LESSON TENLESSON TEN

The Green The Green BananaBananaDonald BatchelderDonald Batchelder

exercisesexercises

►1. What is “learning moments”? Have 1. What is “learning moments”? Have you ever experienced “learning you ever experienced “learning moments”? moments”?

►2. Have you ever heard of or 2. Have you ever heard of or encountered the experience of cultural encountered the experience of cultural differences? List the examples.differences? List the examples.

BackgroundBackground

► The text is taken from Beyond Experience: The text is taken from Beyond Experience: An Experiential Approach to Cross-cultur An Experiential Approach to Cross-cultural Education edited by Donald Batchelder al Education edited by Donald Batchelder and Elizabeth G. Warner in 1974.and Elizabeth G. Warner in 1974.

Batchelder’s view on cross-culturBatchelder’s view on cross-cultural education: al education: ► ““If some of the goals of education in modIf some of the goals of education in mod

ern times are to open up possibilities for dern times are to open up possibilities for discovery and expand learning and the chaiscovery and expand learning and the chance for mutual acceptance and recognitionce for mutual acceptance and recognition in a wider world, it may be important to n in a wider world, it may be important to offer students a perspective on their own ioffer students a perspective on their own immediate center of the world by enabling mmediate center of the world by enabling them to participate sensitively as cross-cuthem to participate sensitively as cross-cultural sojourners to the center of someone ltural sojourners to the center of someone else’s world.”else’s world.”

(( 种族优越论种族优越论 ))

►Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism provincialism provincialism regionalism Cultural regionalism Cultural chauvinism Relativism chauvinism Relativism racismracism(cultural) imperialism (cultural) imperialism

Ayers rock Ayers rock

In the central area of Brazil, steep mountain

road

My jeep stopped. The radi

ator leak. Stopped for help went on

reached destination

Special potential of green bananas

importance of the rock?

Cultural Cultural

relativismrelativism

BeginningEnding

Climax

Developmentlearning experie-nce(para.5-8)

Telling the first part of the Story:

Story (Narration)

Language Understanding:

consist of ...: include .. as its main parts or aspects 包括 相似结构：由 … 组成 构成 be composed of … … constitute be made up of … fall into… E.g. 这本书是有八个章节构成的。 The book consists of eight chapters. The book is composed of is made up of eight chapters. falls into Eight chapters constitute the book.

sure: adj. (predicative only) Be sure to do sth. 务必，一定要 　　 make sure that… 确信 　 Be/feel sure of (about) sth./ that… 确信 adv. I said it’d happen, and sure enough it did. ( 确实事实上 ) I don’t know it for sure.( 的确，确实地 ) Compare: assure 有信心地说，使相信确信　 ensure 保证（得到），确定，获得

work outThis problem will not work out.

They ‘ve worked out a method of sending a spacecraft to Mars.

The champion is working out in the gym. How will things work out? I wonder how his ideas worked out in practice?

ignore: take no notice of refuse to take notice of 不顾 , 不理 , 忽视 （有意识的） E.g. ignore rude remarks be ignored by one’s superiors My advice was completely ignored. Variants: ignorant: adj. unaware, knowing little or nothing 没知识的 , 不知道的 E.g. I am quite … of what his plans are. an ignorant replay/ conduct/ behavior ignorance: n. being ignorant want of knowledge 无知 , 不知

E.g. We are in complete … of his plan.

Compare:neglect: pay no attention to/give no notice or not enough

care to unconscious, unaware 忽略玩忽（粗心无意识造成的） E.g. neglect one’s studies/ children/ health neglect one’s duty 玩忽职守 Don’t ~ writing to your mother. negligent: taking little care 不注意的 , 疏忽的 E.g. He is ~ of his duties. He is ~ in his work. negligible: that needn’t be considered; of little or no importance or size 不重要的 E.g. a ~ quantity

call for: demand, require, needcall for: demand, require, need 要求，需要，提倡 要求，需要，提倡 E.g. E.g. ~ economy economy The occasion The occasion ~ prompt action. prompt action. You must take such steps as seem to be You must take such steps as seem to be ~ (do (do what seems necessary)what seems necessary) 你必须采取似乎必要的措施． 你必须采取似乎必要的措施． call sb./ sth. up: telephone to / bring back to call sb./ sth. up: telephone to / bring back to mind/ summon for military service mind/ summon for military service E.g. E.g. I will call you up the morning. I will call you up the morning. If the war breaks out, we shall be If the war breaks out, we shall be ~ at once. at once. The scenes The scenes ~ my childhood memory. my childhood memory.

call by: visit briefly when passing housecall by: visit briefly when passing house 顺便拜访 顺便拜访 call on/upon sb.: make a short visit tocall on/upon sb.: make a short visit to 短暂　　 短暂　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　拜访 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　拜访 call on/ upon sb. to do sth.: require sb.call on/ upon sb. to do sth.: require sb. 要求恳请 要求恳请 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　呼吁号召 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　呼吁号召 call off call off 取消，停止，放弃 取消，停止，放弃 E.g. You’d better call the deal off. E.g. You’d better call the deal off. The football match was called off due to the fog. The football match was called off due to the fog.

relate relate vi.vi. 涉及，有关 涉及，有关 relate to relate to eg. The paper eg. The paper ~ to the situation. to the situation. related related adj.adj. 有联系的，有联系的， 相关的 相关的 relative relative adj.adj. 相关的，相关的， 相对的，比较的相对的，比较的 n.n. 亲戚，亲属 亲戚，亲属 relation relation n.n. 关系，联系关系，联系 (in/with relation to) (in/with relation to) 关系涉及，有关 关系涉及，有关 relativity relativity n.n. 相对性，相对性， 相关性 相关性

eg.eg. His heart attack could be His heart attack could be related to his car crash last year. related to his car crash last year. 他的心脏病发作与去年的车祸有关。 他的心脏病发作与去年的车祸有关。 Eg. The cost relates directly to Eg. The cost relates directly to the amount of time spent on the the amount of time spent on the job. job. 费用与工作所耗的时间直接相关。 费用与工作所耗的时间直接相关。

tendtend ： ： vi.vi. 倾向于倾向于 趋于趋于 tend to—tend to— E.g. People tend to gain weight on E.g. People tend to gain weight on holidays. holidays. vt.vt. 照顾护理照顾护理 tend the sick tend the sick tendency: tendency: n.n. 趋势 趋势

comparecompare ： ： intend intend v.v. 想要想要 ,, 打算 打算 intend to do sth. intend to do sth. intention: a plan or purpose intention: a plan or purpose 意图，打算 意图，打算 E.g. I’ve no intention of changing my plans. E.g. I’ve no intention of changing my plans.

Topic discussionTopic discussion1.1. Do you agree that the 21th century will see the bitDo you agree that the 21th century will see the bit

ter conflicts between the west culture and the east ter conflicts between the west culture and the east culture? culture?

2.2. 3.3. What do you think is the right attitude towards cWhat do you think is the right attitude towards c

ultural differences? ultural differences?

Thank You !Thank You !