新视野大学英语2-第3版-unit-2-section-a-the-humanities-out-of-date.ppt

2College–ess?Unit2FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYThehumanitiesshouldconstitutethecoreofanyuniversityworththename.—TerryEagleton(Britishliterarycritic,writer)Ideally,,andmakeyoureducationsupportthat.—(Americanphilosopher)?Ifso,Whatchallengesareyoufacingnow?22UNITPreview2UNITSectionA2Thehumanities:Outofdate?ObjectivesTotalkaboutsignificanceofthehumanitiesTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsCollege—ess?ContentsThehumanities:Outofdate?SectionAWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryWarming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundThehumanities:Outofdate??Ifyouweregivenasecondchancetochooseyourmajor,whatwouldyouselectandwhy?IfIweregivenasecondchancetochoosemymajor,Iwouldchoose…/Ithinkbeinga…is…puterscience,psychology,civilengineering,philosophy,medicaltechnology…popular,interesting,enjoyable,promising,practical,meaningful,beneficial,well-paid…Lead-?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryforyoureducation?IlearnChinese,English,philosophy,psychology,history….•gainmoreinsightinlifeandsociety•betterunderstandandpredicthumanbehavior•realizedifferentinterpretationsoflifeandhistory•understandthepastwhichhascreatedthepresent•beawareofculturalandreligiousdifferencesLead-???HumanitiesThehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,,,called