1、教教 案案 教学基本信息 课题Unit 9 Learning (8) - Viewing Workshop 学科英语学段： 必修年级高一 教材书名：英语必修第三册 出版社：北京师范大学出版社 出版日期： 2019 年 8 月 教学目标及教学重点、难点 教学目标： 在本课结束时，学生能够： 1. 准确说出敏感期的内涵以及本节课所学的 2 个敏感期 2. 准确说出大脑可塑性的内涵以及原因 3. 复述本节课视频的内容，并总结敏感期、大脑可塑性以及 2004 年研究的内在逻辑关系 教学重点： 1 准确说出大脑可塑性的内涵以及原因 2 复述本节课视频的内容，并总结敏感期、大脑可塑性以及 2004 年研究
2、的内在逻辑关系 教学难点： 1.视频内容的专业性强，有很多专业术语，学生理解较吃力 2.学生较难直接梳理出敏感期、大脑可塑性和 2004 年研究的逻辑关系 教学过程(表格描述) 教学环节主要教学活动设置意图 1. 通过 “朽木不 可雕也” 引入本节 课主题， 并提出思 考问题让 学生思考 Step 1 Think about and answer the three questions. There is an old saying in English You can never teach an old dog new tricks. Do you know the meaning of
3、it? Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? For example, is it possible for an adult to learn a foreign language? And why? 通过 2 个问题引入本 节课主题大脑可 塑性，让学生先有自 己的一个思考过程 2.观看视 频，并提 出不同层 次的问题 Step 2 Watch the video and then answer the questions: Can we only learn certain topics at cer
4、tain times? And why? find out what the video is mainly about. a. The latest research finding on brain research. b. Why people can learn from birth to death. c. How different stages of brain development affect our learning ability. What abilities or actions are best learnt in the two sensitive stages
5、 (experience expectant learning and experience dependent development). Choose from the options. a. Practicing motor skills. b. Learning a foreign language. c. Getting enough visual and light input. d. Having many kinds of sounds around us. e. Studying various school subjects. Whats “brain plasticity
6、”? Why is it important for the function of brain? Whats the result of people taking juggling exercises in just three months in 2004 research? 把视频拆分 3 部分， 通过问题引发学生思 考，理解视频框架， 能够帮助学生更容易 地理解视频内容和框 架 3.结合自 身实践， 谈谈对 “多变的 大脑”的 理解 step 3 Whats your understanding of the title “The dynamic brain”? Can you us
7、e an example to explain it? 通过结合自身实际， 检测学生是否真正理 解了本节课所学内容 4家庭作 业 Draw a mind map of the video to have a better understanding of our brain. 通过画思维导图，进 一步梳理视频的逻辑 结构，从而有更深刻 的理解，并在实际生 活中运用必修三 Unit 9 Learning (8) 高一年级 英语 Viewing Workshop The Dynamic Brain ThereisanoldsayinginEnglishYoucan neverteachanoldd
8、ognewtricks.Doyouknow themeaningofit? Itmeansthatitisverydifficulttochangea personscharacterorthewayofdoingthings whentheyhavebeendoingitthesameway foralongtime. Doyouthinkwecanonlylearncertaintopicsat certaintimes? Forexample,isitpossibleforanadulttolearn aforeignlanguage?Andwhy? Possibleanswer: No
9、,Idontthinkso.Childrenhaveagoodmemorysothey canlearnaforeignlanguageeasilyandquickly.However, foradults,withmemoryfading,theyhavealotoftrouble makingit. Whensomethingfades,itbecomesless stronganddisappearsgradually. Possibleanswer: Yes,itispossible.ThereisanoldsayingIts nevertoooldtolearn.Asaresult,
10、howeveroldyou are,youcanacquirecertainskillsaslongasyou practicealot. get Letswatchavideoandfindouttheanswerstothe questions:Canweonlylearncertaintopicsatcertain times?Andwhy? Canweonlylearncertaintopicsatcertaintimes? Andwhy? No, because wecancontinuetolearneven after thedevelopmentyearsduetobrainp
11、lasticity. the quality of being plastic andeasily made into different shapes plastic 大脑可塑性 P64Ex.3Letswatchthevideoagainandfindout whatthevideoismainlyabout. a.Thelatestresearchfindingonbrainresearch. b.Whypeoplecanlearnfrombirthtodeath. c.Howdifferentstagesofbraindevelopmentaffect ourlearningabilit
12、y. P64Ex.3Letswatchthevideoagainandfindout whatthevideoismainlyabout. a.Thelatestresearchfindingonbrainresearch. b.Whypeoplecanlearnfrombirthtodeath. c.Howdifferentstagesofbraindevelopmentaffect ourlearningability. Listeningstrategy: Themainideaoftenappearsatthebeginningofthe video. video: Just as o
13、ur bodies grow and develop, so do all our organs, including the brain. But what can science tell us about how different stages of brain development affect our ability to learn? Anorganisapartofyourbodythat hasaparticularpurposeorfunction c.Howdifferentstagesofbraindevelopmentaffectour learningabilit
14、y. c.Howdifferentstagesofbraindevelopmentaffectour learningability. Differentstagesrefertodifferentsensitivestages,when childrenarelearningcertainabilitiesveryquicklyandeasily. Forexample,accordingtosomeresearch,childrenfrom twotofouryearsofagelearnpronunciationveryquickly. Therefore,twotofouryearso
15、fageiscalledthesensitive stagesforpronunciation. P64Ex.4 Whatabilitiesoractionsarebestlearntinthetwo sensitivestages(experienceexpectantlearning andexperiencedependentdevelopment).Lets watchthefirstpartofthevideoandthenchoose fromtheoptions. a. Practicingmotorskills. b. Learningaforeignlanguage. c.
