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Foreign Languages School DHU Shanghai CN. New College English Book 2. Introduction to the On-Lined English Course. Introduction to the Online English Course. Unit One. Ways of Learning --- Learning, Chinese Style. Instructional Procedures.
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Foreign Languages School DHU Shanghai CN New College English Book 2
Introduction to the On-Lined English Course Introduction to the Online English Course
Unit One Ways of Learning --- Learning, Chinese Style
I. Background InformationII. Comprehension QuestionsIII. Remarks about Chinese StudentsIV. Check-up ExercisesV. Vocabulary & StructureVI. Speaking Practice Table of Contents
I. Background Information about the Text
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Author:Howard Gardner(July 11, 1943 - ) American Psychologist and Educator, Education School of HarvardUniversity
Howard Gardneridentified the following distinct types of intelligence. They are listed here with respect to gifted / talented children.
1) LinguisticChildren with this kind of intelligence enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles.
2) Logical-MathematicalChildren with lots of logical intelligence are interested in patterns, categories and relationships. They are drawn to arithmetic problems, strategy games and experiments.
3) Bodily-kinesthetic (运动型）These kids process knowledge through bodily sensations. They are often athletic, dancers or good at crafts such as sewing or woodworking.
4) SpatialThese children think in images and pictures. They may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles, or spend free time drawing, building with Legos or daydreaming.
5) Musical Musical children are always singing or drumming to themselves. They are usually quite aware of sounds others may miss. These kids are often discriminating listeners.
6) Interpersonal Children who are leaders among their peers, who are good at communicating and who seem to understand others' feelings and motives possess interpersonal intelligence.
7) Intra-personal (in the mind)These children may be shy. They are very aware of their own feelings and are self-motivated.(Text from Bill Allen, photo from http://www.ed.psu.edu/dept/ae-insys-wfed/insys/esd /Gardner)
1. What is the main difference between Chinese-style and American-style in learning? 2. What is the advantage of focus on basic skill training? 3. What is the advantage of emphasis on creativity in training?
4. What is the author’s attitude towards Chinese-style “Teaching sb. by hand”? 5. Is the case in text typical or atypical? 6. Your opinion about the tradition and creativity in learning, from economical point of view or psychological point of view?
7. What do you know about the approach of teaching by holding his hand?
Key to Q 1: Emphasis on basic skills and emphasis on creativity Keys to the Questions
Key to Q3:Fostering independence and longer span of interest
Key to Q 6.If the learner is very young, American way could be taken.
Remarks about Chinese studentsby Foreign Professors Unfortunately, they are used to obeying. In the past, they have always been given sth. on the blackboard to copy down sth. that they have to accept without comment or discussion, and that has given them a passive mindset.
When you tell first year students to design a pink sweater, they can do that, but if you tell them to design whatever they want, to be creative, then they have no energy. • By the second and the third year, they are much more creative,. We have to train them how to express themselves.
Portelli, an Italian designer and professor, has good reason to be hopeful. Some of his students are already working in the fashion business in China. One has even landed a job in Paris.
Generally, Chinese garments are known for their low prices and sometimes, inferior quality. Traditionally, the printed fabrics are cheap and synthetic looking. China’s traditional low-quality approach to production can even affect companies that stress high quality and design because “design and service is a conceptual problem for factories.
Even if our quality is the same and our price is better than Italian goods, the buyer will still buy Italian. • A test in time saves time --- and energy! • This is a solution for quality control.
Easy care gets even easier. • A stitch in time---In the fast paced, price-sensitive apparel industry, an ounce of prevention can be worth more than a pound of cure.
IV. Check-up Exercises Given Words: superior, continual, continuous, principle, principal, apply to, apply for, be made up of,retrospect,
superior to 1. It is said that natural fiber is ___________ synthetic fiber. continual 2. Your ____________interruptions are making it very difficult for me to concentrate. 3. Gas central heating provides instant warmth and a__________ supply of hot water. continuous
4. The _________ aim of the policy is to bring peace to the area. principal 5. Complaints from the teachers and students began arriving at the _________ ’s office. principal 6. A bicycle or a motorcycle is built on the same _________, though the force that moves them is different. principle
7. In_____________ it is now clear that this battle was a turning point in the war. retrospect apply to 8. This book does not ____________ beginners. 9. I made up my mind to ______________ the scholarship. apply for made up for 10. By means of hard work, John _______________ his lack of experience.
1. bustle verb [I + adverb or preposition]to do things in a hurried and busy way:Thora bustled about the flat, getting every thing ready. bustle noun [U]I sat in a café, watching the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.
bustling adjectiveThis used to be a bustling (= full of busy activity) town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.Nanjing is a bustling city.
The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent.hustle (NOISE) noun
hustle and bustle all the noise and activity:I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.In hustle and bustle
2. telling lessons ----— significant lesson Or showing the truth about a situation or showing what someone really think a telling comment
moving storytouching sceneWhat a touching scene! — The two lovers are parting at the station.
