中央电大开放教育英语专业讨论参考题

中央电大开放教育英语专业讨论参考题2006春英语（本） （7人）高级日常英语（English in Daily Life）Topics for Special Discussion:1.Talk about family relationship.2.Discuss the problems of the old.Topics for Group Discussion:1.Talk about family members appearance and character.2.Talk about preference.3.Talk about your childhood.4. Talk about your hopes/ future.高级休闲英语Topics for special discussion:1 Talk about how to comment on quality and style of goods.2 Discuss how to express hopes and wishes.Topics for group discussion:1Talk about how to express likes and dislikes.2Talk about how to describe furniture arrangement.3Discuss how to describe places and types of holiday4. Talk about how to describe a game seen and tell results.2005秋英语（本） （24人）高级职业英语（English at Work）Topics for Special Discussion:1.Describing lesson procedure.2.Describing working problems and ideal jobs.Topics for Group Discussion:1.Describing and inquiring about jobs.2.Describing food cooking processes and food nutritional value.3.Describing some knowledge about healthcare.4. Describing business development of a company.高级时事英语（English in Current Affairs）Topics for Special Discussion:1.Describing major sources of news in English.2.Describing education problems and expressing your concern for education.Topics for Group Discussion:1.Describing cultural differences and similarities.2.Describing trends, patterns and tendencies of development.3.Describing environment problems and offering some solutions.1. Describing social problems.4. Talk about how to describe a game seen and tell results.2004春英语（本）（7人）语言与语言学（Language and Linguistics）Topics for special discussion: 1. To discuss the general processes of speech and written communication.(P.45,Unit 2)2. To discuss how sounds are produced.(P.45,Unit 2)Topics for group discussion:1. To discuss the differences among the five writing systems.(P.73,Unit 2)2. To discuss the two fundamental relations in language structure.(P.81, Unit 3)3. To discuss the abstraction as an intrinsic feature of language. (P121, Unit 4)4. To discuss the analysis of some common speech acts. (P.161, Unit 5).英语教学法（上）English Language Teaching Methodology(1)Topics for special discussion: 1. To discuss the basic principles of communicative language teaching.(P.41)2. To discuss the major reading strategies.(P.105)Topics for group discussion: 1. To discuss how to teach reading in three stages.(P.100)2. To discuss the major listening skills.(P.156)3. To discuss how to design effective listening tasks. (P.156)4. To discuss how to design speaking activities.(P.208)英语教学法(下) English Language Teaching Methodology（2）Topics for special discussion: 1. To discuss the features of a good writing in English.(P.2)2. To discuss how to design guided writing tasks. (P.2)Topics for group discussion: 1. To discuss the purpose and role of grammar in learning and teaching a foreign language.(P.55)2. To discuss the difference between deductive and inductive grammar teaching and learning.(P.55)3. To discuss how to design a lesson plan according to given criteria.(P.163)4. To discuss different aspects of classroom management.(P.217)美英报刊文章阅读（A Quality Selection of Articles from American &British Newspapers &Periodicals）Topics for special discussion: 1. Whats the advantage of remote learning?(P.38)2. What are the factors you should consider before you choose a distant-education school? (P.38)Topics for group discussion: 1. To discuss the reasons for Asian-American childrens success at school. (P. 70)2. Why cant American parents spend as much time as Asian parents do with their kids? (P.70)3. What has kicked Indias pace up as a gear? (P.296)4. What problems or obstacles are still remaining that may hinder Indias further development. (P.296)2004秋英语（本） （8人）Topics for special discussion: 1. To talk about what is meant by standard English. 2. To talk about social varieties of English.Topics for group discussion: 1. To talk about the importance of faxed English for international business. 2. To talk about the uses of English in information era.3. To discuss how users of English as a second language can use knowledge about English.4. To discuss English language teaching in a shrinking world.Topics for special discussion: 1. To discuss the differences between literary English & non-literary English. 2. To discuss how to develop ideas by way of comparison and contrast.Topics for group discussion: 1. To talk about different ways of presenting a character in fiction. 2. To talk about the functions of settings in relation to action, and character.3. To talk about the importance of conflict in plot structure.4. To talk about the skills of reading English literature.Topics for special discussion:1. In what way did Puritanism influence American culture？ 2. Why did Mark Twain win so many readers both at home and abroad？ Topics for group discussion:1. How did American education begin to develop? 2. Why is crime “the number one enemy” in the United States?3. Why Canada is regularly rated as having the best standard of living in the world?4. What is so unique about Canadian-American relations?英语教学法（上）English Language Teaching Methodology(1)Topics for special discussion:1. To discuss the basic principles of communicative language teaching.(P.41)2. To discuss the major reading strategies.(P.105)Topics for group discussion:1. To discuss how to teach reading in three stages.(P.100)2. To discuss the major listening skills.(P.156)3. To discuss how to design effective listening tasks. (P.156)4. To discuss how to design speaking activities.(P.208)英语教学法(下) English Language Teaching Methodology（2）Topics for special discussion:1. To discuss the features of a good writing in English.(P.2)2. To discuss how to design guided writing tasks. (P.2)Topics for group discussion:1. To discuss the purpose and role of grammar in learning and teaching a foreign language.(P.55)2. To discuss the difference between deductive and inductive grammar teaching and learning.(P.55)3. To discuss how to design a lesson plan according to given criteria.(P.163)4. To discuss different aspects of classroom management.(P.217)美英报刊文章阅读（A Quality Selection of Articles from American &British Newspapers &Periodicals）Topics for special discussion:1. Whats the advantage of remote learning?(P.38)2. What are the factors you should consider before you choose a distant-education school? (P.38)Topics for group discussion:2. To discuss the reasons for Asian-American childrens success at school. (P. 70)3. Why cant American parents spend as much time as Asian parents do with their kids? (P.70)4. What has kicked Indias pace up as a gear? (P.296)5. What problems or obstacles are still remaining that may hinder Indias further development. (P.296)2005春英语（本） （5人）跨文化交际(Cross-cultural Communication)Topics for special discussion:1. How to avoid or lessen misunderstanding in cross-cultural communication.2. Discuss different exceptions towards different roles between males and females, parents and children, and among friends in different culture.Topics for group discussion:1. Talk about conditions of effective speaker and listener in communication.2. Talk about different cultural attitude to life.3. How to communicate with body language.4. How to be more adaptable in our global village.高级英语写作(English for Studying)Topics for special discussion:1. How to narrate incidents and events.2. Discuss the techniques of expository writing.Topics for group discussion:1. Talk about the features of good writing.2. Discuss useful structures in formal letter writing.3. Talk about the structure of a lecture.4. Talk about how to produce an essay.英语国家社会与文化入门（上）Topics for special discussion:1. Talk about the characteristics of the early writing in English literature.2. How does the British education system reflect social class? Topics for group discussion:1. What is the Open University in Britain? What do you think of this system?2. What effects did European colonization have on Australian Aboriginal people and their culture?3. Discuss the Australian education system.4. Discuss the characteristics of New Zealands educational system.英语教学法（上）English Language Teaching Methodology(1)Topics for Special Discussion:1. To discuss the basic