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英美文化教学大纲
《英美文化》教学大纲
课程名称:
英美文化适用层次、专业:
英语本科
学时:
64学分:
4
课程类型:
选修课程性质:
专业方向课
先修课程:
(无要求)
一、课程的教学目标与任务
本课程适合英语专业二、三年级学生。
开设本课程的目的在于使学生通过学习,能够比较全面地了解英美国家的各种基本情况和制度,学会与之相关的英语语汇和表达方式。
本课程涵盖量较大,要让学生在较短的时间内完全了解英美两国的具体情况是无法做到的。
因此,在进行本课程的教学时,应注意以下几点:
1.学生在课外多收集关于英美两国的资料,有助于充分理解各个部分的知识。
2.教师除了进行课堂讲解外,还应多提供一些知识内容有关的资料。
3.要求学生做好课前预习和课后知识的巩固。
二、课程讲授内容
英国部分(总学时:
32学时;理论学时:
32;实验学时:
无)
Chapter1ABriefIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdom(2学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)BritishhistoryofinvasionsandtheinfluenceofeachinvasiononEnglishculture;
2)thegeneralcharacteristicsofeachpartoftheUK;
3)somepoliticalproblemsinNorthernIslandandthecausesfortheproblems
2.基本要求:
了解英国的历史概况和四个组成部分的地方特色。
3.教学重点与难点:
theeffectsofitsimperialpast;amemberoftheEuropeanUnion;asignificantroleofLondon;culturalandeconomicdominanceofEngland;invasionfromtheRomanEmpire;settlementoftheAnglo-Saxons;strongScottishidentity;BriefintroductiontoWales;economyofNorthernIreland;religiousconflictbetweentheIrishandtheBritish;IRA’sviolenceinthe1970s;cooperationbetweentheBritishandIrishgovernments;theGoodFridayAgreement
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter2 TheGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdom(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)somecharacteristicsoftheBritishconstitutionalmonarchy;
2)historyandfunctionsofParliament;
3)majorcharacteristicsandthemaincontentoftheBritishconstitution;
4)theBirthofthePrimeMinisterandcabinet;
5)theBritishgovernmenttoday
2.基本要求:
了解英国的政府制度。
3.教学重点与难点:
divinerightofkings;thecivilwar;MagnaCarta;theGreatCouncil;theBillofRightsof1689;theCabinet;thePrimeMinister;theConstitution;thepowerandthefunctionsoftheParliament;therolesofthemonarch;theHouseoftheLords;theHouseofCommons
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter3Politics,ClassandRace(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)thegeneralelections;
2)formationofthegovernment;
3)thethreebigpartiesintheUK
4)somerecentpoliticaltrends;
5)howpeopleintheUKaredividedintodifferentclasses;
6)thegeneralsituationofracialrelationsintheUK
2.基本要求:
了解英国的政治、阶级和种族。
3.教学重点与难点:
Importanceofgeneralelections;formationofthegovernment;voteofnoconfidence;procedurepfgeneralelections;TheConservativeparty;TheLaborparty;LiberalDemocrats;recentpoliticaltrendsintheUK;MargaretThatcher;TonyBlair;classsystemintheBritishsociety;uppermiddle-classandlowermiddle-class;thehereditaryaristocracy;Oxbridge;ethnicrelationsinBritain
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集
有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter4TheUKEconomy(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)themeaningof“absolutedeclineandrelativedecline”intheUKeconomy;
2)theradicalreformprogramunderMrs.MargaretThatcher;
3)thethreemainareasinnationaleconomy;
2.基本要求:
了解英国的经济概况。
3.教学重点与难点:
absolutedeclineandrelativedeclineofBritisheconomy;theprivatizationinthe1980s;themainsectorsoftheUKeconomy;primaryindustries;secondaryindustries;serviceindustries;agriculture;energyproduction;theoffshoreoilindustry;themanufacturingindustry;theCityofLondon;theaerospaceindustry
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter5BritishLiterature(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)somecharacteristicsoftheearlywritinginEnglishLiterature;
2)somemainfeaturesofElizabethDrama;
3)Shakespeare;
4)characteristicsoftheRomanticwritersinthe19thcentury;
5)characteristicsofthe20thcenturyliterature;
2.基本要求:
了解英国的文学概况。
3.教学重点与难点:
Beowulf;TheCanterburyTales;storiesaboutKongArthur;WilliamShakespeare;JohnMilton;Romanticpoetsofthe19thcentury;theBrontesisters;CharlesDickens;SirWalterScott;RobertLouisStevenson;Modernism;Postmodernism;JosephConrad;VirginiaWoolf;D.H.Lawrence;E.M.Foster
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter6BritishEducationSystem(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)thepurposeoftheBritisheducationsystem;
2)therelationshipbetweeneducationandsocialclasssystem;
3)themajorchangesthathavetakenplacesinceWorldWarII
2.基本要求:
了解英国的教育体制。
3.教学重点与难点:
thepurposeoftheBritisheducationsystem;therelationshipbetweeneducationandsocialclass;theinfluenceoftheChurchonschooling;the1944EducationAct;comprehensiveschools;grammarschools;theNationalCurriculum;publicschools;GCSE;GCE—A;GNVQs;olduniversities;TheOpenUniversity
