Unit-12-Gender-Bias-in-Language综合教程一

Unit12Unit12GenderBiasinLanguageReadthefollowingsentencesaloud,payingspecialattentiontoincompleteplosivesandliaison.Aplosivewhichhasnoaudiblereleaseisputinbrackets.Yetitisoftenmisunderstoodandmisinterpreted,forlanguageisaverycomplicatedmechanismwithagrea(t)dealofnuance.ThisisanexampleofthegenderbiasthatexistsintheEnglishlanguage.1.2.ReadingaloudPre-readingActivities-Readingaloud1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationItisatthispointthatNilsenarguestha(t)thegenderbiascomesintoplay.Itisuptoustodecidewha(t)wewillallowtobeusedandma(d)eproperintheareaoflanguage.3.4.Pre-readingActivities-Readingaloud2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation1.WhyWeNeedanEqualRightsAmendment:WhyWeNeedanERA;TheGenderGapRunsDeepinAmericanLawCulturalinformationCulturalinformation1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationMarthaBurkandEleanorSmealWhyistheamendmentneeded?Twenty-threecountries—includingSriLankaandMoldova—havesmallergendergapsineducation,politicsandhealththantheUnitedStates,accordingtotheWorldEconomicForum.Weare68thintheworldinwomen'sparticipationinnationalCulturalinformation2legislatures.Onaverage,awomanworkingfulltimeandyear-roundstillmakesonly77centstoaman'sdollar.Womenhold98percentofthelow-paying“women’s”jobsandfewerthan15percentoftheboardseatsatmajorcorporations.Becausetheirprivatepensions—iftheyhavethematall—arelowerandbecauseSocialSecurityputsworkingwomenatadisadvantageandgrantsnocreditforyearsspentathomecaringforchildrenoragingparents,three-quartersoftheelderlyinpovertyarewomen.AndineverystateexceptMontana,womenstillpayhigherratesthansimilarlysituatedmenforalmostallkindsofinsurance.AllthatcouldchangeifweputequalrightsforwomeninourConstitution.ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCulturalinformation2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.GenderbiasineducationGenderbiasineducationisaninsidiousproblemthatcausesveryfewpeopletostandupandtakenotice.Thevictimsofthisbiashavebeentrainedthroughyearsofschoolingtobesilentandpassive,andarethereforeunwillingtostandupandmakenoiseabouttheunfairtreatmenttheyarereceiving.Girlsandboystodayarereceivingseparateandunequaleducationsduetothegendersocializationthattakesplaceinourschoolsandduetothesexisthiddencurriculumstudentsarefacedwitheveryday.Unlessteachersaremadeawareofthegender-rolesocializationandthebiasedmessagestheyareunintentionallyimpartingtostudentseveryday,andCulturalinformation2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationuntilteachersareprovidedwiththemethodsandresourcesnecessarytoeliminategender-biasintheirclassrooms,girlswillcontinuetoreceiveaninequitableeducation.Sadker,D.,Sadker,M.(1994)“FailingatFairness:HowOurSchoolsCheatGirls”.Toronto,ON:Simon&SchusterInc.Watchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whathappenedtothewoman?AudiovisualsupplementPre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationShewashitbyamaledoctorwhenshewasslowlypullingoutandgotseverelyinjuredinherneck.Butshedoesn’thaveinsurance,soshe’sindebtnow.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.Whatdoesthedefensecounselmeaninthelastsentence?HeistryingtoconvincethejurythatamaleER(emergencyroom)doctorisnotpossibletolosecontrolofhiscar,butawomanfacingalotofproblemsinherlifelikeErinisquitedangerouswhensheisdriving.Thedefencecounsel’swordsobviouslyshowhisgenderdiscrimination.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplements3ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationErin:IwaspullingoutrealslowandoutofnowherehisJaguarcomesracingaroundthecornerlikeabatoutofhell…Theytooksomebonefrommyhipandputitinmyneck.Idon’thaveinsurance,soI’mabout$17,000indebtrightnow…Icouldn’ttakepainkillers‘causetheymademetoogroggytocareformykids…Matthew’seight,andKatie’salmostsix…andBeth’sjustninemonths…Ijustwannabeagoodmom,aniceperson,adecentcitizen…Ijustwannatakegoodcareofmykids,youknow?Ed(ProsecutingCounsel):Yeah.Iknow.DefenceCounsel:Seventeenthousandindebt?Isyourex-husbandhelpingyou?Erin:Whichone?VideoScript1ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVideoScript2ReadingaloudAudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationDefenceCounsel:There’smorethanone?Erin:Yeah.There’retwo.Why?DefenceCounsel:So,youmusthavebeenfeelingprettydesperatethatafternoon.Erin:What’syourpoint?DefenceCounsel:Broke,threekids,nojob.AdoctorinJaguar?Mustbeaprettygoodmealticket.Ed:Objection!Erin:What?Hehitme!DefenceCounsel:Soyousay.Erin:Hecametearingaroundthecorneroutofcontrol.DefenceCounsel:AnERdoctorwhospenthisdayssavingliveswastheoneoutofcontrol?1.Whichtwoopinionsarepresentedinthefirstparagraph?TextanalysisGlobalReading-Textanalysis1TextanalysisStructuralanalysisTherearethosewhobelievethatthelanguagethatweuseeverydayisbiasedinandofitself.Thentherearethosewhofeelthatlanguageisareflectionoftheprejudicesthatpeoplehavewithinthemselves.2.Whichsentencesintheconclusionshowthewriter’sattitude?GlobalReading-Textanalysis1TextanalysisStructuralanalysisInthelastparagraph,wefindthesesentences:“Itisn