Lesson Five Oxford as I See It

Lesson Five: Oxford As I See It by Stephen Leacock
From My Discovery of England, 1922
A University: Good or Bad?
 Do you think SCNU is a good university or not? Why?
 Which university do you like most in the world and China? Why?
Criteria for Judging a University
 Buildings and Facilities
 Enrollment and Endowment
 Curriculum and Programs of Studies
 Distinguished and responsible faculties
 Favorable academic environment and atmosphere
 The number of graduates to be employed
Oxford University
 It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions.
 It traces its roots back to at least the end of the 11th century, although the exact date of foundation remains unclear.
 After a dispute between students and townsfolk broke out in 1209, some of the academics at Oxford fled north-east to the town of Cambridge, where the Cambridge University was founded. The two universities have since had a long history of competition with each other.
 One of the professors at Oxford once said, “Oxford teaches you nothing of everything; Cambridge teaches you everything about nothing”.牛津教你有中之无，剑桥教你无中之有。
Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944)
 Born: December 30, 1869, Swanmore, Hampshire, England
 Died: March 28, 1944 (aged 75), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 Occupation: writer and economist
 Genres: humorous fiction.
 He is known as “Canadian Mark Twain”
Major Works
 Literary Lapses (1910)
 Nonsense Novels (1911)
 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912)
 Arcadian Adventures With The Idle Rich (1914)
 The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice (1920)
 My Discovery of England (1922)
 Economic Prosperity in the British Empire (1930)
 Mark Twain (1932)
 Humor: Its Theory and Technique (1935)
 Canada: Foundations of