Introduction Anuwarul Islam Lecturer English Cambrian School and
Introduction Anuwarul Islam. Lecturer (English) Cambrian School and College Cam ID-2465
What is the subject matter of the slide? What is a. Dream? ………. . disguised fulfillment of repressed wishes.
Our Today’s Class is on Dream English 1 st Paper Unit-10, Lesson-1(part-2)
Learning Outcomes After we have studied this lesson, we will be able toØ tell the benefits of dreaming Ø distinguish between dream and action Ø depict the purpose of dream
Do you know anything about dream? A dream is nothing but the summation of images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep.
Lesson related important words Theory – speculation Stimuli - provocation Serve – carry out Clutter – mess up Function - role
Text Reading. Consistent with the psychoanalytic perspective, Sigmund Freud's theory of dreams suggests that dreams are a representation of unconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. According to Freud, people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While these thoughts are not consciously expressed, they find their way into our awareness via dreams. In his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud wrote that dreams are “. . . disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes. ”
Text Reading. Freud’s theory contributed to the popularity of dream interpretation. Following his paths many theorists came up with their own ideas about dreams. The following are just a few of them: Some researchers suggest that dreams are a subjective interpretation of signals generated by the brain during sleep. Dreams are not meaningless. Instead, during dreams the cognitive elements in our brain produce new ideas. One theory suggests that dreams are the result of our brains trying to interpret external stimuli during sleep. For example, the sound of the radio may be incorporated into the content of a dream.
Text Reading. Another theory uses a computer metaphor to account for dreams. According to this theory, dreams serve to ‘clean up’ clutter from the mind, much like clean-up operations in a computer, refreshing the mind to prepare for the next day. Yet another model proposes that dreams function as a form of psychotherapy. In this theory, the dreamer is able to make connections between different thoughts and emotions in a safe environment.
Oral Feed. Back Explain theory that uses a computer metaphor to account for dreams.
Do you Find any differences between them?
Why do we dream? isn’t he? The exact reason of dreaming has not justified yet.
Is there any relation between dream and action?
The Theory of Dreams by Sigmund Freud called dreams the “Royal road to the unconscious”, and his theories on dreams can be compared to Plato’s theories, since they share practically the same view on the subject. Freud believed many people repress painful memories deep into their unconscious mind, and couldn’t be accessed when conscious. Only your dreams could reveal hidden memories, or experiences when have been repressed.
What could the dreams of a student be?
Lesson related important questions: Ø What is the contribution of Freud to the popularity of dream interpretation? Ø Why dreams are not meaningless? Ø Describe theory related to dream and radio. Ø Do dreams function as a form of psychotherapy?
Pair Work Write about some dreams that you couldn’t make real along with the conditions that could make your dreams true. For example: I could be a good player if I practiced a lot.
Home Work Write a paragraph of 100 words narrating what you would do if you won a million taka lottery.
These are all for today. Thank you so much
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