英语知识点高教版中职英语拓展模块Uint 4《Education》word教案总结.docx

英语知识点高教版中职英语拓展模块Uint 4《Education》word教案总结.docx

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英语知识点高教版中职英语拓展模块Uint4《Education》word教案总结

Unit4

Education

Thesuggestedteachingtimeis6hoursclasswork,2hoursforeachsession.

SessionOne（2hours）

1.Askstudentstodo“BeforeReading”tasks.ThetopicaboutEducationalReformisaheatedone.Youcanhavestudentsexpressthemselvesonthistopic.

2.AskstudentsthefollowingquestionstoletthemhaveageneralideaaboutTextA

1）WhatisthepurposeofEducation?

2）AskstudentstodiscusstwokindsofEducationalsystems:

theeducationforall-rounddevelopmentortheexam-orientededucation?

3）TherearemanyfactorsinfluencingthequalityofEducation.Askstudentstolistsomeandtellwhichoneismostimportant?

4）Couldstudentslistsomeproblemspublicschoolsencounter?

5）Inordertoimproveeducationquality,whatmeasuresshouldthecountrytake?

3.Askstudentstolookatthetitle,combinedwithwhattheyhavedoneabovetoguesswhatmainideaofTextA.is.

4.Askstudentstosharewhattheyknowaboutothercountries’educationalsystemwiththeclass.

5.AskstudentstoreadTextAwithnewwords.

6.ExplainlanguagepointsinTextA.

SessionTwo（2hours）

1.ContinuetoexplainlanguagepointsinTextA.

2.AfterfinishingTextA,returntotheformerpartthatstudentsbrainstormedatthebeginningofthelastsession.

3.Checktheanswersof“AGlimpseatWordsandExpressions”

4.ExplainthemeaningsofTextAandconcludethemainideaofTextA.

5.ChecktheunderstandingofTextAthroughquestionsin“CheckYourUnderstanding”.

SessionThree（2hours）

1.Do“BuildYourVocabulary”“You’dLiketoBe”sections.Checktheanswerswithstudents.

2.ReadTextBtothestudentsoraskstudentstodotheirownreadingwith“ComprehensionQuestions”section.

3.Reviewwhatwehavelearnedinthisunit.Givestudentssomeadvicetotellthemhowtomakegreatachievementsintheirstudy.

OptionalAdditionalSessions

1.Explainthewritingprojectthatstudentswillcomplete.

2.Answeranyquestions,andallowstudentstobegintheirworkontheprojectduringtheremainingclasstime.

3.Asstudentswork,providefeedbackandsupport.Encouragestudentstomaketheirownplansandtomakediscussionswithotherstudents.

WebResources

http:

//bodo.gnn.tv/blogs/19833/（How_Public_Education_Cripples_Our_Kids_and_Why）

ontheschoolspending）

http:

//www.cep-dc.org/pubtopic.htm（educationpolicy）

http:

//www.literacytrust.org.uk/Research/ressinglesex.html

UnitGoals

Afterstudyingthisunit,studentsshouldbeableto:

☞Understandthecontroversyoversingle-sexeducation;themaincruxofpubliceducationanditstemporaryconditioninAmerica

Today,formaleducationservesagreaterpercentageoftheU.S.populationthanatanytimeinhistory.Itplayedanimportantrole,butstillexistsomeproblems.TheinfluenceofmodernpsychologyandofeducationreformerssuchasJohnDeweycausedschoolstobecomelessformal,morerelaxed,andsomewhatmorecenteredontheindividualchildratherthanontheinstitutionorthesociety.Schoolfacilitiesimprovedformoststudents,exceptperhapsintheinnercities.Moremoneywasspentoneducation,resultinginbothageneralupgradingofteachersalariesandimprovementsinprogramsthatfocusonspecifickindsofstudents,suchasspecialeducation.

Besides,somemembersoftheschoolreformmovementbelievethattoolittlepowerexistsatthelocallevel.Theyclaimthatteachersandschoolscanincreasetheireffectivenessonlybyhavinggreaterauthorityoversuchfundamentalmattersascurriculumcontent,teachingmethods,andhiringofstaff.Otherreformerscontendthatnotalllocalcommunitieshavetheresourcestoprovidequalityeducation.Theyarguethattomeetgoalsofequityandexcellence,alllocaldistrictsshouldmeethigheducationalstandardsandprovideampleschoolbudgets.

What’smore,inAmerica,asforeducation,peopleholddifferentpointofviewaboutthisquestionwhichworksbetter:

single-sexeducationorco-education?

Theconventionalthinkingthirtyyearsagowasthateducationwouldbreakdowngenderstereotypes.Also,promotingequalityofthesexesandeliminatinggenderbiashavebeenahugesocietalthemeforseveraldecadesnow.Withthatinmindcoeducationwhichisbasedonthatlaudablethemeofequalityseemsliketherightwaytogo.However,somebelievethatcoeducationdoesnotworkforeverychild.Thesamesexeducationisthebetterchoicefortheeducationoftheyouthoftoday.Sincestudentsarethepotentialofthefutureeconomy,itisourresponsibilitytoprovidethemwithbestthatwecan.Samesexeducationcanhelp,andcanhelpalot.

Also,weknowtheplaintruththatboysandgirlslearnindifferentways.Researchshowsthatagirl'sbrainisdifferentfromaboy'sbrain.Onesizedoesnotfitall.Besides,someviewsinglesexeducationasanopportunitytocapitalizeonthelearningdifferencesinherentinboysandgirls.

Fromtheabove,wecanknowthatasforeducationinAmerica,thereisalotofdebate.WiththestudyofTextAandTextB,letstudentsgraspthegeneralideaofAmericaneducation.

BeforemovingintoTextA,theinstructorsshouldleadstudentstodoing“BeforeReading”and“AGlimpseatWordsandExpressions”whichwillhelpwarmupthestudents.Students’previewofbothTextAandTextBshouldbestronglyencouraged.

☞Developtheabilityofcriticalthinking

Inthissection,oneshouldknowwhatiscriticalthinking?

Criticalthinkingisthatmodeofthinking-aboutanysubject,content,orproblem-inwhichthethinkerimprovesthequalityofhisorherthinkingbyskillfullytakingchargeofthestructuresinherentinthinkingandimposingintellectualstandardsuponthem.

Criticalthinkingcanbeseenashavingtwocomponents:

1）asetofinformationandbeliefgeneratingandprocessingskills,and2）thehabit,basedonintellectualcommitment,ofusingthoseskillstoguidebehavior.

Whatisagoodcriticalthinker?

∙raisesvitalquestionsandproblems,formulatingthemclearlyandprecisely;

∙gathersandassessesrelevantinformation,usingabstractideastointerpretiteffectivelycomestowell-reasonedconclusionsandsolutions,testingthemagainstrelevantcriteriaandstandards;

∙thinksopen-mindedlywithinalternativesystemsofthought,recognizingandassessing,asneedbe,theirassumptions,implications,andpracticalconsequences;and

∙Communicateseffectivelywithothersinfiguringoutsolutionstocomplexproblems.

Criticalthinkingis,inshort,self-directed,self-disciplined,self-monitored,andself-correctivethinking.Itpresupposesassenttorigorousstandardsofexcellenceandmindfulcommandoftheiruse.Itentailseffectivecommunicationandproblem-solvingabilitiesandacommitmenttoovercomeournative

AfterstudyingthisUnit,theinstructorsshouldteachstudentshowtoreadtextscritically?

Howtodevelopahabitthatwhilereadingtheyshouldholdaquestionmarkintheirmind?

AndwithTextAandTextB,theinstructorsshouldsetanexampletostudentsonhowtoreadtextsinacriticalway,andthenencouragestudentstoreadbooksafterclassinacriticalway.

☞Extendvocabularythroughrecognitionofprefixesofdegreeandsize

Inthissection,theinstructorshouldexplaintothestudentstheprefixesofdegreeorsize.Firstly,letstudentsunderstandthemeaningoftheprefixes;thenencouragestudentstoputthemintopractice,teachingthemhowtomakeupnewwordsbyaddingsuchprefixestooriginalwords.Throughlearningthissection,instructorsshouldcultivatethestudentstodevelopahabitthatwhileencounteringstrangewords,theyshouldanalyzetheformationofthewordtoguessitsmeaningandinaddition,teachstudentshowtouseprefixesofdegreeorsizetoenlargetheirvocabulary.Instructorscouldteachprefixesofdegreeorsizewithexercisesin“BuildingYourVocabulary”.

BeforeReadingSiddharthaGautama

Dr.C.GeorgeBoeree

ShippensburgUniversityeLearning

&Hands-onActivitiesandBrainstorming

1.BrowsetheWebsites,andtrytogetfamiliarwiththedevelopmentofAmericanEducationSystem.

2.TheinstructorsshouldintroducesomegoodAmericannewspaperstostudentssuchasUSAToday,NewYorkTimes,LosAngelesTimes,WashingtonPost,etcorsomewebsitesandreadarticles:

forexamplehttp:

//www.rit.edu/~cma8660/mirror/

AfterstudentssearchsomematerialrelatedtothisUnit,theinstructorshouldallowthemtofindtheirpartnerstohaveadiscussionabouttheEducationinAmerica.

&AGlimpseatWordsandExpressions

Pleasereadthefollowingsentences.Payattentiontotheunderlinedpartineachsentenceandseehowtheseexpressionsareusedinthecontext,andthenwritedowntheirmeaningsintheblanksprovided.

1.Academicstandardshavesunkoutofsight.（havedecreasedorevendisappeared）.

2.Whenthosepoorresultsarerecognized,thesystemanditsdefenderscanbecountedontosaythattheproblemisinsufficientspending.（surethatsthwillbehappen）

3.Reicharguesthatwhilepublicschoolsystemsinaffluentareasareturningoutstudentswhoarecollegeorwork-readybecausetheyhavelearned“toidentifyandsolvenewproblems,recognizepatterns,andthinkcritically,”schoolsinpoorerareasarenotabletodothat.（aremakingorproducing）

4.Thereforewehavetodosomethingtoequalizespendingsothatallstudentswillhaveanequalshotatagoodeducation.（theactoftryingtodoorachievesth）

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