Demo ClassDemo Class
Huang WenHuang Wen
Nanjing Normal UniversityNanjing Normal University
New Standard College English
IntroductionIntroduction
• General description
• Prerequisites
• Goals & Objectives
• Theoretical bases
2. Prerequisites2. Prerequisites
• Students have previewed the
reading passage;
• Students are adapting
themselves to the new way of
teaching and learning.
General teaching goals General teaching goals
• To develop integrated language skills for real communication;
• To develop thinking;
• To develop autonomous learning ability;
• To stimulate language output
ObjectivesObjectives
• To comprehend the reading passage at
a discourse level;
• To use context clues to infer word
meanings;
• To express opinions with evidence;
• To write a scratch outline of an essay.
4. Theoretical bases4. Theoretical bases
• Krashen: Input Hypothesis
• Long: Interaction Hypothesis
• Swain: Output Hypothesis
• Vygotsky: Theory of Social Interactionism
• Bakhtin: Theory of Dialogue
• Erikson: Concept of Whole-person Education
II. ProceduresII. Procedures
• Pre-reading activities
• While-reading activities
• Post-reading activities
If one learns from others but does
not think, one will be bewildered. If,
on the other hand, one thinks but
does not learn from others, one will
be imperilled.
---Confucius
Passive acceptance of the teacher’s
wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It
involves no effort of independent thought,
and seems rational because the teacher
knows more than his pupils. Yet the habit
of passive acceptance is a disastrous one
in later life.
---Russell
Does the writerDoes the writer
• State the point or the thesis clearly?
• Provide logical, detailed support for the
thesis?
• Organize and connect the supporting
materials?
• Give effective and error-free sentences?
An exampleAn example
Thinking for yourself is still a radical act.
• Support 1:
• Support 2:
• Support 3:
Vocabulary learningVocabulary learning
• Words of low frequency
Inference
• Words of high frequency
pre-class work
in-class group work
In most circles—families, schools,
and most workplaces—thinking for
yourself is regarded with suspicion.
Some institutions thwart it on
purpose. It can be seen as
dangerous.
Words of high frequencyWords of high frequency
on purpose, remind of, academic,
at length, scratch, radical, prevalent,
humiliating, affirm…
Topic for discussion & writingTopic for discussion & writing
Is education the filling of a
container, or the lighting of a
fire?
Body
• Topic sentence 1 (supporting point 1)
Specific evidence
• Topic sentence 2 (supporting point 2)
Specific evidence
…
Keeping a daily journal Keeping a daily journal onlineonline
Students don’t need
To plan what to write about,
To be in the mood to write,
To worry about making mistakes.
Reading, writing & speakingReading, writing & speaking
Active reading passage 2
Summary
Oral report (90 seconds)
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