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Unit5straightAilliteracy
UnitFive
1、Lead-in
MovieClip
Watchthefollowingvideoandthendotheexercise、Youcanfindtheinterpretationofsomewordsandphrasesin"WordBank"、
Book6Unit5、mp4(00:
00–02:
34)
Script
-Oh,hello、
-Oh,hello、
-Hi,howareyou?
-Fine、
-Sodoyouladiesuh、、、
-Comehereoften?
-DoIcomehere?
Icomehereabit、I'mhereyouknowfromtimetotime、Doyougotoschoolyet?
-Yep、
-Yeah,that'sit、SoIthinkIhadaclasswithyou、
-Oh,yeah?
Whatclass?
-History、
-Maybe、
-Yes,Ithinkthat'swhatitwas、Youdon'tnecessarily、、、maynotrememberme、YouknowIlikeithere、Itdoesn'tmeanIgohere、I'magenius、Iamverysmart、
-Hey、
-Hey,how'sitgoing?
Howareya?
-Good、Howyadoing?
-Whatclassdidyousaythatwas?
-History、
-Justhistory、Itmusthavebeenasurveycoursethen、
-Yeah,itwas、Itwassurveys、
-Right、
-Youshouldcheckitout、It'sagoodcourse、It'dbeagoodclass、
-How'dyoulikethatcourse?
-Youknow,frankly,Ifoundthatclass,youknow,ratherelementary、
-Elementary、YouknowIdon'tdoubtthatitwas、IuhIrememberthatclass、Itwas、、、um、、、itwasjustbetweenrecessandlunch、
-Clark,whydon'tyoujustgoaway?
-Whydon'tyourelax?
-Whydon'tyougoaway?
-I'mjusthavingfunwithmynewfriend、That'sall、
-Arewegonnahaveaproblem?
-Nononono、There'snoproblemhere、Iwasjusthopingyoumightgivemesomeinsightintotheevolutionofthemarketeconomyinthesoutherncolonies、MycontentionisthatpriortotheRevolutionaryWar,theeconomicmodalitiesespeciallyinthesoutherncoloniescouldmostaptlybecharacterizedasagrarianpre-capitalist、
-Letmetellyousomething,allright?
-Hangonasec、You'reafirst-yeargradstudent、YoujustgotfinishedreadingsomeMarxianhistorian,PeteGarrisonprobably、You'regonnabeconvincedofthattillnextmonthwhenyougettoJamesLemon、Thenyou'regonnabetalkingabouthowtheeconomiesofVirginiaandPennsylvaniaareentrepreneurialandcapitalistwaybackin1740、That'sgonnalastuntilnextyear、You'regonnabeinhereregurgitatingGordonWood,talkingabout,youknow,thepre-revolutionaryutopiaandthecapital-formingeffectsofmilitarymobilization、
-Wellasamatteroffact,Iwon'tbecauseWooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactof、、、
-"Wooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactofsocialdistinctionspredicateduponwealth,especiallyinheritedwealth、"YougotthatfromVickers、"WorkinEssexCounty",page98,right?
Yeah,Ireadthat,too、Wereyougonnaplagiarizethewholethingforus?
Doyouhaveanythoughtsofyourownonthismatter?
Oristhatyourthing?
Youcomeintoabar、Youreadsomeobscurepassageandthenpretendyoupawnitoffasyourown,asyourownideajusttoimpresssomegirls?
Embarrassmyfriend?
(FromGoodWillHunting)
WordBank
1.elementary:
introductory,fundamental
e、g、I'monlyfamiliarwiththesubjectatanelementarylevel、
2.recess:
apausefromdoingsomething,break
e、g、Thestudentshavea15-minutemid-morningrecess、
3.colony:
thecountryordistrictsettledorcolonized殖民地
4.modality:
aparticularmethodorprocedure
e、g、Thestudentsarefamiliarwiththetraditionalmodalitiesofrepresentingtimeandspace、
5.agrarian:
relatingtofarmingorfarmers
e、g、Chinausedtobeatypicallyagrariancountry、
6.regurgitate:
repeataftermemorization
e、g、Fortheexam,youmustbeabletoregurgitatetheinformation、
7.predicate(up)on:
involveasanecessaryconditionofconsequence
e、g、Solvingtheproblemispredicatedonunderstandingitwell、
8.plagiarize:
takewithoutreferencingfromsomeoneelse'swritingorspeech
e、g、Heaccusedotherscientistsofplagiarizinghisresearch、
9.pawnsomethingoff:
topersuadesomeonetobuyoracceptsomethingoflowquality
e、g、Themantriedinvaintopawnoffanoldbicycletosomegirls、
Exercise
1.Clarkinterferesintheconversationbecausehewantsto___________、
A、discussaproblemwiththeboyB、impressthegirl
C、showoffhishistoryknowledgeD、embarrasstheboy
2.ItseemsClarkis___________、
A、recitingsomeone'swords
B、pretendingthatheknowsmorethanhedoes
C、seekingafight
D、interestedinthegirls
Key:
1、D2、A
InspirationalQuotes
Auniversityiswhatacollegebecomeswhenthefacultylosesinterestinstudents、
—JohnCiardi
Discussion
DoyouthinkitisimportantforacollegestudenttogetA'sonallsubjects?
Why?
II、TextI
Pre-readingQuestions
1.Yousurelyknowwhatkindofstudentastraight-Astudentis,andyoumayalsoknowwhat"illiteracy"means、Doyouthinkitabitunusualtoassociatethenotionofastraight-Astudentwiththatofilliteracy?
