1.Students are required to search online for information about different burial rituals around the world and the cultural concepts embodied in them and compare them with those in China. 2.Research into the origins of the four great civilizations including Egypt,Assyria,Greece and China and compare their distinctive features. 3.All civilizations rise and fall.Sometimes all they leave behind is their art.Watch the second episode of Civilizations series: How Do We Look?"in which historians and scholars explore the different ways humans see the sculpted body and how people use it as a measure to see and judge people from cultures other than their own.Choose sculptures from two different cultures and illustrate how the sculptures embody the features and outlooks of the two cultures. (四)教学方法与手段 课堂实施多媒体教学，学生课堂讨论、分组讨论、学生观点展示和 课堂讲授相结合。 Unit 7 Education (一)目的与要求 Students are expected to: 1.Listen for statistics in a lecture 2.Identify the logical structure of a lecture 3.Summarize the changes and challenges facing teachers and students in a globalized world 4.Evaluate the positive and negative effects of technology on education 5.Visualize the future of education reshaped by IT 6.Recognize similarities and differences in children's education across cultures 7.Get to know about the development of Chinese education and some major decisions and changes in educational policies since 1970s (二)教学内容 第一节 1.主要内容 1616 1. Students are required to search online for information about different burial rituals around the world and the cultural concepts embodied in them and compare them with those in China. 2. Research into the origins of the four great civilizations including Egypt, Assyria, Greece and China and compare their distinctive features. 3. All civilizations rise and fall. Sometimes all they leave behind is their art. Watch the second episode of Civilizations series: How Do We Look?” in which historians and scholars explore the different ways humans see the sculpted body and how people use it as a measure to see and judge people from cultures other than their own. Choose sculptures from two different cultures and illustrate how the sculptures embody the features and outlooks of the two cultures. （四）教学方法与手段 课堂实施多媒体教学，学生课堂讨论、分组讨论、学生观点展示和 课堂讲授相结合。 Unit 7 Education （一）目的与要求 Students are expected to: 1. Listen for statistics in a lecture 2. Identify the logical structure of a lecture 3. Summarize the changes and challenges facing teachers and students in a globalized world 4. Evaluate the positive and negative effects of technology on education 5. Visualize the future of education reshaped by IT 6. Recognize similarities and differences in children’s education across cultures 7. Get to know about the development of Chinese education and some major decisions and changes in educational policies since 1970s （二）教学内容 第一节 1. 主要内容