新时代跨学科英语阅读2 教学课件 U3 Race and Ethnicity

RaceandEthnicity

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featuringracialissues:chooseoneofthemandintroduceittoyourclass.Whatismulticulturalism?Inwhatwaydoesitdifferfromthe“meltingpot”idealthatisoftenassociatedwithanimmigrantsociety?Whydopeoplevaluelocalandethniccultureinaglobalizedworld?1Warm-up23WhatdoyouknowaboutBlackLivesMatter?AninternationalsocialmovementoriginatedintheUnitedStatesin2013,dedicatedtofightingracismandanti-Blackviolence,especiallypolicebrutality.Warm-up4Doyouknowthefollowingexpressions:racialsegregationreversediscriminationwokeanti-wokeDEI(diversity,equity,inclusion)Warm-up5

PartA

PartAReadtheexcerptofHeartofDarknessinpara.5ofAchebe’sessay.WhatimpressiondoesConrad’sdescriptionleaveonyou?HowisAfricaandAfricanpeoplerepresentedinthisnovella?Thepredominantimpression:mysterious,incomprehensible,threatening,dark,benighted(belongingtothepastages)…1

PartAFinddescriptionsthatcontributetothisimpression:mysterious:behindthecurtainoftrees,deeperanddeeper,quiet,underthedroopofheavyandmotionlessfoliage…incomprehensible:repeateduseof“wecouldnot…”andnegativeadjectivesthreatening:thesnappingofatwigwouldmakeyoustart,anaccursedinheritance,athingmonstrousandfree,secretlyappalleddark:theheartofdarkness,inthenightof…benighted:prehistoricman,inthenightofthefirstages,ofthoseagesthataregone2

PartAThepredominantimpressionofAfricanpeople:monstrous,strange,notquitehuman…Pleaselocatethedescriptionsthatcreatetheimpressionoftheinhumanorsubhuman.Theultimatethreat:thesuspicionoftheir“remotekinship”andsharedhumanitywith“us”——layingsomekindofclaimon“us”3

PartAThen,let’slookatAchebe’sessay:(para.1)Africaas“theotherworld”,“theantithesisofEuropeand

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ofcivilization”“andthereforeof”:theimpliedequationofcivilizationwithEuropeancivilization(paras.1-2)AccordingtoAchebe,whatisthesignificanceofthetworivers,theRiverThamesandtheRiverCongo,inHeartofDarkness?4

PartA(para.3)WhatconstitutesConrad’s“famedevocationoftheAfricanatmosphere”?

Theexcessiverepetitionoftwoantitheticalsentences,oneaboutsilenceandtheotheraboutfrenzy,createsanoverwhelmingimpressionofadangerouslyquietworldinhabitedbyunknowncreatures.5

PartA(para.4)WhentalkingaboutConrad’s“adjectivalinsistenceuponinexpressibleandincomprehensiblemystery”,Achebecontendsthat“muchmorehastobeatstakethanstylisticfelicity”.Whatdoeshemean?Felicity:well-chosenwords,orsuccessfulfeaturesinaspeechorapieceofwriting,asin“verbalfelicity”Conrad’soveruseof“incomprehensible”,“inexpressible”,“inscrutable”,etc.,islessastylisticflawthanamoralone.It“raisesseriousquestionsofartisticgoodfaith”,inotherwords,whethertheartisthasmoralintegrityandgoodintentions…6

PartA(paras.5-6)WhydoesAchebechoosetoquoteawholepageofConrad’sstoryinhisessay?Becausethisquotedpartisveryrevealing:HowisAfricaperceivedbyEuropeanexplorers/colonizers?HowareAfricanpeopleperceivedbyEuropeanexplorers/colonizers?HowdoEuropeanexplorers/colonizersperceivethemselvesintheirexpeditionsinAfrica?7

PartA(paras.7-10)AchebethenquotesapassagefromHeartofDarknesswhereanAfricanisdescribedasaperson,notjustbodyparts.DoesConrad’sdescriptionfairlyrepresentthisAfricanman?Heisdescribedasasavagedressingupasaman:“adoginaparodyofbreechesandafeatherhat,walkingonhishindlegs”.Incontrasttothisout-of-placefireman,thereisanexampleof“thingsintheirplace”quotedinpara.10.Whatisit?Theimportanceof“thingsbeingintheirplace”:theimportanceofkeepingorder,hierarchy,boundaries…8

PartA(paras.11-13)Whoarethetwowomenmentionedinthispart?AnAfricanwoman(Mr.Kurtz’smistress)andaEuropeanwomanAccordingtoAchebe,whydoesConraddenyhumanspeechtotheAfricancharactersinhisstory?“rudimentarysouls”:Theyarenotseenasintelligentenoughtousehumanlanguage.9

PartAAchebe’sinterpretationandcritiqueofConrad’sHeartofDarkness:AchebefocusesonthedehumanizedimagesofAfricanpeopleinConrad’snovella:thefiremanonthesteamboat;Mr.Kurtz’smistressAchebealsodrawsattentiontothespeechofAfricancharactersinthenovella:incomprehensiblegrunts,silence,violentbabbleofuncouthsounds,theonlyspeechbeingpromptedbycannibalisticdesire…

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PartA(paras.14-15)Achebe’sobservation:Conradwasathoroughgoingracist.Achebeanticipatesapossiblerebuttaltohisobservation:“ConradisconcernednotsomuchwithAfricaaswiththedeteriorationofoneEuropeanmindcausedbysolitudeandsickness.”HowdoesAcheberefutethisargument?Africaisnotjustasettingandbackdrop.Ithasits“humanfactor”.11ReadingStrategiesIntheopeningparagraphofanessay,theauthoroftenpresentsathesisstatement,thatis,asentencethatsumsupthecentralpointoftheessay.Ifthebodyoftheessayisdividedintoseveralsections,theauthormayprovideatopicsentenceforeachsection,summarizingitsmainidea.Locatingthesestatementsandexpressionsmayhelpyougrasptheoverallideaoftheessay.

UseThesisStatementandTopicSentenceUsethisstrategytospeed-read“MotherTongue”,Identifysentencesandexpressionsthatcontainimportantideas:IagainfoundmyselfconsciousoftheEnglishIwasusing,theEnglishIdousewithher.Ithasbecomeourlanguageofintimacy,adifferentsortofEnglishthatrelatestofamilytalk,thelanguageIgrewupwith.mymother’sexpressivecommandofEnglishbelieshowmuchsheactuallyunderstands.It’smymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,fullofobservationandimagery.ThatwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedthings,madesenseoftheworld……ReadingStrategies

PartB

PartBHaveyouseenthemovieTheJoyLuckClub?WhatdoyouknowaboutthehistoryofChineseAmericans?12

PartB(paras.3-8)Howis“my”mothertonguedifferentfromtheEnglish“I”learnedinschoolandthroughbooks?Mothertongue:thelanguage“I”useswithmymother;thelanguageofintimacyandfamilytalk;notstandardEnglish,“broken”or“fractured”English,oftengrammaticallyincorrect;butvivid,direct,fullofobservationandimagery…3

PartB(para.9)“whenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.”Compareitwithpara.7“mymother’sexpressivecommandofEngl