Learning about Language获奖说课稿

Unit 4 Body language Warming up and Reading Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target Language目标语言

a. 词汇和短语

major, local, represent, curious, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, cheek, stranger, spoken, express, action, Jordan, nod, general, avoid, comedy b. 重点句子

Yesterday, another student and I , representing our university’s student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’ international students. …I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously. She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. 2. Ability goals能力目标

a. Enable the students to realize the importance of body language. What is the purpose of language? What is the purpose of body language? How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak? How can you communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language? b. Enable the students to understand the text. Where are the visitors from? How do Mr. Garcia from Columbia and Julia Smith from Britain response when they are introduced to each other? What do Mr. Cook and the Japanese visitor do as they are introduced? How can people express themselves besides their spoken language? Do all cultures greet each other the same way? Do English people and other Europeans act the same when they first meet? Is a handshake very common in Japan? Is a kiss often used in France when people meet?

Why are there different kinds of body language? c. Enable the students to retell the text in their own words. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to explain the common idea—“different cultures, different body languages” with the target language in this unit.

Teaching important points 教学重点

How does body language differ among people from different cultures? Teaching difficult points 教学难点

The understanding of the poorly-written reading text, especially the relationship awkwardly built up between “you” and the other people in the text, who are met by the awkward arrangement of the compilers of the textbook. Teaching methods 教学方法

Skimming method, task-based method, role-play method. Teaching aids 教具准备

A recorder, a projector ,some pictures and a computer. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Lead-in 1. Talk about the ways of greetings.

2. What is body language? Step II Introduction Gestures Do you know what these gestures mean? Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say.

Good!

Bad!

Come here!

Me?

I don’t know!

ok

stop

silent

well done What else gestures do you know?

victory

applause Step Ⅲ Predicting

Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be? Step IV Reading 1. First-reading Try to get

the main idea of the text. The text is mainly about different _____________ in different countries. In order to avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads, we should _____________.

2. Careful reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. More questions to answer 1. In which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way? A. Jordan and Italy.

B. China and Japan.

C. Canada and Colombia. 2. From the text, we can know that _____. A. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countries

B. men from Britain often stand close to others to shake hands C. people are facing multicultural communication problems How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.

Name

Description

Body Language no touching

To

Whom everyone

Tony Garcia

George

Cook

man from Japan

to men

to women

shake hands and kiss

twice on each cheek

4. Post-reading I. Answer the following questions. 1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know? 2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?

3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance? 4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones?

5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means? Step V Discussion 1. If you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that? 2. What are some situations where body language is the only form of communication? Why?

3. Discuss ‘Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?’

Step VI Homework Write a short paragraph to give your advice on using body language in cross cultural communication.