Go It Alone · 听力课

P1 · A New Policy for Freshmen With an eye to increasing college students' independence and improving their social skills, Chinese universities are encouraging freshmen to enroll by themselves without their parents' help. P2 · The Old Scene It used to be quite a scene when families accompanied their children to college enrollment in China. P3 · Vehicles Packed with Luggage Vehicles packed with luggage usually filled campuses, while parents carrying bags would follow their children everywhere to help them handle procedures and get them settled in at dormitories. P4 · A Different Scene at Tsinghua However, it was a different scene at Tsinghua University on Wednesday, when more than 3,000 freshmen reported to school and finished all the procedures themselves. P5 · The Yellow Line A yellow line drawn across the entrance of the school arena separated parents from their children, who entered the gym alone with their documentation. The students would spend as much as three hours dealing with the enrollment procedures, including department registration, credential collection and room distribution. P6 · Senior Schoolmates Help Senior schoolmates helped new students transfer their baggage and explore the campus. P7 · The President's Vision The move, launched by Tsinghua University last year, is expected to improve young Chinese people's self-reliance and independent spirit at a crucial stage of life, university President Chen Jining said. P8 · Independent Personalities "An important goal of higher education is cultivating students' independent personalities, which should be embodied in every process of campus life," said Chen, who wrote a brief message with the admission letter that encouraged students to leave their parents behind on enrollment day. P9 · No Spoiling "How can youngsters grow up with their parents spoiling them and taking care of everything? We expect to make a difference from the beginning." P10 · Positive Response The call got a positive response from students. P11 · Feng Lei's Journey Feng Lei, a student from Gansu province who will study hydraulic engineering, took a 25-hour train ride to Beijing with only one schoolmate. P12 · A New Stage of Life "It's my first long trip without my parents, and I am actually quite excited about it," he said. "Coming to the university opens a new stage of my life, and I should learn to take care of myself from the start." P13 · Three New Friends Feng said he has already made three new friends after enrollment and it really helps to get to know each other. P14 · Other Universities Follow Inspired by Tsinghua, other universities have also launched their own campaigns to encourage students to enroll alone. Experts said these independence-improving initiatives should be promoted. P15 · A Major Concern "The lack of independence has been a major concern for kids born in the 1990s as parents arranged everything, which instead hampered their all-around development," said Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute. P16 · Live on Their Own "Such campaigns will help them realize that they have to live their lives on their own, and schools should provide more independence-developing programs to go with academic education."