现代大学英语 第五册 Lesson 3 教案.docx

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现代大学英语第五册Lesson3教案

LessonThreeGoodsMove.PeopleMove.IdeasMove.

AndCulturesChange.

Teachinghours:

6

Teachingrequirements:

Buildthestudents’vocabularypower.Helpthestudentstogetthegeneralideasofthetextaboutglobalizationandunderstandingofthevariousaspectsrelatedtoglobalization;Cultivatingasenseofglobalawareness;Buildthestudents’writingskillsbyanalyzingtherhetoricaldeviceofcontrastandcarefulchoiceofwords.

Keypointsofteaching:

amoreperceptiveunderstandingonglobalizationbylearningthetext;writingstyleanalysisofthetypicalpieceofjournalisticwriting

Teachingcontents

1.Pre-classwork

1.1BackgroundInformation

1）ErlaZwingle:

formerNationalGeographiceditor.Iamafreelancejournalistandhavebeenwritingformanymagazinesforseveraldecades,onsubjectsrangingfromphotographytosportstopeople,places,andthings.IhavetraveledfromtheslumsofIndiaandSaoPaulotoprivateclubsinSaint-Moritz,andmetpeoplefromgeologistsstudyingnuclearwastestoragetofarmersharvestingtheirolivesforoil.MuslimsinNorway,environmentalactivistsinGreece,artrestorersinItaly—I'musedtomeetingpeopleandIlovelearningnewthings.

2）Culture:

thetotalityofsociallytransmittedbehaviorpatterns,arts,beliefs,institutions,andallotherproductsofhumanworkandthought;theideas,beliefsandcustomsthataresharedbypeopleinasociety;allthearts,beliefs,socialinstitutionsetc.characteristicofacommunityorarace.

Activity1:

Identifyandexplainwhatcultureis.Whatisculture?

Discuss.[Cultureisawayoflifesharedbyagroup.Itisalearnedbehavior,passedonbyeachgeneration.Cultureembracesapeople’slifestyle,values,andbeliefs.]Askstudentstolistitemstheythinkarepartofculture[e.g.,music,literature,art,religion,traditions,dress,food,architecture,education,government]gatherinformationandwriteadefinitionofwhatcultureis.

•3）Globalizationreferstotheincreasingunificationoftheworld'seconomicorderthroughreductionofsuchbarrierstointernationaltradeastariffs,exportfees,andimportquotas.Itdescribestheprocessbywhichregionaleconomies,societies,andcultureshavebecomeintegratedthroughcommunication,transportation,andtrade.Thetermcanalsorefertothetransnationalcirculationofideas,languages,orpopularculturethroughacculturation.

Globalizationisaprocessofinteractionandintegrationamongthepeople,companies,andgovernmentsofdifferentnations,aprocessdrivenbyinternationaltradeandinvestmentandaidedbyinformationtechnology.Thisprocesshaseffectsontheenvironment,onculture,onpoliticalsystems,oneconomicdevelopmentandprosperity,andonhumanphysicalwell-beinginsocietiesaroundtheworld.Globalizationisdeeplycontroversial,however.Proponentsofglobalizationarguethatitallowspoorcountriesandtheircitizenstodevelopeconomicallyandraisetheirstandardsofliving,whileopponentsofglobalizationclaimthatthecreationofanunfetteredinternationalfreemarkethasbenefitedmultinationalcorporationsintheWesternworldattheexpenseoflocalenterprises,localcultures,andcommonpeople.Resistancetoglobalizationhasthereforetakenshapebothatapopularandatagovernmentallevelaspeopleandgovernmentstrytomanagetheflowofcapital,labor,goods,andideasthatconstitutethecurrentwaveofglobalization.

Activity2:

Examineandanalyzehowtechnologyinfluencesthespatialprocessesofculturalconvergenceanddivergence.Havestudentsexamineandanalyzehowcommunicationsandtransportationtechnologiescontributetoculturalconvergence（i.e.,howelectronicmedia,computers,andjetaircraftconnectdistantplacesinaclosenetworkofcontactthroughcross-culturaladaptation）.Howdotheyseethemselvesinthisconvergence?

Studentsshoulddrawamapandwriteanessayreflectingtheirfindings.Theyshouldaddressthequestion:

Howdoestheroleoftechnologyaffectthewaysinwhichcultureinfluencesspreadandinfluencethewaypeoplelive?

1.2Questionsfordiscussion

What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsglobalization?

DoyouthinkglobalizationequalstoAmericanization?

What’syourreactiontothechangedculture?

Areyoureadyforthischallenge?

1.3Synonymsforglobalization:

mixing,merging,fusion,blending

2.Detailedstudyofthetext

2.1Readingforthemainidea

Globalizationisaninevitablehistoricalprocess.Therewillbeadiversityofculturescoexistingintheworld,andtheseculturesarebroughttogethernotonlybytechnologyorbusinessbutmoreimportantlybycommonaspirationandsharedvalues.（GlobalizationwillnotleadtoAmericanizationbutacoexistenceoftransformedculturemadepossiblebycommonaspirationandsharedvaluesofhumanbeings.）

2.2Languagepoints