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夏纪梅导学讲稿
Firstmeetingwiththefreshmen2007
AnintroductiontoCollegeEnglishCourse
openingspeechandwarming-upactivities
Hi,class.NicetomeetyouanditismypleasuretobeyourEnglishteacher.MynameisXIAJimei.CallmeProfessorXIA.(NevercallmeTeacherXiaorMrsXia,botharewrong)
Forthefirstmeeting,Iwouldlikeyoutohaveanideaofme.Youmaygotomypersonalwebpage(showthepage)fromwhichyoucanknowaboutmyteachingandresearchaswellasmylifeasadevotedteacher.
Youmustalsogotoourteachingunit’swebpage(showthepage)fromwhichyoucangettheimportantinformationorfacilitatingresourcesforlearningafterclass.Look,youareexpectedtomakefulluseoftheinternetforautonomouslearningatcollegewhichbecomespartofyourcredits.Speakingofattendinguniversity,letmeremindyouthatyoushouldtakeuniversitylifeasaprocessofreceivinghighereducation.Don’tspenduniversityyearsas“gradefour”athighschool.Whatdoesthatmean?
Now,IamgoingtopresentanintroductiontocollegeEnglishcourseandhopeyoucanhaveanideaofwhatattendinguniversityreallymeans.
(ppt2)Firstofall,lookattheoutlineofthepresentationinChinese.
(ppt3-)Then,enjoytheillustrationsinthewayofplayandflash,thinkaboutthecollegelifeorcampuslife.(“suchaclassroom”,“suchaself-studyroom”,somanyextracurriculumactivities,somanythingstodealwith,somanyattractions).
DoyouknowwhyIchoosetoshowyouthesephenomena?
Justforfun?
Aretheypositiveornegative?
Canyoutakeanywarningmessagefromthem?
Nowlet’sbegintothinkseriouslyabouthowshouldweattenduniversity.
BeforemypresentationoncollegeEnglish,IwouldliketoknowaboutyourideaofuniversitylearningaswellasyourexpectationtothecollegeEnglishcourse.We’llbeginwithsomewarming-upactivities.
(ppt12Leading-inquestions)
Herearetwogroupsofleading-inquestions.Thoseintheleftcolumnareschool-relatedandthoseintherightareperson-related.
(ppt13:
collegeisafountain)
Takealookatthismetaphorsayingabout“college”.Whatdoesitmean?
Areyougoingtodrinkorsiporgargleorjustplaywiththewater?
…
(ppt14-16:
traditionalandmodernELT)
Step1:
EachoneofyouisexpectedtochoosetheELTapproachyouprefer.Theyare
ATraditionalapproach
BModernapproach
Ctraditional+modernapproaches
Dmodern+traditionalapproaches
(1’choice,maketheinstantstatistics)
Step2:
thosewhomakethesamechoiceformagroup,definetheapproachbyshowingthefeaturesofitandtellwhyyouchoosethatapproach(whiledefining,takedownthepoints)
Step3:
eachgroupsendarepresentativeandcometowritedownthepointsundertheapproachyouchoose(intothecomputerbyword)
●ThefeaturesoftheELTapproachesinsummary:
TraditionalModern
Teacher-centredvslearner-centred
Instruction/text-basedvstask-based
Languageknowledgefocusedvsskillfocused
Papertestmark-mindedvsabilityandperformancetargeted
Individuallearningvscooperativelearning
Spoon-feedingbyteachervsautonomouslearningbystudents
“Classroomese”exercisesvsreal-worldlikepractice
“Bookworm”vshumanresources/talentstobe
●Conclusion:
obviouslyyouareveryclearaboutthedifferencesbetweentraditionalandmodernELTapproaches.Howtoputthetheoryintopractice,then?
Changefrom“Iknow”to“Ido/can”!
(pptpages17:
whatiscollegeEnglish).
Withthemindontherighttracknow,IamgoingtotalkaboutwhatiscollegeEnglishincludingitsobjectives,contents,methodsandassessment.I’llbeginwith“whatiscollege”?
(ppt17-19:
whatiscollege?
highereducationmissions)
Asyouarebeginningyourcollegelife,youhadbetterhavesomeideaofhighereducationmissionswhichareconcludedasfour“learnto”:
learntoknow/learn,learntodo,learntolivetogetherandlearntobe.
Learntoknow:
inotherwords,learnknowledgebecauseknowledgeispower.Whatknowledgeisnecessarythen?
AsfarascollegeEnglishisconcerned,linguisticknowledge,culturalknowledge,bothChineseandWesternorEnglish-speakingcountries’cultures,cross-culturalcommunicationknowledge,commonknowledgeonscienceandarts,onhumanlifeandthelike.However,Itisnottheready-madeknowledgebuthowtofindknowledge,howtodealwithknowledge,howtouseknowledgeandhowtocreateknowledgethataremoreimportantandmorepowerful.Soitisactuallythemethodandabilitythatcount.
Learntodo:
learntolearn.Don’trelyonteachersbutbecomeself-reliant,trytocommandtheeffectiveandefficientwaysoflearning.Meanwhile,learntodothingsbesidesreading,aswell,writing,presenting,debating,questioning,arguing,organizing,dealingwithproblems,copingwithrelationships,handlingmatters,etc.todevelopyourcapabilities,personalandinterpersonal,academicandsocial…
Learntolivetogether:
nooneintheworldcanlivealonebutweneedcooperationandrelations.Soitisnecessarytodevelopyourteamspirit,trytolearncooperativelyinsteadofindividually,trytocompletetaskstogetherwithyourclassmates.
