现代大学英语精读第3册教案

1CONTEMPORARYCOLLEGEENGLISH---BOOK3Thetitleofteaching:UNIT1YourCollegeYearsPeriodoftheteaching:10classesObjectives:1.Toexpandbasicvocabularyandexpressions2.Toappreciatethethemeofthetext3.ToknowaboutsomebackgroundinformationaboutEricHErickson’sDevelopmentalStages.4.Toreviewthegrammaticalknowledgeabouttheconjunctionwhileandtolearntouseparallelism.Keypoints:1.Languagestudyandexpressions2.Backgroundinformation3.WordBuilding:de-,pro-,-ject,-volve,-ogy.4.ParaphrasesofdifficultsentencesDifficultpoints:1.waysofexpressingtheobject2.Writingdevices:antithesis3.ThecorrespondinginformationaboutthetextMethodsofteaching:1.Interactiveteachingmethod2.CommunicativeTeachingmethod2Teachingprocedures:PartIWarm-upI.Warm-upQuestions1.Asasophomore,whatisyourgeneralimpressionofcollege?manyopportunitiesforonetoexploretheunknownexperiencingalotkeepingagoodbalanceandlayingasolidfoundationthegoldentimeinone’slife2.Haveyouexperiencedanythingdifferentfromyourmiddleschoollife?beingfarawayfromhomelivingwithothersbecomingindependentchangesareoccurring3.What’syourpurposeofreceivingacollegeeducation?togetandkeepagoodjobtoearnmoremoneytogetagoodstartinlifeasoundinvestmentthatiswortheverypenny.4.Haveyouhadanypsychologicalproblemseversinceyouenteredcollege?lonelinessconfusion3frustrationpsychologicalproblemsaboundoncampusII.MythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceCollegeyearsaretimesofsignificanttransitionandchallengeforanindividual.Transitionsimplymeanschange.Higherlevelsofanxietyarealwaysexperiencedbypeoplewhoareinastateoftransitionregardlessofwhetherthechangeisperceivedasgoodorbad.Thefollowingaresomeofthemythsvs.thefactsregardingcollegeexperience.Myth1:CollegeYearsAretheBestYearsofOne’sLifeFact1:Whilecollegeyearsarememorableandenjoyable,theycanalsobeamongthemoststressfulandanxioustimes.Oneisfacedwithconstantevaluationfromhisprofessors.Personalandparentalexpectationsarealwaysonhismind.Financialstressisoftenawayoflife.Careerdecisions,variousrelationshipsandthemovetowardindependencearealsocommonissues.Makingthesethebestyearsofone’slifeinvolvesdevelopinganapproachthatisproactiveandincludesasupportnetwork.Myth2:Studentsexperiencingstressoranxietyareunpreparedtohandletherigorsofcollege.Fact2:Collegeanduniversityenvironmentsaredesignedtobechallengingacademically,personallyandsocially.Stressandanxiety,amongotheremotions,arenaturalby-productsoftheacceleratedpaceoflearningandgrowth.Itisnotamatterofwhetherornotweexperiencetheseunpleasant4feelingsbutrather,amatterofhowwemanagetheseemotions.Myth3:Agoodstudentdoesnotneedassistanceduringhis/hercollegeexperience.Fact3:Manystudentscometocollegewiththebeliefthattoaskforhelpisasuresignofinadequacy.Infact,nothingcouldbefartherfromthetruth.Yourcollegeoruniversityhasanabundanceofresourcesavailabletoyou,forwhichyouarepayingthroughtuitionorfees.Sobecomefamiliarwithandmakeuseofthecampusresources,especiallywhenyouneedassistance.Myth4:Iamtheonlyonethatdoesn'thaveitall.Fact4:Asyouwalkoncampusandobserveotherstudents,itappearsthateveryoneelseissosureofhimself.Everyoneelsehasfriends.Everyoneelsehasdirection.Everyoneelseisconfident.Everyoneelseiswithouttroublesorhassles.Thismisperceptioniscommonamongcollegestudents.Ithasitsrootsinoneofourmorepowerfulsocialnorms.Weallweara'publicmask'toprotectacertainsocialimage.This'publicmask'communicatesasenseofself-assurednesstothosewithwhomwecomeincontact.Itoftenbeliestheinnerturmoilthatweallexperiencefromtimetotime.Theabovearejustsomeofthemythsversusfactsconcerningcollegeexperiences.Canyouthinkofanyothermyths?Haveadiscussionwithyourclassmatesabouttheirtruths.5III.OnSeasonsinCollegeTherearefourseasonsinayear,whichmakethedaysdistinctiveandexciting.Metaphorically,therearefourseasonsinone’scollegeyearsrepresentingdifferentaspectsofcollegelife,whichmakethedaysrewardingandunforgettable.Doyouagree?Ifso,whatdoyouthinkthefourseasonsrepresent?Shareyouropinions,please.Springistheseasonfornaturetorevive,togrowandtogetreadytoboom.Similarly,incollege,springistheseasonforyoutoacquireknowledge,todevelopyourselfandtolayasolidfoundationforthefuture.It’stheseasonofgrowth.Summeristheseasonforflowerstobloom,andit’stheseasonforyoutoenjoythegreatestpassioninnature—love,lovefromyourclassmates,fromyourteachersandfromyourromance.Itistheseasonofaffection.Autumnisaseasonofharvestincollege.It’stheseasonforyoutoenjoywhatyouhaveachieved.Winteristheharshestseasonofthefour,whichpresentssomanydifficultiesandhardships.Likewise,noteverydayincollegeisfullofjoy.Youhavetomeetnewfaces,getadjusted,makedecisionsforyourself,befinanciallyandpsychologicallydependent,etc.Sowinteristheseasonofchange.Unpleasantasitmayseemtosomestudents,itissimplyinescapableandbeneficialtoone’sgrowthandmaturity.6PartIIBackgroundInformationI.AuthorBobHartmanwasborninPittsburgh,theUnitedStates,andmovedtoEnglandinthesummerof2000.Hehasbeenworkingasastorytellerforchildrenformorethanadecadeandisapart-timepastor.AselectionofbooksbyBobHartmanII.ErikH.EriksonErikH.Erikson(1902—1994),wasaGerman-bornAmericanpsychoanalystwhosewritingsonsocialps