《跨文化英语报刊选读》课件 第十单元 Critical Thinking

Unit10CriticalThinkingReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.博学而笃志，切问而近思，仁在其中矣。

——子夏（公元前507年—公元前400）Learningbroadlyandhavingafirmaspiration,inquiringearnestlyandreflectingonthethingsnearbyhumanheartednessisinsuchacourse.

——Zixia（507--400BCE）

Ideasmustworkthroughthebrainsandthearmsofgoodandbravemen,ortheyarenobetterthandreams.

——RalphWaldoEmerson（1803--1822）想法必须历经善良、勇敢人们的脑袋和胸怀，否则与妄想无异。

——拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生（1803—1822）TextA:StudyFindsChineseStudentsExcelinCriticalThinking1).Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?Takeawildguess!2).Whatdoes“Excel”mean?Tobegoodat,todistinguishoneselfe.g.excelothersinstrength;excelasanorator;excelinmathematics1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).WhatisthetraditionalassumptionforChineseprimaryandsecondaryschools?(para.1)2).Whatdoesthenewstudyshow?(para.2)3).WhatdoesthenewstudyfromStanfordUniversityfind?(para.4)4).Accordingtoparagraph5,whatdocriticalthinkingskillsinclude?(para.5)5).DoyouagreewiththestatementfromPrashantLoyalka?WhyorWhynot?(para.7)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.6).Accordingtothewriter,whatmightbethereasonsleadingtothedecliningabilityofChinesestudentsincriticalthinking?(para.9-13)7).WhatisattitudefromObamaadministrationtowardstheperformanceofChinesehighschoolstudents?Andwhataboutthecritics?(para.14-15)8).WhatdoesthecomparisonbetweenChinesestudentsandtheRussiancounterpartsshow?(para.18-19)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.9).WhatmightbeoneofthemostimportantfactorsaccordingtotheStanfordresearchers?(para.20)10).WhatdoestheChinesegovernmentaimat?(para.22)11).DoyouragreewiththecommonnarrativeofChineseeducationalsystem?WhyorWhynot?(para.24)12).WhatdoyouthinkofChinesecollegeeducationsystem?Ifyouareinvitedtogivesomesuggestions,whataretheymightbe?(para.25-28)2.Detailsofthetext.1)WhymightthedebateovertheeducationqualitybetweenChineseandAmericanschoolsbeinfluencedbytheunexpectedfinding?

A.Chinesestudentsarelesscreative

B.Thefindingcontradictspreviousstudies

C.Chinesestudentsexcelincriticalthinkingonlyatthestartofcollege

D.Thefindingsupportspreviousstudies2)WhatdotheChinesefreshmen'scriticalthinkingskillsinclude?

A.Proofoftheirglobalexcellenceinmathonly

B.Proofoftheirabilitytodebate

C.Evidenceoftheiradvancedproblem-solvingabilities

D.Theiraptitudeforidentifyingassumptionsandtestinghypotheses2.Detailsofthetext.3)HowfaraheadareChinesefreshmenincriticalthinkingcomparedtotheirpeersfromtheUnitedStatesandRussiaaccordingtothestudy?

A.Oneyear

B.Twotothreeyears

C.Sixmonths

D.Fouryears4)WhatisthepurposeofChina'srapidlyexpandinguniversitysystemaccordingtothetext?

A.Tocontinuepoliticalindoctrination

B.Toslowdownthegrowthoftheeconomy

C.Toemphasizetraditionallearningmethods

D.Toaidinpromotinggrowthastheeconomyweakens2.Detailsofthetext.5)WhatdoesthestudysuggestaboutChinesestudents'advantageincriticalthinkingduringtheircollegeeducation?

A.Theymaintainitthroughoutcollege

B.Theyloseitbeforestartingcollege

C.Theyfurtherdevelopitincollege

D.Theyloseitastheyprogressthroughcollege6)WhatindicationdoesthenewstudyofferregardingChina'seducationalsystem?

A.Itshowsadeclineintechnicalskills

B.Itpointsoutgapsinthevocationaltrainingsystem

C.Itsignalsissueswithcriticalthinkingskillsattheuniversitylevel

D.ItpromotesthesuperiorityoftheChineseuniversitysystemKeys:1-5:CDBDDC3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).bederidedas;churnout(para.1)2).recastthedebateover(para.3)3).loseone’sadvantagein;beton;(para.4)4).testhypotheses(para.5)5).

makeobviousstrides;(para.6)6).it’sastoundingthat…;beincentivizedto;(para.7)7).Serveasanantidoteto…;(para.8)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.8).meetsoaringdemandfor(para.9)9).asmallproportionof;beaccustomedto(para.10)10).bestrugglingtodo;appealto(para.11)11).alackofmotivation;admissiontouniversities;(para.12)12).toacertainextent(para.13)13).placeemphasison;rotememorization;attheexpenseof;exclude…from(para.15)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.14).accountfor;alargeswathof;offerinsightinto(para.16)15).superiorto(para.18)16).makesubstantialprogress;catchup(para.19)17).takeonnewurgency;navigateatransitionfrom…to(para.22)18).venturecapitalist(para.23)19).commonnarrative;entrepreneurialsociety(para.24)20).remainunemployed;settleintolow-payingjobs(para.25)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.21).aimat(para.27)22).makeupfor;furtherone’sstudy(para.28)TextBCollegeStudentsLackCriticalThinkingSkills,ButWho’sToBlame?1).Afterreadingthistitle,whichcountrycanyouguessthecollegestudentswhomthewritermentionsarefrom?2).Thefollowingtextwillgiveaclearanswerandoffermoreinsightsintothefactorsleadingtostudents’lackofcriticalthinkingskillsthatarewidelyassumedtobeatthecoreofacollegeeducation.1.ReadTextBandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).HowmanypossiblereasonswereputforwardtoaccountforthelackofcriticalthinkingabilityofUScollegestudents?2).Doyoubelievestudentswhomajorintraditionalliberalartsaremorecapableofcriticalthinkingcomparedtoothers?Pleasegivesomedetailstosupportyouridea.2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).emotionaltestimony;politicalspin(par