新视野第三版第二册第二单元教案(完整)分析解析

Section A The humanities: Out of date?授课题目： College—The Ladder to Success?授课时间：第____周第____周授课类型：理论课授课时数：4教学目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1.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 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 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 advantage\disadvantage”.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 stud y. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students to discuss about the case3. Bilingual and full English teaching;4. Applying modern multimedia teaching technologies;5. Taking advantage of abund ant network teaching resources.教学内容和过程：Section A The humanities: Out of date?Step One Warming-up Activities 30 minutesI. Lead-in:Discuss the following questions:1.How do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance to choo se your major, what would you select and why?— If I were given a second chance to choose my major, I would choose …/ I think bei ng a … is …— accounting, computer science, psychology, — civil engineering, philosophy, medi cal technology …— popular, interesting, enjoyable, promising, practical, meaningful, beneficial, well-p aid …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 insigh t in life and society • better understand and predict human behavior • realize differe nt interpretations of life and history • understand the past which has created the prese nt • be aware of cultural and religious differencesII. Cultural background 1. What are the humanities?The humanities are a group of academic disciplines that study the human conditi on, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. Therefore, the y are distinguished from the approaches of natural sciences. The humanities, called so cial 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 creativelyand critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because these skills allow students to g ain new insights into everything from poetry and paintings to business models and pol itics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal arts education. Today, hum anistic knowledge continues to provide the ideal foundation for exploring and underst anding the human experience.Step Two Text Study 80 minutesI. Interactive reading of the text1. Reading comprehension1) 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 compellingthan 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) W hat are “well-rounded human beings” (Para. 10) according to the author?2. Structure of the textPart 1 (Para, 1-5) IntroductionTo improve their future chances of finding a job, college students are now moving aw ay from the humanities and taking accounting or some “hard-skill” courses. The huma nities will continue to be in bad shape due to the economic downturn. Nevertheless, th e humanities can bring true value to pe ople’s lives, and the basis of study of the huma nities 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 humanit ies bring to people’s lives. Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding partThe humanities help to create human beings with insight and understanding of the pas sions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities will never be out ofdate. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have alwaysbeen. 3. Summary of the TextRetell the text according to the following tips.1(Part I) When the job market worsens, many students calculate ... Probably, the huma nities will continue …. Once …, the humanities now …2(Part II) Here, please allow me to … that the humanities add to people’s lives. Studyi ng the humanities improves… Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us w ith …,thereby… Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is… In fact, in creasingly… is seen as the ideal in…3(Part III) In summary, the humanities help to create …, teach us to …and… It make s sense to …, our outstanding and remarkable …II. Language Focus Words and expressions1. when the going gets tough: when the situation becomes difficultWhen 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。