《英美概况》教学大纲
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《英语国家概况》课程教学大纲
课程编号:B0715110
课程名称:英语国家概况
总学时:32
适用对象:英语专业本科三年级学生
先修课程:基础英语,英语口语,英语听力,英语语音,英语写作
后续课程:英美文学
一、课程性质、目标与任务
1.课程类型:必修课√□选修课□
公共课□专业基础课□专业课√□集中实践教学环节□
2.课程性质:纯实践课□纯理论课□实践为主课□理论为主课√□理实一体化□
3.课程目标及任务
《英语国家概况》是介绍英语国家社会与文化入门的一门课程。开设本课的目的在于使学生通过学习,了解英美国家的历史、地理、社会、经济、政治、教育等方面的情况及其文化传统,内容庞杂、信息量大。
培养学生正确分析有关英美等国问题的能力,并能以正确的眼光看待世界上所发生的问题,提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的灵活性,培养学生跨文化交际能力。把学生培养成为高素质的人才,同时又能爱祖国、热爱社会主义,致力为祖国的繁荣、发达而努力的人才,培养学生树立正确世界观。
同时,通过课文的学习和各种练习的实践,达到提高英语水平的目的。通过比较学习不同文化中具有特殊文化涵义的词语与表达式,可以促使学生掌握一些特殊词语的深层次意义,是对词汇的学习以及翻译水平的提高的有益补充;通过开展中外文化的比较,让学生切身感受到成功的交际仅有语言是远远不够的,文
化方面的因素有时所起的作用远远大于语言本身,必将为英语学习者成功地参与国际商务活动,更有效地进行国际合作与交流打下坚实的文化基础。
二、课时分配
三、教学组织
Unit One Introduction to the UK
[教学目标与要求]:
Understanding of:
1 geographical features, climate
2 characteristics of the UK
3 history of the UK
4distribution of the UK’s population
[本章主要内容]:
1 geographical features, climate
2 characteristics of the UK
3 history of the UK
4distribution of the UK’s population
[本章重点]:
1 features of invasion of the UK
2 the Great Empire, gentleman
[本章难点]:
Troubles in the Northern Ireland
[本章思考题]:
1.What is gentleman?
2.The influences of the Great Empire
Unit Two The government of the UK
[教学目标与要求]:
Understanding of:
1 Constitutional Monarchy
2 British parliament and its functions
3 British government
[本章主要内容]:
1 Constitutional Monarchy
2 British parliament and its functions
3 British government
[本章重点]:
1 Constitutional Monarchy
2 British parliament and its functions
[本章难点]:
Constitutional Monarchy
[本章思考题]:
1.How long do you think the royal family can exist?
Unit Three Politics, class and race
[教学目标与要求]:
Understanding of:
1 understanding of the general election of the UK
2 social class
3 races
[本章主要内容]:
1 understanding of the general election of the UK
2 social class
3 races
[本章重点]:
1 the general election of the UK
2 multiracial society
[本章难点]:
the general election of the UK
[本章思考题]:
1.The system of general elections and its influence in the world
Unit Four The UK economy
[教学目标与要求]:
Understanding of:
1 understanding the position of the UK after the WW II
2. the reason of the decline
3 characteristics of British agriculture and industry
[本章主要内容]:
1 understanding the position of the UK after the WW II
2. the reason of the decline
3 characteristics of British agriculture and industry
[本章重点]:
1 the reasons for the decline
2.the trends for the British economy
[本章难点]:
the reasons for the decline he general election of the UK
[本章思考题]:
1.The privatization and reform in the economic development
Unit Five British literature
[教学目标与要求]:
Understanding of: