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授课题目:
College—The Ladder to Success
授课时间:第____周 第____周
授课类型:理论课
授课时数:4
教学目的:
After finishing
this unit, students will be able to:
1. To
talk about the significance of humanities;
2.
Get deeper insights into the text;
3. Make
creative use of words, phrases and sentence
patterns;
4. To master the essay writing
skill: focus on an
advantagedisadvantage;
5. To read with the skill “reading for major
details”.
教学重点和难点:
1. To further
understand the text;
2. To apply the words,
phrases and sentence patterns;
3. To read with
the skill “reading for major details”;
4. To
write an essay with the skill “focus on an
advantagedisadvantage”.
教学方法和手段:
Various kinds of teaching methods are used:
1. Teaching in class. Explain the profound
theoretical knowledge in
class;
2. Case
study. Provide case study during teaching, and
make the
students to discuss about the case;
3. Bilingual and full English teaching;
4.
Applying modern multimedia teaching technologies;
5. Taking advantage of abundant network
teaching resources.
教学内容和过程:
Section A The humanities: Out of
date
Step One Warming-up Activities
30 minutes
I. Lead-in:
Discuss the
following questions:
do you think of your
current major If you were given a second chance
to choose your major, what would you select
and why
— If I were given a second chance to
choose my major, I would choose …
I think
being a … is …
— accounting, computer science,
psychology,
— civil engineering, philosophy,
medical technology …
— popular, interesting,
enjoyable, promising, practical, meaningful,
beneficial, well-paid …
2. What
liberal arts humanities courses do you learn in
college Do you
think they are necessary for
your education
— I learn Chinese, English,
philosophy, psychology, history … in college.
I think they are an essential part of the
college education and benefit
me a lot.
? gain more insight in life and society
?
better understand and predict human behavior
? realize different interpretations of life and
history
? understand the past which has
created the present
? be aware of cultural
and religious differences
II. Cultural
background
1. What are the humanities
The
humanities are a group of academic disciplines
that study the
human condition, using methods
that are primarily analytical, critical,
or
speculative. Therefore, they are distinguished
from the approaches of
natural
sciences. The humanities, called social sciences,
include history,
anthropology, communication
studies, cultural studies, law, linguistics,
etc.
2. Why are the humanities important
Through exploration of the humanities,
students learn how to think
creatively and
critically, to reason, and to ask questions.
Because these
skills allow students to gain
new insights into everything from poetry
and
paintings to business models and politics,
humanistic subjects have
been at the heart of
a liberal arts education. Today, humanistic
knowledge
continues to provide the ideal
foundation for exploring and understanding
the
human experience.
Step Two Text Study
80
minutes
I. Interactive reading of the
text
1) Why do many students calculate they
can’t major in English or
history
2) Why
does the author say that a college education is
more and more
seen as a means for economic
betterment rather than a means for
human
betterment
3) How do you understand “These
days, labs are more vivid and
compelling than
libraries” (Para. 3)
4) Why does the author
say that the inner aspect of our being has
captured our imagination from the very
beginning
5) According to the author, what are
the advantages of studying the
humanities
6) What are “well-rounded human beings” (Para.
10) according to the
author
2.
Structure of the text
1. Reading comprehension
Part 1 (Para, 1-5) Introduction
To
improve their future chances of finding a job,
college students are
now moving away from the
humanities and taking accounting or some
“hard-skill” courses. The humanities will
continue to be in bad shape
due to the
economic downturn. Nevertheless, the humanities
can bring true
value to people’s lives, and
the basis of study of the humanities is
formed
by the inner power that has driven human beings to
either greatness
or destruction.
Part 2
(Para. 6-9) Body: Why the humanities
This
part presents the author’s argument to stand up
for the true value
that the humanities bring
to people’s lives.
Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding
part
The humanities help to create human
beings with insight and understanding
of the
passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.
The humanities
will never be out of date. They
are as useful and relevant in our modern
age
as they have always been.
3. Summary of
the Text
Retell the text according to the
following tips.
1)(Part I) When the job market
worsens, many students calculate ...
