Peer Mentors | 朋辈经验齐分享，助力萌新速起航

我们的校园里有这样一群人，从开学礼包的包装与分发，到校园参观、破冰活动，都少不了他们的身影。虽同为学生，虽仍在假期，但活力四射、热情奔放的他们却为新生事务忙碌着，尽自己所能帮助小萌新们更快适应大学生活。他们有一个共同的名字——朋辈导生。

朋辈导生项目是广以自立校第二年起就设立的项目，也是广以一大特色项目。朋辈导生，顾名思义，亦师亦友。入校之初，你可把他们当成来到大学的第一位朋友，可以交心，也可以放心把困难和问题告知，缓解刚踏入陌生环境的孤独，使自己更好更快地适应大学生活。他们同时也是萌新们进入校园的第一位老师，常常将自己学习与生活中的经验倾囊相授。

朋辈导生是萌新们对广以的“第一印象”，也是连接萌新们与学校之间的桥梁：上传下达，组织破冰活动，筹划“社团之夜”。本届朋辈导生分别来自不同年级的不同专业，他们从自身角度出发，给新生们带来了一些学习方面的小建议。

导生说：

多互动、找方法，预备学期高分过

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预备学期的安排是广以特色，旨在让新生们快速适应全英的教学语言及全新的教学模式，在正式学期开始后能够得心应手。在预备学期，学生会学习英语、物理、数学、化学（数学与计算机科学专业除外）多门课程。

预备学期的课程多立足于和高中课程的衔接，但不能因为是旧知识就产生懈怠，这是一个养成大学学习模式的过程。要做到提前预习课本或课件讲义，大致了解课堂内容的结构脉络。广以的课堂多是问题驱动式，要带着问题听课，课堂课后多与教授互动，养成良好的听课习惯。

面对全英的教学模式，除了完成英语课程的相关任务外，最好能额外练习英语听力。可以去视频网站搜索有英文字幕的视频，盯着字幕听英语，培养自己对英语的敏感度和转化能力。此外，还需要克服对全英教学的恐惧心理，在课堂课后多与英语老师及同学进行全英互动，刺激调动自己的语言能力，把英语用在生活中。

预备学期也是一个调整心态的时期，虽然课程难度会逐步加大，但要保持自信，相信既然来到了广以，就代表你有能力去克服度过这些学业上的难关。如果有难以调控的消极情绪，除了和同学们及朋辈导生们谈心外，也可及时向学校负责心理咨询的老师（counseling@gtiit.edu.cn）发邮件预约咨询。

导生说：

了解课程安排，提前做好规划

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两个月预备学期很快就会过去，国庆假期之后，大家会迎来冬季课程的学习。在选择课程之前，最好提前去官网了解本专业的学分分配，对四年的选课安排做一个基本的规划。普遍来讲，大一大二的课程基础课程较多，因此会有很多学分占比高的课程，对GPA的高低起着重要作用。大一大二的理论知识掌握牢固，才能更加自如地根据自身情况调整大三大四的学习重心，寻找自己的研究方向。

对于材料科学与工程等部分专业选修课程较多的专业，要从大一就好好规划自己的选修课程，不要全部堆在大三大四。并且，大三大四的课程更为综合，难度较大，尽早安排好选课计划，才能给大三大四留出更多的可用时间。

对于理论课程较多的专业，不能单纯背定理，而要跟着老师的节奏找到学习方法。以数学与计算机科学专业为例，这个专业，相比于其他专业的课程设置，少了实验的模块，更多的是有关数学的理论知识与有关计算机的实用知识。它的课程会分为大课(lecture)，辅导课(tutorial)和作业(homework)三大模块。对于讲理论知识的大课，要跟上老师讲解证明的思路，这样逻辑清晰，更容易掌握定理。不同课程的辅导课一般会有两个时间段可供选择，最开始建议两个时间段都去体验一下，找到适合自己的老师。对于难度较大的作业，不要直接要答案，可以与同学们一起讨论或者咨询老师给出部分提示，这样会掌握得更加牢固。

导生说：

平稳学习心态，巩固英语技能

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与其他高校相比，广以课程难度普遍较高，大四也会有繁重的课业压力，因此学习的心态显得格外重要。自己若是没有信心继续学习，别人会爱莫能助。要相信自己的能力，每一个环节都要认真做好，做到对自己负责，期末考试也不至于慌乱无助。而且，每一门课的期末考试都有两次机会，第一次没有考好，可以向老师寻求帮助，认真准备B考，做到不让自己失望。

作为全英教学的学校，学生需要掌握很多全英的专业词汇，因此在保证专业成绩的同时，英语也不能落下。要着重背记专业相关词汇，如果忽略了这一点，考试会耽误很多时间在查字典上，影响自己的正常发挥。

最后，重中之重还是要利用一切机会积极向老师提问，利用好广以特色的Office Hour时间。和中学阶段的教学模式不同，这里的老师很鼓励大家提出问题，哪怕只是非常基础的问题，老师也会耐心为你解答。此外，多与老师互动能加深老师对你的印象，对日后进入老师的科研团队、未来的硕士申请等都会有很大的帮助。

There are such of people at campus. They are indispensable from the packaging gift packages for freshmen, to organizing campus visits and ice-breaking activities. Although they are students and still on holiday, they are full of energy and enthusiasm. They are busy with freshmen affairs and try their best to help freshmen adapt to university life. They are peer mentors.

