1、Introduction of the Course(aim：help Ss understand the function of this course)Whats reading?Whats reading?Interactively cognitive process;communication between writer and reader Why do we read?Why do we read?for information;for pleasure;(读书明理读书明理-to read others in order to know ourselves,to guide ou
2、rselves:how others live;how others solve problems,make choices）What do we read?What to read poem;diaries;novels;short stories;instructions or directions;handbook,textbook guidebook;political pamphlets;advertisement;travel brochure;menu;newspaper;magazines On Reading (Bacon)Whats reading comprehensio
3、n?Example:“The less,the better.”What does it mean?(What significance can you get from this sentence?)Reading comprehension?three levels:literal understanding;critical understanding;aesthetic understanding eg:“少则得，多则惑！”-道德经(Do you agree or not?Can you give some examples to interpret this sentence?)Re
4、ading comprehension “少则得，多则惑！少则得，多则惑！”eg.女人常迷失于繁杂与华丽，男人常存在于简单与纯朴 eg.to buy hair decorations in shopping mall eg.to choose life spouse eg.to remember 10 entries of meaning of the same word(*the less,the better-its easy to make decisions;too much information may interfere each other)How do we read Chi
5、nese and English articles?(Analyzing the process of English reading comprehensionHow do we read?(Analyzing the process of English reading comprehension)6.To understand the main idea of a text;5.To understand the main idea of some key paragraphs(the opening and ending paragraphs);4.To understand the
6、general meaning of each paragraph;(-finding out the main idea of the paragraph);3.To understand the main idea of some key sentences in one paragraph;(2.To understand the general meaning of each sentence in each paragraph;(-analyzing the sentence structure+Grammar)1.To understand the general meaning
7、of some key words;(-guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words+What are the factor that can influence English reading comprehension?Factors the influence Reading Comprehensionspeed of reading;reading comprehension ability 1)Vocabulary,Grammar;2)Reading skills3)Cultural background knowledge;(textbook)W
8、hy do we have extensive reading course?What is the relationship between intensive and extensive reading course?（异同）The two different functions of the two types of reading courses):three types of books Intensive reading：1.bottom to-top(word-sentence-paragraph-article);to read thoroughlyliteral,critic
9、al and aesthetic understanding2.to be applied in reading classical works(涵咏工夫兴味长涵咏工夫兴味长-经典经典)3.to discover rules,standards and wisdom(专，一门深入专，一门深入得定得定)Extensive reading:1.Top-to-bottom;the forest,not each tree to get main idea;broaden minds2.to be applied in training critical thinking(to compare and
10、 judge,to weigh and consider);in using wisdom and rules to solve problems(博博-慧，灵活运用慧，灵活运用)Why do you come to University?The Focus/Goal of college Education:The Focus/Goal of college Education:1.Critical thinking;Team-spirit/co-work skills 2.“大学之道在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。”-大学读书明理-做人，做事（to understand the rules
11、of the Nature/the universe,or the world-the life:plants,animals,humans or the human society)THE TEXT OF CONFUCIUS What the Great Learning teaches,is-to illustrate illustrious virtue;to renovate the people;and to rest in the highest excellence.To have known where to rest,the object of pursuit is then
12、 determined;and,to have determined what to pursue,a calmness may be attained.To that calmness there will succeed a tranquil repose.To that repose there may be careful deliberation,and that deliberation will be followed by the attainment of the desired end.Things have their root and their completion.
13、Affairs have their end and their beginning.To know what is first and what is last will lead near/draw near to what is taught in the Great Learning.大学 大学之道，在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。大学之道，在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。知知止而后有定；定而后能静；静而后能安；安而后止而后有定；定而后能静；静而后能安；安而后能虑；虑而后能得。物有本末，事有终始。能虑；虑而后能得。物有本末，事有终始。知所知所先后，则近道矣先后，则近道矣。古之欲明明德于天下
14、者，先治古之欲明明德于天下者，先治其国；欲治其国者，先齐其家；欲齐其家者，先其国；欲治其国者，先齐其家；欲齐其家者，先修其身；欲修其身者，先正其心；欲正其心者，修其身；欲修其身者，先正其心；欲正其心者，先诚其意；欲诚其意者，先致其知；致知在格物先诚其意；欲诚其意者，先致其知；致知在格物.格物格物=致知致知=诚意诚意=正心正心=修身修身 知止知止=定定=静静=安安=虑虑=得得Routine Homework（15%）1).Copy and remember key sentences using the words in Word-pretest and Word-search；Suffix/a
15、ffix;Cloze(book only)2）Copy good sentences in Section A,B,C and share in class with classmates(why they are good?-Good expressions?Or good ideas?)Homework:Preview Unit 1 and read Your College Life(Book 3,Intensive Reading)The Format of the Course(15m)Quiz on key words and sentences in the Unit(30m)L
16、ecture on the basic Reading skills(cf.Ten steps to Improving Reading Skills):Week 2-5:learning Stems and Affixes(45m)Summary of text A(outlining or key points in Text A)大学大学:博大的学问博大的学问+中庸中庸:和谐的人生（蔡志忠和谐的人生（蔡志忠漫画中英文版）漫画中英文版）目录Great LearningThree General HeadingsFrom Abidance to AttainmentRoots and Bra
17、nchesThe Eight ParticularsFirst to LastSelf=CultivationThe CommentariesOn Expressing Clear VirtueOn Renewing the PeopleOn Abiding in Perfect GoodnessOn Roots and BranchesOn Investigating Things and Extending UnderstandingOn Making Intentions SincereOn Ordering the Mind and Cultivating the SelfOn Cultivating the Self and Regulating the FamilyOn Regulatign the Family and Governing the CountryOn Governing the Cuntry and Bringing Peace to the LandThe Middle PathZhu Xis PrefaceModeration and Harmony The Gentleman and the Lesser ManLing AbsentFollowing the WayFailure of the WorldShun
