《新大學(xué)英語跨文化交際閱讀教程》課件-B3U8 Public Speaking and Intercultural Communication

Unit8Unit8PublicSpeakingandInterculturalCommunication目錄1Betterunderstandwhatpublicspeakingisallabout,particularlyasaformof(intercultural)communication;234Graspbasicprinciplesandusefulstrategiesforwritinganddeliveringagoodpublicspeech;Understand

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popular;Applysomeguidelinestoyourownspeechesthattakeintoaccountinterculturalfactors.ObjectivesUnit8Unit8CONTENTS1Lead-inScenario234UnderstandingTextAEnhancingGlocalMindsetAssignmentPeriod1Lead-inScenarioLead-inScenario:GenderEqualityA.Previewthescenariobeforeclassandfinishthefollowingexercises.1.HaveyouevergivenanypublicspeechesinEnglish?2.Whydopeoplegivepublicspeeches?3.Whatmakesagoodpublicspeech?B.ReflectingandDiscussing:TED

Talk：WhyGenderEqualityIsGoodfor

EveryoneInterculturalTip:Thetrueconceptoffeminismisaboutgenderequalityandfreedomofchoice.Lead-inScenario:GenderEqualityWhatisthecentralideaofthespeech?Isthisideaworthspreading?Whyor

whynot?Hasitenlightened,influenced,ormotivatedyouinanyway?Explain.Whatpublic-speakingstrategies(intermsofcontent,structure,languageanddelivery)hasthespeakeremployedtomakehisspeechmorepersuasiveandaudience-centered?

B.ReflectingandDiscussing:Lead-inScenario:GenderEqualityWhatisthecentralideaofthespeech?Isthisideaworthspreading?1)Centralidea:Itisvitalformentoadvocateforgenderequalitybecauseitisinthebestinterestofeveryone,includingmen.2)Itisanideaworthspreadingbecausealthoughmenhavealwaysplayedacriticalroleinthewomen’smovement,thereisstillalongwaytogo…

Lead-inScenario:GenderEqualityB.ReflectingandDiscussing:2.Somepublic-speakingstrategiesthespeakerhasemployedtomakehisspeechmorepersuasiveandaudience-centered:1)Content:Inthispersuasivepolicyspeechthatcallsforimmediateaction,MichaelKimmelinvitesmenintothefightforgenderequality.2)Structure:Itisawell-organizedspeechwithclearlogicandsolidevidence…

Lead-inScenario:GenderEqualityB.ReflectingandDiscussing:2.Somepublic-speakingstrategiesthespeakerhasemployedtomakehisspeechmorepersuasiveandaudience-centered:3)Language:accurate,concrete,familiar,concise,vivid,appropriate,etc.4)Delivery:effectiveuseofvoiceandbody;overallstyle:surprising,humorous,engaging,sincere,natural,poised...

Lead-inScenario:GenderEqualityB.ReflectingandDiscussing:UnderstandingTextAUnderstandingTextAReadthetextandanswerthequestions:1.Whatisthemainobjectiveofthisspeech?

ToinformthereaderoftheelementsofgreatTEDTalks.2.Accordingtothespeech,onethingthatallgreatTEDTalkshaveincommonis_______?

anideaworthspreading3.ThespeakerusesdifferentTEDspeakersasexamples,fromSirKenRobinsontoChimamandaAdichie,toshowthat___________.thereexistsawiderangeofgoodideasA.GlobalUnderstandingUnderstandingTextAReadthetextandanswerthequestions:4.Thephrase“teemwith”(Para.7,Line1)means“________”.befullof5.Accordingtothespeech,whichofthefollowingstatementsisLEASTlikelytobetrueofone’sworldview?