The Peer Mentor Project is appeared since the second year of GTIIT established, and it is also a special project of GTIIT. Peer mentors are also teachers and friends. At the beginning of university life, you can treat them as the first friends. You can share your life with them and tell the difficulties and problems, so as to relieve the loneliness of entering an unfamiliar environment and make yourself better and faster to adapt to university life. They are also the first teachers for new students, and they often teach them their own learning and life experience.

Peer mentors are the representative of GTIIT, and they are also the bridge between freshmen and the university. This year's peer mentors come from different programs and different grades. They have brought some learning tips to the freshmen from their own point of view.

Peer Mentors said：

Interact more and find ways to get a high score in preparation for preparatory period

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Preparatory period is also a special project of GTIIT, aiming to help freshmen quickly adapt to the mode of all English teaching, so that they can have enough experience in formal semester. During the preparatory period, students will study English, physics, mathematics, and chemistry (except for mathematics and computer science program).

The preparatory courses are mostly based on the connection with high school courses, but you should not be slack because of it is old knowledge. This is a process of developing a university study mode. It is necessary to preview before class, and have a general understanding of the structure and context of the class. GTIIT teaching modes are mostly question-driven. You should listen to the professors with questions, and interact with the professors after class to develop good listening habits.

In order to get used to the English teaching model, in addition to completing the tasks related to the English courses, you also need to practice listening skill. You can go to the video website to search for videos with English subtitles, listen to English with the subtitles, and cultivate your sensitivity and conversion ability to English. In addition, it is necessary to overcome the fear of using English, and interact with English teachers and classmates in English after class to stimulate language ability and use English in daily life.

Preparatory period is also a period of mental adjustment. Although the difficulty of the course will gradually increase, you must remain confident. Believe that you have the ability to overcome these academic difficulties. If you have negative emotions that are difficult to control, in addition to talking to your classmates and peer mentors, you can also send an email to the GTIIT’s psychological counseling teacher (counseling@gtiit.edu.cn)to make an appointment.

Peer Mentors said：

Know the course schedule and plan ahead

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The two-month preparatory period will soon finish. After the National Day holiday, the winter semester will come. Before choosing courses, it is better to go to the official website to find the credit allocation of the program, and make a basic plan for the four-year course selection arrangement. Generally speaking, there are many basic courses for freshmen and sophomores, so there will be many courses with a high proportion of credits, which play an important role in the GPA level. With a solid grasp of the theoretical knowledge students can adjust the focus of study in the third and fourth year of university and find their own research direction.

For programs that have more elective courses, such as materials science and engineering, you should plan your own elective courses from the first year instead of thinking them in the third and fourth years. In addition, the courses in the third and fourth years are more comprehensive and difficult so arrange the course as soon as possible can let you have more available time in the third and fourth years.

For programs with more theoretical courses, you can't simply recite theorems, but follow the teacher to find a learning method. Let’s take mathematics and computer science as an example. Compared with other programs, this program has fewer experimental courses but has more theoretical knowledge about mathematics and practical knowledge about computers. Its courses will be divided into three modules: lecture, tutorial and homework. For lecture courses that teach theoretical knowledge, it is necessary to keep up with the teacher's explanation of the proof, so that you can have clear logic and remember theorems easily. There are generally two time periods for tutoring classes. At the beginning, you can go to both time periods to find a teacher that suits you. For difficult assignments, do not ask for answers directly. You can discuss with your classmates or ask the teacher to give some hints, which will make you have a better understanding of them.

Peer Mentors said:

Steady learning mentality,

consolidate English skills

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Compared with other colleges and universities, the courses in GTIIT are more difficult, and students will have heavy academic pressure even in senior, so the attitude of learning is particularly important. If you don't have the confidence to continue learning, others will be helpless. Believe in your own abilities, do well in every step, and be responsible to yourself, so that you won't be flustered and helpless in the final exam. Moreover, there are two opportunities for the final exam for each course. If you fail the exam in the first time, you can ask the teacher for help and prepare for the B exam. Remember not to let yourself down.

As an all-English teaching university, students need to learn a lot of professional English. It is important to memorize professional-related vocabulary. If you ignore this, you will waste a lot of time in searching words in the dictionary while taking exam and this will affect your scores.

Finally, the most important thing is to use every opportunity to interact with teachers and make good use of the Office Hour. Unlike the middle school teaching model, teachers here encourage everyone to ask questions, even if it is only a very easy one, teachers will patiently answer it for you. In addition, interacting more with teachers can leave them good impression, and will be of great help to join the research team and master's applications.

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文：传媒与公共事务部，2021级全体朋辈导生

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Text：News & Public Affairs，2021Peer Mentors

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