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Unit 5 Book 3,Education,Brainstorming,Directions: What words will occur to you whenever we mention “Education” . Write down as many words as possible about education.,Reference: semester, academic year, subject, discipline, field, library, lecture, knowledge, assignment, diploma, degree, bachelor, master, doctor, post-doctor, graduation, undergraduate (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), postgraduate, internship, etc.,Lead-in: 1,Education in Cyberspace,Book 3 Unit 5-A,1. Reading skills: 1) to anticipate the content of a passage by listing words related to the topic; 2) to scan the passage for some details. 2. To practise oral English through group discussion. 3. Critical thinking: to see things from two sides. 4. To realize the importance of learning by thinking and enhance the sense of autonomous learning and “Live and learn”.,Learning Objectives,Content,Part I Lead-in Part II Reading-Centered Activities Part III Language Study Part IV Further Development Part V Assignment,Your Experiences of Education,Picture Reading and Talking,Lead-in: 2,Picture Reading and Talking,Lead-in: 2,Picture Reading and Talking,Lead-in: 2,When you come to Huazhong Agricultural University, what are the news things about education coming into your study?,裸考 -Non-extra-mark exam -To take exams without preparations,1) Group Discussion,Background Information,Lead-in: 3,2) What can we do online?,Background Information,Lead-in: 3,Online education provides us with a new approach of learning and teaching. As a more _ form of learning, online education gives us excellent _, saves our time and money, and it is extremely _. We can _ any educational materials we need and _ for any classes we like. With education spreading out more and more online, students will have _ on how and when to take their courses and classes. Online education will make education _ to the public and will make our life more _.,3) Spot Dictation: Online Education,Background Information,Lead-in: 3,Background Information,Lead-in: 3,4) Sir Isaac Pitman of Bath,Fast-reading: Scanning,Directions: Scan the text for relevant information about the following major elements of education both in cyberspace and on campus.,University (classroom),Knowledge,Teacher,Students,University (classroom),Traditionally: neat rows in a lecture room, a vast lecture auditorium, a college campusan entity modeled after the learning monasteries of medieval times, factory model (assembly line) Virtually: nowhere, keyboard colleges, distance-learning/ online degree programs, electrically charged space (cyberspace), virtual universities, WWW (post), electronic bulletin boards, online chat rooms,Knowledge,Traditionally: the same standardized units of information (lectures and textbooks), the same quality inspection (objective exams), textbooks and lectures that are broken into discrete bits of knowledge. Virtually: Textbooks: learning aids (memory tools), from the collaborative efforts of online debates, conferences and papers.,Teacher,Traditionally: the Sage on the Stage (dominant) Virtually: a Guide on the Side,Students,Traditionally: peers in age; “products” Virtually: generally older-than-average college students; autonomous learners,Que: How do the teacher and students behave (teach/ learn) both traditionally and virtually?,Teacher,She writes most of her own lessons; She does not meet her students in person; She makes use of electronic bulletin boards and sends graded papers via e-mail packets; She conducts classes and gives lectures in online chat rooms; She listens, reads, comments and reflects on what the students have to say; she gets to know her students by their words and ideas.,They are tempted to step in to “calm down” or “refocus” an otherwise wonderfully enlightening classroom debate. They deliver a standard body of knowledge with lectures and textbooks.They give face-to-face instructions.,Students,They communicate their ideas to the teacher in words and they think and write a lot; They “say” or write to one another; They incorporate their work and career ideas into their papers,conferences and debates with each other; They think about what they have to say, and they come to class each week amazingly prepared to argue and type their way toward insight.,They sit passively in the back row twiddling their mental thumbs as the clock ticks away. They sit in neat rows, holding up their hands for permission to speak, clock-watching their way through textbooks and lectures.,students,knowledge,university,teacher,Think critically,Enlighten, trigger,Learn by thinking as well as by doing; Learn to be an autonomous learner; Live and learn.,Deep-thought Questions,Why does the author drop in a hint about “the decline of the American college campus and the rise of American educational mind”? (para. 7) What does the author imply by comparing a college campus to “an entity modeled after the learning monasteries of medieval times”?(para. 15) Why does the author think that teaching via a virtual environment makes more sense for a liberal arts curriculum? (para. 18-19) Why does the author mention Plato? (para. 20),Background Information: Plato,Plato (427 347BC),An ancient Greek philosopher. He had a very great influence on European philosophy. He explained his ideas in the form of written conversation. His teacher was Socrates and after Socrates death he established a school called the Academy, where Aristotle was one of his students. His most famous work is The Republic (理想国), which is about the perfect state and form of government.,Quotes on Education,The whole function of education is not to put knowledge in to the soul, but to bring out the best things that are latent in the soul, and to do so by directing it to the right objects. The problem of education, then, is to give it the right surrounds. Plato, Republic, Book vii, 518,Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is perilous. Confucius, Analects,Detailed Reading_t5-7_Where I teach ,Difficult Sentences,1) Paraphrase this sentence.,1. A peculiarly honest answer came out of my mouth before I could think. (L4-5),Without thinking, I answered him frankly.,2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.,我不假思索，老老实实地答道。,A figure of speech used here: simile,2. The mans face remained as blank as a clear summer sky. (L19),Detailed Reading_t5-7_Where I teach ,More examples: as cool as a cucumber sleep as sound as a log as stubborn as a mule,那人的脸上仍旧一片茫然。,Difficult Sentences,Detailed Reading_t5-7_Where I teach ,Difficult Sentences,3. It encourages them to argue their points and their perspectives without the interference of a professor, who might be tempted to step in to “calm down” or “refocus” an otherwise wonderfully enlightening classroom debate. (L71-74),网络教育鼓励他们抒发自己的观点和见解，没有教师干扰，因为教师可能会情不自禁地介入他们的争论，把原本很有启发性的课堂讨论“平息”或者“引到别的话题上去”。,4. its just what a classical philosopher like Plato would have practiced had there been an Internet way back then. (L99-101),The use of subjunctive mood emphasizes the advantages of the virtual education.,Difficult Sentences,for want of: for lack of, because of a lack of,Tr: 因无事可做，我只好待在家里看电视。,Collocations: fill / meet / satisfy a want 满足需要 in want of 需要，缺少,For want of anything better to do I watched television at home.,Language Points,want v. lack; require,be the case: to be the actual state of affairs; to be true,Language Points,Eg1: He said hed been cheated out of all his money, but thats not the case.,Eg2: If that is the case then I will be very disappointed.,a case in point in any case in case of in no case,dispense with: to do without; to get rid of,Language Points,Eg: Lets dispense with the formalities. 让我们免去那些礼节吧。,hit on/upon sth/ sb: find or have a good idea about by lucky chance,Associate: come across,Derivative: indispensable (to/ for),Language Points,tick away: (of time) go by,Eg1: As we were waiting for the green light at the crossroads, the taxis meter kept ticking away.,Eg2: With the final seconds ticking away, Milan scored a goal.,Language Points,step in: to become involved in an activity, discussion, or disagreement, sometimes in order to stop trouble,Eg: When the leading actress broke her leg, Isobel stepped in and took over.,Tr: 他们自己能够解决纠纷，你最好不要干预。,interfere with: assistance that only interfered interfere in: interfere in sb.s private affairs,1. 编写和教授大学课程,write and teach college courses,2. 远程学位教育课程,distance-learning degree programs,3. 年龄偏大的大学生,older-than-averagee college students,4. 在线辅导中心,online counseling center,5. 远程教学,distance learning,6. 大笔的金钱,mounds of money,7. 职业拓展,career development,8. 电子布告栏,electronic bulletin boards,9. 摒弃现实中的大学教育,dispense with a real college education,10. 讲坛上的圣人,the Sage on the Stage,Useful Expressions,12. 身边的向导,a Guide on the Side,13. 抒发的观点和见解,argue ones points and perspectives,14. 相同标准单位的信息,the same standardized units of information,15. 通过同一质量检查,pass the same quality inspection,16. 大学文科课程,a liberal arts curriculum,17. 依赖我们与生俱来的本领,rely on ones native ability,18. 学习的辅助材料,learning aids,19. 奇怪的是,oddly enough,11. 接受传统教育的思想,classically educated mind,Useful Expressions,Further Development,1. Extended Discussion,Referring to your one-year learning experiences in the Listening Autonomous Learning Lab, what qualifications do you think a learner in a virtual setting should have to make the most of the online learning? What do you expect of the teacher to facilitate your learning?,Do you agree with the author that traditional campus education can be replaced by cyber-education?,Debate,Affirmative,Negative,1. We are going to argue for/against the idea that . 2. We believe that . for three reasons. 3. The first reason is that 4. The second reason is that 5. And the final reason is that ,1. You said thatbut we think 2. We agree/disagree with the opinion that 3. We see your point, but 4. We think your argument is wrong because 5. Your idea is not realistic in that 6. It is true that., but.,Debate,Pro: Traditional campus education can be replaced by cyber education. Con: Traditional campus education cannot be replaced by cyber education.,Chinese VS American Education,3. Comparison,Ideals of American Education,3. Comparison,Education is both an individual benefit and a social necessity. Every American has the right and obligation to become educated.,Elementary and secondary education (12 grades): free and compulsory; small classes (20-30); student-centered teaching method,Elementary a