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unit9教案confessionsofamiseducated
Unit9教案ConfessionsofaMiseducatedMan(总8页)
Unit9ConfessionsofaMiseducatedMan
TeachingAims:
Studentswillbeableto:
1)KnowledgeandSkills
Developreadingskills-understandthemainidea,structureofthetext,andtheskillsofreadingforspecificinformation-scanning;allbut,notthat…butthat,riseto,wipeout,instructsb.in,acton,respondto,etc.
2)Culture
Learnaboutrelationshipandglobalizationandeducation;tribalism,regionalism,racism;culturaldifferencesandsimilarities;commonconcernsandissuesofhumanbeing
3)Emotion
Bewellawareofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinallkindsofcultures;
Haveacriticalviewoftheideasposedbytheauthortowards“mis-educated”
Warming-upQuestions:
--Understandingofthetitle
1.Whatisaconfession
-----It’saformalstatementthatyou’vedonesth.wrongorillegal;
It’saprivatestatementtoapriestaboutthebadthingsyou’vedone;
2.What’sthedifferencebetweenbeingMiseducatedandUneducated?
-----Amiseducatedpersonisonewhohasreceivedformaleducationbutiseducatedinawrongway.Anuneducatedpersonisonewhohasreceivednoformalschooleducation.
3.Howdoyoupredictthetopicoftheessay
4.HowwouldyourelatetheissueofthisessaytothatofAnotherSchoolYear—WhatForandTheGreenBanana
AbouttheAuthor—NormanCousins(1915-1990)
Someofhislifehistorypossiblyrelatedtotheessay
•BorninNewJersey,educatedinandgraduatedfromColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollege;
•EditorofSaturdayReviewfor35yrs;
•Lifelongconcernsincludeworldpeace,worldgovernance,justice,humanfreedom,health,etc.;Proponentofworldfederalismandworldgovernment;
Whatisworldfederalism?
•WorldFederalismmeanshavingdemocraticallyaccountablepoliticalinstitutionstodealwithissuesatthemostappropriatelevel,accordingtotheprincipleofsubsidiary.
Inthebook,Cousinsexpandedhisargumentsforworldfederalismandforaworldnolongerbasedonthesupremacyofnationalismandothersuperficialdifferencesasfollows:
“Theneweducationmustbelessconcernedwithsophisticationthancompassion.Itmustrecognizethehazardsoftribalism.Itmustteachmanthemostdifficultlessonofall—tolookatsomeoneanywhereintheworldandbeabletoseetheimageofhimself.Theoldemphasisuponsuperficialdifferencesthatseparatepeoplesmustgivewaytoeducationforcitizenshipinthehumancommunity.”
Cf.Para.7
Andhecontinued,
“Withsuchaneducationandwithsuchself-understanding,itispossiblethatsomenationorpeoplemaycomeforwardwiththevitalinspirationthatmenneednolessthanfood.Leadershiponthishigherleveldoesnotrequiremountainsofgoldorthunderingpropaganda.Itisconcernedwithhumandestiny.Humandestinyistheissue.Peoplewillrespond.”
Cf.Para.11
Heconcludedthebookwith:
“Warisaninventionofthehumanmind.Thehumanmindcaninventpeacewithjustice.”
Backgroundinformation:
1.Globalizationandeducation(全球化与教育)
Generallyspeaking,globalizationistherapidincreaseincross-bordereconomic,social,andtechnologicalexchange.Itisalsodefinedasaprocessleadingtogreaterinterdependenceandmutualawarenessamongeconomic,politicalandsocialunitsintheworld.AccordingtoRosenau,globalizationcanbedescribedastheemergenceofalteredglobalstructuresanddrivenbyaskillrevolution,anorganizationexplosion,andacontinuousflowofideas,money,goods,andpeoplethatisrenderinglong-standingterritorialboundariesincreasinglyobsoleteandfosteringanextensivedecentralizationofauthority.
Educationsystemscanalsobeseenasthecoreoftheglobalizationprocess.Atpresent,governmentsaretryingtocompeteontheglobalmarketsbyplacingthefocusofpolicyoneducationtoproducethe“humancapital”mostappealingtoglobalcompetition.Rinne(瑞尼)emphasizedthateducationalpolicyhasbecomeanevermoreimportantpartthaneconomic,trade,laborandsocialpolicyinwesterncountries.
Genre:
Argumentation
Theauthor’sview:
1)Toprepareoneselfforthisnewworld,wemustallbere-educatedbecausesofartheeducationwe’vereceivedonlytellsusthedifferencesamongpeoples,whicharesuperficial,one-sided,andmisleading.Educationaboutdifferencesmaybeusefulfortourists,butitisuselessifwereallywanttounderstandotherpeople.
2)Apropereducationshouldtellusthattherearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesamongpeoples.Thedifferencesareinsignificantwhereasthesimilaritiesareessentialandfundamental.Thesesimilaritiesmeanthatwehavethesameneeds,facethesameproblemsandposesthesamepotentialitiestosolvetheseproblems.Wecanbeequalmembersoftheinternationalcommunityandlearntolivehappilytogetherwithmutualrespect.
3)Over-emphasisondifferencescaneasilyleadtoracism,colonialism,andimperialism---alltribalisminitsvariedforms.
