1、ThinkThink&Share Share Active learning(主动学习主动学习;积极学习积极学习)refers to techniques where students do more than simply listen to a lecture.Students are doing something including:What do active learners do?Are you an active learner?Do/Are you.?take notes reflect on open-minded focus on pay attention to lis
2、ten to a different point of view ask questions curiousto think about sth you have learnt againwilling to consider and accept other peoples ideas and opinins.what kind of aspect about active learning will be mentioned in the text？Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.P52 21.What do most p
3、eople believe about the human brain?Is it true?2.What is active learning?3.What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article?Most people believe that our brain learns automatically.But,it is not true.Active learning is training ourselves to be better learnersto actively take part in the learning
4、 process.Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in our learning.Ask questions Get to the truth Listen to the outer voice Focus on the message Argue with your inner voiceRead the text quickly.Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.P52 3Listen to the outer voic
5、eArgue with your inner voiceAsk questionsGet to the truthFocus on the messageRead the first suggestion.Identify the learning actions,reasons and learning effects.P54 41.Listen to the outer voiceLearning actions ReasonsLearning effectsbe open-minded and focus on what the speaker/writer is sayingIf yo
6、u keep paying too much attention to inner voice,you risk missing important information.be in a better position to make decisions2.Argue with your inner voice3.Ask questions4.Get to the truth5.Focus on the messageRead the rest of suggestions.Do the samefor the other four suggestions.P54 4possible ans
7、wers:Learning actions ReasonsLearning effects2.Argue with your inner voicebe flexible in your opinionsBefore you argue with your inner voice,think about why the speaker/writer may be right.end up agreeing with the speaker/writer or at least“listen to”another point of viewLearning actions ReasonsLear
8、ning effects3.Ask questionsask questions about the topic you getIt is the easiest way to promote active learning.lead you to further learning,and help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topicLearning actions ReasonsLearning effects4.Get to the truthfind the truth at the heart o
9、f each ideaEven when an idea sounds entirely unlikely,there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.increase your chance of learning something Learning actions ReasonsLearning effects5.Focus on the messageseparate the message from the messengerYou may miss out on learning opportunities if you
10、let your feelings get in the way.learn something from people you dislikeAre the following ways of learning correct according to Kevin Daum?Write T(true)or F(false).If not,what should we do?Why?P54 61.When in class,focus on the voice expressing your own opinion.()2.If you think a speaker is wrong,arg
11、ue with him/her.()3.Be curious to find more information about the topic.()4.Believe what is said in books.()5.Only engage in classes of your favourite teachers.()FFTFFbe open-minded and focus onwhat the speaker/writer is saying.why the speaker/writer may be rightthink about Find the truth at the hea
12、rt of each idea.Separate the message from the messenger.You can learn something from people you dislike.Ask questions Get to the truth Listen to the outer voice Focus on the message Argue with your inner voiceP54 7I think“argue with your inner voice”is the most useful,because it makes me consider the other side of an argument.Choose an active learner for your group.Active learningThink of other ways of active learning and then write a composition about how you will learn actively in the future.
