Toosacredtobetaught.pptVIP

Read the passage again and work with your partner to summarize the main idea and then retell it. * * Too sacred to be taught Issue.1020 Sept 4, 2013 Life as a profession Group Discussion General Questions Detailed Study Too sacred to be taught Group Discussion If you hadn’t chosen English as your major, what would you like to specialize in? Have you ever regretted your decision? Do you think that the decline of humanities is necessarily a bad thing? Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1.Why do fewer people want to study subjects in humanities? 2.What does the report of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences reveal? The report notes that the number of college students majoring in the humanities is plummeting. Because having a degree in Chinese or English literature doesn’t exactly give you an edge in the job market. General Questions 3.What are the solutions according to the report? 4.Why does Ed Conard say that US doesn’t need more humanities majors? It maps out a rescue plan and calls for policy makers to invest more in humanities education. General Questions He thinks that it is innovations in science and technology that the US needs to boost its economy. 5. Why does Lee Siegel applaud the decline in the study of the humanities? 6. Why does Lee call it a blessing that fewer college students are studying humanities ? Lee believes it’s always important to read the great poets and writers, but not in a university classroom. Because academia, in his opinion, has turned literature “into a bland, soulless competition for grades and status.”  General Questions Squeezed out of the academic curriculum, the great thoughts and feelings made permanent by art can resume their rightful place as a unique phase of ordinary experience. Detailed Study Read the passage closely and find out the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Chinese. Instruction In June, the