新视野大学英语第三版读写教程Book2-Unit1教案.docVIP

Unit 1 Language in mission Understanding and Learning Overview This unit focuses on learning English with text A talking about how grammar and vocabulary can be taught efficiently and text B how the language can be learned successfully. In other words, one is about how to teach and the other how to learn. The writing style between the two texts is also somewhat different, the first one is more relaxed and humorous, a typical style in English discourse. The tone of the second text however is more formal and serious. When teachers familiarize students with the texts, they need to point out their respective writing styles and also think about how to involve students in class activities from two different angles: teaching vs. learning. Meanwhile students should be encouraged to express their opinions about the current way of teaching in an English class, thereby expressing their thoughts freely. Activities can range from class discussion to peer interview and panel debate such as whether grammar is of crucial importance in learning English and how one can excel when learning that language. Students need to share their learning experience and find out more effective ways to learn English grammar and vocabulary. Section A An impressive English lesson Background information 1. Learning English grammar The goal of developing learners’ functional competence in a second language is not a new idea. Originally, the term Grammar referred to the art of writing. As used today by many teachers and learners, grammar is loosely understood to be a set of rules that govern a language. Communicative language teaching has placed a renewed emphasis on the role of grammar, especially in the early stages of instruction. Viewing grammar with all of its components helps language teachers and learners understand the complexity of what it means to know the grammar of a language. Clearly, the goal of language learning in a communicative classroom is for learners to acquire the grammar o