LEARNING,CHINESE-STYLE

HOWARD GARDNER

Objectives

Have a general idea of different approaches to learning in China and the WestPick up ways to begin, develop and end an essay.Appreciate different ways to compare and contrastMaster the key language points and grammatical structures in the text

Warm-up activities

Warm-up activity 1

If you find a two-year-old girl is playing with scissors.

What will you do?

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Warm-up activity 2

Two children are given two hula hoops, a toy they are unfamiliar with.

Ann is given a hula hoop with instructions on how to use it.

Mary is given a hula hoop with no instructions.

What kind of outcomes do you expect?

Warm-up activity 3

Are you creative? Follow me.

To me, it seems to be an exhibition hall in a museum. Though its not spacious, its full of masterpieces of the worlds greatest artists, for example, Pablo Picassos Guernica, Vincent van Goghs sunflower, and Claude Monets Water Lilies. A days stay there will bring an art lover great satisfaction and enjoyment.

Optical Illusion and Imagination

Directions: Look at the following drawing from every possible angle and try to relate it to the real things in your lives. A possible example of imagination is given below for your reference.

6) 29=D in F in a L Y

What Do They Stand For?

Directions: Work in pairs to find in the following equations the missing words, whose initials have been given. Then create similar equations by yourselves.

Example: 7 = D in a W

Answer: days in a week

letters of the alphabet

wonders of the ancient world

cards in the deck with the jokers

planets in the solar system

players on a football team

days in February in a leap year

1) 26=L of the A

2) 7=W of the A W

3) 54=C in the D [with the J]

4) 9=P in the S S

5) 11= P on a F T

Which should be emphasized in education, knowledge or creativity?

Scanning 1

Scanning 2

1.What does the text begin with?

2.What are his thoughts mainly about?

3.What kind of end winds up the text?

Part1:beginning

Part2:middle

Part3:conclusion

Questions for Part 1
--Ways of introducing a theme

Where and when did the incident take place?Who are the main characters in this incident?What was Benjamin fond of doing during his stay in China?Sum up the contrast of the attitude of the couple and that of the hotel staff toward Benjamins efforts in inserting the key into the slot.

Ways of introducing a theme

Stating the topic directly

Posing a question

Quoting a famous saying

Relating an anecdote or an incident

Questions for Part 2
-- Ways of developing a theme

Ways of developing a theme

one-side-at-a-time method: examine one subject thoroughly and then start the other

Point-by-point method: examine two objects at the same time, discussing them point by point

Multiple choice for Part 3
--Ways of ending an essay

Background

Initial

Await

On occasion

Neglect

Ignore

Relevant

Investigate

Investigate 2

Investigate 3

Throw light on

Exception

Desirable

Accomplish 1

Accomplish 2

Accomplish 3

In due course

Critical

Critical 2

Principal

Rear

Make up for

In retrospect

Facility

Apply

Priority

Evolve

Contrast

Contrast 2

Harbor

Promote

Promote 2

Emerge

Valid

Worthwhile

Superior

Contrast markers (see video)

A discussion about

Your College Life

Expectations vs. Reality

Directions: Work in groups and discuss:

1) your idea of college life before you came to college (including the campus, classroom buildings, dormitories, students cafeterias, library, classmates, teachers, etc.);

2) the similarities and differences between your expectations and the reality.

Talking about Your College Life

Expectations vs. Reality

Guidelines

1) Campus:

2) Classroom

buildings:

3) Dormitories:

4) Students

cafeterias:

5) Library:

6) Classmates:

7) Teachers:

Large & beautiful

As what dreamed

new classrooms with modern facilities

equipped with modern facilities

space for everyone

Small & crowded

spacious dining halls

great variety of food

large collection of books

Scare reading room

friendly

true

old

Young, especially English teachers

expectations

Reality