It’smadeupofmillionsofrandomindividualideas.6.Whichofthefourguidelinesproposedbythespeakerhasthecoreingredientforatrulygreattalk?Maketheideaworthsharing.A.GlobalUnderstanding:UnderstandingTextAB.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsInfact,ifyouoverusethosedevices,you’rejustgoingtocomeacrossascliche?doremotionallymanipulative.(Para.1,Line3)Theonlythingthatyouneedtogiveagreattalkissomethingworthsaying.Youneedtohavedonesomeworkthatdeservesawiderairing.Therestcanbetaught…Thelastthingyouwantisforeveryonetolearnsomesortofstyleofspeaking.Wedon’twanttothinkofspeakingasaperformance...Whatyouwantisavarietyofdifferentpeople,differentskills,differentstandpoints,differentspeakingstyles.Whatyouwantisauthenticity.UnderstandingTextA2.I’vehelpedthempreparetheirtalksforprimetime,andlearneddirectlyfromthemtheirsecretsofwhatmakesforagreattalk.(Para.1,Line8)ChrisAndersonandhiscurationteamget10,000suggestionsayearfrompeoplearoundtheworld.Foraconference,theytrytoweaveamixofpeopletogetheraroundaparticulartheme.B.Understandinginterculturalpoints3.Soifyouacceptthatyournumberonetaskasaspeakeristobuildanideainsidethemindsofyouraudience,herearefourguidelinesforhowyoushouldgoaboutthattask.(Para.10,Line1)ChrisAndersondefinesthedealas,“Audience,you’reactuallygoingtogiveyourfullattentiontothisspeakerfor18minutes.Speaker,you’regoingtoworkbloodyhardforseveralmonthstoproducethetalkofyourlifeandmakeitworththeirwhile.”B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA4.Sopickoneidea,andmakeitthethrough-linerunningthroughyourentiretalk,sothateverythingyousaylinksbacktoitinsomeway.(Para.11,Line4)Atalkshouldbeaboutbuildinganideainpeople’sminds,theneverythinginthetalkneedstoconnecttothatidea.Thingsthataren’tpartofthatgetcutout...You’retakingthisverycomplexthree-dimensionalobjectofanidea,andyou’retryingtotransferthatbymeansofaone-dimensionalstreamofwords.Soit’sinherentlyhard,andwhatyouhavetodoistothreadthosewordsinawaywhereit’sclearhoweachpartrelates.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA5.Andonceyou’vesparkedthatdesire,itwillbesomucheasiertostartbuildingyouridea.(Para.12,Line7)ChrisAndersonexplainsthispointbysaying,“It’snotonlyamatterofhavingagreatstoryorconcept,butmakingitrelatableenoughtotheaudiencesothattheywanttolearnmore.Itisputtingtheminyourshoes.”B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAUnderstandingTextA6.Now,metaphorscanplayacrucialroleinshowinghowthepiecesfittogether,becausetheyrevealthedesiredshapeofthepattern,basedonanideathatthelisteneralreadyunderstands.(Para.13,Line11)Sometimesyouhavetobuildcontextinordertoshareareallybigideaorsomethingthatreallymatters.Tryyourtalkoutonsomeonewhoisn’tinyournormalcirclebutmightbelikethepeopleintheaudienceandseeiftheygetit.Usefamiliarconcepts,metaphorsasabridgetogetacomplextopicacross.Trytoconvincepeoplethat“we’regoingtogoonajourneytogether.ThisiswhereI’dliketogo.Andit’sgoingtobefun.Here’swhyyoushouldcomewithme.”B.Understandinginterculturalpoints7.Butifyoubelievethattheideahasthepotentialtobrightenupsomeoneelse’sdayorchangesomeoneelse’sperspectiveforthebetterorinspiresomeonetodosomethingdifferently,thenyouhavethecoreingredienttoatrulygreattalk,onethatcanbeagifttothemandtoallofus.(Para.15,Line5)

Thepurposeinbeingonstageistogivesomething,togivepeopleagift,agiftofsomethingthatyouknow,andthatiftheyknew,itwouldmakeadifferencetothem.Everyspeakershouldbethinkingabouttheaudienceandwhattheycanofferthatcouldbeofinterestanduse.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAEnhancingGlocalMindsetTEDTalks

arewellpreparedandhighlystructured.TEDpresentersareoftenselectednotonlyfortheirexpertiseonagiventopicbutalsofortheirabilitytoeffectivelyandsuccinctlycommunicateinformationtolearners.TEDpresentersarealsocoachedandinstructedtofollowaspecificpresentationformula,whichutilizesstoryboardingandhighlightsthespeaker’spassionforthesubject.TEDTalksdoaccomplishtheirgoalsofspreadingideaswhilesparkingcuriosityinthelistener.EnhancingGlocalMindsetInterculturalTips:AssignmentAssignmentChooseoneTEDTalkrelatedtoyourmajor,compareitwithalectureonthesameorasimilartopicgiveninyourclass,anddiscussthesimilaritiesaswellasdifferencesbetweenthem.DiscusshowtheTEDTalkmightbeusedinyourclassroom.A.Groupdiscussion:AssignmentWatchtheTEDTalk“HIV—HowtoFightanEpidemicofBadLaws”byShereenEl-Feki(2012)andanalyzethespeechbydrawinguponAristotle’sthreepillarsofrhetoric—ethos,pathos,andlogos.B.Speechanalysis:1.Ethos:ShereenEl-Fekiestablisheshercharacterandcredibilityasaspeakerinvariousways,includingthefollowing.Shedemonstrateshercompetence,goodintentionandempathythroughoutthespeech.Sheidentifieswiththeaudience.Shemakesherspeechconcreteandvisualfortheaudience.Shedemonstratesherqualificationbyshowingherbackgroundandcredentials.AssignmentB.Speechanalysis:2.Pathos:ShereenEl-Fekicreatesandincorporatesappropriateemotionsinthespeechtoengagetheaudienceemotionallyandpersonally.Useofafableasattention-grabberTransitiontorealitytriggersmultipleemotionsEmotionalcommongroundisestablishedandmaintainedDeliveryandvisualaidsreinforcetheintendedemotionsB.Speechanalysis:Assignment3.Logos:ShereenEl-Feki’slogicandreasoningaresound;herargumentativeskillsprovetobesufficienttothetopicandtheaudience;hermessageisconvincing.ItisapersuasivepolicyspeechcallingforimmediateactiontobecommittedtothebattleagainstHIVepidemicsandbadlaws.Hercentralideaisclearlyfocused;thestructureiscoherentandcohesive.Hermainpointsareillustratedwithsolidevidenceanddulyenhancedbyskillfullydesignedvisuals.Herlanguageisconcreteandfamiliar,strengthenedbytheuseofrhetoricaldevices.AssignmentB.Speechanalysis:CONTENTS1InterculturalPuzzle234Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingFollow-upProjectPeriod2UnderstandingCulturalDiversityInterculturalPuzzle

InterculturalPuzzle:TheSpider’sBiteWatchthevideoofthespeechanddiscussthefollowingquestions:1.DoyouthinkitisagoodideaforHeJiangtotellhispersonalstoryofthespider’sbiteinthespeech?Whyorwhynot?2.HowdoesHeJiangusehisexperienceatHarvardanddrawupontheHarvardspiritinpresentinghisideas?DoyouthinkitisagoodideaforHeJiangtotellhispersonalstoryofthespider’sbiteinthespeech?Whyorwhynot?

Itisagreatideatotellthestoryofthespider’sbitebasedonthreepublic-speakingprinciples:a.Establishhiscredibility.b.Handleatopicheknowsabout.c.Providevalidevidence.Watchthevideoofthespeechanddiscussthefollowingquestions:

InterculturalPuzzle:TheSpider’sBite2.

HowdoesHeJiangusehisexperienceatHarvardanddraw

upontheHarvardspiritinpresentinghisideas?1)Hisintegrationofhisexperience:a.ThebiologicalknowledgeheacquiredasaPh.D.student…b.Hisprofessionalstudy…c.Hisrichexperience…2)HisinterpretationoftheHarvardspirit“daringustodreambig,toaspiretochangetheworld”…Watchthevideoofthespeechanddiscussthefollowingquestions:

InterculturalPuzzle:TheSpider’sBiteComprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingComprehendingandPracticing1.Thespeechismostlikelyaddressedto_________.studentsandfacultyofPekingUniversity2.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?ThebondandexchangesbetweenHarvardUniversityandChina.3.ThespeakerusestheexamplefromCaiYuanpeitoillustrate_______.thepowerofboththeartsandthesciencesA.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsbelow.4.Accordingtothespeech,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTanachievementofMr.GeKunhua?

HewasthefirstChinesestudentinHarvardhistory.5.Whichofthefollowinginitiativesistheoldestofall?TheHarvard-YenchingInstitute.6.

ThespeakerremindedtheaudienceofthefirstPugwashConferenceonScienceandWorldAffairsbecause________.itshowcasedthespecialroleofleadinguniversitiesatcrucialtimesA.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsbelow:ComprehendingandPracticingB.PracticingAcademicWriting

ComprehendingandPracticingComprehendingandPracticingThesecretofgreatpublicspeakingFourguidelinesforhowyoushouldgoaboutthetaskAsaspeaker,yourNo.1taskistotransferintoyourlisteners’mindsanextraordinarygift—anidea.(4)One,limityourtalktojustonemajoridea.Two,giveyourlistenersareasontocare.Three,buildyouridea,piecebypiece,outofconceptsthatyouraudiencealreadyunderstands.(7)Four,makeyourideaworthsharing.KeysB.PracticingAcademicWriting

ComprehendingandPracticing(8)HaleyVanDyck

(9)SirKenRobinson

(10)EloraHardy

(11)ChimamandaAdichie

(12)DaliaMogahedB.PracticingAcademicWriting

KeysUnderstandingCulturalDiversity

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityA.Pleasepreviewthesectionbeforeclass.

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