Probably,
the humanities will continue …. Once …, the
humanities now …
2)(Part II) Here, please
allow me to … that the humanities add to
people’s lives. Studying the humanities
improves… Most importantly,
studying the
humanities invests us with …, thereby… Perhaps the
best
argument in favor of the humanities is…
In fact, increasingly… is seen
as the ideal
in…
3)(Part III) In summary, the humanities
help to create …, teach us to …
and… It makes
sense to …, our outstanding and remarkable …
II. Language Focus
Words and expressions
1. when the going gets tough: when the
situation becomes difficult
When the going
gets tough, women can get as tough as
men.当形势变得严
峻时,女人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。
2. calculate:
vt.
1)make a judgment about what is likely to
happen using the available
information
估计,预测,推测
It is difficult to calculate the
long-term effects of these changes in
the law.
这些法律上的变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。
2)find out
how much sth. will cost, how long sth. Will
take计算,核算
Let me calculate the cost of the
journey. 让我计算一下旅途的用费。
3. boost:increase or
improve sth. to make it more successful
促进,推
动,使兴旺
These changes will help to boost
share prices.
这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。
4.
prospect:n. sth. that is possible or likely to
happen in the future,
or the possibility
itself 可能的事情,前景
The prospect for East Asia’s
economic development is promising.
东亚经济发展的前景是光明的。
5. persist
1)continue
to exist 继续存在,持续
If the bad weather persists,
the farmers will suffer great losses this
year. 如果恶劣天气持续,农民今年将遭遇巨大的损失。
2)continue to
do sth., although this is difficult, or other
people oppose
it 坚持,执意
Students must
persist in their efforts if they wish to do well.
学生如
果想取得好成绩就必须坚持努力。
persist, insist
1
persist可用于表示“继续存在;持续”,尤其用于不好的事情,而insist没
有此意。
Contact your doctor if the cough
persists.如果咳嗽持续,请联系您的医生。
2 persist和
insist容易混淆主要是当两者均表示“坚持”时。
persist用于表示“坚持”
时,表示“坚持反复做同一件事”,后接介词
in,
多用于褒义,指“坚持继续做某事”,有时用于贬义,指“不听劝告;顽固坚持”。
Her mother tried to persuade her to go to bed
early, but she persisted
in working until the
small hours.她的母亲劝她早点睡,但她仍坚持工作到凌晨。
insist用于
表示“坚持”时,表示“坚持做某件事(尤指麻烦或令人讨厌的
事)”,后接介词 on。
She insisted on washing her hair just when I
wanted to have a bath.
当我想泡个澡时,她
还在那洗头。
3 insist还可用于表示“对意见、主张等的坚持”。insist用于此意时,后可
接
介词on,也可以接
that引导的从句(是否用虚拟语气,视情况而定,即看从
句内容是否为事实),而persist
无此意。
The doctor insisted that she (should)
take the medicine, but she insisted
that she
was not
ill.医生坚持让她服此药,但她坚持自己没病。
6.
succession: 一连串,一系列
After graduation, he took
a succession of low-paid jobs.
In succession:
持续发生地,接连发生地
She is an accomplished athlete and
won the championship four times in
succession.
7. liberal: a.
1) ~ arts 文科
The
liberal arts are college or university subjects
such as history,
languages and literature but
not sciences.
文科是学院或大学的如历史、
语言和文学之类的学习科目,而不是理科学科。
2)心胸开朗的,开明的
She is known to have liberal
views on divorce. 人们知道她对离婚持有开
明的观点。
8.
compel: vt. force sb. To do sth,
As a school
boy, he was compelled to wear shorts even in
winter.
当他还是一个在校的小男孩时,即使在冬天他也被迫穿短裤。
compelling:interesting or exciting enough to
keep your attention
completely 有吸引力的
Steven Jobs’ life makes a compelling story.
9. speculate: v. consider or discuss why sth.
has happened 思索,推测
Archeologists speculate
that people first reached the islands over 1,000
years ago.
考古学家们推测人类第一次到达这些岛屿是在一千多年前。
speculate abouton: 猜测,推测
It is too early
to speculate about the relationship between Mary
and
George.
现在推测玛丽和乔治的关系,还为时过早。
10.
fertile:a.
1) able to produce good ideas or
results 富有成果的,富有想象力的
A poet must have a
fertile imagination. 诗人必须有丰富的想象力。
2)able to
produce good crops or plants 肥沃的,富饶的
Fertile
soil helps Canada rank among the world’s leading
wheat producers.
肥沃的土壤帮助加拿大跻身世界主要小麦生产国。
11. elegant:a.
