UNIT 3 Psychology The word "psychology"literally means"the study of mind".It has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases,and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. Sometimes,psychology is described as a "hub science",with psychological findings linking to research and perspectives from the social sciences,natural sciences,and the humanities,such as philosophy.In this unit,we will explore some basic concepts of psychology through concrete examples
Unit 3 Psychology Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 3 Psychology Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 1.Professional Knowledge Get acquainted with some important psychological concepts(e.g.optimist, pessimist,personality,character traits ,etc.) 2.Reading Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points o Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with formal words or expressions) Identify comparison and contrast
Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Get acquainted with some important psychological concepts( e.g. optimist, pessimist, personality, character traits ,etc.) 2. Reading • Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points • Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with formal words or expressions) • Identify comparison and contrast Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 3.Listening Understand important supporting details 4.Speaking Make a clear,concise and reliable argument 5.Writing Know the basic elements and structure of the introduction section of a research paper
Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Understand important supporting details 4. Speaking • Make a clear, concise and reliable argument 5. Writing • Know the basic elements and structure of the introduction section of a research paper. Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Unit Objectives Psychology 6.Researching Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles,books,videos,etc.)to know more about the study of psychology 7.Academic language and discourse Know what is collocation Acquire some specialized vocabulary in psychology Understand the differences between comparison and contrast ● Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles, books, videos, etc.) to know more about the study of psychology 7. Academic language and discourse • Know what is collocation • Acquire some specialized vocabulary in psychology • Understand the differences between comparison and contrast • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions Unit 3 Psychology