How to Improve Your Study Habits 大学英语教案.doc

Unit One How to Improve Your Study Habits I. Teaching Aims and Requirements Teaching Aims: The teaching of this text aims to enable students 1. to master the new active words and useful phrases 2. to realize the importance of developing good study habits 3. to differentiate a group of synonyms, like skim and scan, habit, hobby and custom 4. to acquaint themselves with some grammatical structure, e.g., so that, as well, … Requirements: 1. Study and practise the key language points in the text 2. Have a discussion on how to improve our study habits 3. Do the exercises in the textbook 4. Dictation II. Introduction 1. Introductory Remarks How can I study well? This question must have occurred to you from time to time. But have you found a satisfactory answer? In fact, there is no panacea in the world, no one can offer a definite or a cure-all kind of answer to the question. How to study well __ it depends on an interplay of many factors, such as motivation (some want to study well in order to find themselves satisfactory jobs in the future, some to study so as to enable themselves to seek their studies abroad, so on and so forth), determination (Rome was not built in a day, you must first of all make up your own mind to study, make your study plan and stick to it, you must also have patience and perseverance, etc.), mental ability (that is, your IQ, your intelligence quotient. Needless to say, your intelligence may mean something, but it can never guarantee everything), preparedness to work hard and method of study (a good and sound method of study can help you get twice the result with half the effort). Nevertheless, one thing is certain __ good study habits, or effective learning techniques, will lead you to a successful college career, will help you to sit through all possible tests or examinations successfully. 2. Outline of the Text In this lesson, the author suggests several simple ways of improving your study habits, there are six good suggestions