1、Unit One Learning a Foreign Language,Some questions for you to discuss:1.What problems do you have in trying to learn English in your middle school?,Suggested Words for discussion: to be faced with, pronunciation, grammar rules, cultural background, vocabulary etc.,Some questions for you to discuss:
2、,2. Why do you think the computer can help you in learning English?,Suggested Words for discussion:allow access to sth, network, regular classroom study, suitable for me, have freedom to set the pace of study, to my taste, exchange ideas with native speakers,Some questions for you to discuss:,3. Wha
3、t other things do you think we cangain through English language learning?,Suggested Words for discussion: rewarding, the value of practice, insights into other cultures, communicate with people, favorite activity,. Online learningOnline learning, a form of distance education, refers to learning and
4、other supportive resources that are available through a networked computer. With the development of the Internet, online learning often takes place on the Internet. In an online lesson, the computer displays material (often in web browsers) in response to a learners request. The computer asks the le
5、arner for more information and presents appropriate material based on the learners input.,The material can be as simple as traditional lessons and tests that are transcribed into a computer program. The material can also be a complex system that tracks users input and suggests learning material as a
6、 result. Or the material can be a work session that occurs through a real time chat; learning occurs through the interaction. The material can be presented as text, graphics, animated graphics, audio, video, or a combination of these that are displayed in web browsers or other multimedia players suc
7、h as Windows Media Player.,2. Junior middle schoolIt refers to the stage in the Chinese education system which follows primary school and includes years six through nine in the school time sequence. Normally, students are 12 or 13 years of age when they begin the sixth or transition year of junior m
8、iddle school. In the American system, junior middle school most closely approximates middle school or junior high school in which the beginning or ending years of this period may vary slightly from region to region. The beginning age is about the same as that of junior middle school students in Chin
9、a.,3. Senior middle schoolSenior middle school, the stage in the Chinese education system which follows junior middle school, includes years ten through twelve in the school sequence. Normally, students are 16 or 17 years of age when they begin senior middle school. Senior middle school most closely
10、 parallels high school in the American system which may sometimes include year nine as transition year. Students who graduate at this level in both systems may choose to write a university entrance examination: the National University Entrance Exam in China and the SAT or Scholastic Aptitude Test in
11、 America.,Main idea:Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.,Devices for developing :,演绎法,时空法,对比法,Deduction Organization(演绎法): (从general 到specific),Sequence of Time and Space (时空顺序法),Comparison and Contrast (对比法),Devices for developing :,演绎
12、法,Deduction Organization: from general to specific:,My experience in junior middle school (Para. 2):a kind and patient teacher who praised all of the students positive methodeagerly answered questions, at the top of my class My experience in senior middle school (Para. 3): an (impatient) teacherpuni
13、shed those who made mistakesshaking it up and downshoutedlose my eagerness / desire to say anything in English,3) My experience at college(Para. 4): far from perfectvery large class and better students feel intimidated afraid to speakat the same level forever My experience with the online course (Pa
14、ra. 5-7): require commitment and discipline virtual classroompractice all the timecry with frustrationfeel like giving upreaped the benefits of hard work,5) Conclusion (Para. 8): a most trying experience, but one that I would not trade for anythingteach me the value of hard workgive me insights into
15、 another culturemy mind opened to new ways of seeing thingsthe most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language communicate with many more people than beforeone of my favorite activitiesbridge the gap between my culture and theirs,Devices for developing :,Typical Sentences: 1) My experienc
16、e with a foreign language began in junior middle school. (Para. 2) 2) When I went to senior middle school. (Para.3) 3) However, that state didnt last long. When I went to college. (Para. 4) 4) That was the situation until a couple of years later, when .participated in the virtual classroom. (Para. 5
17、) 5) I had finally reaped the benefits of all that hard work. (Para. 7),时空法,Sequence of Time and Space,Devices for developing :,Conjunctions: yet, while, unlike, although, but “difficult”: frustrating, punish, lose my desire to say anything in English, very large, far from perfect, feel intimidated,
18、 afraid to speak, stay at the same level, cry with frustration, feel like giving up “rewarding”: well worth the effort, at the top of my class, eager to study, understand about everything, reap the benefits of all that hard work, teach me the value of hard work, give me insights into another culture
19、, able to bridge the gap between cultures,The comparison and contrast is centered around “the most difficult” and “the most rewarding”.,对比法,Summary,Understanding,Reproduction,Structure Analysis,The author presents readers with his own language learning experiences at different stages. And at differe
20、nt stages, the author met different teachers and consequently formed different attitudes towards Englishlearning.,Now find the information to fill in the blanks.,I. Understanding,Text StudyUnderstanding,Para(s). Topic1 General experiences of learning a foreign language: _ yet _.2 Experiences in _.3
21、Experiences in _.4 Experiences at _. 5-7 Experiences about _.8 Benefits of learning a foreign language.,rewarding,junior middle school,senior middle school,college,online learning,difficult,The Topic of Each Part,Text StudyUnderstanding,In junior middle school (Para.2):The teacher: _The author: _,ki
22、nd and patient, positive, often praising the students,at the top of my class, eagerly answering all the questions, never worrying much about making mistakes,Text StudyUnderstanding,In senior middle school (Para.3):The teacher: _The author: _,punishing quickly, pointing a long stick at us and shaking
23、 it up and down, shouting “No! No! No!”,losing my eagerness, losing my joy, losing my desire,Text StudyUnderstanding,At college (Para.4):The teacher: _The classes: _ The author: _,patient and kind, no pointed sticks,feeling intimidated, afraid to speak, staying at the same level,very large, many stu