Learntobe:
bewell-educatedhumanbeing,behighly-qualifiedhumanresources,i.e.intellectualbeing,thinkingbeing,emotionalbeing,socialbeing,culturalbeing,productivebeing,creativebeing,globalbeing.Universitystudentswantto,haveto,areabletousethelanguageeffectivelyforinternationalcommunication.
(ppt20-28:
whatisEnglish)
SincewenowlearnEnglishatcollegelevelwiththehighereducationmissionsinmind,wehadbetterhaveacompleteunderstandingofEnglish.
WhatisEnglish?
Afteryouhavestudieditfor6-9yearsalready,canyoudefineitasmeaningfulaspossible?
Englishisalanguage,skill,means,culture/cultures,behavior.TherearevarietiesofEnglish.PeoplelearnEnglishfordifferentpurposes.
LearningEnglishasalanguage,sometakeitas…,sometakeitas…WhatkindoflanguagedowetakeEnglishas?
LearningEnglishasatool,…Howcanwemakeatoolusable/workable?
Itismatterof“use”insteadof“usage”.
LearningEnglishasskill…Howtodevelopskillslikedriving,swimmingorplayingpiano?
Itisamatterof“can”ratherthan“know”.…
LearningasEnglishasmeansbecause…Payattentiontofunctionsandperformance.
LearningEnglishasculture/cultures…becauseinternationalcommunicationiscross-culturalcommunication.Weneedtolearntheculturemattersofourownandtheothers.…
LearningEnglishasbehavior,fromhowyouusethelanguageyoutellothers…thelinguisticbehaviorcanleadtoeitherwinningorloosingyourbusiness.
BesidesstandardEnglishtherearemorevarieties…sodon’tjustlearntextbookEnglishorclassroomEnglish.
DifferentEnglishlearningpurposesareclassifiedinto…Don’tjustlearnEnglishforexaminationpurposes.Itismeaningfulforthetimebeingbutmeaninglessforthelongterm.
(ppt29-37:
whatiscollegeEnglish?
)
AfterwediscusswhatiscollegeandwhatisEnglish,let’smoveontowhatiscollegeEnglish?
Hereisthecoursesyllabus,revisedandupdated.Theobjectives…
WhenitcomestothelevelsofcollegeEnglish,havealookatthethreelevelsofcompetence:
primary,secondaryandtertiary.Orinotherwords,preliminary,intermediateandadvanced.CollegeEnglish,obviously,atthehighestlevel.Itmeansitisnotthematterofknowledgeofusage,buttheabilityinuse.
Therefore,themajorareasofcollegeEnglishlessonscoverknowledge,skills,methodsandabilities.
Knowledge:
Iamsureyouhavemasteredthebasic/fundamentalknowledgeofthelanguageincludinggrammarrulesandwordbuilding.Itistherighttimeforyoutomakeuseoftheknowledge.Thatisthematterofskills.
Skills:
Ifyouknowtheusageofthelanguagebutcannotusethem,youneedeffortsondevelopingthoseskillsjustlikeplayingmusicalinstrumentsorsportsgames,workingoncomputers,learningdriving,andthatsortofthings.Skillscannotbecommandedbyknowledge/instructionbutbytraining,exercisingandpracticing.Neverremaintheawkwardsituationlike“Iknow”but“Ican’t”.
Methods:
Sothemostimportantareaismethod.Learnfishinginsteadofbuyingfish...
Abilities:
theultimatedestinationofcollegeEnglishlearningisdevelopingyourworkingabilities…
Inaword,collegeEnglishcourseisnotgoingtomaketheuniversitystudents“bookworm”.Instead,totakethestudentsawayfromthe“classroomese”,i.e.toexpandtheclassroomintothesocietyortobringthesocietyintotheclassroom.AllthesearetherequirementsandrequisitesIfoundinthejobmarket/ads,thetalentsthatthedistinguishedenterprisesintheworldlookfor.
(ppt38:
acompletesystemoflanguagelearning)
Howcanwereachthetargetsabovethen?
Lookatthecompleteprocessoflanguagelearningfrominputtooutputandbacktoinput…
Inordertoemphasizetheoutputprocess,students’rolesneedchangingfrompassivetoactive…
HerearethekeychangesofEnglishlanguageTeachinginthedevelopedcountriesandbecomethedevelopingtrendstofollow.
(ppt41:
assessment)
Nowherecomestheassessmentofthecourse.Therearevariouskindsoftestsfordifferentpurposesatdifferentperiods…
(ppt43-59:
whatistask-basedlearning?
)
Asstudents,beingmark-mindedandstudyingforexamsarenotblamable.However,haveanideaofthenewtypeofscoringandexamsarenecessary.Inmyclass,thecriteriaforjudgingthestudents’learningareentirelydifferentfromthetraditionalone.YourscoringdependsonyourperformancethroughTBL.…
Lastbutnotleast,hereisanintroductiontoTask-basedEnglishLearningApproachwhichwearegoingtopractice.
Principle,criteria,end-products,process,scoring,f