纸质版TPO4 Conversation2

纸质版TPO4 conversation 2 Narrator Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor. Student Hi, uh… Professor Anderson… wondering if you had a couple minutes . . . Professor Of course, Paula… Student Thanks . . . uh, you sent me a letter recently about doing, uh, an honors project-inviting me to come in and talk about . . . Professor Right, right, well, as your academic advisor, it's my job to look out for your academic interests, and based on your grades, and some very positive feedback I've heard from your professors, I wanted to formally invite you to consider doing an honors project . . . Student Yeah . . . well, thanks . . . uh, actually I kinda wanted to ask you . . . quite frankly-like how much work it would probably be? I mean, I'm gonna be spending a lot of time applying to law schools next semester and . . . Professor Well, let me tell you how it works . . . and then you can decide from there. Student OK Professor Basically, the honors project is an opportunity to do . . . some in-depth work on a topic you're interested in before graduating college. You register for the class, but it doesn't work the same way a regular class does-you find a professor who you want to work with-you ask the professor-a sort of mentor who's knowledgeable on the topic you're interested in-the topic you're gonna write your honors thesis on . . . Student Writing a thesis? That's part of the project? Ah, like how many pages are we talking? Professor Usually about 50 . . . but it's a valuable experience, writing a thesis paper. Student So, basically, after I register for the class, I need to ask a professor who'll sorta help me… Professor Actually, you need to do that-a professor needs to agree to oversee your honors project-before you register. Student Oh, OK… Professor I mean, I know it sounds kinda daunting, but that's what the professor's there for-to help guide you through the different steps of the process and . . . uh . . . most students are very pleased with the experience . . . they're able to demonstrate advanced research skills, which is important; especially in your case, writing an honors thesis would be a big plus . .. Student You think so? Professor Absolutely. Especially considering your plans, since you're applying to law schools. It shows initiative, that you've done well as an undergraduate-to be allowed to do the honors project . . . that you're able to work independently and, of course, you would graduate with honors . . . Student Yeah, it does sound good-it's just, you know, l've never written something like that before, so . . . Professor Well, you choose something you're interested in-maybe you can even expand a shorter research paper from another class or . . . Student So, like, maybe . . . You know, I took this course from Professor Connelly-his course on Comparative Governments last semester and, uh . . . did pretty well-l wrote a paper actually, on political parties in Venezuela and-and he seemed to like my research. Anyway. he, uh, I got an A in the course. Professor Good, so it sounds like you do have a general idea for a topic, and you might know what professor you want to work with . . . and look, it's still a couple weeks before registration, maybe you should talk to Professor Connelly and then get back to me. Student Yeah, I will-thanks. I'II come by again sometime next week. Professor That's fine. Good luck. Narrator What does Professor Anderson imply when he says this: Professor . . . they're able to demonstrate advanced research skills, which is important; especially in your case, writing an honors thesis would be a big plus . . . Narrator What does the woman imply when she says this: Student Yeah, it does sound good-it's just, you know, I've never written something like that before . . . so . . .