(共21张PPT)
01
Activate and Share
Why are we learning
to gain knowledge
to acquire skills
to improve academic ability
to prepare for a well-rounded life in society
to pursue certain careers
to improve physical and mental health
to develop critical thinking
to develop cognition
to establish core values
to prepare for social life
well-rounded: full, varied, and satisfying
Core values are the principles that drive your life and shape who you are
academic: connected with studying and thinking, not with practical skills
pursue: try to do sth or achieve sth usually over a long period of time.
cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
The Objectives of Education
Unit 5 Lesson 2
If you were to give a lecture on education, what aspects would you talk about
Pre-listening: prediction
Listen for gist
Write down the questions the speaker trys to answer. List the answers the speaker gives.
Listen for gist
Write down the questions the speaker try to answer. List the answers the speaker gives.
(1)What is education
(2)What are the main objectives for students to receive education
Listen for information
1. What is education
Education is a process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and habits.
Listen for details
Take down the main objectives and supporting ideas.
Listen for details
What are the main objectives
linking words objectives supporting details
To gain knowledge
To prepare individuals for a well-rounded life in society
To establish core values and prepare you for social life
firstly
secondly
thirdly
How does the speaker support each opinion
linking words objectives supporting details
to gain knowledge provide certain kinds of knowledge necessary
to pursue_____________________________
to contribute __________________________
·learn ____________ to ____________
_________________________________
·be able to ______ to ______________
________________________________
provide deeper kind of knowledge to let us understand how ____________________ works
gives us insights into _____________________ and the attitude we need in order to understand __________________________________________
certain careers
to the world
read communicate and expose ourselves to new things
maths
understand finance and economics
obviously
For example,
the surrounding world
how people think
people of different cultures
besides
insight: (the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation 洞察力;深刻见解
eg. It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.
Giving explanations
Giving examples
linking words objectives supporting details
to prepare individuals for a well-rounded life in society provide learners with the tools to _______________, to think for themselves and to __________________ throughout their lives
help individuals develop ________________ skills
·prevent them from ____________________
__________________________________
·enable them to _____________________
______________________________________
develop skills
continue learning
following uncritically traditional ways
act based on judgement
critical thinking
in other words
For example,
which will
Giving explanations
Giving examples
Stating the results
How does the speaker support each opinion
linking words objectives supporting details
to establish core values and prepare you for social life help to understand _________________
______________________________
help to explore ___________ and develop ____________
help to learn how to ____________with other people in a civil manner
· there will be more _______, _____, ______ and ________ citizens in society
make people _________ with integrity
enable learners to establish ____________ ____________ as well as form __________
·they can be more ___________ citizens
what is wrong and what is right
the truth
cognition
interact
critical, kind, honest truthful
behave
the right values and attitudes good habits
responsible
Eventually, ...
so that
Therefore,
Stating the effects
How does the speaker support each opinion
linking words objectives supporting details
facilitate _________ development physically, _______, _______, ______________ promote _________________________________
individual mentally,
morally, academically
social and national development
not only... but also...
so that
in conclusion
How does the speaker support each opinion
Giving a conclusion
Retell the speech
Work in group of 3 and introduce the objectives of education to each other.
There are 3 objectives of education....
Criteria
Content clear, supported
Language accurate, fluent
Structure logical, connected
Analyze the speech
Which objective impresses you most Why
The third. Because I have always taken education as a process of learning knowledge, but I have never imagined education can be taken as a way to prepare myself for social life.
03
Discuss and Share
The Education Meeting is going to be held in our school. You are chosen as a student representative to share your ideas on education.
Use what you have learnt to prepare a speech “The objectives of learning”.
Choose and discuss one objective of learning in group.
Share your methods to achieve it with one/two examples in group.
04
Create and Present
Homework: Write down your speech draft on “The objectives of learning”.
Summary
education
meaning
objectives
Firstly,
Secondly,
Thirdly,
name
definition
methods
student’s
teacher’s
obviously,
besides,
in other words,
for example,
therefore,
in conclusion
referring back to...
come from...
it is a process of ...
parent’s
Thank You!
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
—John Dewey