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15Unit9Globalizationsdualpower教案讲义
15-Unit-9--Globalization’s-dual-power教案讲义
Unit9
一、授课时间:
第16、17周
二.授课类型:
理论课9课时;实践课3课时
三.授课题目:
Globalization’sdualpower
四.授课时数:
12
五.教学目的和要求:
通过讲授课文旨在使学生能辩证分析全球化给社会带来的利与弊,同时学习作者的写作技巧,并掌握相关的经济学术语。
要求学生主动地预习课文,课前准备练习,学会分析文章体裁和进行段落划分。
六.教学重点和难点:
1)背景知识:
2)文章的体裁分析及段落划分;
3)经济术语的掌握:
4)写作技巧的分析
七.教学基本内容和纲要
PartOneWarm–up
1.1Warm-upQuestions
1.2Definethefollowingwordsandphrases
PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2.1Abriefintroductiontotheauthor
2.2somebackgroundinformationofglobalization
PartThreeTextAppreciation
3.1TextAnalysis
3.1.1Themeofthetext
3.1.2Structureofthetext
3.2WritingDevices
3.2.1Clear-cutstructure
3.2.2Convincingarguments
3.2.3Longandbalancedsentences
PartFourExtension
5.1adebateoncurrentsituationrelevanttoglobalization
八、教学方法和措施
本单元将运用黑板、粉笔、多媒体网络辅助教学设备等教学手段,主要采用以学生为主体、教师为主导的任务型、合作型等教学模式,具体运用教师讲授法、师生讨论、生生讨论等方法进行教学。
九.作业,讨论题,思考题
完成课后练习;
多看英语报刊杂志及英语经典小说,扩大阅读量;
精听与泛听相结合,逐步提高自己的听力水平;
积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动;
坚持用英语写日记;
1)
2)北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,1998。
十一、课后小结
Unit9Globalization’sdualpower
PartOneWarm–up
1.1Warm-upQuestions
1.Whatsignsofglobalizationdoyoufindaroundyou?
2.Howdoyouevaluatetheimpactofglobalizationonyourlife?
1.2Fillintheblankswithtariff,tax,duty.
1.Thegovernmentmayimpose________onimports.
2.DoIhavetopaythe________oncigarettes?
3.TheBudgetCommitteeisplanningforareductiononthecorporateincome________.
1.3Fillintheblankswithcredit,loan,bond.
1.Itissaidthat56percentofnewcarswereboughton________intheUS.
2.She’stryingtogeta$50,000________fromtheWorldBanktostartherownbusiness.
3.Whenevergovernment________wereissuedinChina,therewouldalwaysbelongqueuesoutsidethedoorsofthebanks.
4.Severalstoresareofferinginterest-free_______.
1.4Fillintheblankswithmerger,acquisition,takeover.
1.Thebankdeclaredthat1,750workerswouldbefiredasaresultofthe_______.
2.IBMwilllookat__________includingsmallservicecompaniesthatcomplementitsofferings.
3.Hepreventedahostile________oftheHarbinBeerCo.Ltd.
PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2.1Abriefintroductiontotheauthor:
RobertJ.Samuelson(1945-)A1967graduateofHarvardUniversitywithaB.A.ingovernment.
AbiweeklycolumnswriterforTheWashingtonPost,TheLosAngelesTimes,TheBostonGlobe…
Oneofthemostrecognizedwritersforhisbiweeklycolumnsanalyzingandreportingsocioeconomicissues.
Hisachievements:
The1981NationalMagazineAward.
TheNationalHeadlinerAwardin1987forBestSpecialInterestColumn.
TheNationalHeadlinerAwardsforFeatureColumnonaSingleSubjectinboth1992and1993.
The1983,1986and1993GeraldLoebAwardsforBestCommentary.
The1993JohnHancockAwardforBestBusinessandFinancialColumnist.
2.2ArgumentativeWriting
1.Clear-cutstructure
topicsentence,transitionsignals…
2.Convincingarguments
statistics,quotations,examples,definitions…
3.Longandbalancedsentences
parallelism,sentencepatterns…
4.Economictermsandjargons
bond,merger,balanceofpayments…
PartThreeTextAppreciation
3.1Theme
Globalizationisadouble-edgedsword;itposesadauntingquestionformankindinthe21stcentury.
3.2Structure
I.Introduction(paras.1-2):
Globalizationisadouble-edgedsword,adauntingquestionofthe21stcentury.
II.Argumentation(paras.3-33)
A.advantages(paras.3-17)
B.disadvantages(paras.18-33)
III.Conclusion(para.34):
promisevs.peril
3.3DetailedAnalysis
PartI:
Introduction
1.Whatisglobalization?
theintegrationanddemocratizationoftheworld’sculture,economy,andinfrastructurethroughtransnationalinvestment,rapidproliferationofcommunicationandinformationtechnologies,andtheimpactsoffree-marketforcesonlocal,regionalandnationaleconomies.
theincreasinginterconnectednessofnationsandpeoplesaroundtheworldthroughtrade,investment,travel,popularculture,andotherformsofinteraction(Encarta2006)
2.Whydoestheauthorclaimglobalizationasa“double-edgedsword”?
3.Isthisanewideatoyou?
Whatelsedoyouknowaboutits“doubleedges”?
Thisisquiteanewideawhenthetextwaswritten:
in1999,atthethresholdofanewcentury.Theotheredgesinclude,forexample,facilitateexchangesbetweenpeopleacrosstheworld(goodsmove,ideasmove,andcultureschange),thepoliticalaspectsinWorldGovernment,ecologicalandenvironmentalimpacts…
4.Whatisthedauntingquestionofthe21stcentury?
Whyisitdaunting?
