 都 非 常 明 确 ， 还 允 许 学 生 们 如 果 
 遇 到 疑 问 或 困 难 
              的 话 到 办 公 室 来 谈 谈 。 这 下 我 心 宽 了 许 多 ， 多 
 写 几 次 也 得 心 应 
              手 了 。 每 到 星 期 四 ， 在 别 的 学 生 都 松 了 一 口 气 
 开 始 为 周 末 娱 乐 
              活 动 作 准 备 时 ， 只 见 一 群 睡 眼 惺 忪 的 「 指 导 研 
 究 」 的 学 生 ， 还 
              在 电 脑 房 里 握 著 咖 啡 杯 彻 夜 苦 干 。 规 定 星 期 五 
 上 午 十 一 点 必 须 
              把 论 文 交 到 教 授 的 信 箱 里 去 ， 有 的 学 生 一 直 拼 
 到 十 点 五 十 分 才 
              大 功 告 成 ─ ─ 我 也 有 一 次 是 这 样 。  
 
              结 成 一 个 亲 密 集 体  
 
              　 　 在 上 了 七 个 多 月 的 「 指 导 研 究 」 以 后 ， 我 
 对 这 个 项 目 越 来 
              越 著 迷 。 它 的 内 容 正 合 我 口 味 。 钻 研 亚 里 士 多 
 德 ， 饭 桌 上 和 朋 
              友 的 话 题 全 是 关 于 他 写 的 《 物 理 》 和 《 形 而 上 
 学 》 。 亚 里 士 多 
              德 文 体 庞 杂 ， 艰 涩 难 懂 ， 而 我 们 则 为 每 一 点 自 
 以 为 的 理 解 和 发 
              现 由 衷 兴 奋 。 我 们 也 曾 为 文 学 课 上 老 师 某 个 观 
 点 争 执 得 面 红 耳 
              赤 。 「 指 导 研 究 」 的 模 式 也 非 常 理 想 ， 我 喜 欢 
 这 种 小 的 「 研 究 
              课 」 ， 班 上 大 家 都 认 识 ， 教 授 则 有 机 会 给 所 有 
 学 生 作 个 别 辅 导 
              。 在 学 期 末 了 ， 我 们 的 哲 学 教 授 还 把 所 有 的 弟 
 子 请 到 家 里 去 ， 
              真 正 见 识 他 那 一 学 期 都 在 课 堂 上 津 津 乐 道 的 小 
 女 儿 和 黑 猫 。  
 
              　 　 最 主 要 的 ， 我 喜 欢 「 指 导 研 究 」 是 因 为 这 
 个 项 目 里 的 学 生 
              们 是 一 个 亲 密 群 体 。 上 的 课 都 相 同 ， 我 们 的 知 
 识 面 大 致 相 同 ， 
              在 一 起 时 永 远 有 话 题 可 谈 ， 为 我 们 的 友 谊 一 开 
 始 就 打 好 了 基 础 
              。 的 确 ， 我 在 耶 鲁 最 要 好 的 朋 友 都 是 指 导 研 究 
 的 「 难 友 」 们 ， 
              在 一 起 议 论 某 个 老 师 性 格 古 怪 ， 或 是 哪 段 文 章 
 文 笔 精 彩 ， 都 能 
              心 领 神 会 。 这 也 曾 遭 到 一 些 非 「 指 导 研 究 」 学 
 生 的 指 责 ， 说 这 
              个 项 目 鼓 励 参 加 的 学 生 们 心 高 气 傲 ， 自 以 为 非 
 常 聪 明 目 中 无 人 
              ， 只 愿 意 与 「 自 己 人 」 交 往 ， 抱 成 小 团 不 理 会 
 别 人 。 这 种 指 责 
              也 确 实 不 无 道 理 。 不 过 ， 在 我 看 来 ， 在 校 园 里 
 ， 背 景 相 同 、 理 
              想 一 致 的 人 组 成 小 团 体 这 是 难 免 的 。  
 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
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