16、Gettingenoughvisualandlightinput. d. Havingmanykindsofsoundsaroundus. e. Studyingvariousschoolsubjects. connectedwithmovementofthebody relatingtosight,ortothingsthatyoucansee experienceexpectant learning experiencedependent development c.Gettingenoughvisual andlightinput. d.Havingmanykindsof soundsa
17、roundus. a.Practicingmotorskills. b.Learningaforeignlanguage. e. Studyingvarious school subjects. video: Experienceexpectantlearningisreallythekindoflearning that,that,ananimalorahumandoesquiteearlyonin development,soforinstancearoundbirthoralittlebit afterwards.Andthisisadevelopmentthatisrelyingupo
18、n, uponfeaturesintheenvironmentthatyoucanreliably encounter. hopingforsomething experienceormeet video: Soforinstance,youllhearlotsofdifferentauditory frequencies;youllgetvisualinput;youllgetlightinput.And developingsystemreallyreliesuponthiskindoflow-level perceptualinput.Youkindofsetupitscircuits.
19、 connectedwithhearing d.Havingmanykindsofsoundsaroundus. c.Gettingenoughvisualandlightinput. 感知的 experienceexpectant learning experiencedependent development c.Gettingenoughvisual andlightinput. d.Havingmanykindsof soundsaroundus. a.Practicingmotorskills. b.Learningaforeignlanguage. e. Studyingvario
20、usschool subjects. video: Experiencedependentdevelopment,whichisreally whatwethinkofasbeingmostofhumanexperience, particularlyintheschoolage,isreallythekindof learningthatyoudoeverydayandthatreflectsyour experiencesandactionsasanindividual. video: Soitssettingupchangesin,insynapses,the connectionsin
21、brainsthatallowyoutolearnspecific thingsabout,abouttheworld.Andthisisreally wherewestarttobuildthescaffoldingofknowledge thatallowsustodomanycomplexskills. aconnectionbetweentwo nervecells video: Soweknowthattherearesensitiveperiodswhen experiencesshapethedevelopmentofthebrain. Educationalistsarguet
22、hatthishasimplicationsfor theageinwhichcertainsubjectsareintroducedinto thecurriculum,suggesting,forinstance,that e.Studyingvariousschoolsubjects. haveaninfluenceonsomething video: Educationalistsarguethecurriculum,suggesting, forinstance,thatitisbettertostartteachingforeign languagesinprimaryschool
23、sratherthanwaiting forsecondary.Itisalsoarguedthatactivities involvingmotorskillsareeasiertolearnata youngerage. b.Learningaforeignlanguage. a.Practicingmotorskills. P64Ex.5Letswatchthefinalpartofthevideoand answerthequestions. 1. Whats“brainplasticity”?Whyisitimportantforthe functionofbrain? 2.What
24、stheresultofpeopletakingjuggling exercisesinjustthreemonthsin2004research? 1. Whats“brainplasticity”?Whyisitimportantforthe functionofbrain? Brainplasticity,weusedtothink ofassomethingthatwouldjust happenduring_andthen just_.Butinfact,whatwe knownow,brainplasticityis reallyperhapsthe_ organizingprin
25、cipleinbrain function.Weseeplasticity,eh, everylevelofbrainfunction happening_life,upuntilyour dyingday. Brainplasticity,weusedtothinkofassomethingthat wouldjusthappenduring_andthenjust _.Butinfact,whatweknownow,brainplasticity isreallyperhapsthe_organizingprinciple inbrainfunction.Weseeplasticity,e
26、h,everylevelof brainfunctionhappening_life,upuntilyour dyingday. shutoff fundamental development throughout Brainplasticity,weusedtothinkofassomethingthat wouldjusthappenduring_andthenjust _.Butinfact,whatweknownow,brainplasticity isreallyperhapsthe_organizingprinciple inbrainfunction.Weseeplasticit
27、y,eh,everylevelof brainfunctionhappening_life,upuntilyour dyingday. shutoff fundamental development throughout Brainplasticitymeansthatourbraincanchange anddevelopinresponsetoourexperiences. Itisreallyperhapsthefundamentalorganising principleinbrainfunction. 1. Whats“brainplasticity”?Whyisitimportan
28、t forthefunctionofbrain? 2.Whatstheresultofpeopletakingjugglingexercisesin justthreemonthsin2004research? throwingthingsintotheair,catching eachone,andthrowingitupagain 杂耍 Astudyin2004demonstratedthe abilityofthebraintochangewith learningbyshowingthatadults newtojugglingexperiencedthe significant_in
29、anareaofthe brainassociatedwith_ processingafterjustathreemonth trainingperiod.Soregardlessof ourage,ofbrainscancontinueto _anddevelopinresponse toour_. Astudyin2004demonstratedtheabilityofthebrainto changewithlearningbyshowingthatadultsnewto jugglingexperiencedthesignificant_inan areaofthebrainasso
30、ciatedwith_processing afterjustathreemonthtrainingperiod.Soregardless ofourage,ourbrainscancontinueto_and developinresponsetoour_. change experiences expansion visual Astudyin2004demonstratedtheabilityofthebrainto changewithlearningbyshowingthatadultsnewto jugglingexperiencedthesignificant_inan area
31、ofthebrainassociatedwith_processing afterjustathreemonthtrainingperiod.Soregardless ofourage,ofbrainscancontinueto_and developinresponsetoour_. change experiences expansion visual 2.Whatstheresultofpeopletakingjuggling exercisesinjustthreemonthsin2004research? Therewassignificantexpansioninareasofbr
32、ain associatedwithvisualprocessingintheexperiment. What is the function of the research in 2004 in the video? The research serves as an example to prove the brain plasticity. Whatsyourunderstandingofthetitle“The dynamicbrain”?Canyouuseanexampleto explainit? Inmyopinion,thedynamicbrainmeansthatourbra
33、in developsallthetimewhenweexperiencenewthings.Above all,weshouldmakethebestofsensitivestages,whenwe canlearnmorequicklyandeasily.Ofcourse,ifwearenotat thesensitivestages,itdoesntmatterasourbrainisnot stablebutchangeable.Soifyouwanttoacquireanewskill, justpracticeit,regardlessofwhetheryouareyoungoro
34、ld. For example, I still remember when I learned to drive five years ago. Actually, I was poor at the sense of direction and motor skills. At first, I worried that I couldnt pass the driving test. However, my coach and my parents encouraged me. Then I practiced and practiced for almost eight hours a
35、 day. Eventually, I passed it and I can drive well now. Homework Drawamindmapofthevideotohaveabetter understandingofourbrain.UnitUnit 9 9 LearningLearning (8)(8) - ViewingViewing WorkshopWorkshop 学习任务单学习任务单 【学习目标】 在本课结束时，学生能够： 1. 准确说出敏感期的内涵以及本节课所学的 2 个敏感期 2. 准确说出大脑可塑性的内涵以及原因 3. 复述本节课视频的内容，并总结敏感期、大脑可
36、塑性以及 2004 年研究的内在逻辑关系 【课上学习任务】 I. Warm-up 1. There is an old saying in English You can never teach an old dog new tricks. Do you know the meaning of it? 2. Do you think we can only learn certain topics at certain times? For example, is it possible for an adult to learn a foreign language? And why? II
37、. Watching the video 1. Lets watch a video and find out the answers to the questions: Can we only learn certain topics at certain times? And why? 2. P64 Ex.3 Lets watch the video again and find out what the video is mainly about. a. The latest research finding on brain research. b. Why people can le
38、arn from birth to death. c. How different stages of brain development affect our learning ability. 3. P64 Ex.4 What abilities or actions are best learnt in the two sensitive stages (experience expectant learning and experience dependent development). Lets watch the first part of the video and then c
39、hoose from the options. 4. P64 Ex. 5 Lets watch the final part of the video and answer the questions. Whats “brain plasticity”? Why is it important for the function of brain? Whats the result of people taking juggling exercises in just three months in 2004 research? 5. Fill in the blanks. Brain plas
40、ticity, we used to think of as something that would just happen during _ and then just _. But in fact, what we know now, brain plasticity is really perhaps the _ organizing principle in brain function. We see plasticity, eh, every level of brain function happening _ life, up until your dying day. A
41、study in 2004 demonstrated the ability of the brain to change with learning by showing that adults new to juggling experienced the significant _ in an area of the brain associated with _ processing after just a three-month training period. So regardless of our age, our brains can continue to _ and develop in response to our _. 6. What is the function of the research in 2004 in the video? III. Practice Whats your understanding of the title “The dynamic brain”? Can you use an example to explain it? 【课后作业】 Draw a mind map of the video to have a better understanding of our brain. 【课后作业参考答案】
