现代大学英语 示范课 李朝晖 unit1.ppt

Contemporary College English Intensive Reading I Demo Session What is Intensive Reading? Intensive reading is comprehensive but not all embracing Intensive reading is training of all basic language skills thorough, systematic, sustained, all-around training listening, reading, speaking, writing, translating skills Intensive reading training develops through different stages, each stage with its own emphasis Intensive reading is not evaluated by the course alone; its assessment has to be done in relation to the overall development of all the basic skills in all the courses Objectives of First-year Intensive Reading At a macro level To help students transfer from secondary level EFL learning to tertiary level To help students become conscious of the discrepancy between language knowledge and language use To help students develop their ability of using what they have learned in middle school through classroom teaching and all kinds of language activities Objectives of First-year Intensive Reading To introduce students to some new language phenomena To help students become aware of socio-cultural issues in the learning of language To help students appreciate language from the stylistic perspective Objectives for First-year Intensive Reading At a micro level To help enlarge students’ vocabulary To help students both clarify and consolidate grammar knowledge, particularly in terms of use To help students further develop basic reading skills To help students learn to retell and summarize To help students realize the importance of critical thinking in language learning Half a Day Naguib Mahfouz Half a Day Warm up First day of school … Warm Up First day of school … Warm Up First day of school … Warm-up Do you still remember your first day at school? Try to recollect it and share it with your partner. How did you feel the first day your arrived at university? Did you feel like a stranger? Did you find the university just as you had imagined