讲大学英语课文的流程

讲大学英语课文的流程

　　授课题目（Teaching Title）：

　　Unit 12 Foreign Customs

　　授课类型(Class Type)：

　　Lecturing and practice

　　授课课时安排（Teaching Periods）：

　　2 periods

　　本授课单元教学目标(Teaching Objectives)：

　　In this unit students are required to:

　　1. master the basic vocabulary related to Western wedding.

　　2. learn to describe the different manners between Chinese and Western

　　customs.

　　3. learn the proper way to behave in Western society.

　　本授课单元教学重点(Main Points of Teaching)：

　　1. Instruct Students to speak and behave properly in western society

　　concerning some important events.

　　2. Analyze the different manners between Chinese and Western countries.

　　本授课单元教学难点(Difficult Points of Teaching)：

　　Instruct the students to use cultural-related words to describe and

　　compare the proper manners in Chinese and western events.

　　教学手段(Teaching Aids)

　　Multimedia (audios, videos, pictures, texts), blackboard.

　　本授课单元教学步骤及时间分配 (Teaching Procedures and Time

　　Allotment)：

　　1. Warming-up Activities (about 15 minutes)

　　1.1 Role play: A Typical Western Wedding (about 10 minutes)

　　Student are assigned the task in the previous class. They are asked to

　　perform a typical western wedding. Useful materials and information

　　should be collected before the class. (about 10 minutes)

　　1.2 Wedding-related Vocabulary and Oath of Wedding: (about 5 minutes)

　　After the role play, the wedding-related vocabulary and Oath of Wedding

　　should be introduced to all the students:

　　Wedding-related Vocabulary

　　Bride bridegroom bridesmaid groomsman

　　Pastor ring oath church

　　Oath of Wedding

　　Pastor:

　　Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God and in

　　the face of this congregation to join together this man and this woman

　　in holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate, instituted in the time

　　of man’s innocence.

　　If any man can show any just cause or impediment why they may not be lawful

　　joined together, why they may not be lawfully joined together, let him

　　speak now or for ever hold his peace.

　　Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness

　　an health and forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her for as long

　　as you both shall live.

　　Bride and Bridegroom:

　　Yes, I do.

　　2. In-class Activities

　　2.1 Individual Work (about 8 minutes)

　　.1.1 Comparison: Differences between a typical western wedding and a traditional Chinese

　　wedding.

　　Students are required to compare the weddings and make a discussion on

　　their differences.

　　Sample for reference:

　　Chinese Wedding:

　　 Color of wedding dress: White

　　 Location of wedding celebration: Lobby of home

　　 Wedding process: presided by the master of ceremony

　　 Others: fire cracks, character of double happiness

　　Western Wedding

　　 Color of wedding dress: White

　　 Location of wedding celebration: Church

　　 Wedding process: presided by pastor

　　 Others: ring, flower, cake, bridesmaid, groomsman

　　2.1.2 Video Clip: (about 15 minutes)

　　Watch the video. What mistakes do the man made in the dinner party?

　　Students are required to watch a 5-minutes short video about culture

　　conflict and to find out the wrong thing the man did in the dinner party.

　　Proper answer:

　　a. Greet people in his own way

　　b. Talk to the people not besides him

　　c. Take retire as retard and keep talking about it

　　d. Compliment the lady with improper word

　　e. Perform extremely stupid in using restroom.

　　f. Bring his friend without being permitted

　　2.1.3 Listening Practice (about 7 minutes)

　　2.2 Pair Work (about 10 minutes)

　　2.2.1 Discussion in pairs

　　Western Manners: Discuss with your partner what we should pay attention to in the western countries according to the following situations: having dinner, greeting, visiting others home

　　Samples for reference:

　　Having dinner: knife and fork ; you have your own plate of food ; Eat up all the;

　　food on your plate; Do not put food on the plate of your guests with your own fork; Go Dutch; tips

　　Greeting: The simplest thing to say is

　　evening.

　　impolite to arrive late, as it is usually planned to have the meal at the exact hour given in the invitation.

　　After the meal is over it is not polite to leave for at least half an hour, lest you seem to have come only for the meal. An evening dinner invitation usually implies that you stay for the whole evening.

　　2.2.2 Dialogue Practice (about 15 minutes)

　　Imagine a visitor from the United States is coming to China. Give advice on these topics:

　　Driving a car, giving gifts, traveling by bus or subway, eating in a

　　restaurant respecting older people, using business cards, eating on the street, standing in line, using the

　　telephone

　　Sample:

　　A. I will go to China next week.

　　B. Really? How long will you stay there?

　　A. For several months. So would you please tell me some thing that I should

　　pay attention to during my stay in China?

　　B. Of course. First, you should get accustomed to the Chinese traffic. In

　　the street, there are a lot of transportation tools. Bus, cars, motorcycle, bicycle.

　　A. Well, do it mean a busy traffic?

　　B. Yeah. In fact, the problem traffic jam is extremely serious in China.

　　A. Oh, I see. Anything else? I’ve heard that Chinese eating manner is greatly different with our US. Is that true.

　　B. Well, nowadays there are a lot of western restaurants in China. But Chinese has their own dinning customs. For example, in a typical Chinese dinner, each dish is shared. Chopsticks are used instead of knife and fork. One person would like to pay the bill as his treat.

　　A. Well, it seems that there are so many differences between the two countries.

　　B. Take it easy. Chinese people are hospitable. You are surely to have good time there.

　　2.3 Group Work (about 20 minutes)

　　Debate: Should Chinese celebrate Western Holidays?

　　Each group presents their own ideas on the topic first. Then a free debate

　　will be directed among students.

　　Sample:

　　We should celebrate western holidays

　　I think we should celebrate western holiday. First, it's a good

　　way for globalization, and we can know more about the culture in other country. Secondly, foreigners will also have a chance to know more about the Chinese culture. Thus, we could avoid some cultural

　　misunderstandings.

　　First，I do not think it is a bad things ,and the holiday is a

　　good thing ,many people could celebrate not only the Chinese people but also the American, and so on. Second, many people go aboard every year, and they should adjust themselves to the aboard environment，so the must to celebrate the holiday，so I think we should celebrate it，and other people that come from union.

　　We should not celebrate western holidays

　　To begin with, there are so many meaningful traditional festivals

　　in China, from which people could have a rest and get relax. In the festival, without the burden of work, people call on relatives, visit their respected teachers, and chat with their best friends. Though the temperature is very could in that time, the atmosphere among people is very warm and happy. Besides, there are other meaningful

　　and instructive festivals in China, such as Autumn Day, National Day, Pure Bright Festival, etc.

　　Furthermore, western festivals have the cultural and historical origins in the western countries, which are not known and comprehended by Chinese people. There are so many western festivals, which are originated from or related with Christian or Catholicism which are not believed in by the majority of Chinese people. We could not gain the happy feeling since we could not understand these holidays’ meanings.

　　Finally, there are negative aspects on unhealthy people in the western festivals which should not be celebrated by us. All Saints Day is a very thrilling festival, in which people put the horrible or sinister mask upon their faces. Though these kinds of actions help people to boost their courage, it is dangerous to the unhealthy people or ill people with heart diseases or cerebrovascular diseases.

　　4. Assignments

　　Get prepared for Unit 16 The future

　　Prepare a presentation: What I would be like in ten years.

　　Task description:

　　A group consisting of 4—5 students will give the presentation. The main content should mainly about one’s future life ten years later, for example, career, marriage, children.