Does"straight-Ailliteracy"soundparadoxical?
2.Makeaguessastowhatkindofilliteracytheauthorisgoingtodiscussinhisessay,andwhatmadehimthinkofsuchasubject、
GeneralReading
I、Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkmostappropriatelydescribesastraight-Ailliterate?
A.Awell-educatedperson,typicallyonewithaPh、D、degree,orworkingtowardit,andwithahighI、Q、,butdisabledbylong-termexposuretoacademicjargontowriteinclear,plainEnglish、
B.Acollegestudent,usuallyoneworkingtowardadegree,whogetsallA'sforthecourseshetakesandisthusapromisingcandidateforacovetedfellowship,butisunabletoverbalizehisthoughtsclearlybecauseofover-concentrationonacademicreadings、
C.Acollegestudent,auniversityprofessor,oranypersonoftheacademicworld,whoisanexpertinusingtheacademicjargontoexpresshimselfbutatadisadvantagewhencommunicatinginplaineverydayEnglish、
Key:
A
II、Determinewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse、
1.InDegnan'sopinion,ofallthoseatuniversitymanyarenotabletoreadorwriteproperly,andthisproblemhasalreadybecomeagravesocialconcern、
2.Thesortofwritingthestraight-Ailliteratesproduceishardlyintelligibletoothers,butcrystallycomprehensibletothemselves、
3.Ifwecomparestraight-Ailliteracytoadisease,asDegnandoes,thenthevirusthatcausessuchadiseasemustbenootherthantheuniversityprofessors、
4.Straight-AilliteracyisregardedasanimportantqualificationforPh、D、degreesandfellowshipsbyuniversityauthorities、
5.Althoughstraight-Ailliteracyaffectsfewerpeoplethanordinaryilliteracy,Degnanstillthinksitisworsethanthelattertype、
Key:
1、T2、F3、F4、T5、T
BackgroundNotes
1.AmericanSociologicalReview:
abimonthlypeer-reviewedacademicjournalcoveringallaspectsofsociology、ItispublishedbySagePublicationsonbehalfoftheAmericanSociologicalAssociation、Itwasestablishedin1936、
2.MalcolmCowley(1898–1989):
U、S、critic,andliteraryandculturalhistorian、Heestablishedhimselfasanimportantwriterin1934withthepublicationofExile'sReturn、Andin1965,hewassaidtobe,"nexttoEdmundWilson(1895–1972),oneofAmerica'sforemostliterarycritics,thefinestliteraryhistorianandcriticaliveinAmerica"、HisotherimportantworkisASecondFloweringWorksandDaysoftheLostGeneration(1973)、
TextStudy
Text
Straight-AIlliteracy
JamesP、Degnan
1Despiteallthecurrentfussandbotherabouttheextraordinarynumberofordinaryilliterateswhooverpopulateourschools,smallattentionhasbeengiventoanotherkindofilliterate,anilliteratewhoseplightis,inmanyways,moreimportant,becauseheismoreinfluential、Thisilliteratemay,asoftenasnot,beauniversitypresident,butheistypicallyaPh、D、,asuccessfulprofessorandtextbookauthor、ThepersontowhomIreferisthestraight-Ailliterate,andthefollowingiswritteninanattempttogivehimequaltimewithhiswidelypublicizedcounterpart、
2Thesceneismyoffice,andIamatwork,doingwhatmustbedoneifoneistoassistinthecureofadiseasethat,overtheyears,Ihavecometocallstraight-Ailliteracy、Iaminterrogating,Iamcross-examining,Iampryingandprobingforthemeaningofastudent'spaper、Thestudentisacollegeseniorwithastraight-Aaverage,anextremelybright,highlyarticulatestudentwhohasjustbeenawardedacovetedfellowshiptooneofthenation'soutstandinggraduateschools、HeandIhavebeenatthis,havebeengoingoverhispapersentencebysentence,wordbyword,foranhour、"Thechoiceofexogenousvariablesinrelationtomulti-colinearity,"Ihearmyselfreadingfromhispaper,"iscontingentuponthederivationsofcertainmultiplecorrelationcoefficients、"Ipausetocatchmybreath、"Nowthatstatement,"Iaddressthestudent—whomIshallcall,allegorically,Mr、Bright—"thatstatement,Mr、Bright,whatonearthdoesitmean?
"Mr、Bright,hisbrowfurrowed,triesmightily、Finally,withbothofuscombiningourlinguisticandimaginativeresources,finally,afterwhatseemsanotherhour,wedecodeit、WedecideexactlywhatitisthatMr、Brightistryingtosay,whathereallywantstosay,whichis:
"Supplydeterminesdemand、"
3Overthepastdecadeorso,Ihaveknownmanystudentslikehim,manycollegeseniorssufferingfromBright'sdisease、Itattacksthebestminds,andgraduallydestroysthecriticalfaculties,makingitimpossibleforthesufferertodetectgibberishinhisownwritingorinthatofothers、Duringtheyearsofhighereducationitgrowsworse,reachingitsterminalstage,typically,whenitsvictimreceiveshisPh、D、Obviously,thevictimofBright'sdiseaseisnoordinaryilliterate、Hewouldneverturninapaperwithmisspellingsorerrorsinpunctuation;hewouldneveruseadoublenegativeortheword"irregardless、"Nevertheless,heisilliterate,intheworstway:
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