英语课堂中的自主学习案例.doc

英语课堂核心问题自主学习案例 本案例的教学内容是 Unit 14 Festivals的 Reading部分。这是一篇介绍Kwanzaa(宽札节)的说明文。通过学习Kwanzaa产生的背景、庆祝方式及创办的宗旨，使学生更多地了解西方的节日文化，并领会举办各种节日的真实意义。 【学习目标】 1. 语言知识 (Language knowledge) Words: honour /honor(Am.E), ancestor, principle, nation, purpose, creativity, faith, commercial, joy, light (v.) Phrases: in common, as well as, get together, keep…alive 2．语言技能 (Language skills) Develop the ability of self-regulated learning. Develop reading skills of skimming, scanning, careful reading, generalization and inference; Develop the ability of searching, gaining, consulting and integrating information; Develop the ability of creating. 3．情感态度 (Emotion attitude) Develop the senses of cooperation、helping and learning from each other. Strengthen the sense of team work. Get the students to know the significance of a festival. Get the students to respect their history and culture. 【重点难点】 Focus: To know how Kwanzaa was created Difficulty: To know the true meaning of festivals 【教学过程】 教 学 步 骤 设计思想及理论依据 Step1. Pre-reading Play DVD “Jingle Bell” during break Activity 1: Festival quiz show (PPt.) 学生通过课前查阅资料，整理资料，编辑资料，在课上主持竞赛和汇报，充分体现自主学习理念。学生个个异常兴奋，很快就融入到课堂活动中。由春节的由来自然导入新课。 Activity 2: Guess Look at the title of the passage: “The Birth of a Festival”, what do you guess the author will tell us? Activity 3: Picture talking (PPt.) What do the special things about Kwanzaa in the picture stand for? Seven candles: seven days of the festival symbolic of their roots ---- continental Africans Corn: Symbolic of the black people’s children and their future which they embody. Thinker: Thinking of the seven principles. The crops and vegetables: Step 2. While-reading 1. Skimming (PPt.) (2’) Go through the whole passage quickly to find out which of the following items are mentioned: a. The origin of Kwanzaa. b. The purpose of celebrating Kwanzaa. c. The characteristics of the African first fruit festivals. 2. Scanning (PPt.) (4’) Activity 1: Analyze the organization of the