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Unit1
Ways of Learning
Part II Reading Task
Comprehension
Content
Question
Pair Work
1.
They
were
studying
arts
education
in
Chinese
kindergartens
and
elementary
schools
in
Nanjing.
2.
Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was
fond of trying to place the key into the slot of
the key
box during their stay at the
Jinling Hotel.
3.
They would come over to watch Benjamin
and then try to teach him how to do it properly.
4.
Because he
realized that this anecdote was directly relevant
to their assigned tasks in China:
to
investigate
early
childhood
education
and
to
throw
light
on
Chinese
attitudes
toward
creativity.
5.
Most of them displayed the same
attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.
6.
He emphasized
that the most important thing is to teach the
child that on can solve a problem
effectively by oneself.
7.
He
means
that
this
incident
pointed
to
important
differences
in
educational
and
artistic
practices between
China and the USA.
8.
The manner in which the Chinese staff
saw the need to teach the child by guiding his
hand in
the characteristic of a broader
attitude to education, one that stands in contrast
to the Western
preference for leaving
the child to explore and learn unaided.
9.
One example is
of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers,
fish and animals skillfully
and
confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9
and 10 years old were producing works;
and in a third, young artists work on
perfecting their craft for several hours a day.
10.
Americans
think
that
unless
creativity
has
been
acquired
early,
it
may
never
emerge,
and
skills
can
be
picked
up
later.
Chinese
think
that
if
skills
are
not
acquired
early,
they
may
never be acquired, and there is no
hurry to promote creativity.
11.
This is
mainly due to the difference in their way of
thinking.
12.
The
author makes the suggestion that we should strike
a better balance between the poles of
creativity and basic skills.
Text Organization
Working On
Your Own
1.
1)
The text
begins with an anecdote.
2)
His thoughts are mainly about different
approaches to learning in China and the West.
3)
He winds up
the text with a suggestion in the form of a
question.
2.
Chinese
1)
Show a child how to do something, or
tech by holding the hand
2)
Give greater priority to developing
skills at an early age, believing that creativity
can be
promoted over time
Americans
1)
Teach children that they should rely on
themselves for solutions to problems
2)
Put
more
emphasis
on
fostering
creativity
in
young
children,
thinking
skills
can
be
picked up later
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