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Section A The humanities: Out of date?授课题目：College—The Ladder to Success?授课时间：第____周第____周授课类型：理论课授课时数：4教学目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1. To talk about the significance of humanities;2. Get dee per insights into the text;3. Make creative use of words, phrases and sentence patterns ;4. To master the essay writing skill: focus on an advantage \disadvantage;5. To read with the skill “reading for major details”.教学重点和难点：1. To further understand the text;2. To apply the words, phrases and sentence patterns;3. To read with the skill “reading for major details”;4. To write an essay with the skill “focus on an advantag e\disadvantage”.教学方法和手段：Various kinds of teaching methods are used:1. Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowle dge in class;2. Case study. Provide case study during teac hing, and make the students to discuss about the case3. Bilingual and full English teaching;4. Applying modern multimedia teaching technologies;5. Taking advantage of abundant network teaching resources.教学内容和过程：Section A The humanities: Out of date?Step One Warming-up Activities30 minutesI. Lead-in:Discuss the following questions:do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance to choose your major, what would you select and why?—If I were given a second chance to choose my major, I would choose …/I think being a …is …—accounting, computer science, psychology, —civil engine ering, philosophy, medical technology …—popular, interesting, enjoyable, promising, practical, meani ngful, beneficial, well-paid …2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they are necessary for your education?—I learn Chinese, English, philosophy, psychology, history …in college. I think they are an essential part of the college education and benefit me a lot. •gain more ins ight in life and society •better understand and predict human behavior •realize different interpretations of life and history •understand the past which has createdthe present •be aware of cultural and religious diffe rencesII. Cultural background 1. What are the humanities?The humanities are a group of academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. Therefore, they are dist inguished from the approaches of natural sciences. The humani ties, called social sciences, include history, anthropology, c ommunication studies, cultural studies, law, linguistics, etc.2. Why are the humanities important?Through exploration of the humanities, students learn how to think creativelyand critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because the se skills allow students to gain new insights into everythin g from poetry and paintings to business models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal a rts education. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to provid e the ideal foundation for exploring and understanding the h uman experience.Step Two Text Study 80 minutesI. Interactive reading of the text1. Reading comprehension1) Why do many students calculate they can’t major in Engl ish or history?2) Why does the author say that a college education is more and more seen as ameans for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment?3) How do you understand “These days, labs are more vivid and compellingthan libraries”(Para. 3)?4) Why does the author say that the inner aspect of our b eing has captured ourimagination from the very beginning?5) According to the author, what are the advantages of stud ying the humanities? 6) What are “well-rounded human beings ”(Para. 10) according to the author?2. Structure of the textPart 1 (Para, 1-5) IntroductionTo improve their future chances of finding a job, college s tudents are now moving away from the humanities and taking accounting or some “hard-skill”courses. The humanities will continue to be in bad shape due to the economic downturn. Nevertheless, the humanities can bring true value to people ’s lives, and the basis of study of the humanities is for med by the inner power that has driven human beings to eit her greatness or destruction.Part 2 (Para. 6-9) Body: Why the humanities?This part presents the author’s argument to stand up for t he true value that the humanities bring to people’s lives. Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding partThe humanities help to create human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities will never be out of date. The y are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they ha ve alwaysbeen.3. Summary of the TextRetell the text according to the following tips.1(Part I) When the job market worsens, many students calcula te ... Probably, the humanities will continue ….Once …, the humanities now …2(Part II) Here, please allow me to …that the humanities add to people’s lives. Studying the humanities improves…Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with …, thereby…Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humani ties is…In fact, increasingly…is seen as the ideal in…3(Part III) In summary, the humanities help to create …,t each us to …and…It makes sense to …,our outstanding and remarkable …II. Language Focus Words and expressions1. when the going gets tough: when the situation becomes di fficultWhen the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men.当形势变得严峻时，女人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。