24、dents spoke much better than I did,Text StudyUnderstanding,The on-line learning (Paras.57): The on-line learning requires: _The author (at the beginning): _ The author (finally):_,much time, commitment, discipline,reaping the benefits of all the hard work,making many mistakes, crying out of frustrat
25、ion, feeling like giving up,Text StudyUnderstanding,The benefits of learning a foreign language(Para.8):,1.,2.,3.,_,Teaching me the value of hard work.,_,_ _,Giving me insights into another culture.,Enabling me to communicate with,more people.,Text StudyUnderstanding,II. Structure Analysis,General S
26、tatement + Specific Details + Conclusion,What is the General Statement?,What are the specific details?,What is the conclusion?,A. The Writing Model of,Text StudyStructure Analysis,The General Statement (the Main Idea),Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding exper
27、iences of my life.,(Para.1),Text StudyStructure Analysis,The Specific Details,English Learning Experiences:Difficult : a. _. (Para. 3) b. at college. ( _ ) Rewarding :a. _. (Para. 2)b. with the online course. ( _ ),in junior middle school,Para.4,in senior middle school,Paras.57,Text StudyStructure A
28、nalysis,Conclusion,Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn t trade for anything.,(Para. 8),Text StudyStructure Analysis,B. The way to develop paragraphs:,cause and effect,The cause and effect technique can make clear the reasons why something happe
29、ns by showing the relation between cause andeffect.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,List the cause and effect of Paras. 2, 3, and 4.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,The kind and patient teacher often praised the students.,Cause:,Effect:,I eagerly answered questions, not worrying about making mistakes. I w
30、as at the top of my class.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Cause:,Effect:,I lost my eagerness to answer questions and my desire to say anything in English.,The new teacher quickly punished those who gave wrong answers.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Effect:,I was afraid to speak. My English seemed to sta
31、y at the same level.,Large classes made me only able to answer a couple of questions in each class period. Many students spoke much better than I did.,Cause:,Text StudyStructure Analysis,III. Summary,Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most _ . Although at times, learning a
32、 language was frustrating, it was _. In junior middle school, my foreign teacher _ all of the students. I benefit a lot from this positive teaching method. In senior middle school, the teacher always _ those who gave incorrect answers. So I _ in answering questions and my desire to say,praised,punis
33、hed,well worth the effort,lost my,rewarding experiences,joy,Text StudySummary,To be continued,anything at all in English. In college, I had no_ to speak in class. I felt intimidated. _ changed everything. Although it requires much _, _ and _ to keep up with the flow of the course, I succeeded in for
34、eign language learning. Learning a foreign language has been a most _. I have learned _ into another culture as wellas the language points.,commitment,trying experience,insights,Online learning,time,opportunity,discipline,Text StudySummary,Para 1 Learning a foreign language was one of the most diffi
35、cult yet most rewarding experiences of my life. Although at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was well worth the effort.,Para 2 My experience with learning a foreign language began in junior middle school, when I took my first English class. I had a kind and patient teacher who often pr
36、aised all of the students. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about making mistakes. I was at the top of my class for two years.,Para 3 When I went to senior middle school, I was eager to continue studying English; however, my experienc
37、e in senior school was very different from before. While my former teacher had been patient with all the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. Whenever we,answered incorrectly, she pointed a long stick at us and, shaking it up and down, shouted, “No! No! No!“ It
38、 didnt take me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions. Not only did I lose my joy in answering questions, but also I totally lost my desire to say anything at all in English.,Para 4 However, that state didnt last long. When I went to college, I learned that all students were required to take
39、an English course. Unlike my senior middle school teacher, my college English teachers were patient and kind, and none of them carried long, pointed sticks! However, the situation was far from perfect.,As our classes were very large, I was only able to answer a couple of questions in each class peri
40、od. Also, after a few weeks of classes, I noticed there were many students who spoke much better than I did. I began to feel intimidated. So, once again, although for different reasons, I was afraid to speak. It seemed my English was going to stay at the same level forever.,Para 5 That was the situa
41、tion until a couple of years later, when I was offered an opportunity to study English through an online course. The communication medium was a computer, phone line, and modem. I soon got access to the necessary equipment, learned the technology from a friend and participated in the virtual classroo
42、m 5 to 7 days a week.,Para 6 Online learning is not easier than regular classroom study; it requires much time, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course. I worked hard to meet the minimum standards set by the course and to complete assignments on time.,Para 7 I practiced all
43、the time. I carried a little dictionary with me everywhere I went, as well as a notebook in which I listed any new words I heard. I made many, sometimes embarrassing, mistakes. Once in a while I cried with frustration, and sometimes I felt like giving up. But I didnt feel intimidated by students who
44、 spoke faster than I did because I took all the time I needed to think out my ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen.,Then, one day I realized I could understand just about everything I came across, and most importantly, I could “say“ anything I wanted to in English. Although I stil
45、l made many mistakes and was continually learning, I had finally reaped the benefits of all that hard work.,Para 8 Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldnt trade for anything. Not only did learning another language teach me the value of hard work,
46、but it also gave me insights into another culture, and my mind was opened to new ways of seeing things. The most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language was that I could communicate with many more people than before.,Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, so being able t
47、o speak a new language lets me meet new people, participate in conversations, and form new, unforgettable friendships. Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. I am able to reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs.,
