EnglishforGrads教程.pptVIP

English for Graduates Who am I? 赵丰年，Randy zhaofn@/bitzhaofengnian Who are you? Info about your: Hometown Major Hobbies Dreams English Objectives A better English learner. A better English listener. A better English speaker. A better English reader. A better English writer. Textbook 高等学校研究生英语综合教程？ 主编：熊海虹 外语教学与出版社 赖世雄美语音标 外文出版社 A book/device of your own choice Reading for fun Bring your own learning materials Evaluation Class performance (70%) Learning blog (30%) Why is my English poor? Wrong method ! Insufficient time ! My English Portfolio Audio books/programs Books Videos Games My video list The twilight zone Numbers Lost Prison Break 4400 Growing Pains Friends Heroes Everybody Loves Raymond X-files South Park Lie to me The big bang theory Activity What’s your English learning plan? What makes you come alive? Discuss it with your partner. Lesson Plan There is a theme in every two weeks. You need to choose at least 4 to do intensive research and make a presentation. The more the better. 1、food 2、traditional Chinese culture 3、Books/magazine 4、Videos 5、Songs 6、Computer Games/other hobbies/favorite apps Let’s get started… * Bring your own device! * Hard to make an English lesson boring.----overheard students talking about their boring English class. Differentiate study/learning. Grammar-translation method: Grammar Translation is a way of studying a language that approaches the language first through detailed analysis of its grammar rules, followed by application of this knowledge to the task of translating sentences and texts into and out of the target language. Reading and writing are the major focus. This method dominated European and foreign language teaching from 1840s to the 1940s, and in modified form it continues to be widely used in some parts of the world today. The purpose of this course: make English learning as fun as possible and make us truly learn something. Outliers * * * Bring your own device! * Hard to make an English les