Haveyoufeltdauntedaboutitbefore?
Itisdauntingbecauseitispossiblethatthegreatchangesbroughtbyglobalizationwouldthreateneverythingintheworld.
Words&Expressions
ontheedge:
closetothepointatwhichsthdifferent,esp.sthbad,willhappen
e.g.Theireconomyisontheedgeofcollapse.
Sheisontheedgeofdespair.
Butfromwherewestand,theyappeartobeteeteringontheedgeoffinancial—andsocietal—disaster.
PartII:
Argumentation
A.Advantages
1.Inwhatwaysisglobalizationatrendywordforanoldprocess?
2.Whatisthecriticalrespectthatdiffersglobalizationfromitsoldprocess?
PartII(A):
Words&Expressions
championv.topubliclyfightforanddefendanaimorprinciple,movementorperson,suchastherightsofagroupofpeople
e.g.Shechampionedajustcause.
B.Disadvantages
PartII(B):
Discussion
ØWhatistheFIRSTproblemofglobalization?
economicinstability
1.Howdoestheauthorarguethis?
2.Whatistheauthor’sopiniontowardstheoutbreakoffinancialcrisisinSouth-EastAsia?
Doyouagree,disagreeorpartlyagree?
Why?
Investmentfundnotwellused,tradeflowsbecometoolopsided(para.19);cronycapitalism,ineptgovernmentinvestmentpoliciesandexcessoptimism,misuseofinvestment.(para.21)
3.Doyouagreewiththeauthorthatitisthe“astonishingUSeconomy”thatpreventedAsiacrisisfrombecomingaglobaleconomicdepression?
Why?
4.Howwouldyoujudgehisopinion?
Pro-westpointofview.
→moreviewsonAsiacrisis
Thecryof“cronycapitalism”asthecauseoftheAsiancrisisisnolongerveryconvincingafterthecrisisspreadtothenon-AsianworldandtheirregularitiesofAmericanbusinessandaccountingpracticesarealsoexposed.
China,India,VietnamandCambodiawerenotaffectedbytheAsiancrisisasmuchastheRepublicofKoreaandASEAN4(Thailand,Indonesia,Philippines,Malaysia).Thisisnotbecausetheproductivityandinstitutionsofthefirstgroupweresuperior,butbecausetheydidnotopenupfinancially.
5.Whatarethereasonsforeconomicinstability?
Thebankingproblemandthelackofproperbanksupervision.
Pre-moderncorporatesector:
non-transparency,familydominance,non-separationofownershipandmanagement,archaicaccounting,etc.
Unhealthyrelationshipbetweengovernmentandbigbusiness.
Toomuchdependenceonexports(especiallyonUSmarketsandITdevices).
Politicalbackwardnessandlackoftruedemocracy.
Therealcausewasthestructuralweaknessesofthe
→developingeconomiesinEastAsia.
ØWhatistheSECONDproblemofglobalization?
political,cultural,social…
1.Howdoestheauthorarguethisproblem
2.Howwouldglobalizationimplode?
Itisnotinevitableorirresistible.
Governmentscanshieldlocals.
Thegovernments’logic.
Iftoomanyfollow,itcould.
PartII(B):
Words&Expressions
(1)
beproneto:
tobelikelytodosthorsufferfromsth,esp.sthbadorharmful
e.g.Workerswhoareforcedtoworklonghoursarepronetoaccidents.
Someplantsareverypronetodisease.
Kidsareallpronetoeatjunkfood.
onboth/several/allcounts
e.g.I’mafraidIdonotagreewithyouonallcounts.
Ifindthisunconvincingonseveralcounts.
balanceofpayment:
thedifferencebetweenacountry’simportsandexports
e.gbalanceofpaymentssurplus国际收支顺差/赢余
balanceofpaymentsdeficit国际收支逆差/亏损
current-account:
(inthetext)anaccountofcredits,debits,receipts,andexpendituresbetweentwocountries
surge
e.g.Thetaxisurgedforward.
Shecouldfeelangersurginginsideher.
Howcanweexpectasurgeinhisfinancialstatusinashortspanof5years?
asurgeof
e.g.Thereisasurgeofexcitementinhispressconference.
Wheneverthereisdisputebetweenthetwocountriesoverthe
borderarea,asurgeofrefugeescanbepredicted.
PartIII:
Conclusion
PartIII:
Discussion
Economicinterdependencecutsbothways.(para.34)
Whatcanwelearnastohowtowritetheconclusionofanargumentationfromthelastparagraph?
Reinforcement
Discussion
1.Isglobalizationalreadyarealityorachoice?
why?
2.Doesglobalizationhaveanythingtodowithculture?
DoyouthinkglobalizationisanotherwordforAmericanization(culturally,economically,etc.)?
Whyorwhynot?
3.Takingintoconsiderationboththeprosandconsofglobalization,whatkindofattitudeshouldweadopttowardsglobalization?
Writing
ArgumentativeWriting(AW)
1.Whatarethefourmajortypesofwriting?
narration,description,expositionandargumentation
2.Whatistheessentialdifferencebetweenargumentativewritingandtheothers?
Themaindifferencebetweenargumentativeessaysandtheothersisthepurposeofwriting.
Thepurposeofothertypesofwritingistoinform,entertain,orexpressthewriter’sfeelingsandexperience.However,theprimarypurposeoftheargumentativeessayistopersuade,to“win,”toconvincereadersofthethesis.
3.Canyougivesomeexamplesofargumentativewritings?
editorialsinnewspapers,policiesspeeches,essaysontheoriesorpolitics
KeyFeaturesofAW
1.Awell-defined,controversialbutarguableissue
2.Aclearposition
3.Conv