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20　—20 学年第学期第周星期　课题名称（含教材章节）：Encounters with Westerners ( Unit 3 Speaking in a Foreign Language)

教学目的和要求：

1) grasp mistakes in a foreign language learning

2) understand westerner’s responses to compliment and the cultural reasons behind them

3) comprehend differences between Chinese and Western students

4) realize mistakes would occur at different levels and know how to avoid them

5) learn about egalitarianism

教学重点：

1) understand mistakes in a foreign language learning

2) comprehend westerner’s responses to compliment and the cultural reasons behind them

3) grasp the different aspects of American egalitarianism

教学难点：

Let the students keep in mind and have a general understanding of the following parts:

1) understand mistakes would occur at different levels and know how to avoid them in Foreign

language learning

2) grasp American middle class identity

3) comprehend American concept of equality

教学内容（要点）

Unit 3 Speaking in a Foreign language

1st and 2nd period

Teaching Objectives:

1) Students grasp mistakes in a foreign language learning;

2) Students know the stress during speaking in a foreign language;

3) Students comprehend why would speaking in a foreign language cause stress

in intercultural encounters.

Teaching Contents:

1. Case study: Mistake　

1) Interpretation Questions: Why do you think Mr. Schmidt never corrects

Huizhen’s English mistakes?

2) List as many possible explanations that why Mr. Schmidt never corrects

Huizhen’s English mistakes.

* Huizhen actually doesn’t make many mistakes, and Mr. Schmidt doesn’t consider the few mistakes she makes serious.

* Mr. Schmidt doesn’t notice Huizhen’s mistakes because he is paying more attention to the content of what she was saying.

* Mr. Schmidt doesn’t correct Huizhen because he doesn’t want to interrupt her; he doesn’t want to discourage her from talking.

* Mr. Schmidt thinks it would be rude to correct Huizhen’s English errors.

* Mr. Schmidt does correct Huizhen’s errors, but he only corrects her subtly by repeating corrected versions of what she said wrong. However, Huizhen doesn’t notice this.

* Mr. Schmidt doesn’t think that correcting students’ errors helps their English very much.

* Mr. Schmidt avoids making grammar corrections because he can’t explain English grammar very well.

* Mr. Schmidt doesn’t take teaching very seriously, especially grammar.

3) Some likely interpretations