《新视角研究生英语读说写》第2册1单元

1、new perspective graduate series reading, speaking ,and writing book 2 unit 1 college lectures: is anybody listening? by david daniels cultural backgroundcultural background education in the us is provided mainly by the federal, state, and local government. students attend public, private, or home sc

2、hools at three levels: elementary school, middle school, and high school. grade levels in each vary from area to area. colleges and universities approxicately 25 institutions compose the top tier: harvard alumni gain prominence in business, education, and society; 8 universities compose the ivy leag

3、ue; and other elite, private research universities, eg. chicago, duke, and johns hopkins. preparing to read preparing to read 1. how do you evaluate the qualities of a good teacher/student? could you provide some examples to prove your point of view? refer to quotes, sayings, and the opinion survey

4、on page1, 2, 10. 2. could you play the role of a teacher who is going to teach a concept to students? discuss with your partner about the teaching plan and demonstrate your teaching to the whole class. refer to explanations of transgenic food,sandwich generation, para-computers, biodiesel, ore explo

5、ring, etc., on page13. study of the textstudy of the text introduction (paragraph1-2) 1. how does the author introduce the thesis of this article? why was the german professor strange? description of robert a. fowkers class experience: the professor. study of the textstudy of the text body: disadvan

6、tages of the lecture system (paragraph3-14) 2. what are the disadvantages of american colleges and universities? what effective changes would probably improve the situation, according to the author? under strong attack from many quarters,() lack both basic skills and general culture american busines

7、ses and industries suffer from unenterprising, uncreative executives. paraphrase: the inability of corporate executives.stifled . instead of ., they cling to outdated, unpopular ideas when the rest of the world moves forward. study of the textstudy of the text 3. how does the author illustrate the i

8、nadequacy of the present system? how does mary feel in the imaginary class? what happened at last? (paragraph5-7) mary arrives.taken a little aback,.take attendence, shrinks to a less imposing size, students are.at the impersonality, drop out of ,() others, like mary, sticks it out, grow resigned to

9、( ). paraphrase: students who continue going to the class could attend smaller classes in their junior and senior years, which gave them personal attention , and provided them with real learning activities. study of the textstudy of the text 4. problems of the lecture system. (paragraph8-14) why doe

10、s the lecture system seldom/scarcely benefit students, let alone professors? how could students learn to engage in active listening, according to the author? nevertheless, .an arrangement much loved by.but scarecly designed to benefit the students. paraphrase: unfortunately, teachers and administrat

11、ors strongly support., even though lecturing is a method that promotes little good learning. signposts/connectives: one problem with lectures is that. worse still, attending lectures is. most students learn best by. the lecture system ultimately harms. study of the textstudy of the text questions .c

12、larify obscure points and comments that challenge sloppily constructed arguments are indispensible to scholarship. paraphrase: when students ask relevant questions regarding unclear ideas and poorly presented arguments, they are developing critical thinking skills vital to fruitful learning. without

13、 them, the liveliest mind can atrophy. example: muscles can atrophy through lack of use. .but lecturing insulates a professor even from the beginners naive question that could have triggered a fruitful line of thought. 讲座体制会把教师和学生天真的问题隔绝开了，而这些问题 很可能会引起很多有用的想法。 study of the textstudy of the text 5. a

14、dministrators, faculty members, and students like lectures for different reasons. what discussions could end students passivity, according to the author? o, with no one wiser, conspire with,sit back, actively involved, intellectual give-and-take, analysis and synthesis, empty memorization, i

15、ntellectual growth conclusion(paragraph15) 6. should the lecture system be allowed to continue, why? two reasons: lecture system may remain, but they should be restricted to . for its own sake, come at the wrong end of ( after all,. writing task qualities of a good teacher write an essay of 250 word

16、s about a teacher who lived up to your standards of a good teacher. you can either describe a teacher who actually taught you, or a fictional person whom you imagine would make learning exciting. use specific examples to illustrate your own opinion on the qualities of a good teacher. key to exercises v. vocabulary a. 1. trigerred 2. economically 3. minimum 4. commitment 5. relieved 6. shrinking 7. enrollments 8. scarcely 9. sequence 10. stride b. 1.a 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. c 8. a 9.