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课件网) Unit 2 Understanding each other Understanding each other Extended reading 1. Understand why and how words are borrowed. 2. Analyze different attitudes towards borrowed words 3. Give opinions on whether it is important to learn and preserve local dialects. Learning objectives Do you know some Chinese words that come from other languages 克隆、台风、巧克力— English 干部、哲学、理事—Japanese 牛轧糖、香槟、芭蕾舞—French Lead-in Borrowed words Borrowed words are words from other languages that are used in their original form, or a slightly different form, in another language. 外来语 gene, poker, model, clone, shock 功夫, 点心, 阴, 阳, 太极 Para. 1: Introduction Para. 2: _____ _____ Para. 3: _____ _____ Paras. 4-5: Different attitudes towards borrowed words Para. 6: Conclusion Para. 4: _____ Para. 5: _____ The phenomenon of word borrowing The process of borrowing words from other languages Avoiding borrowed words Welcoming borrowed words Global reading When does word borrowing occur Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact. Why are words more likely to be borrowed recently The current age of globalization facilitates word borrowing. Para. 2 Detailed reading Can you retell the process of word borrowing according to paragraph 3 At first/Initially…, Then…, Finally… At first/Initially, the borrowed word is only used by bilingual speakers. It then spreads to monolingual speakers, who change the pronunciation unknowingly. Finally, it sounds and even looks like the native language. bi-: two, twice, double mono-: one, single, alone Para. 3 Detailed reading Listen to the audio and complete the table below. Attitudes Reasons Examples Results _____ (Para. 4) French Native American Navajo Optimistic (Para. 5) Defending their own identity _____ Accepting the fact that English _____ _____ The English-speaking community Keeping their native language _____ _____ outside influences _____ _____ Ensuring a more _____ language _____ _____ Rejecting Ensuring the survival of their native language Allowing for continuous development Facilitating exchange of novel ideas and beliefs is based on a mix Paras. 4-5 Pessimistic pure of various languages efficient Detailed reading What is your attitude towards borrowed words (Support your ideas with at least one point.) Group 1: Favourable Prevent misunderstandings Ensure the dynamics and evolution Demonstrate a country’s power Group 2: Disapproving Ruin the purity of a language Cause confusion for learners Invite the loss of cultural identity Group discussion According to the linguist Edward Sapir, “It would be difficult to point to a completely isolated language...” For better or for worse, the tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style. The more international and globalized the world becomes, the more language characteristics will be shared between nations and cultures. Edward Sapir linguist & anthropologist W ... ...
