新视野第三版第二册第二单元教案

Section A The humanities: Out of date?

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 dee per insights into the text;

3. Make creative use of words, phrases and sentence patterns ;

4. To master the essay writing skill: focus on an advantage \disadvantage;

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 advantag e\disadvantage”.

教学方法和手段：

Various kinds of teaching methods are used:

1. Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowle dge in class;

2. Case study. Provide case study during teac hing, and make the students to discuss about the case

3. Bilingual and full English teaching;

4. Applying modern multimedia teaching technologies;

5. Taki

ng advantage of abundant network teaching resources.

教学内容和过程：

Section A The humanities: Out of date?

Step One Warming-up Activities30 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 engine ering, philosophy, medical technology …

—popular, interesting, enjoyable, promising, practical, meani ngful, 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 ins ight 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 diffe rences

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 dist inguished from the approaches of natural sciences. The humani ties, called social sciences, include history, anthropology, c ommunication 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 the se skills allow students to gain new insights into everythin g from poetry and paintings to business models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal a rts education. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to provid e the ideal foundation for exploring and understanding the h uman experience.

Step Two Text Study 80 minutes

I. Interactive reading of the text

1. Reading comprehension

1) Why do many students calculate they can’t major in Engl ish or history?

2) Why does the author say that a college education is mor

e and more seen as a

means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment?