Module6TheInternetandTelecommunicationsCulturalCornerTeachingobjectives:*Helpstudentstodoaclasssurveyabouttheuseofmobilephonesintheformofgroupwork;*Guidethestudentstoknowabouttextmessagesandemoticonsandintroducetherulesofshorteningwordsbyreadingcomprehension;Besides,makesurethestudentscanusewhatthey’velearnttocommunicatewithpersonsbysendingtextmessages;*EncouragethestudentstotalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheuseofthesekindsofwordsandemoticonsbycomparingthechangesofChinesecharacterandEnglishwords
Difficulty:*Howtoguidethestudentstoperformagooddebate
Strategy:Bydoingasurvey,studentsareabletoconcludeonacertaintopic,andinthewayofexploring,studentssharewhattheyhaveobservedorfoundthroughteamwork
Besides,intheformofdebate,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthechangesoflanguageswillbediscuss