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Lesson1ActiveLearningUnit 9LearningWhat do active learners do
Think about who may be an active learner in your class.
What does he/she usually do What are his/her typical traits
Warming-up
Active learners usually …
take (neat) notes
love reading and observing
ask (high-quality) questions
(willingly) listen to different points of view
focus on/pay attention to what others say
summarize and reflect on (what we have learnt)
take an active part in the learning process
Active learners are …
open-minded; curious; flexible; objective
exploratory (有探究精神的)
good at critical thinking
Warming-up
Task 1: Read the first paragraph. Answer the following questions.
What do most people believe about the human brain Is it true
What is active learning
What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article
Most people believe that our brain learns automatically. But, it’s not true.
Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners, to actively take part in the learning process.
Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in learning.
Reading
Task 2: Read the text. Match the subheadings with the corresponding paragraphs.
Ask questions
Get to the truth
Listen to the outer voice
Focus on the message
Argue with your inner voice
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Ask questions
Listen to the outer voice
Argue with your inner voice
Get to the truth
Focus on the message
Reading
Which refers to the active learning or the passive learning
to take notes to focus on to ask questions
to pay attention to to be curious to follow instructions
to receive information to be open-minded
to listen to a different point of view
to listen to explanations to reflect on
While-reading
Do our brains learn by themselves How can we become active learners
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
Read and Explore
1. What do most people believe about the human brain
Is it true
Most people believe that our brain learns all by itself. No, it’s not always true.
2. What is active learning
Active learning is training ourselves to be better and
to reflect on what we have learnt.
3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the
article
The author is going to talk about the five things to take an active role in our learning.
Read the text quickly. Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.
阅读技巧提示:选小标题,不应过于注重细节信息,
重心应放在主旨大意上,可从该段的中心句着手。
要求: 请找出每段中帮助你确定标题的句子。
Task 3: Read the first suggestion and fill in the form.
Suggestion Trait Learning Actions Reasons Learning Effects
Listen to the outer voice
Focus on what the speaker/ writer is saying rather than what their brain says in the background.
1) Useful as inner voice can be, it can also get in the way of learning.
2) Paying too much attention to inner voice, one may risk missing important information.
Active learners are in a better position to make decisions.
open-minded
Reading
Task 3: Read the second suggestion and fill in the form.
Suggestion Trait Learning Actions Reasons Learning Effects
Argue with
your inner voice
Think about why others may be right.
1) Your inner voice is difficult to control.
2) Your inner voice denies others’ opinions.
√ You may end up agreeing with others.
If not, you have at least “listened to” another point of view.
flexible
Reading
Reading
Task 3: Read the third suggestion and fill in the form.
Suggestion Trait Learning Actions Reasons Learning Effects
Ask questions
Ask more questions about the topic that is involved in the information wherever you get it.
Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning.
The answers will lead you to further learning, and help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic.
curious
Task 3: Read the fourth suggestion and fill in the form.
Suggestion Trait Learning Actions Reasons Learning Effects
Get to the truth
1) Find the truth at the heart of each idea.
2) Try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems.
1) Do not accept everything you learn.
2) Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.
You will increase your chance of learning something.
exploratory
Reading
Suggestion Trait Learning Actions Reasons Learning Effects
Focus on the message
objective
1) Separate the message from the messenger.
2) Do not judge people based on first impressions or personal feelings.
1) Many people miss out on learning if they let their personal feelings get in the way.
2) Judging people by first impressions prevents you from learning from them.
Learning opportunities are everywhere, which can help active learners learn all the time.
Task 3: Read the fifth suggestion and fill in the form.
Reading
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
When you get information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two, three or more questions about the topic.
Be curious.
It is easiest way to promote active learning.
lead you to further learning, and help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic
3. Ask questions
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
Don’t accept everything they learn and find the truth at the heart of each idea.
Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth.
Increase your chance of learning something.
4. Get to the truth
Learning actions
Reasons
Learning effects
Don't let your feelings get in your way. Separate the message from the messenger.
You may miss out on learning opportunities.
Even if you don’t like a person, you can still learn from him.
Focus on the message
1. In small groups of five, each student chooses one suggestion so that everyone has a different one and introduces it to others.
2. You can think of some additional information to make your presentation more interesting and convincing.
参考句式:
1. The reason why I choose this one is that..............
2. It's believed that.......
3. 非限制性定语从句
4. the 比较级......., the 比较级。
Are the following ways of learning correct according to Kevin Daum Write T (true) or F (false). If not, what should we do Why
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1. When in class, focus on the voice expressing your own opinion. ( )
2. If you think a speaker is wrong, argue 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 teacher's. ( )
F
F
T
F
F
be open-minded and focus on
what the speaker/writer is saying.
why the speaker/writer may be right
think about
Find the truth at the heart of each idea.
Separate the message from the messenger. You can learn something from people you dislike.
Reflect on what you have learnt about active learning.
Write a summary of the text and your reflections on it.
Assignment
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