UNIT 5 Philosophy The word "philosophy"sounds daunting and seems to be so far removed from our daily lives,but philosophy is in fact about everyday life,about asking fundamental questions of life,questions like“What is knowledge?”or“What do we live for?".The three articles in this unit just show how asking such philosophical questions can lead to a deeper understanding of mind and life,what kind of questions the latest developments in philosophy lead to,and how philosophical questions generate science
Unit 5 Philosophy Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 5 Philosophy Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 5 Unit Objectives Philosophy 1.Professional Knowledge Get acquainted with some important philosophical concepts(e.g.mentalist, epistemologist,phenomenologist,behaviorist, philosophical psychology,pragmatist,feminist, ethics of care,philosophy of science,etc.) 2.Reading Summarize the main idea of a text and grasp the two sides of an argument Understand difficult sentences(e.g.sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference) Analyze complex or controversial issues critically
Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Get acquainted with some important philosophical concepts (e.g. mentalist, epistemologist, phenomenologist, behaviorist, philosophical psychology, pragmatist, feminist, ethics of care, philosophy of science, etc.) 2. Reading • Summarize the main idea of a text and grasp the two sides of an argument • Understand difficult sentences (e.g. sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference) • Analyze complex or controversial issues critically Unit 5 Philosophy
Unit 5 Unit Objectives Philosophy 3.Listening Know how to use note-taking forms 4.Speaking Know how to turn to a new point in discussions 5.Writing Learn to avoid plagiarism in writing
Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Know how to use note-taking forms 4. Speaking • Know how to turn to a new point in discussions 5. Writing • Learn to avoid plagiarism in writing Unit 5 Philosophy
Unit 5 Unit Objectives Philosophy 6.Researching Carry out a small-scale interview study to explore how Chinese college students perceive philosophy today 7.Academic language and discourse Acquire some terms related to philosophy ● Learn some signpost language for classification Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Carry out a small-scale interview study to explore how Chinese college students perceive philosophy today 7. Academic language and discourse • Acquire some terms related to philosophy • Learn some signpost language for classification • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions Unit 5 Philosophy
Unit Teaching Plan ll Suggested Teaching Plan Part Teaching focus Activities Finish the task in Lead-in/Text A 1 Text A Study Text A 。 Finish the tasks in Critical reading and thinking/Text A Study Text B Finish the tasks in Critical reading and thinking/Text B 2 Text B Do the survey on how Chinese college students perceive philosophy today based on the questions in Researching/ Text B Study Text C 3 Text C Finish the task in Text C Academic 4 language and Finish the tasks in Language building-up/Text A discourse Study the tips and Word bank in Listening 5 Listening Finish the tasks in Listening Study the tips in Speaking 6 Speaking Prepare for the task in Speaking.focusing on how to turn to a new point Study the tips in Writing 7 Writing Finish the tasks in Writing
Unit 5 Unit Teaching Plan Philosophy
Unit Teaching Plan Part 1 TextA Teaching steps 1 Lead-in Play some video clips of the movie Matrix,and ask Ss to work in groups to discuss the questions in Lead-in/Text A.Then choose several Ss to share their answers with the whole class. 2 Overview Ask Ss to preview Text A before class.Or,allocate some time for Ss to read the text quickly in class.Then invite Ss to summarize the text.Provide additional information about the following philosophical terms.(see Supplementary information) .mentalism 。behaviorism 3 In-depth analysis of Text A 1)Discuss with Ss the different views of mentalists and behaviorists in Text A on the basis of Task 1/Critical reading and thinking/Text A.(see Answer keys) 2) Guide Ss to focus on some of the difficult sentences in Text A.Invite Ss to report their answers to the class.(see Supplementary information) 3) Divide Ss into groups to discuss how the two philosophical groups might answer the questions in Task 3.Compare their views with Ss'own answers in the Lead-in questions.(see Answer keys)
Unit 5 Unit Teaching Plan Philosophy
Unit 5 Text A Lead-in Philosophy The American science fiction movie Matrix(黑客帝国) describes a world dominated by robots who manipulated human beings. Do you think such a world would one day come to reality?Why or why not? Discuss these questions with each other. Then read Text A to see how the writer might answer these questions
Text A Lead-in The American science fiction movie Matrix （黑客帝国） describes a world dominated by robots who manipulated human beings. Do you think such a world would one day come to reality? Why or why not? Discuss these questions with each other. Then read Text A to see how the writer might answer these questions. Unit 5 Philosophy
Unit 5 Text A Lead-in Philosophy The American science fiction movie Matrix(黑客帝国) MATRI入☒
Text A Lead-in The American science fiction movie Matrix （黑客帝国） Unit 5 Philosophy
Unit 5 Text A Lead-in Philosophy The American science fiction movie Matrix(黑客帝国)
Text A Lead-in The American science fiction movie Matrix （黑客帝国） Unit 5 Philosophy