2Thehumanities:Outofdate?Thehumanities:Outofdate?Unit2SectionAUnit2SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYThehumanitiesshouldconstitutethecoreofanyuniversityworththename.—TerryEagleton(Britishliterarycritic,writer)Ideally,weallwantanintegratedlife.Yourgoalshouldbetofindawaytodowhatyoulove,andmakeyoureducationsupportthat.—BruceB.Janz(Americanphilosopher)2UNIT22UNITSectionA2Thehumanities:Outofdate?Thehumanities:Outofdate?ObjectivesTotalkaboutsignificanceofthehumanitiesTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillCollege—Theladdertosuccess?ContentsThehumanities:Outofdate?SectionAWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryWarming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundThehumanities:Outofdate?SectionA1.Howdoyouthinkofyourcurrentmajor?Ifyouweregivenasecondchancetochooseyourmajor,whatwouldyouselectandwhy?•IfIweregivenasecondchancetochoosemymajor,Iwouldchoose…/Ithinkbeinga…is…•accounting,computerscience,psychology,•civilengineering,philosophy,medicaltechnology…•popular,interesting,enjoyable,promising,practical,meaningful,beneficial,well-paid…Lead-inShortanswerquestions2.Whatliberalarts/humanitiescoursesdoyoulearnincollege?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryforyoureducation?IlearnChinese,English,philosophy,psychology,history…incollege.Ithinktheyareanessentialpartofthecollegeeducationandbenefitmealot.•gainmoreinsightinlifeandsociety•betterunderstandandpredicthumanbehavior•realizedifferentinterpretationsoflifeandhistory•understandthepastwhichhascreatedthepresent•beawareofculturalandreligiousdifferencesLead-inShortanswerquestions1.Whatdidthespeakercomparehishighschooleducationto?ListentoatalkaboutanativeEnglishspeaker’slearningexperienceinhishighschoolyears.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.ATechnicalschool.BModernartscollege.CLiberalartscollege.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivities2.Whatwasthemostbeneficialpartforthespeakertotakehistoryclasses?AHele...