Section 1: Warm Up Lead-in Background Information Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. What comes to your mind when you come across the term“ humanism” 2. Have you ever read any works about humanism? 3. Does humanism vary from country to country? If it does, are there any elements in the concept that are universally shared?
Section 1: Warm Up Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. What comes to your mind when you come across the term “humanism”? 2. Have you ever read any works about humanism? 3. Does humanism vary from country to country? If it does, are there any elements in the concept that are universally shared? Lead-in Background Information
Section 1: Warm Up Lead-in Background Information About the author Lin Yutang: a Chinese writer, translator. and editor. born in ongxi(now Zhangzhou), Fujian Province. educated in China and at harvard. with ph.D. from 林语堂 University of Leipzig in 1923. Lin spent most of his life in the United States and wrote most of his works in English. (1895-1976
Section 1: Warm Up About the Author Lin Yutang: a Chinese writer, translator, and editor, born in Longxi (now Zhangzhou), Fujian Province, educated in China and at Harvard, with Ph.D. from University of Leipzig in 1923. Lin spent most of his life in the United States and wrote most of his works in English. (1895-1976) Lead-in Background Information
Section 1: Warm Up Lead-in Background Information His non-fictional books include My Country and My People(《吾国吾民》,1935), A Leaf in the storm 《风声鹤唳》,1941, The Importance oflⅳwing(《生 活的艺术》,1937), Between tears and laughter (《啼笑皆非》,1943), and The pleasures of a Nonconformist(《不羁》,1962) among his novels are moment in peking(《京华烟云》,1939) Chinatown family(《唐人街》,1948 and The flight o∫珈 he nnocents(《逃往自由城》,1965).He translated and edited The Chinese Theory of Art(F 国画论》,1968) 曰曰
Section 1: Warm Up His non-fictional books include My Country and My People (《吾国吾民》，1935), A Leaf in the Storm (《风声鹤唳》，1941), The Importance of Living (《生 活的艺术》 ， 1937)， Between Tears and Laughter (《 啼 笑 皆 非 》 ， 1943), and The Pleasures of a Nonconformist (《不羁》，1962). Among his novels are Moment in Peking (《 京华烟云 》 ， 1939), Chinatown Family (《唐人街》，1948) and The Flight of the Innocents (《 逃 往 自 由 城 》 ， 1965). He translated and edited The Chinese Theory of Art (《中 国画论》，1968). Lead-in Background Information
Section 1: Warm Up Lead-in Background Information The text“ Chinese humanism” is taken from My Country and My People under Chapter Four--Ideals of Life which include, following Chinese Humanism, Religion, The Doctrine of the Golden Mean, Taoism and buddhism 莘 3 生 活 了術
The text “Chinese Humanism” is taken from My Country and My People under Chapter Four—Ideals of Life which include, following Chinese Humanism, Religion, The Doctrine of the Golden Mean, Taoism, and Buddhism. Section 1: Warm Up Lead-in Background Information
Section 2: Global Reading ain idea Structural Analysis Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose A. To make a distinction between chinese humanism and western humanism B. To illustrate the development of humanism in China C. To explore the meaning of life D. To explain the goal and philosophy of life of the Chinese people
Section 2: Global Reading Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose. Main Idea Structural Analysis A. To make a distinction between Chinese humanism and Western humanism. B. To illustrate the development of humanism in China. C. To explore the meaning of life. D. To explain the goal and philosophy of life of the Chinese people