互动式外语课堂教学探索《新标准高职高专公共英语教材》听说、

综合课程说课示列

陈 龙上海外国语大学网络教育学院

2009 年 4 月

Some Problem Facing English Teaching

at Vocational College Level

Student factors- low entry level- Statistical findings: ＊ 60-119 (84%) ＊ 60%, 30%, 10%; ＊ 41% (A&L) 78% ＊ 39% (Voc.), 37% (W)

＊ 28% (R)- motivation, attitude- cognition, strategy

Teacher factors- conception- methodology

Single set of assessment tool- New Curriculum - core Eng + prof. English- focus on aural/oral Eng.- differentiation in levels & professions

A Tentative Descriptive Demo

Take 《新标准高职高专公共英语教材》听说、 综合教程 as an example

Unit 1 “Introduction” , Practical Listening & Speaking (1)

Unit 1 “Education Does Count”, An Integrated Skills Course (1)

Rational

Language is for communication (78%) Expect good language learning habit Arouse St’s interest Build up St’s confidence Encourage St’s participation ( 授之以鱼 / 渔 ) Input – Intake - Output Use as much English as possible from very

beginning Implement “实用为主、够用为度、以应用为目的”

Unit 1 IntroductionLesson Procedures

Pre-listening/speaking Activities (5~6m.)

Elicitation & practice (10~12m.)- Self-introduction- Pair dialogue

First listening & Ex. (4~5m.) Second listening & Ex. (3~4m.) Greeting & introduction (6~8m.) Assignment

Pre-listening & Speaking Activity

What to say when introducing oneself- name, age, hometown

- family (related words)- majors, interests, hobbies- demonstration (T & 1 or 2 Sts)

- use of “What about you?” “And you?”

- pair dialogue (take notes)

Section A I. 1st Listening (input) Predicate what to listen to

- use clues (new words, questions, etc.)- use past experience/knowledge

Play the recording once- focus on general/specific info.

Check in pairs (p.3-A)

Section A I. 1st Listening (intake) Self-

prepared Activity:1. ( ) The speaker is a second-

year college student.2. ( ) She lives with her parents.3. ( ) Both her parents are

retired.4. ( ) She has a twelve-year-old

cousin.

Section A I. Explanation-Interaction (intake) New Words: (p. 3)

- grandparent (n.) - grandpa (n.) =grandfather- grandma (n.) =grandmother

- retired (adj.)- housewife (n.) - nurse (n.) - local (adj.)- cousin (n.)

Section A I. 2nd Listening (intake-output) p.3-B1. How old is the speaker?2. How many people are there in Li

Min's family?3. Who are they?4. What is her mother?5. Where does her father work?6. What does her cousin like to do?

Section A II. Dialogue 1 (input-intake-output)

Present the dialogue:- When you meet someone for the first time, what do you say to him/her? - play recording or T-read aloud- explanation or interaction when needed

Practice:- use greeting patterns in pair work- St-present (role play)

Section A II Dialogue (p.4)

(Yang Min and Li Ting are two new students in a technical college. They are now in the classroom, waiting for the class

to start. This is the first time they have met.)

Yang: Hello, I'm Yang Min.Li: Hi, I'm Li Ting. Glad to meet you, Yang Min.Yang: The pleasure is mine. Where are you from, Li

Ting?Li: I'm from Beijing. And you?Yang: Guangzhou.

(Soon their teacher Mr. White comes into the classroom. This is their first English class.)

Unit 1 Education

Text A Education Does Count

Lesson Procedures

Pre-reading Activities (10~12m.) 1st Reading Activity (10~15m.)

- Finding Bill’s advice- Reading Exercise: “T” or “F”

2nd Reading: for Main Idea (5~8m.) Language Skill Development (5~8m.)

- Word, phrase/idiom, sentence, clause Explanation of New Words (15 m.)

- Expressions, patterns, idioms to learn Assignment (5 m.)

Pre-reading Activities (10~12m.) What is Education? e- = out; duc-; duce-; duct = lead Educate = lead out (of ignorance) Education: a broad concept that describes

all experiences in which people learn. Formal education: learning that takes

place in a formal setting (classroom, school, or college)

Continuing/Life-long education

Do you know that…?

Bill Gates, world’s richest man, is a drop-out 2/3 of American millionaires have no college

degree Better education won’t always mean a

better job School fee is getting higher and higher Society will need more workers with skills

(grey-collared workers) HR managers look more for experience Why more people still want to get higher

edu.?

How much do you know about him?

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Gates.Mirick.html

1955: born 1968: programming 1973: at Harvard 1975: drop our of

Harvard 1994: got married 2006: >$60 billion 2008: focus on charity

“Education Does Count” – Gates What’s the meaning of “Count”?

- (v.): be important; valuable; matter- also: name/calculate the number (of)

What is “Does” here used for?- For emphasis: really, truly

Education IS really important & valuable

Why does Gates say so?

What is his idea about education?

Which advice does he offer on education and on drop-out?

Let’s find out.

Reading Activity (10~15m.)

Present the text (input-intake)- Student silent reading, or- Listening (to recording or teacher-reading aloud), or- Listening and silent reading

During 1st reading/listening, find out: - his advice on education & drop-out- How many pieces of advice?

Education Does Count (1) Hundreds of students send me e-mail each

year for advice about education. They want to know what to study, or whether it’s OK to drop out of college since that’s what I did. A smaller number of parents send messages asking for suggestions for their sons or daughters. “How can we guide our child toward success?” they ask. My advice is simple. “(1) Get the best education you can. (2) Take advantage of high school and college. (3) Learn how to learn.”

Education Does Count (2)

It’s true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before dropping out. As I’ve said before, (4) nobody should drop out of college unless they believe they face the chance of a lifetime. And (5) even then they should consider carefully.

Education Does Count (3)

In my company’s early years, we had a bright part-time programmer who planned to drop out of high school to work. We told him no. Quite a few of our people didn’t finish college, but we discourage dropping out. (6) Having a diploma certainly helps somebody who is looking to us for a job.

Education Does Count (4-a)

(7) High school and college offer you the best chance to learn many things and to do projects with others that teach you about team spirit. In high school there was a time when I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had many interests. In college, I read about all kinds of things and attended different kinds of classes.

Education Does Count (4-b)

For me, (8) classroom is not the only place where you can learn. You can also learn in a library. But somebody handing you a book doesn’t automatically start your learning. (9) You should learn with other people, ask questions, try out ideas and have a way to test your ability.

Education Does Count (5)

In short, it’s a real mistake not to take the chance to study a wide range of subjects and to learn to work with other people because education does count.

Exercise (1): “T” or “F”

Get the best education you can. Diploma certainly helps in finding a job. School/college offer best chance to learn a

wide range of subjects (& wide interests). Learn how to learn (not just what to learn). Learn to work with others (team spirits). Try out ideas & test your ability. Don’t drop out unless faced with a lifetime

chance; even then, consider carefully.

2nd Reading: for Main Idea (5~8m.) Ph. 1 Ph. 2 Ph. 3 Ph. 4 Ph. 5

-- Bill’s advice to students & parents

-- Why Bill dropped out of college-- Why not to drop out-- What high school & college offer-- Conclusion: education does

count

(Homework: Ex. A & B, p. 4-5)

Language Skill Development (5~8m.)

What is…?- a word （字）- a phrase （词）- an idiom （习语）- a sentence （句子）- a clause （从句）

Word, Phrase/Idiom, Sentence, Clause

education, study, small, before, about, their

high school, young people, team spirit, hundreds of, look for, in short Classroom is not the only place where

you can learn. As I’ve said before, nobody should drop

out of college unless they believe (that) they face the chance of a lifetime.

Exercise (2): find examples of Word:

Phrase: Idiom: Sentence: Clause:

Explanation of New Words (15 m.)

Lead the students to read after you

Explanation and illustration Expressions, patterns &

idioms to be learned

Homework (5m.)

Practice reading aloud the text Do Ex. A & B, p. 4-5 Do Ex. B & C, p. 8 Preview “Active Words,” p. 6-7 Write a short paragraph,

introducing yourself Expressions, patterns & idioms to

learn

Expressions to Learn

hundreds of (L.1) a small number of (L.

6) quite a few (L.20) many (L.25, 28) all kinds of (L.28) different kinds of

(L.29) a wide range of (L.33)

finish college (L.21) in college/high

school (L.26, 28) read about (L.28) have (many)

interests (in) (L.28) be focused on (L.27)

Patterns to Learn (1)

ask me for suggestions (L.7) send me email for advice (L.1-2) guide the child toward success (L.9) want to know (L.3) plan to drop out (L.19) learn to work with other people

(L.34) learn how to learn (L.11-12) know what to study (L.3-4)

Patterns to Learn (2)

It’s true that… (L.13) As I’ve said before,

(L.15) For me, (L.29) In short, (L.34)

Idioms to Learn

drop out (of school, college) (L.13) ask for (advice) (L.7) take advantage of (high school)

(L.11) take the chance to (study) (L.34) (face) the chance of a lifetime

(L.16) try out (ideas) (L.32) in short (L.34)

Follow-up Sessions (intake-output) Check up new words & expression (oral translation) (10 m.)

Check up homework (5-8 m.) Text explanation (10-15 m.) “Active Words” study & Ex. p.7 (8-10 m.) Review of Noun (p.9-10) (5-6 m.) Homework: Ex. B, C & D, p.13-14 Aural/Oral session: (20-30 m.)

- ask a few students to read their introduction- practice introducing multiple guests- Do you think college edu, is important?

Thank You!Thank You!

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