CriticalView:
Para4“…thattheprincipalsignificanceofsuchdifferenceswasthattheywerelargelywithoutsignificance”.
---Properunderstandingofthedifferencesisextremelyimportanttoo.Withoutthis,mutualrespectisimpossible.Differencesdon’tdivideus.Itisthewrongattitudetowardourdifferencesthatturnusintobitterenemies.
4)Peoplecanlearnnotonlytoaccept,butalsototreasurediversities.Theycangraduallyrealizethatpeoplecanbedifferentbutequal.Theycanlearnfromeachotherandbenefitfromthesedifferences.Withoutthesedifferences,therewouldbenopointofinternationalcommunication.
Criticalview:
Mis-educated--Half-educated
StructureAnalysis:
PartIInwhatwaywasImiseducated
TheeducationIreceivedconcentratedondifferencesandignoredsimilarities.
PartIIWhywasthiseducationinadequate
Aneducationindifferencescannotmeettheneedsoftheagewearelivingin.
PartIIIWhatkindofeducationdoweneed
Weneedaneducationwithemphasisonthecommonneedsofhumanity.
PartIV(para.11)Whatwillthisneweducationpossiblybringabout?
Anationmaycomeforwardtoplayaleadingroleinhumanity’seffortstosolveitsproblems.
TextAnalysis
Whatmarksthedifferencesbetweentheworldin1850andtheworldnow?
Whyis“AsiaandAfrica”thebestplacetoapplythetest
Whatdoestheauthor’seducationteachhimGiveexamples.
Whydoeshesaythathiseducation“protectedmeagainstsurprise”
WhatdoestheeducationfailtoteachhimDoyouagreewithhim
PartI(1-4)InwhatwaywasImiseducated
Para2Question:
1)Whatkindoftestdoestheauthorsuggest
2)Whyis“AsiaandAfrica”thebestplacetoapplythetest
LanguageFocus
1.Distinguishbetween“enough,sufficient,adequate.”
adequate表示足够的程度比enough,sufficient低,表示“刚够,刚好(onlyjustenough)”。
温饱问题(theproblemofadequatefoodandclothing)
•Hewasnottall________tocarryarifle.(enough)
•Welacked__________fundstofinishtheproject.(sufficient)
•Idon’tthinksheis__________astheteamleader.(adequate)
Para.3
1.Notthat…----usedbeforeasentenceorphrasetoexpresstheoppositeofwhatfollows.
.We’vebeenhappytogetherforhalfacentury—notthatweneverquarreled.
Istoppedandpickedyouup—notthatIwasnotafraid.
Shedidnotbuythecoat—notthatshedidnotlikeit.Shejustfeltthatitwastooexpensive.
2.Anthropology----thesciencethatdealswiththeorigins,physicalandculturaldevelopment,biologicalcharacteristics,andsocialcustomsandbeliefsofhumankind.
3.Paraphrasing:
Inshort,myeducationprotectedmeagainstsurprise.
Inaword,theeducationIhadhadtaughtmeenoughaboutthedifferencesamongpeoplesothatIwouldn’tfeelsurprisedatwhatIsaw,nomatterhowdifferenttheymightbe.
:
Howdoyouunderstandthesentence
1)Butwhatmyeducationfailedtodowastoteachmethattheprincipalsignificanceofsuchdifferenceswasthattheywerelargelywithoutsignificance.
-----TheeducationIhaddidnotteachmetoseethefactthatthemainmeaningofrecognizingsuchdifferenceswasthattheywerenotmeaningfulinagreatmeasure(ifcomparedwiththemeaningofunderstandingthesimilarities).
2)Thedifferenceswereallbutwipedoutbythesimilarities.
---Thedifferencesbecamesoinsignificantcomparedwiththesimilaritiesthattheywerealmostcompletelypushedasideandforgotten.
3)Myeducationhadby-passedthesimilarities.
----TheeducationIhadhad(didnotteachme/)avoideddealingwiththesimilaritiesamongpeoples.
4)Andthesimplestrealityofallwasthat….
---Todaytheworldisdividedintonationsthatforcetheworldtobecomeseparateparts.Butnosinglenationismoreimportantthanthewholecommunity,anddifferencesintheirreligiousfaiths,politicalornationalloyalties,ortheirculturesshouldnotbeallowedtoblindustothebasicthingstheyallshare.
2.Parallelism----“greaterthan…”
3.allbut…
-----almostcompletely
.Theirscreamsallbutdrownedoutthemusic.
IallbutgotattackedbythetwotimberwolveswhenMaheeguncametomyrescue.
Weallbutlostthegame.
out:
Halfthepopulationwaswipedoutbyplague.
.Theheathaswipedmeout.(informal,tomakesb.feelextremelytired/exhausted)
Compare:
.Thepricewillwipethesmileoffhisface.
Inafewyearsthisspeciescouldbewipedoffthefaceoftheearth.
PartIIWhywasthiseducationinadequate?
Para.5
1.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“…buttostoptherewaslikeclearingthegroundwithoutanyideaofwhatwastobebuiltonit.”
…butjustrespectingthedifferencesisnotenough;wemustgofurtherandrealizeourcommonconcerns.
----cleartheground:
togetthelan
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