1) very intelligent yet
simple 巧妙的,简洁的
the document impressed me with
its elegant simplicity.
该文件给我留下
了精辟简明的深刻印象。
2)beautiful,
attractive and graceful 优美的,高雅的
Patricia
looked beautiful and elegant as always.
帕特里夏看上去总是那
么美丽优雅。
12. undertake: vt.
(undertook, undertaken) agree to be responsible
for
a job or project and do it承担,着手做
Dr.
Johnson undertook the task of writing a
comprehensive English
dictionary.
约翰逊博士着手写一本详尽的英语词典。
13. liable:(be ~ to do
sth.) likely to do sth. in a particular way
because
of a fault or tendency 可能(易于)做某事
Many parts of the country are liable to suffer
from flooding. 该国的许
多地方易遭水灾。
14.
reservoir:n.[C]
1) a large quantity of sth.
that can be used 积蓄;储备
Colleges are a
reservoir of talents for companies. 大学是企业的人才库。
2)an artificial or natural lake where water is
stored so that it can be
supplied to the
houses in an area (人造的)水库;(天然)蓄水湖
If it rains
heavily, the reservoir will overflow.
如果下大雨,水库里的
水就会溢出来。
15. in the company of:
in sb’s company; with sb. 和某人在一起
She caught
sight of her grandson, in the company of three
other boys of
similar age, going into the
narrow alley which led to the railway.
她看见她的孙子与其他三个年龄相仿的男孩一起,进入了那条通向铁路的狭窄小
巷。
16. outstanding:a. extremely good or
impressive 杰出的;出众的;显著
的
His performance in
charitable activities was outstanding.
在公益活动方
面,他的表现非常出色。
Difficult
sentences:
1. The data show that as students
have increasingly shouldered the
ever-rising
cost of tuition, they have defected from the study
of the
humanities and toward applied science
and “hard” skills that they bet
will lead to
employment. (Para. 2)
Meaning: The
facts and information show that as students have
spent
increasingly more money on tuition, they
have turned away from studying
the humanities
to some practical courses that they believe will
enable
them to get a job more easily.
2.
In other words, a college education is more and
more seen as a means
for economic betterment
rather than a means for human betterment. (Para.
2)
Meaning: In other words, a college
education is more considered as a method
to
improve students’ future economic status rather
than improve human
nature or behavior.
Meaning beyond words: The quality of a college
education is increasingly
questionable because
the trend among many colleges is to become more
like
a business and less like an academic
setting.
3. Once the dominant pillars of
university life, the humanities now play
little roles when students take their college
tours. These days, labs
are more vivid and
compelling than libraries. (Para. 3)
Meaning:
The humanities that once dominated university life
now play a
trivial role when students have
their college visits; nowadays, labs are
more
eye-catching and fascinating than libraries.
Meaning beyond words: Libraries were once the
only place where students
spent much time
reading materials, doing research and writing
papers.
However, as more students are taking
science courses, labs where students
do
scientific experiments play a more important role
for learning than
traditional libraries.
Note: A “college tour” is a series of campus
visits to a number of
colleges or universities
by a prospective student. College tours may be
taken individually or by school groups and
educational programs as a way
for a large
number of people to visit several schools over a
short period
of time. In addition, many
colleges now offer virtual tours on the
Internet.
4. Historians, architects,
authors, philosophers and artists have
captured the words, images and meanings of
this inner struggle in the
form of story,
music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture,
landscape
and traditions.
Meaning:
Our historians, architects, authors, philosophers
and artists
have successfully caught the
words, images and meanings of this
mysterious inner force by way of story,
music, myth, painting,
architecture,
sculpture, landscape and traditions.
5. Most
importantly, studying the humanities invests us
with great
insight and self-awareness, thereby
releasing our creative energy and
talent in a
positive and constructive manner. (Para. 7)
Meaning: The most important advantage for us
to study the humanities is
that it enables us
to become more analytical and self-aware;
therefore,
our creativeness and talent are
brought out in a positive and constructive
way.
6. Famous people who studied the
humanities make a long list indeed. It’s
easy
to see that the humanities can prepare us for many
different careers
and jobs we can undertake,
whether medicine, business, science or
entertainment.(Para. 8)
Meaning: It is
true that famous people who studied the humanities
can make
up a long list. Obviously, the
humanities enable us to engage in many
different careers and jobs, no matter whether
they are medicine, business,
science or
entertainment.