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter7BritishForeignRelations(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)howtheendofBritishimperialisminfluencedthepsychologyoftheBritishandthemakingofBritain’sforeignpolicy;
2)thefoundationsofBritain’sforeignpolicy;
3)thespecialrelationshipwiththeUS;
4)therelationshipwithEU
2.基本要求:
了解英国的外交概况。
3.教学重点与难点:
activeinsettinguptheUnitedNations;foreignpolicyinfluencedbyitshistoryandgeopoliticaltraits;long-termphysicalseparationfromtheEuropeancontinent;theinvolvementoftheForeignandCommonwealthOffice;theTreasury;thepermanentmemberoftheUNSecurityCouncil;thememberoftheEU;thememberoftheCommonwealth;thespecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates;thepresenceofsuperpowerbasesinBritain;itsparticipationinNATO
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter8TheBritishMedia(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)thefunctionandstatusofBritishmedia;
2)somecharacteristicsofBritishnewspaperculture;
3)theclassificationofnewspaper
4)themajornewspapersintheUK
5)therelationshipbetweentheBritishpressandpoliticsandbusiness
6)somelimitsonnewspaper
7)operationofBBC
2.基本要求:
了解英国的媒体概况。
3.教学重点与难点:
popularityandfunctionsofthemedia;thequalitypress;TheObserver;TheTimes;TheGuardian;TheTelegraph;TheFinancialTimes;tabloids;televisionandradio;BBC;TheIndependentTelevisionCommission
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter9Sports,HolidaysandFestivalsinBritain(2学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)themajorsportsinBritain;
2)people’sattitudetowardssports;
3)whathasinfluencedBritishsports;
4)themainChristianfestivals;
5)howBritishpeoplecelebrateChristmasandEaster;
6)Queen’sbirthday;
7)importantregionalfestivalsineachpartoftheUK
2.基本要求:
了解英国人喜欢和擅长的运动以及英国重要的节庆日。
3.教学重点与难点:
football;FA;tennis;Wimbledon;cricket;golf;horseracing;theGrandNational;theRoyalAscot;Christmas;threetraditionsofChristmas;BoxingDay;Easter;BonfireNight;theBattleoftheBoyne;OrangeMarches;St.Patrick’sDay;Hogmanay;RobertBurns;Halloween;theEisteddfod
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
美国部分(总学时:
32学时;理论学时:
32;实验学时:
无)
Chapter10AmericanBeginnings(2学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)theearliest4coloniesinAmericaandearlyhistoryofthese4colonies;
2)theinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericanculture;
3)theheritageofthesettlementofVirginia;
4)LordBaltimoreandhisfeudalplan;
5)WilliamPennandhisHolyExperimentandtheheritageoftheHolyExperimentinAmericanculture;
6)themajorcausesoftheAmericanRevolution;
7)DeclarationofIndependence
2.基本要求:
了解美国的早期历史。
3.教学重点与难点:
DiscoveryofAmerica;Puritanism;thePilgrimFathers;theinfluenceofPuritanismonAmericanculture;causesandmajorleadersoftheAmericanRevolution;TheDeclarationofIndependence
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter11ThePoliticalSystemintheUnitedStates(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthisunit,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)thethreebranchesoftheUSgovernment;
2)howthethreebranchesaresupposedtocheckandbalanceeachother;
3)thetwopoliticalpartiesintheUSandthedifferencesbetweenthem
2.基本要求:
了解美国的政治制度。
3.教学重点与难点:
theArticlesofConfederation;themakingoftheUSConstitution;thethreebranchesofthefederalgovernment;checksandbalances;theBillofRights;politicalparties
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter12AmericanEconomyandTechnology(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)industrialrevolutioninAmericanhistory;
2)therootsofaffluence;
3)successandproblemsofAmericanagriculture;
4)howtechnologyinfluencespeople’slifestyle;
5)theimportanceofresearchteams
2.基本要求:
了解美国的经济和技术发展。
3.教学重点与难点:
SamuelSlater;EliWhitney;IndustrialRevolutioninAmerica;corporation;serviceindustries;stock;therootsofAmerica’saffluence;agribusiness;migrantworkers;thesuccessandproblemsofAmericanagriculture;theStevensandtransportation;thePonyExpressSystem;AlexanderGrahamBell;ThomasAlvaEdison;HenryFord;theAgeofVisualInformation;computerscience;rocketry;nuclearenergy
4.说明:
利用多媒体教学,除了教师提供一些知识内容有关的资料外,要求学生在课外多收集有关资料,有助于充分理解本章内容。
Chapter13ReligionintheUS(4学时)
1.具体内容:
Afterlearningthischapter,studentsshouldhaveaknowledgeof
1)majorreligionsinAmerica
2)thestatusofeachmajorreligion
3)someofthefeaturesofAmericarel
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