新视野大学英语读写第三版Book3-Unit-8教案

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Unit 8

The art of parenting

授课时间：

第

_____

周

授课类型：

理论课

授课时数：

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课时

教学目的：

After finishing this unit, students will be able to:

1. Grasp main idea of the text (retelling of topic paragraph);

2.

Appreciate

various

techniques

employed

by

the

writer

to

make

comparison

and

contrast;

3.

Master

key

language

points

and

grammatical

structures

in

the

text

(Develop

an

argumentative essay, coherence achieved by different expression of a fixed meaning).

教学重点和难点：

Analysis (How to develop an argumentative essay);

al Notes (contrast on parenting between East and West);

ge Study (how to make comparison and contrast);

ation

Exercises

(to

explain

points

when

doing

translation

exercises:

no

grammatical mistakes, conciseness,authenticity).

Difficult points

（难点）

:

Translation

criteria

–

to

make

students

understand

basic

translation

criteria

through

related exercises

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

study.

Provide

case

study

during

teaching,

and

make

the

students

to

discuss about the case;

3.

Bilingual and full English teaching;

4.

Learner-centered approach; situational & communicative method;

5.

Project-based approach

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教学内容和过程：

Section A

Reflections of a Chinese mother in the west

Step One

Warming-up Activities

30 minutes

Q1: Is your mother a Tiger Mother? What would your parents do if you failed to

meet their expectations?

Yes.

Assume strength rather than fragility;

Be strict with me;

Not permit me to

do …;

Physically punish me.

Q2: Have you ever hated your parents when they forced you to do something you

disliked but which later proved to be worthy of your efforts?

Yes.

Force me to learn the Chinese calligraphy;

Physically punished me because of my lack of self-discipline;

Be all for my good;

Better appreciate traditional culture;

Foster patience and persistence;

Be forever grateful for their guidance.

Q3:Which teaching method is better, Chinese parenting or western parenting?

Chinese patenting:

obedience and discipline;

focus on children’s IQ development;

perfect grades;

land a satisfactory job.

Western parenting

:

freedom; a happy childhood;

more encouragement;

a relaxed environment;

mental health.

Cultural background

1. What is the most popular grading system in the United States?

Discrete evaluation in the form of letter grades;

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Follow a five-point system, using the letters A, B, C, D and F;

A indicating excellent, C indicating average and F indicating failing

.

2. What is the core of Confucianism?

Humanism,

the

belief

that

human

beings

are

teachable,

improvable

and

perfectible

through

personal

and

communal

endeavor

especially

including

self-cultivation

and

self-creation.

3. What can children do in the sleep- away camps?

Sleep under the stars with friends;

Learn to shoot a bow and arrow;

Spend entire days in their swimming suits, etc.

There

are

all

kinds

of

camps,

and

all

offer

opportunities

for

kids

to

engage

in

new

skills while also immersing themselves in familiar pursuits.

Step Two

Text Study

80

minutes

I.

Interactive reading of the text

Main ideas of the parts

This

text

is

an

argumentative

essay.

Western

parents

are

________________

Chinese parents

’

success of raising kids. (Para.1)

baffled about

What do Westerners think of Chinese parents

’

way of raising kids? (Para. 2)

provocative, unimaginable and even illegal

Differences between Chinese mothers and Western parents to an obese child (Para. 2):

Chinese mothers

Western parents

Part I

—

(Paras. 1- __)

Chinese

parents

raise

successful

kids,

but

they

use

some

methods

which

are

________________________ to Westerners.

unacceptable (or different)

Part II

—

(Paras. 3-10)

It contains three sections and explains in detail what the three ideological differences

are.

Why do Western parents want to protect their children from criticism? (Para. 3)

Children are tender and not strong;

Parents should protect their children

’

s self-esteem and protect

children against the

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feeling of failure.

The child comes home with a B (Paras. 4-5)

Western parents

Chinese parents

a screaming, hair-tearing explosion

praise the child

express disapproval

get practice tests

worry about their child

use every tool to get her child

’

s grade up to an A

Why do Chinese parents demand perfect grades? (Para. 6)

Because they take it for granted that their child can get them, and grades are a more

important measure of success than

“

self- esteem

”

.

the second ideological difference (Paras.7-8)

Chinese parents believe their kids ______ them everything. (Para. 7)

Most Westerners don

’

t believe their offspring must show permanent ____________

to their parents. (Para. 8)

the third ideological difference

Main idea of the parts Para. 9

Para. 9

Third, Chinese parents believe they know what

’

s best for their children and therefore

have ultimate _________________ their children

’

s desires and preferences. Chinese

children have no rights to __________, which is why Chinese daughters can

’

t have

boyfriends in high school and there are no late curfews or trips to sleep-away camps.

Also

even

the

slightest

___________

or

_____________,

anything

less

than

unquestioning obedience, is extinguished, and punished into ______________.

According to Western propaganda, what are Asian mothers like? (Para.10)

Which

parenting

method

is

more

beneficial

to

children

’

s

success

in

the

future,

according to the author? (Para.11)

Chinese

parenting

is

more

effective

in

equipping

their

children

with

skills,

work

habits and inner confidence for success in the future.

Part III

—

(Para. 11)

The Chinese parenting method is more __________ and __________ because it can

better prepare their children for the future.

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