Note: “Whether medicine,
business, science or entertainment” is an
elliptical clause. It can be understood as
“Whether they are medicine,
business, science
or entertainment”. In an elliptical clause some
words
are left out. Because it’s within a
context, it is usually clear what
is missing.
As a rule, elliptical sentences consist of two
clauses, one
containing the grammar elements
the other has left out. For example:
1)
Jessica had five dollars while Monica (had) one.
杰西卡有五美元,而莫妮卡只有一美元。
(The verb had is
dropped from the second clause, but the meaning is
still
clear.)
2) Leave quickly when (you
are) ready.准备好就赶紧离开吧。
(In the sentence, you
are is understood though omitted.)
7. If we
study only mathematics, it’s likely we will be a
candidate only
for jobs as a mathematician.
(Para. 8)
Meaning: If we study only
mathematics, very possibly we will be a person
who only competes for jobs as a
mathematician.
Meaning beyond words: We can be
more competitive if we study the humanities,
together with mathematics.
8. If I were
the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two
people
applied to our school, both having the
required basic scientific courses,
one a
philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med
student, the
philosophy applicant would be
chosen.
Meaning: Suppose I am the Dean of
Admissions at a medical school and I’m
recruiting two applicants. Both of them took
the required basic
scientific courses, but one
is a philosophy major and the other just premed.
I would surely choose the one with the
philosophy background.
Note: In American
culture, the “dean” is usually the head of a
“division” or “college” within the larger unit
of the university.
pre-med: a. (AmE) relating
to classes that prepare a student for medical
school, or to the students who are taking
these classes医学院预科的;
针对医学院预科生的
My sister
wants to become a doctor, and she is now a pre-med
student.
我妹妹想成为一名医生,她现在是医学院的预科生。
Step
Three Language application
45 minutes
1. focus on an advantagedisadvantage essay
Generally speaking, the outline of writing an
advantagedisadvantage
essay falls in one of
these three formats: 1) advantages and
disadvantages;
2) advantage only; 3)
disadvantages only. When you write such an essay,
remember that you are giving information, a
method that is called
exposition or expository
writing.
Begin your essay by introducing your
topic and explaining that you
are exploring
the advantages or disadvantages of the topic.
Mention in
your thesis statement the
advantages and disadvantages you will discuss
in the essay. Use transitions to make your
ideas flow smoothly. The
following
transitional words are very common when writing an
advantagedisadvantage essay: firstly, in other
words, this means that…,
finally, in
conclusion, to sum up…
2. Sample appreciation
(Text A Para 4-10)
Introduction----Body
(advantages of studying the humanities)
----Conclusion
3. Writing practice
Directions: Write an essay of no less than
150 words on one of the
following topics. One
topic has an outline you can follow.
Topic:
Advantages of taking physical education .) courses
Introduction:
Thesis statement: Taking
. courses can be advantageous to all college
students
Body:
Advantage 1: Learn
valuable communication and teamwork skills
Advantage 2: Handle heavy coursework more
effectively
Conclusion: Taking . course at
college can benefit students in developing
useful social skills as well as better coping
skills for their stress at
school.
More
topics:
? Advantages of taking liberal arts
courses
? Disadvantages of majoring in
liberal arts
Step Four Summary
5
minutes
1. Revision of the useful expressions
in succession
speculate abouton
stand
up for
in the form of
in favor of
in
the company of
2. Revision of the functional
patterns
Step Five Reading Skills and
Comprehension(阅读技巧和阅读理解)
20
minutes
I.
Reading Skill: Reading for major details
II.
Reading Comprehension: Go through Text B and
answer the relative
questions after Text B on
page 54
III . Language points: explain
important language points in Text B.
课后作业:
1. Exercises after Text A
& Text B
2. Essay writing: Advantages of
taking physical education .) courses
3. Oral
reproduction:
Write a letter to the Curriculum
Committee and present it to the class
4.
Preview Unit 2.
郑树棠.
新视野大学英语读写教程(第三版)第二册[M]. 北京:外语教学
与研究出版社,2015.
郑树棠. 新视野大学英语读写教程(第三版)第二册教师用书[M].
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,2015.
夏纪梅. 现代外语课堂设计理论与实践[M].
上海:上海外语教育出版社,
2003.
课后小结:
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