BookIIUnit

BestwishesforyouWelcomebacktoTheEnglishClass24.02.20202TeachingObjectiveStudentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainidea(thatitwouldbeidealifwecanstrikeabalancebetweentheChineseandtheWesternlearningstyles)andstructureofthetext(introductionofthetopicbyananecdote—elaborationbycomparisonandcontrast—conclusionbyasuggestion);2.appreciatethedifferencebetweencomparisonandcontrast,aswellasdifferentwaystocompareandcontrast(point-by-pointmethodorone-side-at-a-timemethod);3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.24.02.20203Pre-readingtaskAccordingtothesong,whoshouldteachwhom?Islearningaone-waystreet?Canyouguesswhatthethemeofthisunitisabout?24.02.20204Doyouagreewiththefollowingstatements?1)Playisthebestwaytolearn.2)Childrendeveloplifeskillsbestthroughformalprograms.3)Childrenarenaturallycurious,inspired,motivatedlearners,butsometimestheenjoymentoflearningcangetlostinthepressureto“succeed”informaleducation.4)Parentsarethemostimportantinstructorstothechildren,sotheyshouldgiveasmuchguidanceaspossible.APracticalExperimentTwochildrenaregivenhulahoops,atoytheyareunfamiliarwith.Angelaisgivenahulahoopwithinstructionsonhowtouseit.Jonathanisgivenahulahoopbutnoinstructions24.02.202061.Whatkindofoutcomesdoyouexpect?Angelalearnstokeepthehulahoopinmotionbymovingherbodyincertainways.Jonathanexploresthehoopanddiscoversit’sbigenoughtostepthrough.Hethenbalancesthehoopbetweentwoobjectsandpracticeskickingaballthroughthehoop.24.02.202072.Howdoyoucommentonthesetwooutcomes?Bothoutcomesaregood.Angelalearnsausefulplayskill.Jonathanuseshishoopinadifferent,butequallyplayfulway.24.02.202083.Whichonedoyouthinkisbetterindevelopingthechildren’screativity?Angela,becauseshefollowedthedirectionsgiven,willhaveaskillshecanuseanytimeshewantstomoveherbodyinthatspecificway.Theoutcomeislimitedtohavingfolloweddirectionsandmasteredaparticularskill.Jonathan,ontheotherhand,hadtheexperienceofexploringanddiscoveringanitemhewasunfamiliarwith.Heusedwhathelearnedaboutthiscircular-shapedobjecttosolveaproblemofhisownandincorporated(结合)thehulahoopasaninnovativesolutiontohelphimdosomethingthathewantedtodo—kickaballthroughatarget.Jonathanlearnedhecouldusehisownobservationandexplorationtolearnaboutnewobjects.24.02.202094.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthisexperiment?Unit1WaysofLearning24.02.202011EducationinthewestThereisnocommonagreementintheWestconcerningthebestmethodofeducation.ItisthisveryexistenceofcontendingpointsofviewthatischaracteristicofWesterneducation.24.02.202012Tracingback,Socratesencouragedhisstudentstoquestionanything,eventheirmostfundamentalbeliefs.Greekphilosopher-Socrates24.02.202013Currently,comparedwithAsianmethodsoflearning,Westernmethodsaremorestudent-centered,expectingstudentstodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanrelyingontheirteacherstotellthem.EducationintheWestMuchofthecurrentdebateovereducationsurroundstheextenttowhichlearningshouldbeteacher-basedorstudent-based.Whichofthetwoshoulddecidewhatshouldbelearned,howshoulditbelearned,andwhenitshouldbelearned?ComparingWesternandAsianmethodsoflearningitisgenerallytruethatWesternmethodsaremorestudent-centered,expectingstudentstodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanrelyingontheirteacherstotellthem.Anextremeversionofthestudent-centeredapproachcanbeseenatSummerhill,aschoolinEnglandestablishedbytheeducationalistA.S.Neill.Therechildrenhavecompletefreedomtodecidewhattheyaregoingtolearnandwhichlessonstheywillattend.Iftheywishtheyneednotattendanyatall.MainstreameducationinEnglandisfarmorestrict,demandingthatchildrenattendlessonsandfollowanationalcurriculum.Thiscurriculumandtheimportanceofachievinggoodexamresultstendtoreinforceamoreteacher-centeredapproach,asbothteachersandstudentsfindthepressureoftimeleaveslessopportunityforanexploratoryapproachtolearning.3.Warm-upQuestions1.Ifyoufindatwo-year-oldboyistryingtoputakeyintoabox,willyouhelphimimmediately?2.Canyourecallhowyourparentstaughtyouinyourchildhood,likemakingaphonecall,findingwayhome,drawingapicture,cleaningtheroom,cookingasimplemeal,etc.?Didtheyliketoteachyouallthetimeinyourchildhood?3.Whichwaydidyoupreferwhenyouwereintroublewithoneofyourtoysinyourchildhood,turningtoyourparentsforhelp,orexploringbyyourselves?24.02.202016TextALearning,ChineseStyle24.02.202017TextOrganizationPartI(Paras1-5)Ananecdote:theChinesestaffhelpedBenjamintoplacethekey.24.02.202018PartII(Paras6-10)Theauthor’sthoughtsaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest24.02.202019PartIII(Paras11-14)Intheformofaquestion,theauthorgivesasuggestionofamorerationalapproachtofosteringcreativityandbasicskills..24.02.2020203.FurtherUnderstandingForPart1QuestionsandAnswers(1)HowdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinTextA?Inthistext,theauthorintroducesthetopicbythekey-slotanecdote(佚事).24.02.202021(2)SumupthecontrastbetweentheattitudeofthecoupleandthatofthehotelstafftowardBenjamin’seffortsininsertingthekeyintotheslot.Thecouple:lethimexploreandenjoyhimself.Thehotelstaff:heldhishandandtaughthimhowtoins